Hardcover with jacket in good condition. Plastic-protected jacket is marked and slightly faded. Jacket leading corners, edges and spine are worn, creased and nicked. Jacket upper edges and spine head are chipped. Hardcover, page block and a few pages are slightly tanned and foxed. Hardcover spine ends and lower edges are bumped and worn. Contents remain clear throughout. HCW
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Seller: Persephone's Books, Gastonia, NC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. 1st Edition. v, 186 pp. First printing. Previous owner name on the front free endpaper. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean. The jacket is rubbed along the upper edge. Seller Inventory # 082496
Seller: Quickhatch Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. iii, 186pp., biblio., notes. The story of J. Norman Collie and his mountaineering exploits in Scotland, the Rockies, Norway, and Himalaya. VG in edgeworn, nicked and torn DJ. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 005799
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss, taped) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 185 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Subjects; Collie, John Norman (1859-1942). Mountaineers Great Britain Biography. Mountaineering History. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 450476
Seller: Post Horizon Booksellers, Nokomis, SK, Canada
Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Canadian Edition. 185pp w appendix and bibliography. Illustrated w historical bw photographs. Khaki weave paper-over-boards showing light shelf wear to bottom edges. Binding square and sound. Photo illustrated DJ is clean showing moderate wear, preserved now in archival cover. Octavo. Seller Inventory # 044663
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Seller: Ghost River Rare and Used Books, Cremona, AB, Canada
B/w Illustrations (illustrator). Toronto, Montreal: Holt, Rinehart and Winston of Canada, Ltd 1973, 1973 HC and DJ First American Edition 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 ISBN:0-03-929953-8 Subtitled: J Norman Collie, Mountaineer John Norman Collie was the quintessential mountaineer During 25 years, he climbed the m ajor mountain ranges of the world- from the then relatively untouched Canadian Rockies, to the Himalaya; from the peaks of the Lofoten Islands, to the Alps Climbed with other greats such as CS Tho m pson, AF Mummery, Geoffrey Hastings and Cecil Slingsby and with colourful characters such as Bill Peyto This book captures the world of mountaineering with its triumphs and its tragedies; freedom a nd immense pleasure DJ has nice portrait of Collie New mylar cover Wear to edges, a few tears and chips otherwise v good Binding is a handsome tweedy cloth on boards, a bit of wear to corners - o therwise perfect Endpapers pristine - no former owner's name Text is mint with nice b/w photos, maps A splendid copy of this fine book Dj: good, Binding and text: fine. Seller Inventory # 001745
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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss, taped) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 185 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Subjects; Collie, John Norman (1859-1942). Mountaineers Great Britain Biography. Mountaineering History. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 450476
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Seller: Ghost River Rare and Used Books, Cremona, AB, Canada
Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair-Good. B/w Illustrations (illustrator). Toronto: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973. 185 pages. Dust jacket has some wear to edges, a few tears with radiating creases but looks good in new plastic protective cover. Tan woven look cloth on boards binding has a bit of fraying to top front corner but is clean and unmarked. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked. Good/Fair-Good. Seller Inventory # 101745
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Seller: The Merrickville Book Emporium, Merrickville, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. B/w Illustrations (illustrator). 1st Edition. Biography of John Norman Collie, the late Victorian scientist, geographer, writer, photographer, and art collector, who was also a celebrated mountaineer. Over a period of twenty-five years, Collie scaled peaks in the Himalayas, the Canadian Rockies, the Lofoten Islands in Norway, and the Alps. Copy is in very good+ condition. Some faint scuffing and shelf wear to the patterned, light green boards and some wear to the dust jacket. Interior is bright, clean, and well-bound. Seller Inventory # 000390
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Seller: Harropian Books, IOBA, Nelson, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Oatmeal cloth over boards, broad 8vo (9 inches tall), pp. [iv], 185, [186], maps, B&W photos, copyright page with number line to "1". Volume with spine ends softened; DJ with rubbing and edge wear, small chip to head of spine. Ref. Neate T08 "The only overall account of Collie's life and climbs". Seller Inventory # 756
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Seller: Come See Books Livres, Canton de Hatley, QC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. B/w Illustrations (illustrator). First Edition. BOOK RATES NEAR FINE CONDITION IN VERY GOOD P/C D/J. SOLID & VERY CLEAN WITH INSCRIPTION ON ffep. 185 PAGES. SCANS ON REQUEST. THANKS. Seller Inventory # 007073
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