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Ascent of K2 Second Highest Peak in the World
by Desio, , Prof. Ardito
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
London: Elek Books, 1955 239 pp with 14 B&W plates. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Bookplate of Steve Gossett, financier and adventurer, on front endpapers. Page edges speckled. Turquoise cloth boards are clean and bright. DJ is intact with slight edgewear to spine ends. An Italian ascent of K2 in 1953 which resulted in two team members reaching the top in a first ascent of the mountain.. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Catron Grant Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 600678
- Title
- Ascent of K2 Second Highest Peak in the World
- Author
- Desio, , Prof. Ardito
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First English Language Edition
- Publisher
- Elek Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Afganistan, Hunza, Central Asia;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Catron Grant Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Books must be returned in the condition in which they were sold. No returns on books valued at less than $9.00.
About the Seller
Catron Grant Books
Biblio member since 2012
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
About Catron Grant Books
Specializing in olderbooks on travel and exploration in Asia, and World War II Pacific and Southeast Asia.Online sales and antiquarian book shows in the American West.
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