MY CLIMBS IN THE ALPS AND CAUCASUS
by Alfred Mummery,
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
MY CLIMBS IN THE ALPS AND CAUCASUS - Alfred Mummery, 1895, First edn., 2nd imp, T Fisher Unwin, London, original cream cloth, leather plate to spine with gilt titles, 360 page hardback, VG with some water staining on last few pages, B&W plates throughout - early climbs in The Alps and early exploration of the Caucasus. Mummery later disappeared during a recce climb on Nanga Parbat.
THIS item is heavy and may require extra postage when sent internationally outside New Zealand. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED.
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- Bookseller
- Barking Mad Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BMB#64
- Title
- MY CLIMBS IN THE ALPS AND CAUCASUS
- Author
- Alfred Mummery,
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Uk edition, 2nd imp
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T Fisher Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1895
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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With 32 seasons in Antarctica and 26 Himalayan expeditions behind him, Colin Monteath also maintains a large polar / mountain / exploration reference library. Researchers, authors, publishers are welcome to use this service...see also hi-resolution image galleries on www.colinmonteath.nz
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