British Mountain Climbs
by Abraham, George D
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/No Jacket
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Mills & Boon, Limited, 1909 12mo. original red box bound leatherette gilt (edges rubbed & slightly frayed, tissueguard a little browned, prev. owner's name, a couple of corner's turned, some spotting & offsetting, else internally clean & bright); pp. xvi, 448, with 21 diagrams, 18 plates. A very good copy of the rare early box bound issue. Highly collectible. [Neate A02: His second most important work. Basically a guidebook but readable as a history. Abraham, a mountain photographer, pioneered many rock-climbs in the Lake District, often with his brother and O.G.Jones. He also climbed in the Alps and other parts of Britain].. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014062
- Title
- British Mountain Climbs
- Author
- Abraham, George D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Mills & Boon, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- George Abraham British Mountain Climbs Climbing Guidebooks
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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- 12mo
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- Gilt
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