Kanchenjunga
by Tucker, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good - Fine
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Elek Books, 1955 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. 224 pp, sketch map and illus. Foreword by John Hunt: First Edition, 1955 [Neate #826]. Not Price Clipped. Minor wear top and bottom edge dj. Only the faintest wear to top fore-edge corner tips, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight and clean text. 6.25" x 9". Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector. "Recounts the thorough reconnaissance expedition in 1954 that found the route for the first ascent in 1955, and although, technically difficult and involving danger, a possible route to the summit was discovered.".
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006260
- Title
- Kanchenjunga
- Author
- Tucker, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Elek Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- HISTORY MOUNTAINEERING EXPEDITIONS BRITISH CLIMBS HIMALAYANS KANCHENJUNGA
- Bookseller catalogs
- GEOGRAPHY & MAPS; HISTORY;
- Size
- Octavo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.