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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
by Newby, Eric
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- VG
- ISBN 10
- 0330266233
- ISBN 13
- 9780330266239
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Picador, 1981 12mo. original printed paper wraps (a little rubbed, spine slightly canted & creased, a few spots); pp. 248, [6 (maps, last blank)], with illustrations & 2 maps. A very good copy. [Neate N16: Two non-mountaineers attempt 19,880 ft Mir Samir in north-east Afghanistan and explore the remote region of Nuristan. Classic work by well-known writer and traveller]. This is Newby's most celebrated book, highly sought after.. Reprint. Soft Cover. VG.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007875
- Title
- A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
- Author
- Newby, Eric
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0330266233
- ISBN 13
- 9780330266239
- Publisher
- Picador
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Eric Newby Short Walk in the Hindu Kush Mountaineering Nuristan Afghanistan Mir Samir Wilfred Thesiger
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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....