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THE ASCENT OF EVEREST by HUNT. JOHN.; - 1953

THE ASCENT OF EVEREST

by HUNT. JOHN.;

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Hodder & Stoughton. London.,1953. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Signed by Hunt, dated 1960, on the title page. Illustrated with 48 mono and colour photos, plus several line drawings. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. Very good copy in very good colour dustwrapper, designed by W. Heaton Cooper. There is some minor chipping to the top of the spine, which is a little darkened, and a couple of closed tears-without loss, but overall a very good example.:
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THE WORKS.

by POPE. ALEXANDER

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C. Bathurst, W. Strahan, J and F. Rivington.... London. 1770. NINE VOLUMES. 8vo. Illustrated with 24 copper engravings. Very good bright set bound in contemporary full tan calf, spines ruled in gilt. Each volume with red morocco title label, decorated and lettered in gilt. Some rubbing and chipping to most volumes and a few hinges cracked but all still holding. Overall an attractive set of eighteenth century bindings. Previous owners bookplate on front paste downs.
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MELUSINA. Romantische oper in drei aufzugen

MELUSINA. Romantische oper in drei aufzugen

by GRILLPARZER. FRANZ.;

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Wallishauffer, Wien.,1833. FIRST EDITION. Gatherings unopened. Some pages a bit browned but overall very good in original publishers printed wraps, small stamps to covers.Some light creasing to wraps but still a very good copy of this fragile item. Housed in cloth folder with the bookplate of Hans Brukner (dated 1906).:
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SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION. Volume 1. Being the journals of Captain Scott.-- Volume 2.Being the...
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SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION. Volume 1. Being the journals of Captain Scott.-- Volume 2.Being the reports of the journeys & the scientific work undertaken by Dr.E.A.Wilson and the surviving members of the expedition.Arranged by Leonard Huxley.With a preface

by SCOTT. Captain. R. F.; Huxley. Leonard., Wilson. Dr. E. A

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Smith, Elder & Co. London.,1913. SECOND EDITION. Two large 8vo volumes. Fully illustrated with photogravure frontispieces, 6 original sketches in photogravure by Dr. Wilson,18 coloured plates (16 from drawings by Dr. Wilson), 260 full page and smaller illustrations,from photographs taken by Herbert G. Ponting, and other members of the expedition, panoramas and maps. A very good copy. Publishers blue cloth with gilt lettered to front boards and spines. Top edges gilt. A few faint streaks to the spine of volume one and couple of small abrasions to outer edges of the front board on volume two but overall a very good bright set.:
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PRE-RAFFAELLITISM. Or, a popular enquiry into some newly asserted principles connected with the...

PRE-RAFFAELLITISM. Or, a popular enquiry into some newly asserted principles connected with the philosophy,poetry,religion,and revolution of art

by YOUNG. EDWARD.;

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Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, London.,1857. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Woodcut illustrations in the text. Original pink morocco-grain cloth, sides blocked in black with wide borders enclosing central oval, spine with leaf motifs at head and tail in black, lettered gilt, brown endpapers, pastedowns printed with advertisements. Bound by Edmonds & Remnants and with their binder's ticket. Spine darkened and a little worn at ends but still overall a very good, firm copy. The uncommon first Edition of this book-length critique of the pre-Raphaelites and Ruskin's critical writings.:
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THE SONG OF HIAWATHA
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THE SONG OF HIAWATHA

by LONGFELLOW. HENRY WADSWORTH.;

