South Col: A Personal Story of the Ascent of Everest
by Noyce, Wilfrid
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (+)/VG (-)
- Seller
-
Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Sloane Associates, Inc., 1955 300 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, decorative teal eps; a.e. mildly tanned. Cover: black, dull gilt titles spine; v lt shelfwear, extrems slightly worn. DJ: clipped, white, mountain artwork front/spine, black titles/text front/back, white titles spine; modest edge/shelfwear, w/ sm chips/closed tears. "The reader shares so vividly in a unique experience that he is vicariously on the mountain itself." Personal account of the expedition; 5 maps, 16 drawings, 48 photos.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020691
- Title
- South Col: A Personal Story of the Ascent of Everest
- Author
- Noyce, Wilfrid
- Illustrator
- A. J. Veilhan
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (+)
- Jacket Condition
- VG (-)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Sloane Associates, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Everest, Diary
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
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About the Seller
Independent Books
Biblio member since 2005
Long Beach, Washington
About Independent Books
Independent Books deals in used, antiquarian, and rare collectible volumes. Our books are in great condition -- we provide value to you by offering the book in the best condition for the best price, and we frequently have one-of-a-kind collectibles in extraordinary shape. A tremendous resource for the discriminating collector/connoisseur. Service and client satisfaction are our hallmarks. We are glad to conduct research or locate a difficult-to-find title. Our book rating standards are as follows; nearly all of our stock is VG or better: As New (AN)-just as states, clean, bright, tight, no defects. Fine-AN, but not as bright, minor marks or other minor defects. Very Good (VG)-small to modest tears, chips, marks, cocked etc. Good (G)-not so much, with larger tears or chips, possibly soiled, cocked, etc. Fair-ugly, with pages or large areas of DJ missing or other major defects. Poor(P)-truly ugly, disbound or requiring other major rehabilitation. We stabilize most minor defects with archival quality materials, and with few exceptions, these stabilizations are reversible
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.