One Man's Jungle. A Biography Of F. Spencer Chapman, DSO -- FIRST EDITION
by Barker, Ralph
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Poor
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Poor. 1st Printing FIRST EDITION 1975. Original brown boards with gilt lettering spine. The book is in nice condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding, clean. The original dust jacket is lacking about 1/2 of the rear panel and some of the top of the spine. The book measures 222mm tall x 142mm, and has 373 + [1] pages, 28 b/w photos, 1 map, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002443
- Title
- One Man's Jungle. A Biography Of F. Spencer Chapman, DSO -- FIRST EDITION
- Author
- Barker, Ralph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, china, central asia, gobi desert, lake baikal, tibet, sikkim, burma, greenland, polar, north pole, arctic, malaya
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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