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Mountain Of Storms. American Expeditions To Dhaulagiri 1969 & 1973 -- SIGNED By Summiter Roskelley
by Harvard, Andrew & Todd Thompson
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Chelsea House, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. SIGNED by summiter John Roskelley on the picture of him on the summit. Original navy cloth, gilt lettering spine. FINE condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, tight binding, clean pages, clean covers, no rubbing, no foxing. Original dust jacket is present in very good condition: no chips, a bit of rubbing tips corners, tiny 5mm tear lower front, flaps not clipped. Book measures 26cm tall x 175mm, and has 210 pages, 16 color & 77 b/w photos, 3 maps. Detailed account of 1969 expedition where 7 climbers died & the 1973 expedition, the fourth ascent with Roskelley, Reichardt, Ngawang Samden reaching the top.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000412
- Title
- Mountain Of Storms. American Expeditions To Dhaulagiri 1969 & 1973 -- SIGNED By Summiter Roskelley
- Author
- Harvard, Andrew & Todd Thompson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chelsea House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Dhaulagiri, Nepal, Himalaya, Himalayas
- Bookseller catalogs
- SIGNED Mountain;
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