From Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since 19 August 1998
About this Item
Fourth Edition. A copy with fine provenance, coming from the library of Eric Roberts, the famed climber who died in an avalanche on Annapurna. with 24 illustrations, primarily from the author's photographs on double-sided glossy plates with captions. 8vo, original navy blue cloth lettered on the spine in white, and in the publisher's dustjacket. xiv, 368 pp. An essentially fine copy with just a hint of edge mellowing. A COPY WITH FINE PROVENANCE. Along with being President of the Alpine Club the author was also an accomplished poet and he brings a poet's sensibilities to this continuous account of the great ascents made by him in the Alps. It conveys the ever-changing charms of the Alps themselves along with the changing outlook of the mountaineer. Seller Inventory # 27755
Bibliographic Details
Title: ON HIGH HILLS Memories of the Alps
Publisher: London Methuen and Co. LTD 1944
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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