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Les Alpes Et Les Grandes Ascensions
by Levasseur, E
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Librairie Ch. Delagrave, 1898. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1898 FIFTH Edition. Originally issued in wrappers, this has been rebound in navy buckram with red title patch on spine lettered in gilt. Minimal ex-library with trace of spine sticker shadow, library bookplate and library number on front pastedown, no library marks or traces on any pages (including title page), rubbing to title patch on spine, browning to pages but no foxing, solid binding, no writing or marks on pages. The book measures 284mm tall x 205mm, and has 392 pages, 75 b/w engravings and maps. PHOTOS ARE OF THE BOOK BEING OFFERED FOR SALE.
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- Seller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 003101
- Title
- Les Alpes Et Les Grandes Ascensions
- Author
- Levasseur, E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th or later Edition
- Publisher
- Librairie Ch. Delagrave
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Alps, Alpes, Matterhorn, Cervin, monte rosa
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
Terms of Sale
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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Portland, Oregon
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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