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Everest The Testing Place -- FIRST EDITION
by West M.D., John B
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1985. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original blue boards, navy cloth spine, gilt lettering spine. The book is in new condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no rubbing, no foxing, clean, tight binding -- never used. The dust jacket is in new condition with no tears, no chips, no soiling, no fading, original price still present on flap. This book was acquired directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book measures 236mm tall x 153mm, and has 187 pages, 18 color photos, index. 5 reached summit including 9th, 10th, 11th Americans to do so. Medical research all the way to top. With interesting radio communications transcripts from climbers near the top. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002297
- Title
- Everest The Testing Place -- FIRST EDITION
- Author
- West M.D., John B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, everest, mount chomolungma, mt sagarmatha, tibet, MT., MT, MOUNT, EVEREST, NE, NORTH, EAST, NORTHEAST, RIDGE, BOARDMAN, PETER, TASKER, JOE,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Mountains Karakoram Himalaya; Everest;
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