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This Way Southward. A Journey Through Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. -- 1940 HARDCOVER in JACKET
by A. F. Tschiffely
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1940. Reprint Printing Unknown. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 1940 early reprint of the FIrst Edition (no indication of edition on copyright page). Original tan buckram with gilt lettering front and spine, red title patch spine with gilt lettering. Original dust jacket present with publisher's price of $3.50 still present on jacket flap corner. The book is in very clean, sharp condition, tiny amount of fading to spine, no rubbing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, no foxing, complete with all pages and photo plates. The original dust jacket has rubbing along spine edges and corner tips, 2cm closed tear at top of spine, two tiny 5mm tears bottom edge rear, sunning to spine, complete with original price present on flap corner. The book measures 221mm tall x 143mm, and has 354 pages, 85 b/w photos, 2 maps, EP maps, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003010
- Title
- This Way Southward. A Journey Through Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. -- 1940 HARDCOVER in JACKET
- Author
- A. F. Tschiffely
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Printing Unknown
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, TIERRA DEL FUEGO ERIC SHIPTON MT MT. MOUNT BURNEY MAGELLAN CHARLES DARWIN BEAGLE SKYRING FITZROY FUEGAN FUEGANS THOMAS BRIDGES LUCAS ONAFALKLAND ISLANDS CAPE HORN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; cowboy & western classics; ANDES;
Terms of Sale
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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About the Seller
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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Portland, Oregon
About JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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- 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...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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