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On Climbing
by Evans, Charles
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : London Museum Press, 1956. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing 1956. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean and off white, with a few feint spots. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels lightly read. Contemporary previous owners gift inscription to FEP. Sharp spine ends, very good condition. Jacket grades good, with a couple of closed tears to the front panel, small losses to joint ends, a tear and creasing to head of rear panel. There is are a rub or sticker pull to the joint of the front panel by the title. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A solid example of this title by Evans both a technical manual and also full of his reminisces of climbing in Britain, the Alps and the Himalayas. Whilst the jacket is a touch untidy it is still a nice book in the hand and in the archival fitted cover would make a suitable addition to a mountaineering collection. Has sections of B&W plates, maps and diagrams.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006964
- Title
- On Climbing
- Author
- Evans, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- London Museum Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Pages
- 800
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 3.31 lbs
- Keywords
- mountaineering nepal climbing exploring
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; Exploration and Adventure;
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
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- 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....
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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