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Thin Air. Encounters in the Himalayas
by Child, Greg
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- F/F-
- ISBN 10
- 1852600454
- ISBN 13
- 9781852600457
- Seller
-
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1988 F/F-. 8vo. original blue boards gilt in dustwrapper (price-clipped, short closed tear to top of upper hinge); pp. 192, with illustrations. A fine copy. Flatsigned on title page 'Doug Scott'. Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Prize 1988.. Association Copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. F/F-.
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- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001018
- Title
- Thin Air. Encounters in the Himalayas
- Author
- Child, Greg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F
- Jacket Condition
- F-
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1852600454
- ISBN 13
- 9781852600457
- Publisher
- Patrick Stephens Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Wellingborough
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Greg Child Thin Air Encounters in the Himalaya Karakoram Karakorum Mountaineering Shivling Garwhal Broad Peak Gasherbrum IV Don Whillans
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Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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- Gilt
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- Dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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- Flatsigned
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- Association Copy
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