A Man and His Mountains by Norman Croucher - 1894

Hardback. Very Good.

Kingswood: Kaye & Ward, 1984. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1st Printing ADVANCE PROOF COPY of First Edition 1984. Original textured red wrappers with clear plastic front (as issued by publisher) with black lettering front. The clear plastic front cover has a 2cm tear & 1cm tear lower edge, and the front page has a matching 1cm tear in same area. No previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, tight binding. The book measures 234mm tall and has 189 + [2] pages. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Couple short tears to jacket. Price-clipped..

Kingswood: Kaye & Ward, 1984. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition.. 217pp; Profusely illustrated; Size: 8vo.

Kingswood: Kaye & Ward. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover with dust jacket. 0718220005 . Illustrated with colour photographs. Fine blue cloth and gilt with near fine unclipped dust jacket in clear removable plastic sleeve. Not inscribed or marked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 217 pages .

Kaye and Ward 1984 (1st UK). Hardcover. Fine. Born in 1941 and educated at Redruth Grammar School, both of his legs were severed below the knee by a train in 1960 after he collapsed in a drunken stupor and fell down an embankment onto a railway line in Wiltshire. He subsequently trained to be a teacher but was still determined to pursue his love of mountaineering in spite of his disability. Six months after the 900-mile walk to Lands End he climbed the Jungfrau and the Mönch mountains in Switzerland and in 1972 he scaled the treacherous west flank of the Eiger. Two years later he also conquered the Matterhorn. Fine in a Fine d/w.

Kaye & Ward, 1984. 1984 First Edition. hardcover. 217pp, exlibrary, front endpaper removed, Good in Good dw.. Croucher's incredible climbs despite having two artificial legs.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

Kaye & Ward, 1984. 1984 First Edition. hardcover. 217pp, exlib, Good+ in Good+ dw.. Croucher's incredible climbs despite having two artificial legs.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

Kaye & Ward, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near fine. signed by author. UK: Kaye & Ward 1984, first edition. VG hardback; tiny bump on bottom edge of front. Unclipped dust jacket is near fine. 6.5 x 9.5 in., 217 pp. Croucher lost both of his legs below the knee when he was 19. He went on to make climbs on big mountains around the world. This copy signed by Croucher on the page facing the title page.

Kingswood: Kaye & Ward, 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 6.5 x 9.5"; 216pp; blue cloth with gilt; dustwrapper; illustrated; very good copy;.