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GREAT ASCENTS : A Narrative History of Mountaineering
by Newby, Eric; (Evelyn Waugh, Preface)
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670348422
- ISBN 13
- 9780670348428
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Viking Press, 1977. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Turquoise cloth boards/NF w/trace discoloration to edges. DJ/VG; price strike-out w/edge rubs & small losses to upper/lower spine edges, and trace discoloration. Small soil spot to title page. History of mountaineering. from earliest times to publication in the late 1970s, of successful ascents as well as memorable attempts. 21 chapters arranged by mountain site: Part 1, Mont Blanc & the Early Days in the Alps; 2, The Eiger; 3, Turkey; 4, New Zealand; 5, The American Continents; and 6, The Himalaya. Strong copy. Fine copy in lesser dust jacket.
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- Title
- GREAT ASCENTS : A Narrative History of Mountaineering
- Author
- Newby, Eric; (Evelyn Waugh, Preface)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0670348422
- ISBN 13
- 9780670348428
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- History/Mountaineering
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering/Rock Climbing;
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