New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1966 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. Octavo. 8vo.191 (1) pp, illus. Translated from the German by Oliver Coburn: First American Edition, 1966 [Neate #585]. Price clipped. Very light edge wear to spine dj with slightly scuffed white of rear panel. Lightly faded top edge of boards, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.25" x 9.25". Powder-blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine, and map on endpapers. Pictorial dj in acetate protector..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006268
Title: Spitsbergen: The Story of the 1962 Swiss-Spitsbergen Expedition
Author: Nunlist, Hugo
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good - Fine
Edition: First American Edition
Publisher: A. S. Barnes and Co.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1966
Keywords: HISTORY MOUNTAINEERING THE ALPS CLIMBS THE SWISS-SPITSBERGEN EXPEDITION 1962
Size: Octavo

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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...
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