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K2 - The Savage Mountain by Houston, Charles S.; Bates, Robert H - 1954

by Houston, Charles S.; Bates, Robert H

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K2 - The Savage Mountain

by Houston, Charles S.; Bates, Robert H

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  • Hardcover
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McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1954. Book. Illus. by Doore, Clarence. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. First edition not stated, no indication of later printings. Clean and solid copy. Contents unmarked, clean and bright. Color and B&W photograph plates in pristine condition. Some small dog-ear creases within first 10 or so pages. Bound in red cloth with gilt pick-ax on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Nonsensical scribble in red marker on top of front cover, apparently written by a child. "Wemo," maybe. Some discoloration along edges of boards. A nice reading copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
  • Bookseller Small World Books, LLC US (US)
  • Illustrator Doore, Clarence
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Jacket Condition No Jacket
  • Edition 1st Edition.
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.
  • Date Published 1954

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K2: The Savage Mountain

by Charles S. Houston; Robert H. Bates

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Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780906371060 / 0906371066
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The Mountaineers, 1979. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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K2: The Savage Mountain

by Houston, Charles S.; Bates, Robert H

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  • Hardcover
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Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
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Hardcover
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Collins, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed, with a half-page inscription on title page by expedition member Peter Schoening, whose famous 'belay' single-handedly saved his fellow team members. The inscription reads: '7-13-00 To Ward, From an admirer of your inspirational work. Here is inspiration for adventure of another sort. Best wishes from Mell and myself. Pete Schoening.' NOT signed by author. A very good copy of the first UK edition in jacket (jacket has nicks, creases and tears to edges with some foxing to rear panel; book has one page with a crease and marginal flaw).
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K2: The Savage Mountain

by Houston, Charles S.; Bates, Robert H

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Collins, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by authors (and expedition members) Charles Houston and Robert Bates, as well as three other expedition members including Peter Schoening, Dee Molenaar, and Captain H.R.A ('Tony') Streather. A very good copy of the first American edition in jacket (jacket has nicks, creases and tears to edges with some foxing to rear panel; book has one page with a crease and marginal flaw).
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£285.74