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The Mountain World. 1953
by Kurz, Marcel
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Rather worn and frayed
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1953. Well illustrated, large octavo, pp 220, slight foxing to the fore-edge, otherwise just slightly used internally, brown cloth very slightly worn and faded, the dustwrapper is rubbed, frayed and a little torn. [There is, at the rear, an impressive fold-out photographic panorama of the Kumbu-Cwm with Everest in the centre. The account of the first Swiss expedition to Everest, 1952, occupies 113 pages.]. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Rather worn and frayed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017280
- Title
- The Mountain World. 1953
- Author
- Kurz, Marcel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Rather worn and frayed
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Kumbu-Cwm.Everest.expedition.1952.Swiss.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; Mountaineering & Caving;
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About the Seller
Mike Park Ltd
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London, Greater London
About Mike Park Ltd
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- Dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Cloth
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