The Playground of Europe by Stephen Leslie (140 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Front end paper removed else light rubbing.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

New Impression. London: Longmans, Green. Very good tight condition hardback slight shelfwear. 1904. New Impression. Very good tight condition hardback slight shelfwear.

Condition: Good. 1936. No Edition Remarks. 243 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth covered boards. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout however binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Moderate tanning to spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. Boards have some wear/toning. Content is cleran with a light toning. No DJ.

Condition: Good. 1936. No Edition Remarks. 243 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Moderate sunning to spine. Visible wear marks to boards.

Condition: Fair. 1899. New Impression. 339 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Textblock is slightly shaky.

Condition: Good+ EX LIB. new edition. 12mo. 339pp. EX LIB. Spine cocked a bit. Call letters in white ink on spine, couple. library stamps, etc, no pockets. Stamped withdrawn.

Paperback. Condition: New. 372 {Size: 13.34 x 21.59 cms} Lang: - English, Pages 372, Print on Demand. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back [1907]. This book is Printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Soft Cover {HARDCOVER EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE}, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Language: English.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Very slight edgewear and very slight foxing; A collection of articles originally appearing in Fraser's magazine and Cornhill magazine, mostly concerning the Alpine areas; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 384 pages.

New Impression. Very good tight condition hardback slight shelfwear.

New Impression. Very good tight condition hardback slight shelfwear.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from The Playground of Europe. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.

Condition: Good. 1946. Reprint. 243 pages. Yellow dust jacket with black lettering over grey cloth. B&W photographs throughout.Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners. Moderate sunning to spine and board edges. Clipped dust jacket. Moderate wear, tear and loss to edges and corners, with tanning to spine. Minor foxing and soiling to DJ.

Condition: Good. 1936. No Edition Remarks. 243 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over grey cloth with red lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Former owner's inscription front free endpaper and paste-down, with a few small nicks and rub marks along text block edge. Minor dog-eared corners. Mild cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Plates are lightly tanned. Boards have light shelf-wear with minor corner bumping and mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a subtle forward lean and bow. Light tanning to spine and edges. Clipped jacket has light surface wear, with small tears, chips and creasing to spine ends, edges and corners. Moderately tanned, with visible thumb-marking.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Octavo. 243pp illustrated. A very good copy in like dust jacket. A reprint of this 19th century classic on mountain climbing, lightly chipped at the crown of jacket.

Paperback. Condition: NEW. Clean and crisp and new!.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st Blackwell's edition of this classic. Internally excellent and unmarked. Boards a little grubby. Binding sound.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket. London: Longmans, Green 1901, 2nd printing of 'Silver Library' edition. Good+ red cloth; bump to rear edge, scuffs on rear & spine, soiling to rear, foxing on frontis tissue guard (doesn't affect title page), owner's name penciled on publisher's page. No dust jacket. 5.25 x 7.75 in., 339 pp. Jill Neate: "Stephen is one of the most famous personalities in mountaineering, and his book ranks among the best in climbing literature.".

Hardcover. Condition: New. 372 {Size: 14.34 x 22.59 cms} Lang: - English, Pages 372, Print on Demand. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back [1907]. This book is Printed in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Language: English.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 243 pages. Dj ripped and worn.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 369.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1904 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 372 Language: English.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1910 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 376 Language: English Pages: 376.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1907 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 378 Language: English.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 381.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. xxi, 243pp., ill. Introduction by G. Winthrop Young. Blackwell's Mountaineering Library No. 1. Ex-institutional library with stamp and card pocket inside front, a call letter on spine. No other ex-lib flaws. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardback. Silver Library Ed. New Impression. Rubbed crimson cloth with gilt spine titles. Slight wear to spine-ends. Dusty upper page edges. 7.5" x 5.2". xiv pp. + 339 pp. Illus: 4 B/W drawings. A collection of articles which appeared in journals about Mountaineering in the Alps. Wt: 0.75 Kg. Good+.