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The Snow of Yesteryear
by William G. Taylor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0039299538
- ISBN 13
- 9780039299538
- Seller
-
cremona, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto, Montreal: Holt, Rinehart and Winston of Canada, Ltd. 1973, 1973. HC and DJ. First American Edition. 9 1/4 x 7 1/4. ISBN:0-03-929953-8. Subtitled: J. Norman Collie, Mountaineer. John Norman Collie was the quintessential mountaineer. During 25 years, he climbed the m ajor mountain ranges of the world- from the then relatively untouched Canadian Rockies, to the Himalaya; from the peaks of the Lofoten Islands, to the Alps. Climbed with other greats such as C.S. Tho m pson, A.F. Mummery, Geoffrey Hastings and Cecil Slingsby and with colourful characters such as Bill Peyto. This book captures the world of mountaineering with its triumphs and its tragedies; freedom a nd immense pleasure. DJ has nice portrait of Collie. New mylar cover. Wear to edges, a few tears and chips otherwise v. good. Binding is a handsome tweedy cloth on boards, a bit of wear to corners - o therwise perfect. Endpapers pristine - no former owner's name. Text is mint with nice b/w photos, maps. A splendid copy of this fine book. Dj: good, Binding and text: fine..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ghost River Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001745
- Title
- The Snow of Yesteryear
- Author
- William G. Taylor
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0039299538
- ISBN 13
- 9780039299538
- Publisher
- Toronto, Montreal: Holt, Rinehart and Winston of Canada, Ltd. 1973
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- 0-03-929953-8 MOUNTAINEERING
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