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Ticknor and Fields. Boston.,1855. FIRST U.S EDITION. 8vo. First state adverts dated November 1855 and all text points in first state, including Dove on page 96 and missing letter n from one on page 278. Previous owners inscription, dated Dec.1855, on front blank endpaper. Very good copy finely bound in recent full black morocco, spine with raised bands, ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Single gilt rule on boards. Top edge gilt.:
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THE DOLLY DIALOGUES. Reprinted from the Westminster Gazette
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THE DOLLY DIALOGUES. Reprinted from the Westminster Gazette

by RACKHAM. ARTHUR. Illustrates. - Hope, Anthony

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Westminster Gazette. London. 1894. FIRST EDITION, first issue. 8vo. (7.2 x 5.6 inches). Four full page mono plates and front cover illustration by Rackham. This first issue (published July 1894) has "Dolly" as the running headline on the text pages and "price one shilling" at the extreme lower right corner of the front wrapper; subsequent issues have "The Dolly Dialogues" as the running headline and the price is higher up the page. Original pale yellow pictorial wrappers, with dark blue lettering and illustration toned in lighter blue. Some wear and soiling to wrappers, especially on spine, which has had some professional repair work. A few spots of foxing to the page edges but generally a clean copy throughout. Neat armorial bookplate on inside front cover and there is another loosely inserted Rackham-esque bookplate. Housed in a beige cloth covered clam-shell case with gilt lettering to the spine. --- The second published work to feature illustrations by Rackham but the first book to be wholly… Read More
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A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH GRAMMAR:  With critical notes. A new edition, corrected.
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A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH GRAMMAR: With critical notes. A new edition, corrected.

by ANON. (LOWTH. ROBERT).

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Printed for J. Dodsley, in Pall-mall; and T Cadell, successor to Mr. Millar, in the Strand. London. 1775. Small 8vo. (6.4 x 4.1 inches). xv, 221pp, Publishers advert leaf. A neat previous owner name and date, 'Miss Barwell, Oct. 1779', on the front free endpaper. Small crease to the bottom outer margin of a few pages but overall a bright, clean and fresh copy. Fine contemporary binding of full tan calf. Spine with raised bands. Compartments have gilt rules. Red title label, gilt. Board edges with decorative gilt roll design. Marbled endpapers. A small ink spot to the lower board but overall a lovely copy in a fine 18th century calf binding. Originally published in 1762, Lowth's Introduction to Gramar went through several printings and revisions by the author.
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MOUNT WASHINGTON. A guide and short history. Foreword by Sherman Adams.
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MOUNT WASHINGTON. A guide and short history. Foreword by Sherman Adams.

by RANDALL. PETER

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University Press of New England. Hanover, New Hampshire. 1974. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8 x 5.3 inches). Illustrated with 25 mono photos and plans, plus 2 large foldout panoramas of the views from the summit, plus a extra, colour printed large folding map, published by the Appalachian Mountain Club, complete with New Hampshire State Police accident report form printed on the reverse, which has been inserted in a specially made pocket inside the rear board. A lovely bright and clean copy, finely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe of London, in full red morocco. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Marbled endpapers. Double gilt ruled lines on turn-ins. Top edge gilt. Orioginal front and rear boards of the book have been bound in. A very pleasing copy.
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BON-MOTS OF SAMUEL FOOTE AND THEODORE HOOK. Edited by Walter Jerrold. With grotesques by Aubrey...
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BON-MOTS OF SAMUEL FOOTE AND THEODORE HOOK. Edited by Walter Jerrold. With grotesques by Aubrey Beardsley.

by BEARDSLEY. AUBREY, Illustrates: FOOTE. SAMUEL. And HOOK. THEODORE

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J. M. Dent and Company. London. 1904. THIRD EDITION. Small 8vo. (5.1 x 3.4 inches). Reprint of the original 1894 edition. 66 fine line illustrations by Beardsley, 25 new designs for this edition and 41 reprinted from earlier volumes issued in the Bon-Mots series. A few light spots to some of the pages but generally a very good copy in a fine early 20th century leather binding, possibly executed in 1922, of full burgundy crushed morocco. Both boards and spine with elaborate gilt decoration. Spine also lettered in gilt. Plain grey endpapers. Gilt inner dentelles. All edges gilt. A neat pencil note inside the rear cover might be a clue to the binder and date of the binding; 'MMXXI. A. EE.'. A couple of tiny holes to the bottom ninge but overall this is a very good and highly attractive binding. --- Lasner. Checklist of the published work of Aubrey Beardsley. No. 20 (listing the 1894 first edition).
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ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN GULLIVER. In a Voyage to Lilliput
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ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN GULLIVER. In a Voyage to Lilliput

by SWIFT. JONATHAN.

