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British Mountaineers
by Smythe, F.S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good (in mylar)
- Seller
-
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Collins, 1942. Britain In Pictures The British People In Pictures. Penciled inscription on ffep, age soiled end papers, else textblock is clean and tight. Bumped head and foot of the sunned spine, bumped corners, minor soiling to covers. Unclipped dust jacket, age soiled spine and edges, rubbing to spine edges, creased corners. 48pp.. Illustrated Boards. Very Good/Very Good (in mylar). Illus. by 8 Colour Plates, 24 B&W Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB15546
- Title
- British Mountaineers
- Author
- Smythe, F.S
- Illustrator
- 8 Colour Plates, 24 B&W Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good (in mylar)
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1942
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Britain Mountaineering, Britain Mountaineers British Mountaineering, British Mountaineers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering & Survival; European History & Travel;
Terms of Sale
Clausen Books, RMABA
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
Biblio member since 2006
Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
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