My Climbing Adventures in Four Continents [The Modern Travel Series]
por Turner, Samuel
- Usado
- Capa dura
- Condição
- VG+
- Livreiro
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1913 8vo. original black cloth gilt (spine titling sunned with minor rubbing to extremities, lower hinge just starting, prev. owner's name to front pastedown, a few spots to outer leaves and edges, else clean & bright throughout); pp. i-xiv, 15-284 (last colophon), [2 (advt., last blank)], with 74 illustrations. A very good copy. [Neate T71: Turner was a mountaineer whose travels included Siberia, South America and New Zealand. His bombastic style spoils his books and detracts from his not inconsiderable climbing achievements.]. Second Impression. Hard Cover. VG+.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 007679
- Título
- My Climbing Adventures in Four Continents [The Modern Travel Series]
- Autor
- Turner, Samuel
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - VG+
- Edição
- Second Impression
- Editorial
- T. Fisher Unwin
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1913
- Palavras-chave
- Samuel Turner My Climbing Adventures Four Continents Alps Siberia New Zealand Andes
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Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
Sobre Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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