My Alpine Album
by Smythe, Frank S
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: Adam and Charles Black. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1947. Second Edition. Hardcover. Second edition in Very Good+ condition, sunning to the edges and spine in a Very Good-, clipped and little chipped dust-wrapper; This memoir tells the story of a young man's journey from the snow-capped peaks of the Rocky Mountains to the misty summits of the Alps. Smythe, a naturalist and mountaineer, takes the reader on a journey from the high peaks of the Rockies to the high glaciers of the Alps, describing in rich detail the flora and fauna he encounters on his ascent. The author captures the beauty of the mountains and the serenity of the wilderness in this unique and descriptive memoir.; B & W Photographs; 147 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70140
- Title
- My Alpine Album
- Author
- Smythe, Frank S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Photography; By Year Of Issue / 1940s;
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