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Uncle Alec And The Grahams Of Franz Josef -- FIRST EDITION
by Graham, Alec & Jim Wilson
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Dunedin New Zealand: John McIndoe, 1983. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original orange boards with gilt lettering spine. The book is in new condition: no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, tight binding, never used. The dust jacket is in new condition with no tears, very minor rubbing top front (from shifting inside publisher's shipping box of 20 copies), no chips, clean. This book was acquired directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book measures 217mm tall x 154mm, and has 224 pages, 49 b/w photos, 6 maps, reference list, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002263
- Title
- Uncle Alec And The Grahams Of Franz Josef -- FIRST EDITION
- Author
- Graham, Alec & Jim Wilson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- John McIndoe
- Place of Publication
- Dunedin New Zealand
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, new zealand, mt cook, southern alps, sefton, mount tasman
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Alaska; ANDES;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
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