Essays on the Literature of Mountaineering with a section of exemplary pieces and a bibliography -- First Edition
by Armand E. Singer (editor)
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- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket Issued
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Morgantown: West Virginia University Press, 1982. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket Issued. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. The book is in fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing, no foxing, no tears, clean, no crease marks, tight binding (never read). The book measures 228mm tall x 152mm, and has 158 pages, bibliography. First section is collection of essays by academics on the worth of mountain writing as literature studying notable examples: Rousseau, Wordsworth, Thoreau, Belloc, Palacio, Kerouac, Salter, etc. Next section is selection of original pieces: Irwin, Marden, Minock, Tobias.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002160
- Title
- Essays on the Literature of Mountaineering with a section of exemplary pieces and a bibliography -- First Edition
- Author
- Armand E. Singer (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- West Virginia University Press
- Place of Publication
- Morgantown
- Date Published
- 1982
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
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