To the unknown Mountain. The ascent of an unexplored Twenty-Five Thousander in the Karakoram - Trivor (signed and dedicated by Noyce to his wife briefly before his death !),

Noyce, Wilfrid:

Published by London, Heinemann,, 1962

About this Item

Original hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, xii, 183 pp., 19 illustrations on plates, 3 maps, edges, dust jacket with signs of use, very good condition. Important, very well written book on the ascent of Trivor in Pakistan, next to China. With a chapter by Don Whillans (Solo by Motor-Bicycle from Rawalpindi to Lancashire). Uncommon first edition in nice condition. Here the finest association copy: With dedication from Noyce to his wife Rosemary Campbell Davies on the front endpaper: "Rosie / with love from / Wilf. / 8.1.62". Noyce died during a mountaineering accident in the Pamirs a few months later, on 24. July 1962. Noyce was member of the 1953 Everest team, where he reached the South Col first and first climbed Machapuchare in Nepal in 1957. An exceptional association copy. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: To the unknown Mountain. The ascent of an unexplored Twenty-Five Thousander in the Karakoram - Trivor (signed and dedicated by Noyce to his wife briefly before his death !),
• Publisher: London, Heinemann,
• Publication Date: 1962
• Language: English
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 550 grams
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Catalogue 58