Man of Everest. The Autobiography of Tenzing. Told to James Ramsey Ullman
by Ullman, James Ramsey [Tenzing Norgay]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG+/VG-
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: The Reprint Society / World Books, 1956 VG+/VG-. 12mo. original green cloth gilt (a few spots) in dustwrapper (extremities frayed with wear to tail of spine); pp. 320, with 29 plates & 4 text figures. A very good copy. [Neate U05].. Book Club. Hard Cover. VG+/VG-.
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- Seller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 007806
- Title
- Man of Everest. The Autobiography of Tenzing. Told to James Ramsey Ullman
- Author
- Ullman, James Ramsey [Tenzing Norgay]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Edition
- Book Club
- Publisher
- The Reprint Society / World Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- James Ramsey Ullman Man of Everest Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Himalaya Nepal Mountaineering Climbing Biography
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Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- VG+/VG-
- A book in slightly better than Very Good Condition with a dust jacket that is in slightly less than Very Good Condition. Very...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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