The Mountain Of My Fear -- 1969 FIRST UK edition
by Roberts, David
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Souvenir Press, 1969. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST UK Edition. Original blue boards with gilt lettering spine. Excellent condition book that is clean, sharp corners, tight binding, no rubbing, tiny amount of fore-edge foxing but no foxing on any page faces, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. The original dust wrapper has wear at spine ends with small loss, edge rubbing, splotchy light stain middle of spine and surrounding areas of front and rear panels, price-clipped flap corner. The book measures 222mm tall x 137mm, and has 157 pages, 22 b/w photos, 3 maps (1 2-page route diagram), 4 appendices. This UK edition has nearly twice as many photos as the USA first edition but is slightly smaller in size. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003025
- Title
- The Mountain Of My Fear -- 1969 FIRST UK edition
- Author
- Roberts, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Souvenir Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Alaska
- Bookseller catalogs
- SIGNED Mountain; Mountaineering; Alaska;
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JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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Portland, Oregon
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Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...