Scrambles Amongst the Alps -- with Additional illustrations and material from the Author's Unpublished Diaries
by Whymper, Edward
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1954. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1954 THIRD IMPRESSION of SIXTH EDITION. Original red cloth, four gilt snowflakes front cover corner, gilt lettering & one snowflake spine. The book is in nice condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, complete with all illustrations and folding maps, bright clean covers, a few light foxing-like spots on covers, pages clean and bright without any foxing, tight binding. The dust jacket has 6cm x 3cm loss upper rear near spine, 2cm loss upper spine and lower spine corner, large tear across all of front but not overly distracting. Book measures 223mm tall x 153mm, and has 414 pages, 5 folding maps, 110 illustrations, 7 b/w photos, 11 appendices, index. Book is complete with all plates, maps, and charts. Folding maps are in excellent condition. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002782
- Title
- Scrambles Amongst the Alps -- with Additional illustrations and material from the Author's Unpublished Diaries
- Author
- Whymper, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
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- Jacket
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- Reprint
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.