Aconcagua and Tierra del Fuego. A Book of Climbing, Travel, and Exploration
by Conway, Sir Martin
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London, Paris, New York, and Melbourne: Cassell and Company, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 252 pp + publisher's ads, with 27 illustrations and a folding map, in original maroon cloth. Considerable rubbing to edges of boards, corners bumped, slight bleed of cloth color onto top edge of rear endpapers. Binding sound, text clean. Neate C99: After a quick ascent of Anconcagua, Conway attempted Sarmiento in Tierra del Fuego. This mountain resisted many attempts to reach its twin peaks, which were not climbed for another fifty years. This expedition marked the end of Conway's career as a serious mountainer....He was Alpine Club President 1902-04.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22755
- Title
- Aconcagua and Tierra del Fuego. A Book of Climbing, Travel, and Exploration
- Author
- Conway, Sir Martin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company
- Place of Publication
- London, Paris, New York, and Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1902
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; South and Central America;
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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