A Climber's Guide To The High Sierra Routes And Records For California Peaks From Bond Pass To Army Pass And For Rock Climbs In Yosemite Valley ANd Kings Canyon -- 1954 FIRST EDITION

1954 FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. Original blue cloth with silver lettering and decorations (boot prints) front cover and spine. The book has clean covers, some rubbing (= fading) at corners, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding, complete with all pages and photos. The original dust jacket has loss at edges and corners up to 15mm deep, minor soiling, original printed price still present on front flap corner. One of the very first climbing guides to include Yosemite Valley (36 pages by David Brower, Richard Leonard and William Dunmire), predating Roper's classic guide by 10 years. The book measures 190mm tall x 125mm, and has 301 pages, 17 b/w photos, 1 b/w illustration plate, several maps and sketches, index to peaks, index to passes. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.