BRITISH MOUNTAINEERS : (Britain in Pictures Series)
by Smythe, F.S.; (W.J. Turner, General Editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- NEAR FINE- COLLECTIBLE/Near Fine
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
London, UK: William Collins, 1942. First Edition, First Thus . Hard Cover/Stitched. NEAR FINE- COLLECTIBLE/Near Fine. Archival Photos & Illustrations. Text/NEW & Bright. Collectible, Vintage 1942 First Edition, First Thus. Illustrated, green boards/Fine. DJ/NF; under mylar. Spot to fEP. 1930's pioneers in British mountain climbing. Mountaineer, botanist, photographer, long advocate of mountain climbing not led by guides, and, member of the 3 Mount Everest expeditions of 1933, 1936 & 1938, Francis Sydney Smythe (1900 - 1949) relates history of, and personal experiences from, early days of the Alpine Club, which he joined in 1902. Illustrated archival illustrations w/8 color plates & 24 illustrations in b/w. 48 pgs in 5 chapters: I, The Pioneers; II, The Golden Age; III, The Fight for the Matterhorn; IV, The Growth of Mountaineering; V, The Himalayas: Mount Everest; and, VI, A Personal Adventure.
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- Bookseller
- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020768
- Title
- BRITISH MOUNTAINEERS : (Britain in Pictures Series)
- Author
- Smythe, F.S.; (W.J. Turner, General Editor)
- Illustrator
- Archival Photos & Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover/Stitched
- Book Condition
- Used - NEAR FINE- COLLECTIBLE
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1942
- Pages
- 48
- Keywords
- Mountaineers, Early British Climbers, History, Mount Everest
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering/Rock Climbing;
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