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The Seventh Grade: Most Extreme Climbing
by Messner, Reinhold
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- near fine
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Oxford University Press, 1974. Hardcover. near fine. 1st English Translation. 160pp. Octavo in original red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Small damp mark bubble on back board but no damp stains on endpaper or interior. Illustrated dustjacket is price clipped; crease on bottom front and sunning on back and damp staining on inside of dustjacket. Colour and B&W plates from photos (one side only), illustration (facsimile) and decorative illustrations. Boldly signed in black marker on title page by Messner. Text block is clean and tight. Very good condition. Neate M90. Author's first book with accounts of his early Alpine climbs and training. 1974
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100183
- Title
- The Seventh Grade: Most Extreme Climbing
- Author
- Messner, Reinhold
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Andes|Himalayas
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
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