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Scrambles Amongst the Alps. With Additional Illustrations and Material from the Author's Unpublished Diaries
by Whymper, Edward; Tyndale, H. E. G., rev. & ed
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Upperco, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
John Murray, London, 1954. Orig publ. June 1871.. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, hardcover. Vg condition in good dj. Prev. owner's name, lower spine mildly bumped; rear hinge just a little stressed but still quite firm; contents bright & clean, binding tight. 414 p., frontis. portrait, illus. w/ plates & drawings, 5 fold-out maps in rear. "A considerable portion of this volume is occupied by the history of attacks on the Matterhorn."--Author's pref.
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- Bookseller
- Tiber Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1020917.02
- Title
- Scrambles Amongst the Alps. With Additional Illustrations and Material from the Author's Unpublished Diaries
- Author
- Whymper, Edward; Tyndale, H. E. G., rev. & ed
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Orig publ. June 1871.
- Publisher
- John Murray, London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Alpine, Alps, Climbing, Matterhorn, Mountain, Mountaineering, Mountains, Outdoors, Travel
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Tiber Books
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Upperco, Maryland
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- Hinge
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