The Playground of Europe by Stephen, Leslie - 1924

Basil Blackwell, 1936. Hardcover. Good. 1936. No Edition Remarks. 243 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth covered boards. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout however binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Moderate tanning to spine.

Basil Blackwell, 1946. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Some discoloration to covers. Some margin notes in pencil. 243 pages, b&w photos.

Paperback. Very Good.

Longmans, Green & Co., 1899. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1899. New Impression. 339 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Textblock is slightly shaky.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good+. 1909. Hardcover. Very slight edgewear and very slight foxing; A collection of articles originally appearing in Fraser's magazine and Cornhill magazine, mostly concerning the Alpine areas; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 384 pages .

Basil Blackwell, 1936. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1936. No Edition Remarks. 243 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over grey cloth with red lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Former owner's inscription front free endpaper and paste-down, with a few small nicks and rub marks along text block edge. Minor dog-eared corners. Mild cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Plates are lightly tanned. Boards have light shelf-wear with minor corner bumping and mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a subtle forward lean and bow. Light tanning to spine and edges. Clipped jacket has light surface wear, with small tears, chips and creasing to spine ends, edges and corners. Moderately tanned, with visible thumb-marking.

New York: Barrows Mussey, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. 243pp illustrated. A very good copy in like dust jacket. A reprint of this 19th century classic on mountain climbing, lightly chipped at the crown of jacket

1946 hardcover as pictured. A classic from the Blackwells Mountaineering Library reviewing climbing in the Alps. Binding is firm. Tan cloth boards with maroon stamping show fading at edges and bumped corners. Endpapers mottled with pencil notation on FFEP. Text is tanned. A few pages have notations. One photograph has a small area of damage. Dust jacket is soiled and worn with small tears and chips. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR

Longmans, Green, 1901. Hardcover. Good/No dust jacket. London: Longmans, Green 1901, 2nd printing of 'Silver Library' edition. Good+ red cloth; bump to rear edge, scuffs on rear & spine, soiling to rear, foxing on frontis tissue guard (doesn't affect title page), owner's name penciled on publisher's page. No dust jacket. 5.25 x 7.75 in., 339 pp. Jill Neate: ""Stephen is one of the most famous personalities in mountaineering, and his book ranks among the best in climbing literature.""

Oxford: Basil Blackwell. Good. Hardcover. 1936. First edition. 243 pages. Dj ripped and worn<br> .