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The Eiger Obsession Facing The Mountain That Killed My Father -- SIGNED First Ediition
by John Harlin III
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition -- SIGNED & inscribed by Harlin on the blank FFEP. The book is in fine condition with no owner mark or writing (other than Harlin's signed inscription), no foxing, tight binding, clean covers, no rubbing. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with no tears, no chips, no rubbing. The book measures 242mm tall x 158mm, and has 283 pages + [2], 69 b/w photos, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001752
- Title
- The Eiger Obsession Facing The Mountain That Killed My Father -- SIGNED First Ediition
- Author
- John Harlin III
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, alps, alpes, bernese oberland, eiger, eigerwand
- Bookseller catalogs
- CALIFORNIA Climbs and Mountains; SIGNED Mountain; 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
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
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