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ISBN10: 0938567071, ISBN13: 9780938567073, [publisher: The Crowood Press, Marlborough] Hardcover First Edition F-/F-. 8vo. original black boards gilt (paperstock toned, as usual) in dustwrapper priced £12.95 (a trifle rubbed, spine a little sunned); pp. x (last blank), 165, with illustrations & 3 maps. A near fine copy. [Castlemaine, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 1988]
Marlborough: The Crowood Press, Date: 1988 F-/F-. 8vo. original black boards gilt (paperstock toned, as usual) in dustwrapper priced £12.95 (a trifle rubbed, spine a little sunned); pp. x (last blank), 165, with illustrations & 3 maps. A near fine copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. F-/F-. 1988. The Crowood Press ISBN 0938567071 9780938567073 [AU]
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ISBN10: 0938567071, ISBN13: 9780938567073, [publisher: The Crowood Press, Marlborough] Hardcover First Edition F-/F-. 8vo. original black boards gilt (paperstock toned, as usual) in dustwrapper priced £12.95 (a trifle rubbed, spine a little sunned); pp. x (last blank), 165, with illustrations & 3 maps. A near fine copy. [Castlemaine, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 1988]
ISBN10: 0938567071, ISBN13: 9780938567073, [publisher: Crowood Press] Hardcover First Edition Hardcover, x + 166pp + 12 pages of glossy colour photos, 5 b&w maps in text, bibliography, NOT ex-library. Internal age-tanning otherwise very good. Pages are clean with unmarked text and firm binding, free of foxing and age-spotting; no stamps, no inscriptions. Unclipped dust jacket with shelfworn marks and scratches, scuffing and a bit of creasing to edges, little fraying to tips of corners; a small area of wear to protective laminate (at front upper edge). -- Gangkar Punsum, at 24,770 feet, is the highest peak in the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. In autumn 1986 Steven Berry - at thirty-seven already a veteran of the Himalaya - led an international team of climbers, plus support trekkers, to tackle the unconquered peak. Two years of laborious preparations had led up to the attempt to get the climbers on the mountain in the limited weather window between the end of the monsoons and the onset of winter. Arrival in Thimphu, Bhutan's capital, far from marking the end of the hassle, was to face Berry with the threat of an immediate tragedy. The frustrations, setbacks and near-disasters with which all such enterprises are fraught continued through the walk-in and up to the mountain herself; and the climbing was to bring moments of utter physical exhaustion and sheer terror as well as of satisfaction and almost mystical aesthetic joy. "The Thunder Dragon Kingd ...
Marlborough The Crowood Press 1988 First Edition Hard Cover F- in F- jacket F-/F-. 8vo. original black boards gilt (paperstock toned, as usual) in dustwrapper priced £12.95 (a trifle rubbed, spine a little sunned); pp. x (last blank), 165, with illustrations & 3 maps. A near fine copy.
Crowood Press 1988 First Edition Hardcover Fine in Fine Dust Jacket 8vo. 166 pp. We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionaly packaged and shipped promptly. M24.
Crowood Press. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. Date: 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 166 pp. We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionaly packaged and shipped promptly. . M24 . 1988. Crowood Press ISBN 0938567071 9780938567073 [US]
ISBN10: 0938567071, ISBN13: 9780938567073, [publisher: Crowood Press] Hardcover First Edition 8vo. 166 pp. We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionaly packaged and shipped promptly. . M24 [Bloomington, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1988]
Cloudcap/Cloudcap, Date: 1988. Hard cover. Like New/Very Good. A couple of short tears and some light edgewear to dustjacket. Gangkhar Puensum is the highest mountain in Bhutan and the highest unclimbed mountain in the world, with an elevation of 7,570 metres (24,836 ft) and a prominence of 2,995 metres (9,826 ft). Its name means "White Peak of the Three Spiritual Brothers".It lies on the border with Tibet (however, see below for disputes about its exact location). After Bhutan was opened for mountaineering in 1983 there were four expeditions that resulted in failed summit attempts in 1985 and 1986. 1988. Cloudcap/Cloudcap ISBN 0938567071 9780938567073 [US]
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Cloudcap/Cloudcap 1988 Unabridged. Hard cover Like New in Very Good jacket A couple of short tears and some light edgewear to dustjacket. Gangkhar Puensum is the highest mountain in Bhutan and the highest unclimbed mountain in the world, with an elevation of 7, 570 metres (24, 836 ft) and a prominence of 2, 995 metres (9, 826 ft). Its name means "White Peak of the Three Spiritual Brothers". It lies on the border with Tibet (however, see below for disputes about its exact location). After Bhutan was opened for mountaineering in 1983 there were four expeditions that resulted in failed summit attempts in 1985 and 1986.
ISBN10: 0938567071, ISBN13: 9780938567073, [publisher: Cloudcap/Cloudcap] Hardcover A couple of short tears and some light edgewear to dustjacket. Gangkhar Puensum is the highest mountain in Bhutan and the highest unclimbed mountain in the world, with an elevation of 7,570 metres (24,836 ft) and a prominence of 2,995 metres (9,826 ft). Its name means "White Peak of the Three Spiritual Brothers".It lies on the border with Tibet (however, see below for disputes about its exact location). After Bhutan was opened for mountaineering in 1983 there were four expeditions that resulted in failed summit attempts in 1985 and 1986. [New Castle, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1988]
Cloudcap 1988 Unabridged. Hardcover Very Good Text pages clean & tight with no markings or highlighting. DJ has scratches & slight stains on back. Inside cover & first right corner clipped. Some shelf wear. A very interesting account of a Himalayan mountain expedition to Bhutan (1986). Numerous color photos accompany text. Very nice copy!
Cloudcap, Date: 1988. Hard cover. Like New/Fine. A couple of short tears and some light edgewear to dustjacket. Gangkhar Puensum is the highest mountain in Bhutan and the highest unclimbed mountain in the world, with an elevation of 7,570 metres (24,836 ft) and a prominence of 2,995 metres (9,826 ft). Its name means "White Peak of the Three Spiritual Brothers".It lies on the border with Tibet (however, see below for disputes about its exact location). After Bhutan was opened for mountaineering in 1983 there were four expeditions that resulted in failed summit attempts in 1985 and 1986. 1988. Cloudcap ISBN 0938567071 9780938567073 [US]
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Cloudcap 1988 Unabridged. Hard cover Like New in Fine jacket A couple of short tears and some light edgewear to dustjacket. Gangkhar Puensum is the highest mountain in Bhutan and the highest unclimbed mountain in the world, with an elevation of 7, 570 metres (24, 836 ft) and a prominence of 2, 995 metres (9, 826 ft). Its name means "White Peak of the Three Spiritual Brothers". It lies on the border with Tibet (however, see below for disputes about its exact location). After Bhutan was opened for mountaineering in 1983 there were four expeditions that resulted in failed summit attempts in 1985 and 1986.
ISBN10: 0938567071, ISBN13: 9780938567073, [publisher: Cloudcap] Hardcover A couple of short tears and some light edgewear to dustjacket. Gangkhar Puensum is the highest mountain in Bhutan and the highest unclimbed mountain in the world, with an elevation of 7,570 metres (24,836 ft) and a prominence of 2,995 metres (9,826 ft). Its name means "White Peak of the Three Spiritual Brothers".It lies on the border with Tibet (however, see below for disputes about its exact location). After Bhutan was opened for mountaineering in 1983 there were four expeditions that resulted in failed summit attempts in 1985 and 1986. [New Castle, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1988]
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