National Geographic Alps Book Vintage 1973 Hardcover Travel Photography Book
$19.99
This vintage National Geographic Alps book gives the buyer both shelf appeal and armchair travel value. It works well as a mountain-themed coffee table book, a gift for a traveler or skier, or a display piece for alpine, lodge, or study decor.
The large scenic photography and clean blue cloth boards make it an easy book to enjoy visually even when it is not being read.
Book Details
• Item: Vintage illustrated nonfiction travel book
• Title: The Alps
• Author: Prepared by the Special Publications Division, National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Year: 1973
• Edition / Printing: Exact edition not confirmed; copyright page shown states 1973
• Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
• Dust Jacket: Yes
• Size / Measurements: Approx. 10 x 7 x 0.75 inches (provided)
• Page Count: 207 pages (supported by the page reference shown on the copyright page and provided info)
• Cover / Jacket Colors: Full-color pictorial jacket; blue cloth boards with white floral emblem; cream jacket back/spine
• Genre / Subject: Travel, geography, mountain photography, European Alps
Notable Features:
Matterhorn scene on front jacket; blue cloth hardcover with white alpine flower motif; numerous color photographs visible; laid-in National Geographic gift order form; National Geographic Society publication
Condition Grade: Good
Positives
• Blue cloth boards present well with bright color and crisp white alpine flower emblem
• Binding appears intact from the photos provided
• Interior pages shown look clean and readable
• Multiple full-color photo pages are bright and display well
• Dust jacket is present
• National Geographic gift order form is still laid in
• No writing seen in the photos provided
Issues / Wear
• Dust jacket has edge wear, rubbing, and creasing
• Noticeable chips and tears at jacket corners and spine ends
• Jacket shows toning and light soil/age marks, especially on the back
• Top edge of jacket has several small tears and bends
• Jacket flaps and edges show handling wear
• Some page edges show light age toning
• Book has light shelf wear visible along the lower edges
This 1973 National Geographic hardcover keeps its Matterhorn jacket and the laid-in gift order form, and it suits a travel or mountain photography shelf. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.
- Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
- Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
- Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
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