Search Results: life of man on the high by angelo mosso

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1898. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fair. Spine cover is missing. Slightly foxed. Armorial library bookplate of The Walker Library, St. Paul's School, to free front endpaper. Private ownership bookplate to front pastedown. Translated from the second edition of the Italian by E. Lough Kiesow. Lavishly illustrated throughout. xv and 342pp.

HardPress Publishing, 2012-08-01. Paperback. Good.

T. Fisher Unwin, 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. First Edition. A clean, tight copy. Binding tight.

T. Fisher Unwin, 1898. 1898 First Edition. hardcover. xv, 342pp, original blue decorative boards, t.e.g., a few minor blemishes to front board, light wear to extremities, private bookplate, foxing to endpapers and occasional elsewhere, VG.. An Italian explorers account of his study of physiology of Alpine life in the year 1894 on Monte Rosa.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

London: T. Fisher Unwin Book. Good. Hardcover. 1898. First English Edition, large 8vo, xv, 342pp, profusely illustrated. TEG. Ex-lib, with few markings including remains of a small sticker on the spine, extremities worn, light to moderate soiling, else G. Angelo Mosso, (1846-1910) was a physiologist who made important investigations into human respiration and muscular fatigue at high altitudes, and was the first to study apnea. He also invented a sphygmomanometer for registering the blood pressure in the finger. See several entries for him in Garrison & Morton, MEDICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY, including this one, #950. (The Italian edition). The subject of this book is a study he undertook in 1894 at Monte Rosa, the highest point in the Pennine Alps, at an elevation of about 14,000 feet. A heavy volume; will require additional shipping charges..

London: T Fisher Unwin. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and marked. Some wear on corners and top and tail of spine. Spine dulled. Browned endpapers. Some foxing throughout. Teg. 1898. First UK Edition. Blue hardback cloth cover. 260mm x 170mm (10" x 7"). 342pp. Black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. .

T. Fisher Unwin, 1898. 1898 First Edition. hardcover. xv, 342pp, original blue decorative boards, t.e.g., light wear to extremities, prize bookplate, foxing to endpapers and occasional elsewhere, VG. An attractive copy.. An Italian explorers account of his study of physiology of Alpine life in the year 1894 on Monte Rosa.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. First English edition. Translated from the second edition of the Italian by E. Lough Kiesow. Pictorial cloth, gilt-stamped letters on front and spine, top edge gilt.Hinges cracked, cloth modestly worn, lacking front fly, still very good.