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The American Alpine Journal 1941 vol 4 IV no 2
by J. Monroe Thorington (editor)
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: American Alpine Club, 1941. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 1941 issue of the American Alpine Journal. Original printed wrappers. From a crudely bound volume effected by drilling three holes through the text block near the spine and binding with string to adjacent issues. Other than the drilled holes, the condition is near fine appearing almost new: very clean, sharp edges, no tears, no chips, slight tanning spine, no marks or writing on any pages, complete with all pages & photo plates, tight binding. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002850
- Title
- The American Alpine Journal 1941 vol 4 IV no 2
- Author
- J. Monroe Thorington (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- American Alpine Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountains Canada; Mountaineering; Mountains Karakoram Himalaya;
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Glossary
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Text Block
- 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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