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2 books: 1966 Mountain Conquest, 1984 Attenborough Living Planet - $12 (West Seattle)
35th Ave SW near Avalon
condition:
excellent
size / dimensions:
10 x 7 inches
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Mountain Conquest $9
Global history of mountaineering, from 19th century early techniques and successes to 20th century attempts on various peaks, including Everest. The book contains numerous illustrations, photographs, and maps
Title: Mountain Conquest
Author: Eric Shipton
Publisher: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., New York
Publication year: 1966
Edition: First
Pages: 153
Type: Hardback
Size:10 inches high x 7 inches wide
Condition: Excellent. No marks, tears, or spots on pages. Binding is tight. Cover in very good condition, with some wear on corners.
The Living Planet $5
Per jacket cover: “The Living Planet is the story of the Earth's surface and its colonization by animals and plants. Changes proceed continuously. Volcanoes erupt, islands are formed and disappear. Rivers clog and change their courses. Lakes fill with sediment and become swamps, and eventually plains. As continents drift over the face of the globe, moving toward the equator or up to the poles, so jungle may turn to tundra, and grasslands bake into desert. In the Living Planet David Attenborough explores the strategies different species use to survive environmental change....” The book contains numerous color photographs.
Title: The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth
Author: Sir David Attenborough
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, Boston / Toronto
Publication year: 1984
Edition: First
Pages: 320
Type: Hardback with jacket cover
ISBN: 0-316-05748-7
Size:10 inches high x 7 inches wide
Condition: Excellent. No marks, tears, or spots on pages. Binding is tight. Cover in excellent condition. Jacket has some wear on edges, crease at bottom.