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Climbing in The British Isles: I.- England; II.- Wales and Ireland. [two volumes]
by Haskett Smith, W. P. ; Hart, H. C
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co. 1894 / 1895. 12mo. 2 volumes. xii, 162, [2]; viii, 197 pp. Red cloth with decorative gilt lettering to boards and spines; all edges marbled. Spines faded with some marking to boards. Internally clean. Bookplate to front pastedown of vol. 1. Black & white in-text illustrations and maps. Complete & all published in two volumes, first edition, 1894-5. Small octavo (15.5 x 11.5cm). The first guidebook to British rock-climbing. Part 3, Scotland, was planned but never published. With a total of 56 line illustrations & 14 plans. With the contemporary engraved armorial bookplate of P. Maurice Beechcroft. Vg. [Neate S107; Alpine Club Lib. Cat. 292]� . Very Good. Gilt Lettered Cloth. First Editions. 1894.
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- Bookseller
- Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71379
- Title
- Climbing in The British Isles: I.- England; II.- Wales and Ireland. [two volumes]
- Author
- Haskett Smith, W. P. ; Hart, H. C
- Format/Binding
- Gilt Lettered Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Editions
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co. 1894 / 1895
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1894
- Size
- 12mo.
- Keywords
- Mountaineering,Climbing
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sporting; British Topography and Local History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- 12mo
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- Gilt
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- VG
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