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Edward Whymper
by Smythe, Frank S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Hodder And Stoughton Limited, 1940. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Good. FIRST EDITION. 226mm tall x 143mm, 330pp, 24 b/w plates, engravings by Whymper, 2 fldg maps, index. Biographical portrait of Whymper who made the first ascents of Chimborazo, Cayambe, Antisana, Carihuairazo, Sara Urco, Cotocachi, Sincholagua. He was perhaps best known for his first ascent of the Matterhorn and the ensuing accident on the descent that killed half the party. At the end of his climbing career he travelled to the Canadian Rockies (1901 & 1903) to explore & climb in a publicity capacity for the C.P.R. (one chapter on this in the book). Most of the book is on climbs in the Alps, and very much is directly quoted from Whymper's letters & communications. original red cloth, gilt lettering spine. uncommon DJ is present but has chipping at corners and loss at top of spine (see photo), book has fading on spine where DJ is chipped (nearly all copies of this book that don't have DJs have faded spine cloth and even many with DJs have faded spine cloth), very clean covers, no rubbing or fraying, bright & clean pages, usual EP browning (heavy near gutter), tight binding. Photos are of actual book and DJ being offered (not stock photos).
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Details
- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000252
- Title
- Edward Whymper
- Author
- Smythe, Frank S
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder And Stoughton Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Matterhorn, Cervin, Alps, Alpes, Canadian Rockies, Alpinism, Alpinismus, Bergsteigen, Alpinisme
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Mountains Alps;
Terms of Sale
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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About the Seller
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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Portland, Oregon
About JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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Glossary
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- 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....
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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