Scrambles in the Eastern Graians 1878-1897
by Yeld, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: T.Fisher Unwin, 1900 8vo. original pictorial blue cloth gilt, teg, rest uncut (spine sunned & marked, a little rubbing & bumping, hinges tender but firm, occ. spotting / offsetting to endpapers, leaf edges & adjacent to the plates, fore-edge of final leaves a little watermarked, 'With Publisher's Compliments' blindstamp to title page & tissueguard, prev. owner's name, but mostly clean); pp. xx, 280 (last pubs. advts.), with 19 plates, a folding panorama and a folding map. Heavy item (1.1 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good copy. [Neate Y07; Yeld, one-time editor of the Alpine Journal, was an authority on the Graian Alps, and collaborated with Coolidge in the production of the Conway-Coolidge guidebook to the area].. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG.
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- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003921
- Title
- Scrambles in the Eastern Graians 1878-1897
- Author
- Yeld, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- T.Fisher Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- George Yeld Scrambles Eastern Graians Italian Alps Italy
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
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