Peaks and Valleys
by Smythe, F. S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- G/No Jacket
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1938 4to. original beige cloth (ex-library with bookplates, labels to endpapers, no. to spine, fore-edge a little thumbed, edges a little rubbed with trifling wear, boards glazed; lacks dustwrapper); pp. xii (last blank), 130 (last blank), with a colour frontispiece & 75 full page monochrome plates. A good copy. [Neate S126: Photo-album, partly illustrating his Himalayan travels described in his book Valley of the Flowers].. First Edition. Hard Cover. G/No Jacket.
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Details
- Seller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 010287
- Title
- Peaks and Valleys
- Author
- Smythe, F. S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
Terms of Sale
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
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