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A Life on the Edge; Memoirs of Everest and Beyond
by Jim Whittaker
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0898865409
- ISBN 13
- 9780898865400
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers, 1999 The Mountaineers, Seattle, WA. 1999. Hard Cover. 2nd Printing. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. Inscribed by the author to the previous owner on the title page. 271 pp. Gray Boards with red cloth overlay on the spine with bright gold lettering on the spine. The first American to reach the summit of the highest mountain on earth, Jim Whittaker was the confidant of Bobby Kennedy, CEO of the nation's largest outdoor gear company, leader of the first successful American Expedition to K2, a sailor and explorer who at age 70 is circumnavigating the globe with his family. A pristine and clean copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001200
- Title
- A Life on the Edge; Memoirs of Everest and Beyond
- Author
- Jim Whittaker
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0898865409
- ISBN 13
- 9780898865400
- Publisher
- The Mountaineers
- Place of Publication
- Seattle, WA
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- K2, MOUNT EVEREST, EXPLORER, MOUNTAIN CLIMBING, REI
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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