Across the Roof of the World by Skrede, Wilfred - 1954

London & New York: Staples Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1954. Hardcover. Spine of book cover has a couple dents. Sticker of owner is on inside front cover page. Half title page is slightly browned. ; Photographs .

NY: Norton. G in G DJ ex-library. (1954). 1st ptg. Across Russia & turkestan, over the Himalayas alone & afoot into India to the sea. Owner inscription title page, usual . library markings, map on endpapers, DJ edge wear. A young Norwegian tells of his journey from Sweden to Canada to joint the free Norwegian forces of WWII. Frequently alone, without experience, Skrede made his way along the tracks of the hordes of Genghis Kahn, the silk caravans from China & unknown wastes of the high mountains. .

Staples Press, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1954. First Published in GB. 255 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding is shaky, pages slightly loose. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Water staining to front board. Wear marks overall. Boards are warped.

New York: W W Norton & Company, 1955. 1st Ed. hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo, 1955 blue cloth hardcover with dust jacket, First American Edition, DJ is price clipped, book is clean and unmarked, 223 pages

Norton, January 1955. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Used - Good/Fair. Dust jacket in fair shape with wear on the spine, Blue colored boards , 223 pages

The Long Riders' Guild Press. New. BRAND NEW, GIFT QUALITY! NOT OVERSTOCKS OR MARKED UP REMAINDERS! DIRECT FROM THE PUBLISHER!

New York: W. W. Norton & Co, 1955 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. po name on htp; DJ (in Brodart) shows light edgewear, and is clipped, but original price ($3.95) still shows. Very nice copy.

Staples Press, London 1954, UK 1st (orig. Norwegian), hb, no dw, illus, 8vo, 255pp, vg. Hardcover.

Viking Press 1954. Paperback (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

London: Travel Book Club, 1954. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).. 255pp. HARDCOVER Clean copy internally. No inscriptions. D/w is present, but has much edgewear & various tears with v.slt. loss D/w will be improved where possible & supplied in protective sleeve. Will appear smart when work completed. Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall.