Everest: The West Ridge
by Hornbein, Thomas F
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Fair dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped, soiled, and tattered. Somewhat tamed in jacket protector.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: The Sierra Club. Very Good in Fair dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped, soiled, and tattered. . Somewhat tamed in jacket protector.. 1966. First Edition; Later Printing. Hardcover. Gray gilt-stamped cloth. Illustrated endpapers. Twelfth in The Sierra Club Exhibit-Format Series edited by David Brower. Color photographs printed on glossy stock from the American Mount Everest Expedition and by its leader, Norman G. Dyhrenfurth. Introduction by William E. Siri. A photoessay of the 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition, in which the first Americans ascended to the peak of the world's highest mountain. A beautifully produced book and a mountaineering classic. The photos are exceptionally dramatic. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42867
- Title
- Everest: The West Ridge
- Author
- Hornbein, Thomas F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Fair dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped, soiled, and tattered. Somewhat tamed in jacket protector.
- Edition
- First Edition; Later Printing
- Publisher
- The Sierra Club
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1966
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mount Everest, MOUNTAINEERING, MOUNTAIN Climbing
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Adventure;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Glossary
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...