The Conquest of Mount Cook and Other Climbs : An Account of Four Seasons' Mountaineering on the Southern Alps of New Zealand

Lacking the half title leaf and frontispiece. 80mm split to cloth at tail of front joint. Binding shaken. One preliminary leaf detached and loose. Chips to blank margins of a few leaves. Moderate scattered foxing. Newspaper clipping on rear endpaper. Previous owner's pencil signature "Florence Batchelor / 1929".; (iii)-xv, [1], 250, [2] + 48 illustrations on 39 plate leaves. Lacking the half title leaf and frontispiece. Khaki cloth boards with two leather lettering pieces on spine. Page dimensions: 262 x 174mm. Top page edges gilt. "After we had breakfasted, there being no hurry, we settled down on the rocks again. Soon a gentle snore announced that the chaperon was sleeping off his morning exertions. I lay with my hat tilted over my eyes, studying Mount Cook and weaving a fabric of dream and desire about the silvery summits. Presently I mildly suggested that Sealy had been a most enjoyable climb, but not as difficult as I had expected. Graham rose to the bait promptly and said it was considered difficult by most people [. . .]" - page 41. [References: Bagnall D669; Neate p. 56].…