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Printed and Published by G. Ross. Edinburgh. - (No date). Circa 1814. Small 8vo. (3.9 x 2.5 inches). 48pp, including the first and last blanks which are pasted directly onto the inside leaves of the printed wrappers. Sewn text pages. Illustrated with a full page wood-engraved frontispiece of Captain Gulliver and 12 smaller woodcuts within the text. Original blue printed paper wrappers with upside-down double face illustration on lower cover. Neat ink title written on the front panel otherwise a fine copy of this scarce little edition, issued in Ross's Juvenile Library. A remarkable survivor. The work is undated but the British Library catalogue suggests a publication date of either 1814 or 1815, while the Bodleian Library estimates 1815.
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The Ascent of Everest
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The Ascent of Everest

by Hunt, John

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Mountaineers Books, 1993. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Ascent of Everest

by John Hunt

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Hodder & Stoughton, 1955. Book. Good. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Light soiling to cover..
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Ascent of Everest
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Ascent of Everest

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The Ascent of Everest
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The Ascent of Everest

by John Hunt

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Mountaineers Books, 1993-05. Paperback. Used: Good.
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The Ascent of Everest

The Ascent of Everest

by John Hunt

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Hodder And Stoughton, 1957. Paperback. Good. 1957. Reprinted. 255 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
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The Ascent of Everest

by John HUNT

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The Companion Book Club, 1954. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Ascent Of Everest

The Ascent Of Everest

by John Hunt

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Hodder & Stoughton, 1954. Hardcover. Good. 1954. Third Impression. 299 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with a colour photographic frontis. Contains colour and photographic black and white plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
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The Ascent of Everest.

The Ascent of Everest.

by John Hunt

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Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1953. First Edition. 299 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with a colour photographic frontis and colour photographic plates throughout. There is also photographic black and white plates throughout. Minor tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Slight dog-eared pages throughout and visible tanning to text block edges. Front hinge is cracked with exposed netting and cracks to guttering with exposed netting. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
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The Ascent of Everest

The Ascent of Everest

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Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1953. First Printed. 299 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white and colour photographic plates throughout. Binding is shaky, pages slightly loose. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.
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The Ascent of Everest

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Hodder and Stoughton, 1957. Paperback. Good. 1957. Reprinted. 255 pages. Paperback book with pictorial paper covers. Contains black and white photographic plates to centre of textblock. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.
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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre

The Treasure Of Sierra Madre

by Traven, B

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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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The Sky and the Forest
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The Sky and the Forest

by Forester, C.S

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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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The Silence Of The North

The Silence Of The North

by Olive A. Fredrickson with Ben East

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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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A Climber's Guide to Glacier National Park
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A Climber's Guide to Glacier National Park

by Edwards, J. Gordon

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San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1966. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Revised edition. 155 pp, with index, photographs, maps. Near fine copy in original pictorial cloth, slight spotting to top edge. Dust jacket has a few minor chips and tears. Edwards, who spent nine years as a seasonal ranger and naturalist at Glacier, provides descriptions of numerous peaks and routes, supplemented by general and area maps and 48 pages of photographs by Ansel Adams, Philip Hyde, Cedric Wright, Bob and Ira Spring, and others.
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MOUNTAINEERING HOLIDAY
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MOUNTAINEERING HOLIDAY

by Smythe F. S. [Frank]

