Stones of Silence: Journeys in the Himalaya
by Schaller, George B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +/good +
- Seller
-
Wilmington, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +/good +. (1980). Octavo (65." x 9.5"), brown cloth and tan boards in dust jacket. 292pp. with index. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with photos in color and drawings in black and white. Jacket is slightly edgeworn. Slight slant. The author spent six years in the montain range in order to study the rare wildlife and the affects of impinging civilization upon it and the culture of the people who reside there.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Austin's Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14609
- Title
- Stones of Silence: Journeys in the Himalaya
- Author
- Schaller, George B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- Travel; Exploration; Himalayas, Mountains; Mountaineering
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About the Seller
Austin's Antiquarian Books
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Wilmington, Vermont
About Austin's Antiquarian Books
Austin's Antiquarian Books is a used, rare and out of print bookshop located on West Main Street in Wilmington, Vermont. At our shop we have a general stock of approximately 15,000 used, scarce and out-of-print books, with particular strength in American History, especially Theodore Roosevelt the West, Travel, Decorative Arts, Natural History, and Sporting. We also offer a selection of antique maps and prints, historical paper and ephemera.
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