Edité par Mountaineers Books, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0898864992 ISBN 13 : 9780898864991
Vendeur : Bookmans, Tucson, AZ, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : Good. . Satisfaction 100% guaranteed.
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Edité par Baton Wicks Publications, 1997
ISBN 10 : 1898573182 ISBN 13 : 9781898573180
Vendeur : Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Edité par The Mountaineers Books, 2014
ISBN 10 : 1594858950 ISBN 13 : 9781594858956
Vendeur : Books Puddle, New York, NY, Etats-Unis
Etat : New. pp. 192.
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Edité par Éditions Guérin, Chamonix, 2009
Vendeur : Librairie Ancienne Dornier, NANCY, France
Brochage D'éditeur. Etat : Parfait. Un volume in-octavo broché de 284 pages, illustrations en noir hors texte. Couverture souple rempliée, illustrée, titrée en blanc plat et dos.
Edité par Guerin édition, 2009
ISBN 10 : 2352210348 ISBN 13 : 9782352210344
Vendeur : booksXpress, Bayonne, NJ, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : new.
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Date d'édition : 1997
Vendeur : Libreria Piani, Monte San Pietro, BO, Italie
Novara, De Agostini, 1997, 8vo cartonato con copertina illustrata a colori, pp. 143 con 44 illustrazioni nel testo.
Date d'édition : 1997
Vendeur : Libreria Piani, Monte San Pietro, BO, Italie
Novara, De Agostini, 1997, 8vo cart. cop. ill. col. pp. 143 con 44 tav. f.t.
Date d'édition : 1997
Vendeur : Libreria Piani, Monte San Pietro, BO, Italie
Novara, De Agostini, 1997, 8vo cart. cop. ill. col. pp. 143 con 44 tav. f.t.
Edité par De Agostini Multimedia.;.ISTITUTO GEOGRAFICO, MILANO.NOVARA, 1997
ISBN 10 : 8841542608 ISBN 13 : 9788841542606
Vendeur : WONDERFUL BOOKS BY MAIL, Durham-CA, CA, Etats-Unis
HARDCOVER. Etat : Very Good. VERY GOOD CONDITION CLEAN, SOLID, BRIGHT. NO BUMPS, NO TEARS, ; .Mostly black glossy hard cover shows white mountain, blue sky & 1x1" phtot of author. .TEXT IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE ONLY. ; Photos & Drawings; 144pg pages.
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Edité par Seattle, Mountaineers Books, 1997
Vendeur : BOUQUINIST, München, BY, Allemagne
Edition originale
Etat : Gut. Erstausgabe. 188 Seiten und 12 Blatt mit 33 Abbildungen und einem Titelbild. Sehr guter Zustand. Frisches Exemplar. Wie ungelesen. Author puts turn-of-the-century explorer in perspective "The Duke of the Abruzzi: An Explorer's Life" is the result of a four-year collaboration between myself and Mirella Tenderini, a noted Italian climbing writer. It is the first complete biography of the Duke and it's taken a century for his story to be told. Previous historians have been frustrated, as we have, because his journals were either lost or destroyed. This is not surprising because throughout his amazing life he was a private, even secretive man, who loved walking unrecognized in public places and mixing with the average person. It is doubtful he would want anyone writing about his private thoughts in years to come. Writing about the Duke's accomplishments early this century, Edward Whymper, the conqueror of the Matterhorn, suggested that the Duke's exploits were often overshadowed by lesser expeditions because his had not resulted in a great loss of life or an epic struggle to survive. Meticulously planned, his expeditions would become the model of many climbs and expeditions to follow. (While the Duke's expedition accounts were not best sellers of their day, these lavish books now fetch up to $2,000 per copy.) Who was the Duke of the Abruzzi? Before the Olympics or World Cup events, national honor was played out through mountain climbing and exploration to the Nile and the Poles. The Duke claimed a number of prizes, including Alaska's treasured Mt. St. Elias in 1897. He led an expedition to establish the farthest North to the Pole mark in 1899, and in 1906 he became the first to climb the Ruwenzori range and map the Nile basin -- a feat that had defeated many previous explorers. In 1909, he established an altitude record on K2 via a ridge which now bears his name. (The record stood until 1922 when climbers were allowed to climb Mt. Everest.) The Duke finally became famous in 1907, though unintentionally, when his love affair with an American debutante became the romance of the age and made the front pages of newspapers on both sides of the Atlantic. After leading Italy's navy as an! admiral during the First World War, the Duke retired to Africa where he served as a diplomat in Ethiopia and a humanitarian in Somaliland, where he created fields of crops in an uninhabitable desert. Though many explorers are more well known, few can match the scope of the Duke's life. "It is a moving story, well told, of a person who performed heroic deeds but exemplified unheroic virtues. The Duke's dignity and integrity stand in contrast to the smash-and-grab greed of 19th century colonialism, and of today's culture of celebrity mountaineering." -- Joel Connelly, the national correspondent for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Last November, Mirella and I were please to receive the very prestigious Primo Gambrinus Award for exploration literature by the Giuseppe Mazzotti Foundation in Italy for the Italian version of the book by DeAgostini, "Il Duca Degli Abruzzi: Principe delle Montagne" (The Duke of the Abruzzi: Mountain Prince). I hope you enjoy the book and I will look forward to hearing from you, Best regards, Michael Shandrick Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 450 23 x 15 x 2 cm. Werkstoff mit goldgeprägten Rückentiteln und Schutzumschlag. ISBN: 0898864992.
