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The Abode of Snow. Observations on a Tour from Chinese Tibet to the Indian Caucasus, through the Upper Valleys of the Himalaya. Bibliotheca Himalayica Series I, Volume 12
by Wilson, Andrew
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Kathmandu, Nepal: Ratna Pustak Bhandar, 1979. 1979 reprint. Bibliotheca Himalayica series. Illustrated with black and white plates, folding map. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, decorative endpapers, with dustjacket. Very good condition with good hinges, sound text block, minor spot and surface chip to upper edge of front pastedown endpaper, clean pages, gift notation on front free endpaper, decorative name stamp on title page, no other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is priceclipped and in very good condition with some light shelf soil, no chips or tears.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045503
- Title
- The Abode of Snow. Observations on a Tour from Chinese Tibet to the Indian Caucasus, through the Upper Valleys of the Himalaya. Bibliotheca Himalayica Series I, Volume 12
- Author
- Wilson, Andrew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Publisher
- Ratna Pustak Bhandar
- Place of Publication
- Kathmandu, Nepal
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- MOUNTAINEERING ALPINE CLIMBING
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Exploration, International Culture; Recreation, Sports and Hobbies;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
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- Title Page
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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