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Unclimbed New Zealand. Alpine Travel in the Caterbury and Westland Ranges, Southern Alps
by Pascoe, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954. Third Impression . Original Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Third impression (same format as the 1950 second impression). Original rust brown cloth with gilt lettering spine. The book is in near fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean covers, tight binding, no foxing, no crease marks. The dust jacket looks nice but has a 15cm twisting tear lower front cover (not obvious, see photo). The book measures 220mm tall x 140mm, and has 238 pages, 34 b/w photos, fldg map, index. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000763
- Title
- Unclimbed New Zealand. Alpine Travel in the Caterbury and Westland Ranges, Southern Alps
- Author
- Pascoe, John
- Format/Binding
- Original Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Alps New Zealand, Southern Alps, Very Wet Mornings in a Tent
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
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JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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Portland, Oregon
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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
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