Summits of Adventure: The Story of Famous Mountains and Mountain Climbers
by Douglas, John Scott
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG-/Good+
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Dodd, Meas & Company, 1954. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. VG-/Good+. Collection of thrilling, inspirational, true stories of men who climbed the world's greatest mountain peaks over a 200-year period, by a writer who is himself an "enthusiastic climber." Hardcover small 8vo has bright teal-blue cloth-covered boards with white lettering & design to spine, in 273 pages + 16 pages of stunning black-and-white photographs. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1954, from a single sportsman's library, it is in VG- condition: internally completely clean save for former owner's name & address in neat pen to ffep. Binding strong & straight, pages creamy white but unmarked, with a hint of tanning. Condition downgraded due to spotting & rubbing to both boards, slight edgewear. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $3.00 price intact) is Good+: bright & clean with rubbing to extremities & slight chipping, heavier at corners & both ends of spine; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021979
- Title
- Summits of Adventure: The Story of Famous Mountains and Mountain Climbers
- Author
- Douglas, John Scott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Dodd, Meas & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MOUNTAINS MOUNTAINEERING CLIMBING ROCK ADVENTURE TRAVEL SPORTS FITNESS SUMMIT
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports & Fitness; Travel-Exploration-Adventure;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- Chipping
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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....
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