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Published by Birkenhead : Willmer Brothers & Co. Ltd. . 1956, 1956
Seller: Roger J Treglown, ABA., MILNTHORPE, CUMBR, United Kingdom
Second revised edition. 8vo. ( 159mm. ) Pp. [6] 1 - 171 [1]. [16] photographs. 21 text diagrams. Contents slightly soiled and pencil marking of completed climbs. Original pink cloth backed boards soiled and worn ( through repeated putting in and taking out of a climbers pocket ! ) AlpineClub Library p53.
Published by Willmer Bros & Co. Ltd., Birkenhead, 1956
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Hard Cover. Condition: G+. Revised Edition. 16mo. original red cloth (cloth lightly rubbed with fade and soiling to backstrip, binding shaken with weakness to upper hinge, slight soiling to endpapers & occ. leaves, otherwise internally clean); pp. [vi], 172, with diagrams & photos. A good to very good copy. [Neate Q141]. A reprint of the 1951 first edition, containing the earliest guidebook references to such Joe Brown classics as Valkyrie, Right Unconquerable, Brown's Eliminate, amongst others. Other classic lines of the future are anticipated - Higgar Tor - 'There are small rocks here which give amusing problems, and one vicious crack near the huge leaning block which may repay attention.'.
Published by Willmer Bros & Co. Ltd., Birkenhead, 1951
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
First Edition Signed
Hard Cover. Condition: G. First Edition. 16mo. original green cloth (cloth quite rubbed and soiled, edges worn, lower hinge split); pp. [vi], 172, with diagrams & photos. A good copy of a scarce and sought after edition. [Neate Q141]. The earliest guidebook references to such Joe Brown classics as Valkyrie, Right Unconquerable, Brown's Eliminate, amongst others. Other classic lines of the future are anticipated - Higgar Tor - 'There are small rocks here which give amusing problems, and one vicious crack near the huge leaning block which may repay attention.' The copy belonged to 60s gritstone hard man Pat Fearnehough, with his name to FFE. Fearnehough died on expedition to Latok II in 1978. Association Copy.
Published by Willmer Bros & Co. Ltd., Birkenhead, 1951
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: VG. First Edition. 16mo. original green cloth (cloth a little rubbed & marked with small wear to extremities, spine a little canted, prev. owner's name to FFE ('George Ryback O.U.M.C Christmas 1955') with occ. pencil crosses next to routes); pp. [vi], 172, with diagrams & photos. A very good copy of a scarce and sought after edition. [Neate Q141]. The earliest guidebook references to such Joe Brown classics as Valkyrie, Right Unconquerable, Brown's Eliminate, amongst others. Other classic lines of the future are anticipated - Higgar Tor - 'There are small rocks here which give amusing problems, and one vicious crack near the huge leaning block which may repay attention.'.