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The Central Tian-Shan Mountains 1902-1903 --- FIRST EDITION 1905
by Merzbacher, Dr. Gottfried
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1905. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1905 FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Original dark navy cloth, gilt lettering cover & spine, gilt on top edge of text block, bottom & fore-edge of text block untrimmed as issued. The book has minor soiling to covers with usual slight darkening to spine, a horizontal crease mark from EP through page 8 (obviously a production error where the first gathering was creased before being bound into the book), no foxing, cracked paper inside front hinge (but hinge is strong and holding well), overall solid binding, folding map at rear has tear near stub that has cello tape stain (tape long gone). Generally a decent example EXCEPT there is underlining in red ink on several pages (usually just a word or two, but several full lines near the end -- see photos for heaviest underlined pages). The book measures 229mm tall x 145mm, and has 285 pages, 20 b/w photos, folding map, index PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003133
- Title
- The Central Tian-Shan Mountains 1902-1903 --- FIRST EDITION 1905
- Author
- Merzbacher, Dr. Gottfried
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, china, Everest, Himalaya, Xixapangma, Shisha Pangma, Kongur, K2, Karakoram, Tian Shan, Tianshan, Mustagh Ata
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Mountains Karakoram Himalaya; Everest;
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- 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....
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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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