My Climbs In The Alps And Caucasus -- 1937 HARDCOVER
by A. F. Mummery
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Barrows Mussey, 1937. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 1937 USA reprint. Original blue cloth with black lettering spine. The book has clean covers, usual sunning to edges and spine, old owner gift inscription on front pastedown otherwise no owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding. The original dust jacket has 15mm deep loss at top of spine, larger loss upper rear corner, loss lower front near spine. The book measures 209mm tall x 135mm, and has 256 pages, 16 b/w photo plates. Nice reprint of the 1908 4th printing which includes extra introduction by Mummery's wife plus transcripts of Mummery's letters from Nanga Parbat (total of 13 pages). PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED..
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002682
- Title
- My Climbs In The Alps And Caucasus -- 1937 HARDCOVER
- Author
- A. F. Mummery
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Barrows Mussey
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Alps, Alpes, nanga parbat
- Bookseller catalogs
- Central Asia; Mountains Alps;
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- Reprint
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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