The Adventure Library. 30 Volumes, Complete
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket (as issued)
- Seller
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Arlington Hts, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
North Salem, NY: The Adventure Library, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 30 volumes (complete series). Beautifully done reprints of classic adventure / exploration / travel titles: Adrift; Alive; Alone; Annapurna; The Bounty Mutiny; Carrying the Fire; Cooper's Creek; Darwin and the Beagle; Deborah / The Mountain of My Fear; Eiger, Wall of Death; Endurance; K2, The Savage Mountain; Kon-Tiki; The Long Walk; Man-Eaters; Mawson's Will; No Picnic on Mt. Kenya; Ordeal by Hunger; Running the Amazon; Sailing Alone Around the World; A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush; The Spirit of St. Louis; Travels in West Africa; Voyager; Wah-To-Yah and the Taos Trail; We Die Alone; West with the Night; The White Nile; The Worst Journey in the World. Half-bound in woven gray cloth with illustrated boards with gilt spine titles and a different illustration on each cover, front and rear. Clean, bright, and unmarked. BB.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Plain Tales Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027149
- Title
- The Adventure Library. 30 Volumes, Complete
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket (as issued)
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- The Adventure Library
- Place of Publication
- North Salem, NY
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- BB / Sets
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Plain Tales Books
Check, money order or credit card (via Biblio or PayPal. Returns accepted with prior notification within ten days of receipt if not as described
About the Seller
Plain Tales Books
Biblio member since 2005
Arlington Hts, Illinois
About Plain Tales Books
Plain Tales Books was started in 1984. General used stock with areas of interest in the book arts, typography, printing, architecture, Easton Press, Franklin Library, Folio Society. Owner: Tom Zimmerman
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- Fine
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