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Claiming the High Ground: Sherpas, Subsistence, and Environmental Change in the Highest Himalaya
by Stevens, Stanley F
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0520076990
- ISBN 13
- 9780520076990
- Seller
-
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
University of California Press, 1993-04-27. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Inscribed by Author. Inscribed by author. VG yellow/brown boards with gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked except for author's inscription on title page. "For Cynthia and Gary, with thanks for all your encouragement and much love, Steve." VG dust jacket not price clipped; light rubbing along edges. 558 pp. Index. Full numberline. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Imperial Books and Collectibles
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 036772
- Title
- Claiming the High Ground: Sherpas, Subsistence, and Environmental Change in the Highest Himalaya
- Author
- Stevens, Stanley F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0520076990
- ISBN 13
- 9780520076990
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, Ca
- Date Published
- 1993-04-27
- Size
- 9x6x1
- X weight
- 38 oz
Terms of Sale
Imperial Books and Collectibles
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About the Seller
Imperial Books and Collectibles
Biblio member since 2012
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
About Imperial Books and Collectibles
Imperial Books and Collectibles, LLC is a partnership of retired professionals and avid collectors who are liquidating their own collections of books while assisting others to market their books both online and in a retail outlet under the "ImperialBks" banner. In business since 2010, ImperialBks has sold over ten thousand of high quality paper items through various channels with a uniformly high degree of customer satisfaction. Our mission is to treat both clients and customers like royalty, giving great value and personal attention to each.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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