London: Michael Joseph, 1957 VG-/VG-. 8vo. original black boards gilt (lacks title page, endpapers a little offset, faint residue from bookplate on FFE) in dustwrapper priced 15s net (rubbed & frayed, spitting along fold-overs, a little toned); pp. 416 (last pubs. advts.). A good copy. [Neate X239: Obsessive ambition to reach the summit of a Himalayan peak. Includes an ascent of the Zmutt Ridge of the Matterhorn]. The sixth novel in the Savage family series of novels, but fifth chronologically.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG-/VG-.

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Bookseller: Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006228
Title: Far, Far the Mountain Peak [Savage Family 5]
Author: Masters, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - VG-
Jacket Condition: VG-
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1957
Keywords: John Masters Far Far the Mountain Peak Himalaya India Savage Family Mountain Fiction Historical Fiction

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