London: Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, 1945 VG/VG-. 12mo. original terracotta cloth (prize bookplate to FFE, some leaf edge spotting) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, edges creased & a little frayed, small chipping at headcap); pp. 166 (last blank), with colour frontispiece, illustrations & folding map. A very good copy. [Neate X04: Young adult adventure set in the Himalaya].. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/VG-.

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Bookseller: Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 015203
Title: McGowan Climbs a Mountain
Author: Aldous, Allan
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - VG
Jacket Condition: VG-
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1945

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