The Flame of Adventure
by Yates, Simon
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0224060457
- ISBN 13
- 9780224060455
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Random House UK, 2002-01-21. First Edition, first printing . Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 9x6x0. Signed by Author. Signed by Yates on the title page. The binding is tight, corners lightly bumped. Text and images unmarked. Text block lightly toned along the edges. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 220pp
Synopsis
Simon Yates has climbed extensively in the Himalayas and the Andes, and traveled through India, Kazakhstan and Australia. His first book, Against the Wall , was runner-up for the Boardman Tasker Award for mountain literature.
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- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- PARSyatFA
- Title
- The Flame of Adventure
- Author
- Yates, Simon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, first printing
- ISBN 10
- 0224060457
- ISBN 13
- 9780224060455
- Publisher
- Random House UK
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2002-01-21
- Size
- 9x6x0
- X weight
- 17 oz
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.