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EVEREST THE HARD WAY: THE FIRST ASCENT OF THE SOUTH WEST FACE.
by BONINGTON, Chris; [SCOTT, Doug]:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton. 1976. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Signed by Chris Bonington and Doug Scott. Original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs. A very good copy, the binding square and tight, the cloth with a few marks, the contents clean throughout and without previous owners' inscriptions. Complete with the very lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper which is a little faded to the spine. Not price-clipped (£6.95 to the front flap). Signed on the title page by Doug Scott in black ink and Chris Bonington in blue ink. Christ Bonington's account of the first successful ascent of the Southwest Face of Mount Everest which he led in 1975 and saw Doug Scott and his climbing partner Dougal Haston become the first Britons to set foot on the summit. Five unsuccessful attempts at the Southwest Face route had previously been made, including another led by Bonington in 1972 which failed due to poor weather. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23878
- Title
- EVEREST THE HARD WAY: THE FIRST ASCENT OF THE SOUTH WEST FACE.
- Author
- BONINGTON, Chris; [SCOTT, Doug]:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Hodder and Stoughton. 1976
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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