The Measure of a Mountain: Beauty and Terror on Mount Rainier.
by Bruce Barcott
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- Paperback
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- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0345426339
- ISBN 13
- 9780345426338
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About This Item
New York, NY Ballantine Books, 1998. Paperback First Edition Thus [1998]; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition Thus [1998]; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: pages have tanned a bit, due to aging; the binding shows barely discernible spine lean; else flawless; the binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the covers. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive flaws. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.55 x 0.7 inches). 288 pages. Language: English. Weight: 9.7 ounces. Trade Paperback. Mount Rainier, North America's biggest volcano, looms over Seattle like an invitation to... adventure? Disaster? Discovery? It's all of the above for Bruce Barcott, a Seattle writer who captures the mountain from multiple angles in this luminous biography that defines Rainier's landscape to be like none other on the continent. A literate, entertaining view of a totemic Northwest landmark. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR.
Synopsis
Bruce Barcott contributes major articles on environmental and adventure topics to Outside magazine. He is a former staff writer at the Seattle Weekly and has contributed to The New York Times Magazine, Men’s Journal, Harper’s, and Slate, among other publ
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- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 51350
- Title
- The Measure of a Mountain: Beauty and Terror on Mount Rainier.
- Author
- Bruce Barcott
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus [1998]; First Printing indicated by a complet
- ISBN 10
- 0345426339
- ISBN 13
- 9780345426338
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books,
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1998.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploring Nature and Wildlife; Mountaineering; Nature; Bioregion: Mountains; Mountains;
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