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The American Alpine Journal 1946 Volume 6 VI Number 1
by J. Monroe Thorington (editor)
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket Issued
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: American Alpine Club, 1946. First Edition . Printed Wrapper. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. Original 1946 issue of The American Alpine Journal. Volume 6 Number 1, issue 18. This NOT the special war number. It is the regular issue for 1946 with 180 pages. Original printed wrappers. Very good condition appearing almost new except for two faint spots on spine: very clean, sharp edges, 5mm tiny split at top of spine edge, 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 #
- 002855
- Title
- The American Alpine Journal 1946 Volume 6 VI Number 1
- Author
- J. Monroe Thorington (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Printed Wrapper
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- American Alpine Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cascades USA Mountains; Mountains Canada; Mountaineering;
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Glossary
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- 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....
- 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.
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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