Heat: Extreme Adventures at the Highest Temperatures on Earth (SIGNED)
by Fiennes, Ranulph
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition (signed to title), unclipped d/j (in protective sleeve), brown boards, silver spine titling bright; text
- ISBN 10
- 1471137953
- ISBN 13
- 9781471137952
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Simon & Schuster, 2015. 1st. h/b. Very good, 1st edition (signed to title), unclipped d/j (in protective sleeve), brown boards, silver spine titling bright; text block firm, pages crisp but some yellowing.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Fresh from finishing the Marathon des Sables, Ranulph Fiennes has become the oldest Briton to complete this ultimate endurance test. The world's greatest living explorer, has travelled to some of the most remote, dangerous parts of the globe. Well-known for his experiences at the poles and climbing Everest, he has also endured some of the hottest conditions on the planet, where temperatures regularly exceed 40 degrees and, without water and shelter, death is inevitable.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC133328
- Title
- Heat: Extreme Adventures at the Highest Temperatures on Earth (SIGNED)
- Author
- Fiennes, Ranulph
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition (signed to title), unclipped d/j (in protective sleeve), brown boards, silver spine titling bright; text
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1471137953
- ISBN 13
- 9781471137952
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2015
- Pages
- 406
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6"")
- Keywords
- 1st, signed, memoir, autobiography, sport, adventure, exploration, Fiennes
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.67 g
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