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ON TOP OF THE WORLD AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF MOUNTAINEERING Showell Styles 1967 1st US ed Hardcover DJ VG-Fine
By Styles, Showell
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New York, MacMillan, 1967, 1st US edition. 278 pp, hundreds of color and black and white photographs. Larger hardcover with dust jacket. Book and DJ are both VG-Fine.
This book is larger and heavier than usual. Extra postage will be requested for Media Mail, Priority Mail and International Mail.
This magnificently illustrated history of mountain climbing captures the excitement and ultimate adventure of a great sport as few books have ever done.
On Top Of The World
may bring a sense of awe and respect to the initiated. It cannot fail to delight the enthusiast, who will find here the full history of a fabulous sport skillfully told and breathtakingly illustrated.
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