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Unsworth, Walter Matterhorn Man: the Life and Adventures of Edward Whymper
London Victor Gollancz 1965 First Edition Original Cloth Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
127 pages + 10 illustrations on 8 plates + 4 in-text maps and diagrams. No signatures. Front flap of dustjacket is price-clipped with slight loss of text. Small bookseller's sticker on front endpaper. 1.5" closed tear in front panel of dustjacket. "The Matterhorn, the most spectacular mountain in the Alps, was first climbed by Whymper in 1865. In this anniversary volume, Walter Unsworth, himself a climber, tells the story of all that led up to the ascent, from the earliest attempts to the final successful tragic expedition. "; 8vo
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47.25 NZD
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Unsworth, Walter Tiger In The Snow The Life And Adventures Of A. F. Mummery
London Victor Gollancz 1967 First Edition Hardcover Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
No signatures. Some fading to ends of spine. Spotting to top page edges. Fading to dust wrapper spine. 1/2 x 1/2" area of rubbing to dust wrapper spine. 1/2" tear at tail edge of rear panel of dust wrapper. Dust wrapper is price clipped. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; 125, [i], pages + plates. Blue papered boards with gilt lettering. Page dimensions: 216mm x 137mm. "A. F. Mummery has often been called 'The Father of Modern Climbing'. He lived in the latter half of the nineteenth century and, in his youth, made many great climbs with the finest Alpine Guides of the period." - from the dust wrapper blurb.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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40.50 NZD
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