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London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1950. First edition in this format, being the first issue of the Uniform Edition. Illustrated with 24 of the author's photographs nicely reproduced on glossy double-sided plates, and with a map of the route taken over Mont Blanc. 8vo, in the original red cloth, lettered on the spine in black and in the original dustjacket. xi, 229 pp. A very pleasing copy, the text is essentially fine and very fresh, the binding strong and sturdy with very little wear but with some mottling and fading to the red dye, the jacket a bit toned on the spine and rear and with some very minor edge-rubbing but in all quite attractive and complete. FIRST PRINTING OF THE TITLE IN THE FORMAT UNIFORM WITH OTHER WORKS OF THE AUTHOR. The textblock of the Uniform Edition is somewhat larger then the original and uses a larger, bolder typeface. Smythe was one of the greatest mountaineers of his age, and was also a pioneer in mountain photography. In this book he recounts a mountaineering… Read More
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The eastern Alps, including the Bavarian highlands, the Tyrol, Salzkammergut, Styria, and...

The eastern Alps, including the Bavarian highlands, the Tyrol, Salzkammergut, Styria, and Carinthia. Handbook for travellers

by Baedeker, K[arl]

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Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1879. Fourth edition, "remodelled and augmented," 12mo, pp. xxix, [1], 406; color folding map frontispiece, 26 plates of maps and plans, including 16 double-paged and 4 folding; map back endpapers, additional text illustrations throughout; original red gilt-lettered cloth (dampstain to top upper cover edge), all edges marbled; upper hinge starting to crack, some shelf wear; previous ownership signatures (some cancelled in manuscript) on front endpaper, else interior very good and sound. Hinrichsen E45.
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Louis Trigardt's Trek Across The Drakensberg 1837 - 1838
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Louis Trigardt's Trek Across The Drakensberg 1837 - 1838

by Fuller, Claude ; Fouche, Leo (Ed)

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Capetown S.A.: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1932 Interesting Book, Apparent First, Which Describes In Detail A Trek Across The Drakensberg, Complete With One Trifold Plate, Five Maps And Some B/W Photographs. . No Dust Jacket If Issued. Some Age Toning But Quite Sound And Clean, Rated Very Good. Verso of title page contains a stamp of former owner, Hiram Blauvelt, "Bluefield" Oradell, New Jersey. He was a notable big game hunter, conservationist and philanthropist. His Wildlife Art Museum, established in 1957 in the large stables next to his house is still operating. 171 pages plus prelims.
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Eiger Dreams
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Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains

by Jon Krakauer

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Great first edition review copy which includes a copy of the author's photo that appears on the back of the dust jacket. Also includes a typed announcement from the publishers. (See photos.) There's some mild fading and foxing. Dust jacket is not price clipped and is wrapped in a protective cover. Price includes shipping within the U.S.
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster (The Illustrated Edition)
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster (The Illustrated Edition)

by Krakauer, Jon

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NY: Villard Books, 1998. First edition. Hard cover in original printed clear acetate dust jacket. Published NY: Villard Books, 1998. Square 8vo., 9 1/4" x 9 1/4", xxii+407pp., illustrated with b/w photos and drawings. Cream cloth with blue titles and cover design, color pictorial endpapers. "Now, in Into Thin Air: The Illustrated Edition, readers are given a new dimension of insight into this harrowing story with the addition of more than 250 photographs that show the people, the places, and the history, illustrating not only the ill-fated 1996 climb, but the pursuit of Everest itself. The book includes the complete text of Into Thin Air, with a new Postscript by the author, and is lavishly illustrated with stunning black-and-white photographs, the majority of which were taken during the 1996 expedition by the climbers themselves." Fine in near fine dust jacket with slight crinkle at the crown. . 1st. Hard. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.
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The North Apennines and Beyond with the 10th Mountain Division

The North Apennines and Beyond with the 10th Mountain Division

by Harris Dusenbery

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Fine / As New
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First Edition, stated
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Paperback
ISBN 13
9780832305221
ISBN 10
0832305227
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Portland, OR: Binfort & Mort Publishing, 1998. First Edition, stated. Paperback. Fine / As New. Old price sticker on back cover. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books. A "day-to-day account of combat in World War II Italy from the viewpoint of an infantryman."
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