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The American Alpine Journal 1945 Volume 5 V Number 3
by J. Monroe Thorington (editor)
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket Issued
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: American Alpine Club, 1945. First Edition . Printed Wrapper. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. Original 1945 issue of The American Alpine Journal. Volume 5 Number 3, issue 17. 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 ITEM BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002853
- Title
- The American Alpine Journal 1945 Volume 5 V Number 3
- Author
- J. Monroe Thorington (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Printed Wrapper
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- American Alpine Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cascades USA Mountains; Mountains Canada; Mountaineering;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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