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Skiing For Pleasure
by Matthew, Eileen H
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
South Brunswick: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1968. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. FIRST EDITION. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering spine. The book measures 260mm tall x 182mm and has 232 pages, many b/w photos, two color photos, index. The book is in nice condition with some fading to spine cloth, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, tight binding, no foxing, NOT ex-library. The dust jacket has general rubbing and some loss at the spine ends (see photo). PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000844
- Title
- Skiing For Pleasure
- Author
- Matthew, Eileen H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A. S. Barnes and Co.
- Place of Publication
- South Brunswick
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Skiing, Skis, Ski, Ski-ing, Sci, Schisport, Schilauf, Skilauf, Schneelaufer, Skilaufer, Schneelaufer, Skidor, Sciatori
- Bookseller catalogs
- Skiing;
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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