Click for full-size.
Walking In The Alps
by Walker, J. Hubert
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Poor
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Edinburgh: Oliver And Boyd, 1951. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Poor. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. Original green cloth with gilt lettering spine. The book is in nice condition with a tiny bit of rubbing to corner tips and spine corners, clean, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, faint small spot on title page (see photo), tight binding, no foxing. The dust jacket is in very worn, poor condition (see photo). The book measures 234m tall x 163mm, and has 271 pages, 33 b/w photos, 12 sketch maps, index. Author describes main Alpine areas of the Swiss, Italian, & Austrian Alps. Gives in detail hiking routes around each group & includes higher routes above snowline for moderate climbers. Descriptions of topography, geography, etc. Much practical information. The photos are outstanding, comparable to those by Roch.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000954
- Title
- Walking In The Alps
- Author
- Walker, J. Hubert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oliver And Boyd
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, Alps, Alpes
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Mountains Alps;
Terms of Sale
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
All items are guaranteed as described. Any purchase may be returned for a full refund within 10 working days as long as it is returned in the same condition and is packed and shipped correctly. Prior notification is appreciated. All items subject to prior sale.
About the Seller
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
Biblio member since 2018
Portland, Oregon
About JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
Specialty bookshop with decades of experience.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Using and Collecting Bookmarks
Bern Marcowitz warns against paperclips and other inappropriate page-savers, and offers a bit of advice on using and collecting bookmarks.
The Great Formosa Hoax
George Psalmanazar played a grand prank in 1703, pretending to be a resident of the island of Formosa. His book took London by storm. Learn more...
