Search Results: the playground of europe by stephen leslie

Basil Blackwell, 1936. Hardcover. Good. 1936. No Edition Remarks. 243 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth covered boards. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout however binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Moderate tanning to spine.

Basil Blackwell, 1946. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Some discoloration to covers. Some margin notes in pencil. 243 pages, b&w photos.

Archivum Press. Near Fine. 2007. Softcover. 1597314021 . Clean and unmarked. Like new. ; 8.5 X 5.5 X 0.7 inches; 284 pages .

London: Longmans, Green. Good+ EX LIB. 1894. new edition. hardcover. 12mo . 339pp . EX LIB. Spine cocked a bit. Call letters in white ink on spine, couple library stamps, etc, no pockets. Stamped withdrawn. .

Longmans, Green & Co., 1899. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1899. New Impression. 339 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Textblock is slightly shaky.

Archivum Press, 2007-12-18. Paperback. Used: Good.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good+. 1909. Hardcover. Very slight edgewear and very slight foxing; A collection of articles originally appearing in Fraser's magazine and Cornhill magazine, mostly concerning the Alpine areas; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 384 pages .

Basil Blackwell, 1946. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1946. Reprint. 243 pages. Yellow dust jacket with black lettering over grey cloth. B&W photographs throughout.Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners. Moderate sunning to spine and board edges. Clipped dust jacket. Moderate wear, tear and loss to edges and corners, with tanning to spine. Minor foxing and soiling to DJ.

New York: Barrows Mussey, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. 243pp illustrated. A very good copy in like dust jacket. A reprint of this 19th century classic on mountain climbing, lightly chipped at the crown of jacket

Archivum Press, 2007-12-18. Paperback. Used:Good.

1946 hardcover as pictured. A classic from the Blackwells Mountaineering Library reviewing climbing in the Alps. Binding is firm. Tan cloth boards with maroon stamping show fading at edges and bumped corners. Endpapers mottled with pencil notation on FFEP. Text is tanned. A few pages have notations. One photograph has a small area of damage. Dust jacket is soiled and worn with small tears and chips. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR

Longmans, Green, 1901. Hardcover. Good/No dust jacket. London: Longmans, Green 1901, 2nd printing of 'Silver Library' edition. Good+ red cloth; bump to rear edge, scuffs on rear & spine, soiling to rear, foxing on frontis tissue guard (doesn't affect title page), owner's name penciled on publisher's page. No dust jacket. 5.25 x 7.75 in., 339 pp. Jill Neate: ""Stephen is one of the most famous personalities in mountaineering, and his book ranks among the best in climbing literature.""

VG HC, 1899 edition

Oxford: Basil Blackwell. Good. Hardcover. 1936. First edition. 243 pages. Dj ripped and worn<br> .

Paperback. New.

London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1901. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1901 FIFTH EDITION. Original maroon buckram, gilt lettering spine & cover border. The book is in nice condition with clean covers, bright gilt, clean pages, no foxing, old owner signature dated 1903 on preliminary publisher's logo page otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding.. The book measures 193mm tall x 125mm, and has 339 pages + 32 pages of book ads, 3 full page engravings + 1 small one. Same illustrated plates and title page as original 1871 edition (except "New Impression" added to title page). This revised edition contains 3 new chapters not found in the 1871 first printing: Col des Hirondelles, sunset on Mont Blanc, the Alps in winter (but lacks three chapters found in the 1871 first printing). PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1946. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxi, 243pp., ill. Introduction by G. Winthrop Young. Blackwell's Mountaineering Library No. 1. Ex-institutional library with stamp and card pocket inside front, a call letter on spine. No other ex-lib flaws..

Basil Blackwell Oxford, 1946. 1946 rep. hardcover. xxi, 243pp, 19 illusts, original fawn cloth, inscription, even sunning to spine, VG, no dustwrapper.. Stephen is one of the most famous personalities in mountaineering, and his book ranks among the best in climbing literature. The piece on Switzerland in winter is perhaps his finest.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The Playground of Europe.

Basil Blackwell Oxford, 1946. 1946 rep. hardcover. xxi, 243pp, 19 illusts, original fawn cloth, owner's signature, very clean indeed, VG+, no dustwrapper.. Stephen is one of the most famous personalities in mountaineering, and his book ranks among the best in climbing literature. The piece on Switzerland in winter is perhaps his finest.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.