Bilczewski Adam (1 results)

First Edition. First edition, 6½" x 4½", pp. 182, [2]; tri-fold map laid in, as issued, 22 color illustrations (1 double-page) on rectos and versos of 8 plates at the back; text a bit toned, else a very good copy in original pictorial wrappers. "In 1971 [Bilczewski] took part in an expedition to the Peruvian Andes, in 1974 he was deputy head of an expedition to the subarctic mountains of Alaska and Canada. He organized and led three successful expeditions to the eight-thousanders of the Himalayan mountains: in 1979 to Lhotse via the north-west face, in 1982 to Makalu, the first ascent of the left rib of the west face with difficulty, and finally - in the winter of 1984-85 to Dhaulagiri, the second winter ascent and the first during the calendar winter (the summit reached by Andrzej Czok and Jerzy Kukuczka)" (wolna.encyklopedia). Yakushi B368: "Account of the [successful Polish] expedition to Lhotse in 1979." Nine in OCLC, all in Poland except for The American Alpine Club.