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THE MOUNTAIN OF MY FEAR (SIGNED)
by Roberts, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus / Very Good
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Vanguard Press, Inc, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Very Good. Octavo, 6 x 9.1 in., pp. 157. Inscribed on the half title page by the author, dated 1991. Light blue boards with white title to spine. Mountain embossed in blind to front board. Very light rubbing to edges. Previous owner's bookplate to front free endpaper. Light rubbing to edges of bookjacket. Some shelf rubbing/fraying to top/bottom of spine. Protected in mylar. "A superb personal story of a magnificant achievement - the first ascent of the western face of Alaska's Mt. Huntington." (from the dustjacket).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85700
- Title
- THE MOUNTAIN OF MY FEAR (SIGNED)
- Author
- Roberts, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus / Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Vanguard Press, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mt Huntington, Alaska, ABAA-HOLIDAY-2023
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Aardvark Rare Books
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Eugene, Oregon
About Aardvark Rare Books
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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....
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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