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Aconcagua and Tierra Del Fuego. A Book of Climbing, Travel and Exploration
by Conway, Sir Martin
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Cassell and Company, 1902. First edition, 1902. Illustrated with black and white plates from photographs plus a double page map. Maroon cloth printed in gilt, 252 pages plus publisher's ads. Covers rubbed, most heavily at the extremities, ex-library with remains of spine label, pocket, stamps, etc. on endpapers, additional stamp on title page with later decorative name stamp also on title page, hinges internally light cracked and secure, sound text block, pages clean. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Seller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 045057
- Title
- Aconcagua and Tierra Del Fuego. A Book of Climbing, Travel and Exploration
- Author
- Conway, Sir Martin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- MOUNTAINEERING ALPINE CLIMBING
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Exploration, International Culture; Recreation, Sports and Hobbies;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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