Memoirs of a Mountaineer Helvellyn to Himalaya Lhasa: The Holy City
by Chapman, F. Spencer
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1951. 446 pp. Octavo. Original blue cloth with gilt title on spine. A little dust soiled and with a little bit of fading where the tears where in the dust wrapper. Frontis portrait of author. 46 black and white illustrations. Folding map at rear. All edges trimmed. Original pictorial dust wrapper, not price clipped. Small amount of wear at the top and bottom of the spine. A very clean crisp copy with little wear and in a very attractive dust wrapper. This is the one volume reissue of Chapman's earlier two titles, Helvellyn to Himalaya and Lhasa: The Hold City. Not common in a fine dust wrapper. This Jim Wickwire's copy with his signature and dated on the front free endpaper. Wickwire was the first American to summit K2. 1951
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143018
- Title
- Memoirs of a Mountaineer Helvellyn to Himalaya Lhasa: The Holy City
- Author
- Chapman, F. Spencer
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Lhasa
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
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About the Seller
Aquila Books
Biblio member since 2010
Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
Aquila Books specializes in books dealing with Polar Exploration, Western Canadiana, Mountaineering, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Early Voyages as well as many other areas. We also deal in antique maps and prints, historic photos, autograph letters, postcards, antique scientific instruments and antique bookcases. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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- Soiled
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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