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"Samivel is an alpinist, one of the greats of our time, not only because of the peaks he has climbed, but also and perhaps above all because of the message which he has brought back from the mountains. The best of his watercolors and the funniest of his designs and drawings are collected in this book . . . which will enchant young people from 10 to 80 years of age." -- Dauphone Libere Includes a selected bibliography and table of illustrations.
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- PublisherAlta House
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0961697008
- ISBN 13 9780961697006
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages108
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