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A Progress in Mountaineering Scottish Hills to Alpine Peaks
by J. H. B. Bell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Oliver and Boyd, 1950. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1950. First Edition. 424 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over purple cloth. Contains black and white illustrations and photographic plates throughout. Red upper text block edge. Pages remain bright and clear. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Mild tanning and foxing to text block edges. Some water staining to fore edge. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light rubbing all over. Mild scratching and marking to boards. Mild sunning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light rubbing and marking all over. Moderate water stain to head of spine. Mild tanning to spine. Mild foxing to inside.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1690280381ADA
- Title
- A Progress in Mountaineering Scottish Hills to Alpine Peaks
- Author
- J. H. B. Bell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Oliver and Boyd
- Date Published
- 1950
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Edges
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- First Edition
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- Fore Edge
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
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