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Stones of Silence. Journeys in the Himalaya
by Schaller, George B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG-/VG+
- ISBN 10
- 0233972153
- ISBN 13
- 9780233972152
- Seller
-
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson (Australia) Andre Deutsch, 1980 VG-/VG+. 8vo. original brown cloth backed boards gilt (ex-library with rsms etc to outer leaves & leaf edges, slight staining to prelim., slightly rubbed & bumped) in dustwrapper (a little rubbed & marked); pp. xii, 292, with 14 colour plates, text illustrations, 6 maps & pictorial endpapers. A good reading copy. [Neate S17: The author travelled in search of rare and elusive animals; a book for all who are concerned with man's effect on the mountain environment].. First UK. Hard Cover. VG-/VG+.
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- Seller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 031750
- Title
- Stones of Silence. Journeys in the Himalaya
- Author
- Schaller, George B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- First UK
- ISBN 10
- 0233972153
- ISBN 13
- 9780233972152
- Publisher
- Hutchinson (Australia) Andre Deutsch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- George Schaller Stones of Silence Natural History Nepal Himalaya Dolpo Snow Leopard Peter Matthiessen Mammals Bharal Blue Sheep
Terms of Sale
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Biblio member since 2022
Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
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- VG-/VG+
- A book in slightly better than Very Good Condition with a dust jacket that is in slightly better than Very Good Condition. Very...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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