K2. The 1939 Tragedy
by Kauffman, Andrew J. and William L. Putnam [Al Burgess]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- VG/VG
- ISBN 10
- 0898863236
- ISBN 13
- 9780898863239
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1992 VG/VG. 8vo. original blue rexine gilt (slight bruising to headcap, spine a trifle slanted) in dustwrapper priced $19.95 (a little rubbed and frayed); pp. 224, with illustrations. A very good copy. From the library of celebrated alpinist and mountain guide Al Burgess, with his name to FFE. On the verso FFE and half-title are nine appreciative inscriptions from Al's clients wishing him luck on his forthcoming K2 expedition. A unique item.. Association Copy. Reprint. Hard Cover. VG/VG.
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- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005724
- Title
- K2. The 1939 Tragedy
- Author
- Kauffman, Andrew J. and William L. Putnam [Al Burgess]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0898863236
- ISBN 13
- 9780898863239
- Publisher
- The Mountaineers
- Place of Publication
- Seattle
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- Andrew Kauffman K2 1939 American Karakoram Karakorum Pakistan Mountaineering William Putnam Fritz Wiessner Al Burgess
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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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- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- VG/VG
- Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some...
- 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....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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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