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The Year Of The Hornbill A Volunteer's Service In Sarawak -- 1966 FIRST EDITION
by Wilson, Hugh
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1966. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1966 FIRST PRINTING of first edition. Original red boards with gilt lettering spine. The book is in excellent condition with clean cover, no fading, pen scribble mark on preliminary page (see photo) otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding. The original dust jacket has one tiny 4mm tear upper front, rubbing at top of spine, and is clean. The book measures 223mm tall x 145mm and has 159 + [5] pages, 29 b/w photos, 2 maps. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002978
- Title
- The Year Of The Hornbill A Volunteer's Service In Sarawak -- 1966 FIRST EDITION
- Author
- Wilson, Hugh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- A. H. & A. W. Reed
- Place of Publication
- Wellington
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Borneo Dyak dyaks Mt Kinabalu tanjong lobang Mountaineering Alpes Alpinisme Alpinism Mountaineering Climbing Mountains Mountain Bergsteigen Harrer Alpinismo Arrampicata
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Miscellaneous;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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