Hodder & Stoughton 1956. FIRST EDITION, ASSOCIATION COPY, OWNERSHIP SIGNATURES OF MOUNTAINEERS NORMAN HARDIE AND MAVIS DAVIDSON (HARDIE TOOK PART IN THIS EXHIBITION), super octavo hardcover, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt mountain motif to front board, frontispiece, xix + 187pp., 36 plates, 2 maps, 5 diagrams, VG(moderate fading to spine, moderate moulding to top edge of boards, mild tanning to page edges, mild foxing to eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing and cracking to edges, heavy foxing, mild tanning to faces, moderate tanning to spine, moderate scuffing to edges)

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Bookseller: Hard To Find Books (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 274122
Title: Kangchenjunga - The Untrodden Peak
Author: EVANS, CHARLES
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton 1956
Keywords: famous owner hiking mountaineering backpacking tramping mountains rockclimbing europe exploration adventure

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Buckram: A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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