Peter Graham: Mountain Guide

Hewitt, H B (Ed)

Published by Reed/Allen and Unwin, Wellington/London, 1965

About this Item

Peter Graham was one of NZ's earliest mountaineering guides and certainly became among its most notable, making a tremendous contribution to the development of NZ mountaineering from the early 1890s, when the sport was becoming established. He was head guide at the Hermitage, the base for many climbs to the highest peaks in the Southern Alps, including Mount Cook, from 1894 to 1928. He was popular guide and companion for many climbers. Born in Westland, on the Tasman Sea side of the Alps, in 1874 he died there in 1961. At the time he was compiling this autobiography, but his story had advanced only to 1910. John Pascoe, another noted man of the mountains, wrote both the foreward and epilogue rounding out the story and the original manuscript was edited by H B Hewitt. A fine account of early mountaineering in NZ. 245 pages including appendix and index, 35 b/.w photos, colour e/paper maps, map frontis. Blue hard covers with black spine titles VG+ with tiny fade bands spine extemities, small ink name address to left FFEP verso, text block otherwise excellent. Pictorial DJ (colour to front) VG with surface wear to folds and spine hinges, few chips.

Seller Inventory # 003552

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Peter Graham: Mountain Guide
• Publisher: Reed/Allen and Unwin, Wellington/London
• Publication Date: 1965
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Photos, Maps
• Edition: 1st
• Condition: VG+
• Dust Jacket Condition: VG