Memoirs of a Mountaineer. 'Helvellyn to Himalaya' and 'Lhasa: The Holy City'.
by Chapman, F. Spencer
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/G+
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Reprint Society Ltd, 1945 VG/G+. 8vo. original green cloth with gilt spine label (small ink mark to FFE, corners slightly bumped) in dustwrapper (spine discoloured & creased, edgeworn with some loss); pp. 446, with 38 illustrations & endpaper maps. A very good copy. [Neate C27 & C28].. First Thus. Hard Cover. VG/G+.
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- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000517
- Title
- Memoirs of a Mountaineer. 'Helvellyn to Himalaya' and 'Lhasa: The Holy City'.
- Author
- Chapman, F. Spencer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- G+
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Reprint Society Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- F Spencer Chapman Memoirs of a Mountaineer Helvellyn to Himalaya Lhasa the Holy City Tibet Mountaineering
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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