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TRAVELS AMONGST THE GREAT ANDES OF THE EQUATOR; Edited and introduced by Eric Shipton
by Whymper, Edward
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus / Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 0853141193
- ISBN 13
- 9780853141198
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Charles Knight & Co. Ltd, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Good Plus. Octavo, 9.2 x 6 in., pp. xxii + 214. Illustrated with fold-out map black and white drawings and photographs. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Very light rubbing to exrtremities. Rubbing to dustjacket; two inch zigzag scratch to center of rear panel. Price clipped. Fold-out map tipped in at endpapers and measures 22.5 x 16 in.; map in very good plus condition. Protected in mylar. "At about 2:30 on an afternoon in July, at 20,475 feet, in a temperature of 15 degrees F. and amid a shower of volcanic ash, three mountaineers posed for a photograph in Ecuador. They were at the summit of Chimborazo, in the Andes. The year was 1880, the photographer - Edward Whymper... the best known of the 19th century mountaineers." (from the dustjacket).
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85785
- Title
- TRAVELS AMONGST THE GREAT ANDES OF THE EQUATOR; Edited and introduced by Eric Shipton
- Author
- Whymper, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus / Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0853141193
- ISBN 13
- 9780853141198
- Publisher
- Charles Knight & Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Chilean mountains, Peruvian mountains. History of mountain climbing
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- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Price Clipped
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