K2, Triumph and Tragedy
by Curran, Jim
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG+
- Seller
-
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1987 VG+/VG+. 8vo. original blue boards (slightly rubbed, paperstock a little toned) in dustwrapper priced $22.95 US (a trifle rubbed); pp. 220 (last blank), with numerous illustrations. A very good copy. Flatsigned to title page 'Jim Curran'. Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Prize 1988. . Signed by Author. First US. Hard Cover. VG+/VG+.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004701
- Title
- K2, Triumph and Tragedy
- Author
- Curran, Jim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- First US
- Publisher
- The Mountaineers
- Place of Publication
- Seattle
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- Jim Curran K2 Triumph and Tragedy Concordia Baltoro Karakoram Karakorum Pakistan Xinjiang Sinkiang China Central Asia Himalaya Al Rouse Julie Tullis Kurt Diemberger Tadeusz Piotrowski
Terms of Sale
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Flatsigned
- A flatsigned book is signed, and not inscribed, directly on a page of the book, rather than on a bookplate or with an...
- VG+/VG+
- A book in slightly better than Very Good Condition with a dust jacket that is in slightly better than Very Good Condition. Very...