Over the Edge: The True Story of Four American climbers' kidnap and Escape in the Mountains of Central Asia
by Child, Greg
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0375506098
- ISBN 13
- 9780375506093
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Villard Books, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Villard Books, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. Very clean black boards with clean red spine, black lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 284 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. In August of 2000, four American climbers in the Pamir-Alai mountain range of Kyrgyzstan were taken at gunpoint by fanatical militants of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) which is linked to Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda network. Large 8vo. Adventure..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013224
- Title
- Over the Edge: The True Story of Four American climbers' kidnap and Escape in the Mountains of Central Asia
- Author
- Child, Greg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0375506098
- ISBN 13
- 9780375506093
- Publisher
- Villard Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- KIDNAPPING MOUNTAINEERS SURVIVAL ADVENTURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure/Travel;
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Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Fine
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