London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1947 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (rubbed & a little bumped, spine sunned with slight fraying at ends, prev. owner's name to FFE, paperstock slightly tanned and marked, occ. spotting; upper panel of dustwrapper mounted to front cover); pp. xii, 13-318, with 16 colour photographs & 2 maps. A very good copy. [Neate S133: After ascending Kamet, Smythe continued his travels in the Garhwal Himalaya and Bhyundar Valley]. Auhor's obiturary notice from 23rd June 1949 tipped to upper pastedown.. Reprint. Hard Cover. VG-/No Jacket.

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Bookseller: Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005055
Title: The Valley of Flowers [Uniform Edition]
Author: Smythe, Frank S
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - VG-
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1947
Keywords: Frank Smythe Valley of Flowers Bhyundar Ganga Joshimath Garhwal Chamoli Uttarakhand Pushpawat Nanda Devi India Himalaya Asia Botany Natural History

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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....
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...