Mountaineering & Exploration In The Selkirks -- A Record Of Pioneer Work Among The Canadian Alps 1908-1912
by Palmer, Howard
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1914. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST EDITION in first state decorated binding. Original navy cloth, gilt-white-grey decoration on front cover, gilt lettering cover & spine, TEG. Overall nice condition: spine gilt dull but present, shallow 2mm deep x 2cm chip (hardly noticeable) in cloth at top of spine, otherwise nice condition with bright, clean, tight binding, no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, folding maps in fine condition. Book measures 24cm tall x 16cm, and has 439 pages, 3 folding maps, 1 folding diagram, 219 b/w photos, 12 appendices, index
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- Title
- Mountaineering & Exploration In The Selkirks -- A Record Of Pioneer Work Among The Canadian Alps 1908-1912
- Author
- Palmer, Howard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Canadian Rockies, Selkirks, Mt Sir Donald, Mount Sir Sandford
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
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