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The Conquest of FitzRoy -- 1956 FIRST UK EDITION
by Azema, M. A
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Andred Deutsch, 1956. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1956 FIRST PRINTING of the First UK Edition. Original navy boards with gilt lettering spine. LACKING the dust jacket. The book has faded spine, clean covers, minor rubbing spine ends but none at corners or edges, sharp corners, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The book measures 214mm tall x 147mm and has 237 pages, 19 b/w photos, 6 maps & diagrams, glossary. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002887
- Title
- The Conquest of FitzRoy -- 1956 FIRST UK EDITION
- Author
- Azema, M. A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Andred Deutsch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, Andes, Patagonia, Fitzroy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; ANDES;
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JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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Portland, Oregon
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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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