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Rope Boy
by Gray, Dennis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- G+/VG-
- ISBN 10
- 0575005890
- ISBN 13
- 9780575005891
- Seller
-
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1970 G+/VG-. 8vo. original blue boards gilt (ex-library with occasional RSMs etc. to outer leaves, tape marks to boards, spine slanting, a little rubbed with ear to tail edge, some leaf edge speckling) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, rubbed & a little nicked, sunning to spine, tape mark on reverse); pp. 320, with 46 illustrations & 4 maps. A good reading copy. [Neate G46: Climbing autobiography of English mountaineer, (later) administrator of the British Mountaineering Council].. First Edition. Hard Cover. G+/VG-.
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Details
- Seller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 002531
- Title
- Rope Boy
- Author
- Gray, Dennis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G+
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0575005890
- ISBN 13
- 9780575005891
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Dennis Gray Rope Boy Climbing Autobiography Yorkshire Alps Himalaya
Terms of Sale
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Biblio member since 2022
Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- 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...
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