On Top of the World: An Illustrated History of Mountaineering and Mountaineers
by Styles, Showell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, jacket lightly chipped with two closed tears at spine.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: The Macmillan Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, jacket lightly chipped . with two closed tears at spine.. 1967. First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth binding. Color frontispiece, black and white photos and illustrations, color photos, and index. xx, 278 pp. Richly illustrated history of over five centuries of mountaineering complete with records of the legendary climbers and the most notable climbs in history. Neate S196. Krawczyk 950. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39047
- Title
- On Top of the World: An Illustrated History of Mountaineering and Mountaineers
- Author
- Styles, Showell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, jacket lightly chipped with two closed tears at spine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1967
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MOUNTAIN Climbing, MOUNTAINEERING, Mountaineering History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Adventure;
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Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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