The Romance of Mountaineering
Author(s):
Irving, R. L. G.
Copyright: 1946, Dent, London
Specifications: rep, 8vo, pp.xiv, 331, photo frontis w/ tissue guard, 40 bw photos w/ tissue guards, 3 maps, 7 diagrams, blue cloth
Condition: dj chipped, vg, cloth spine faded, near fine.
Well written accounts of the early phases of mountaineering from the conquest of Mont Blanc to the early exploration of the Himalaya. The photos in this edition are quite nice. From the collection of American mountaineer Richard Irvin with his signature. Neate I17, SB I04, Yak I40.