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Speaking Of Switzerland -- 1952 First UK Edition
by G. R. de Beer
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1952. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1952 FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Original green boards with gilt lettering spine. The book clean covers, slightly sunned spine, old owner name & address sticker upper corner of FFEP otherwise no owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, some fore-edge foxing but no foxing on page faces. The original dust jacket has minor diffuse soiling, some rubbing at spine ends and tips of corner, original printed price still present on inside front flap corner. The book measures 222mm tall x 145mm, and has 216 pages, 4 color photos, bibliography, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003134
- Title
- Speaking Of Switzerland -- 1952 First UK Edition
- Author
- G. R. de Beer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Eyre and Spottiswoode
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, suisse, schweiz, switzerland
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Mountains Alps;
Terms of Sale
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
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