The springs of adventure

Noyce, Wilfrid. The springs of adventure. First edition. London: John Murray, 1958. Hardback, VG, in unclipped dustjacket in protective transparent sleeve. Jacket has minor shelfwear to edges and some age discolouration to the white background on reverse. Blue cloth wth gilt lettering to spine in black text box. Binding strong. Light tanning to endpapers. Illustrated title page. 240pp., b/w photographs. Cuthbert Wilfrid Francis Noyce (31 December 1917 24 July 1962) (usually known as Wilfrid Noyce (often misspelt as 'Wilfred'), some sources give third forename as Frank) was an English mountaineer and author. He was a member of the 1953 British Expedition that made the first ascent of Mount Everest. Noyce died in a mountaineering accident together with the 23-year-old Scot Robin Smith in 1962 after. a successful ascent of Mount Garmo (6,595 m), in the Pamirs. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.…