Painted Mountains Two Expeditions to Kashmir -- PROOF COPY of First Edition
by Venables, Stephen
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1986. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. ADVANCE PROOF COPY of First UK edition. Original pale blue wrappers with black lettering front cover and spine. The book is in good condition: some ripples on covers and last several pages, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, clean, tight binding. The book measures 205mm tall x 137mm, and has 231 pages, 9 maps.. Winner of Boardman-Tasker prize for mountaineering literature. First half book recounts bold mixed climb (1st ascent) of N face of Kishtwar-Shivling with Dick Renshaw. Second half is on an expedition to the Rimo group in the eastern Karakoram. Much historical information with map & approach updates. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002320
- Title
- Painted Mountains Two Expeditions to Kashmir -- PROOF COPY of First Edition
- Author
- Venables, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, Karakoram, Kashmir, Rimo, Kishtwar-Shivling, Pakistan
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Mountains Karakoram Himalaya;
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