Edité par Mountaineers Books, Seattle,, 2014
ISBN 10 : 1594858950 ISBN 13 : 9781594858956
Vendeur : Burwood Books, Wickham Market, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Edition originale
Paperback. Etat : Fine. First Paperback Edition. 8vo. Large format paperback. ISBN: 1594858950 Pages: 192 Fine.
Edité par Baton Wicks, London, 1997
Vendeur : Peter J. Ayre's Books, Somerset, Royaume-Uni
Hardback. Etat : Fine. contains a chapter on his expedition to the Ruwenzori; Binding: Orig. maroon buckram with pictorial dustwrapper; Condition notes: Fine; Illustrations: Frontis + 26 B/W photos; Maps: 7; Pages: 189; Edition/printing: 1st.
Edité par Baton Wicks, London, 1997
Vendeur : Peter J. Ayre's Books, Somerset, Royaume-Uni
Hardback. Etat : Fine. Binding: Orig. maroon buckram with pictorial dustwrapper; Condition notes: Fine; Illustrations: Frontis + 26 B/W photos; Maps: 7; Pages: 189; Edition/printing: 1st.
Edité par DE AGOSTINI, 1997
Vendeur : VETERA RECENTIA, GROTTAGLIE, Italie
Edition originale
Rilegato. Etat : ottimo. prima edizione. 4°,PP.143,LEG.EDIT.CART.ILL.,DAL POLO NORD ALL'UEBI SCEBELI LE STRAORDINARIE IMPRESE DI LUIGI AMEDEO DI SAVOIA, DUCA DEGLI ABRUZZI,RICCA LA PARTE ICONOGRAFICA, RIGOROSA LA RICOSTRUZIONE STORICA.
Edité par Corbaccio, 2006
ISBN 10 : 8879728326 ISBN 13 : 9788879728324
Vendeur : Penn and Ink Used and Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, Etats-Unis
Perfect Paperback. Etat : Very Good. VG in G+ dj.
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Edité par Mountaineers Books, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., 1997, 1997
Vendeur : Pali, Roma, RM, Italie
Hard Cover in Dj. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 8vo. original brown rexine gilt in dustwrapper; pp. 190 (last blank), with 33 illustrations. inscribed on the blank fep, otherwise as new. A fine copy. biografia del duca degli abruzzi, eslporatore, alpinista e gentleman. in english.
Edité par De Agostini, Novara 1997
Vendeur : Mario Rossello, Parma, Italie
Ril cm 19,3x26,6 pp 143 ,ill f.t. carte. La vita e le avventure di un esploratore gentiluomo che trasferì nell'avventura la passione che non poteva trovare nella politica.Il sodalizio con V Sella e con De Filippi.
Edité par Chamonix, Guérin, 2009,, 2009
Vendeur : Harteveld Rare Books Ltd., Fribourg, Suisse
gr. in-8vo, 284 p., brochure originale. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage.
Edité par Ediciones Desnivel, S. L, 2001
ISBN 10 : 8495760142 ISBN 13 : 9788495760142
Vendeur : Iridium_Books, DH, SE, Espagne
Etat : Used - Good.
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