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Published by Black Dog & Leventhal, 1998
ISBN 10: 1579120415ISBN 13: 9781579120412
Seller: Your Online Bookstore, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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hardcover. Condition: Fair.
Published by Black Dog & Leventhal, 1998
ISBN 10: 1579120415ISBN 13: 9781579120412
Seller: Your Online Bookstore, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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hardcover. Condition: Good.
Published by Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, New York, NY, 1998
ISBN 10: 1579120415ISBN 13: 9781579120412
Seller: 100POCKETS, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. BRAND NEW & Collectible. Printing "number line" alphabetical; copy shows Printing "a". Blue linen boards w/silver spine lettering. Dust jacket photograph: Paiyu, Karakoram Himalaya by Galen Rowell. Blue endpapers. Comprehensive, in the full sense of the word, chronicle of legendary mountains spread across seven continents, and the men and women unable to resist their lure. Profiles of famous climbers, excerpts from famous writings, facts and lore, and dramatic photographs are deftly presented by journalist and accomplished mountaineer Joseph Poindexter. The Introduction is by Stacy Allison, the first American woman to reach the summit Mount Everest, 1988. An introduction to the sport of climbing precedes text, and a comprehensive bibliography and glossary make bring up the rear. Fine reference/resource.