Ten Great Mountains
by R. L. G. Irving
- Used
- Hardcover
- First
- Condition
- VG/G-
- Seller
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Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Item Price:
$12.85
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About This Item
London: J. M. Dent, 1940. Author of "The romance of mountaineering" covers 10 significant mountains inc. Snowdon (?), The Matterhorn, Nanga Parbat and Everest. Green covers with silver, 213pp with b/w illustrations, inc frontis. "Times" obituary of mountaineer G. Winthrop Young (1958) slipped in. Green top edges. Covers have very little sign of wear with light bunmping to head and foot of spine. Neat gift inscription on ffep, otherwise internally very clean and tight. Unclipped DJ has moderate general wear with several nicks and small losses, particularly at head and foot of spine. Ref:114861. First Edition. Cloth. VG/G-. 15x22cm.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Church Street Books
(GB)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- 004861
- Title
- Ten Great Mountains
- Author
- R. L. G. Irving
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket condition
- G-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date published
- 1940
Terms of Sale
Church Street Books
payment with order. Refund if description inaccurate
About the Seller
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Lutterworth, Leicestershire
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About Church Street Books
Second-hand book dealer (formerly in a Diss Shop), with a stock of around 2000 books from modern quality literature to reference, aviation, classics and antiquarian
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