Touching Void Signed by Joe Simpson (5 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: F-. Reprint. 8vo. original printed paper wraps (small loss to lower fore-corner of final few leaves); pp. 216, with illustrations. A near fine copy, otherwise as new. Winner of the 1988 Boardman-Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature. Flatsigned on title page 'Chris Bonington', who contributed the foreword. Association Copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Signed by the author. Reprint. Joe Simpson and Simon Yates made the first ascent of the West Face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes; but whilst descending disaster struck - Joe Simpson fell! What followed was an incredible story of survival! Winner of the 1988 Boardman Tasker Award for mountain literature. Mint in Mint d/w. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition. SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the title page. "The harrowing first person account of one man's miraculous survival." Light soiling along top edge; else Near Fine condition. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The First UK printing published by Jonathan Cape, London in 1988. The correct with the incorrect ISBN number on the reverse of the title page (with no correction sticker) which differs from the ISBN details on the wrapper. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just a hint of pushing at the spine ends and some light toning. Some light spotting to the upper text-block. Black boards / gilt. 172 pp. Illustrated end-papers. Twenty-one plates (colour and B/W), two maps. The foreword by Chris Bonnington. A very slight crease which affects a 5cm in length section of the extreme lower edge of pages 10-40 which appears to have been a production issue in the way the page has been cut. This is only mentioned for completeness. The WRAPPER is neatly price-clipped (as usually encountered) and is in near Fine condition with just a hint of fading of colouring to the orange lettering on the spine and some very light spotting to the rear flap edges. The wrapper is protected in a Brodart archival cover. The book has been signed (without dedication) by the author to the title page. He has also lined out his printed name. A copy of the ticket for the signing event is loosely inserted as provenance. The book was successfully adapted into a survival documentary film directed by Kevin Macdonald and starring Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, and Ollie Ryall. 'The plot concerns Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' near-fatal descent after making the first successful ascent of the West Face of Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes, in 1985. Critically acclaimed, 'Touching the Void' was listed in PBS's '100 Greatest Documentaries of All Time'. The Guardian described it as 'the most successful documentary in British cinema history'. ' (Wiki). A mountaineering classic and increasingly scarce with such attributes. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact. Signed by Author(s).

Joe Simpson and Simon Yates's account of their near fatal descent while climbing Siula Granda (6344m) in the Preuvian Andes. One of the best and most harrowing tales of surviving against the odds. Winner of the Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature in 1989. This is the 3rd printing, signed by Simpson on the title page A fine copy in fine jacket.