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The Pioneers Of The Alps
by Cunningham, C. D. & Captain W. De W. Abney
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, And Rivington, Limited, 1888. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Original red cloth with gilt lettering front and spine, gilt decoration lower front cover. EX-Library with library stamp on title page, library bookplate on front free end-page, library card pocket on rear free end-page, library sticker pulled from spine leaving white patch (see photo), no other library marks. The plates are clean, not damaged, and do not have any library markings or stamps. Generally a clean, sound example of the book. The end-pages are the original coated green paper. The original tissue guards are present and browned as usual. The binding is sound and not loose or cracked. There is some foxing on some of the early pages and near the end, otherwise the book is mostly free of foxing. The book is complete with all pages and plates (nothing missing). The book measures 289mm tall x 209mm and has 180 pages, 22 photogravure plates of guide portraits on heavy stock paper plus a dedication plate with a smaller b/w photo image, 33 b/w smaller photos including a small one on the title page, 1 small illustration, 1 full-page plate with sketches of 11 types of ice-axes, index.
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- Seller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 000995
- Title
- The Pioneers Of The Alps
- Author
- Cunningham, C. D. & Captain W. De W. Abney
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, And Rivington, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Alps, Alpes, Arrampicata, Mountains, Alpen
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Mountains Alps;
Terms of Sale
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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About the Seller
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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Portland, Oregon
About JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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