London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1942 F-/F-. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (a little sunned, prev. owner's name to FFE, slight offsetting to endpapers, lower fore-corner a little bumped) in dustwrapper (slight rubbing & fraying at extremities, a few marks but very clean overall); pp. xii (last blank), 308, with 16 illustrations. A near fine copy [Neate S122]. Identical to the first edition of 1941.. Reprint. Hard Cover. F-/F-.

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Bookseller: Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 008979
Title: The Mountain Vision
Author: Smythe, Frank S
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - F-
Jacket Condition: F-
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1942
Keywords: Frank Smythe Mountain Vision Alps Himalaya Everest Mountaineering Autobiography Memoir

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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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...