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Published by Melboune: Lansdowne, 1975, Melboune, 1975
ISBN 10: 0701808306ISBN 13: 9780701808303
Seller: The Last Post Bookshop, Holbrook, NSW, Australia
Book First Edition
H/c. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. H/c. Very Good/Very Good & Protected. First Edition. 12 " x 9 1/2 ". pages 248, d/j is worn and chipped at corners and spine ends, and d/j edges have shelf wear. previous owner's stamp on end papers. 40 colour plates, 220 b/w illustrations and 4 maps. This book unfolds the spellbinding two hundred year old drama of mountaineering. Here is the story of how a gallant company of very different men and women, dukes, cowherds, biologists, literary critics, economists, artists, prospectors and plumbers-reacted to the mountains they climbed, how they met difficulties and danger with comradeship, joy, and unbelievable courage.