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The Ascent Of Mount Stalin -- FIRST EDITION in Dust Jacket
by Romm, Michael
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1936. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Original blue cloth covers, light gray cloth spine with blue title block. The book is in near fine condition with tiny former owner mountain bookplates on front pastedown, no other previous owner marks or writing on any pages, slight fading to spine, clean, no foxing, tight binding. The rare dust jacket has loss of the top 4cm of the spine (that missing area now loosely backed with a copy from a complete jacket), clear tape along edges. The book measures 226mm tall x 145mm, and has 270pp, 32 b/w plates, folding map, index to names. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001524
- Title
- The Ascent Of Mount Stalin -- FIRST EDITION in Dust Jacket
- Author
- Romm, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Lawrence & Wishart
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, Alpes, Pamirs, Russia, Soviet Union
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Mountains Karakoram Himalaya; Central Asia;
Terms of Sale
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
All items are guaranteed as described. Any purchase may be returned for a full refund within 10 working days as long as it is returned in the same condition and is packed and shipped correctly. Prior notification is appreciated. All items subject to prior sale.
About the Seller
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
Biblio member since 2018
Portland, Oregon
About JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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