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Kongur - China's Elusive Summit
by Bonington, Chris
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0340265140
- ISBN 13
- 9780340265147
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London - Sydney - Auckland - Toronto: Hodder and Stoughton / Morrow, 1982. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Clean hardcover book and dust jacket. Black cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Foreword by H. R. H. The Duke of Edinburgh and introduction by Michael Ward. Illustrated with maps, stunning full color and black and white photographs. 224 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is not price clipped, has one short closed edge tear, tiny bit of wear at one corner tip; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31955
- Title
- Kongur - China's Elusive Summit
- Author
- Bonington, Chris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0340265140
- ISBN 13
- 9780340265147
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton / Morrow
- Place of Publication
- London - Sydney - Auckland - Toronto
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- MOUNTAINEERING, MOUNTAIN CLIMBING, CHINA, KONGUR, FIRST EDITION, CHRIS BONINGTON, ADVENTURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure/Travel; Mountaineering;
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About the Seller
Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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Stanley, New York
About Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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