London: John Murray, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound in blue cloth over boards, gilt lettering to spine, rubbed. Slight waviness of endpapers, dissipating. Slight forward cock to spine, cracking to one gutter, else tightly bound. First Edition, in octavo format. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Thirteen black-and-white photographs, including of the subject of this biography, at frontis, and four maps, thus complete. xi, 1-391 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

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Bookseller: Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 353905
Title: Francis Younghusband: Explorer and Mystic
Author: Seaver, George
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: John Murray
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1952
Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: George Seaver Francis Younghusband exploration travel mountaineer alpine climbing

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