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VICTORY OVER K2 Second highest peak in the World
by Desio, Ardito
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1956. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Original blue coated boards with white and light blue lettering spine. Lacking the dust jacket. Usual rubbing at the tips of the corners, quite clean and bright, no fading, no soiling, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding, near fine condition. 100% complete with all pages and photos. The book measures 218mm tall x 145mm and has 273 pages, 63 b/w photos (on 24 plates), 3 maps, 1 chart. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001498
- Title
- VICTORY OVER K2 Second highest peak in the World
- Author
- Desio, Ardito
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Mountaineering Mountains Climbing Mountain K2 Karakoram Karkorams Baltoro Himalaya Himalayas Broad Peak Alpinisme Alpinismo Andenismo Bergsteigen Karakoram Karakorum K2 Baltoro
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountains Karakoram Himalaya; Central Asia;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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About the Seller
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
Biblio member since 2018
Portland, Oregon
About JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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