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The Mountain of my Fear. By David Roberts (1969) Climbing / Mountaineering
The Mountain of my Fear. By David Roberts (1969) Climbing / Mountaineering
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The Mountain of my Fear
By David Roberts
Published by The Quality Book Club, London, 1969, first English edition. 157 pages..... Illustrated with some interesting black and white photographic plates and black and white maps.
LIST OF CONTENTS
The mountain - The plan - The long road - The unknown glacier - Twenty days' despair - Blue sky and hope - The summit - The accident - Remnants - Glossary - Route description - Occupation of camps - Personal equipment & Group equipment
CONDITION
Hardback book - Hinges are secure with no cracking - Binding is in good condition with some light bumping and wearing to the cloth at the corners of both boards, some light wearing to the cloth at the head and tail of the spine & no marking or staining - Dust-jacket is in fair condition with a very small section missing at the top corner of the front flap, a few very small chips missing at the head of the spine, a very small chip missing at the bottom of the spine, a closed tear of roughly 3cm's in size at the head of the spine, a closed tear of just over 1cm in size at the tail of the spine, a closed tear of just over 1cm in size at the top corner of the back flap, rubbing at the corners of both flaps, white marking caused by creasing in several places, some very light grubby marking on the back flap, a very light yellow mark at the top corner of the front flap, no other tearing, marking or staining & remains unclipped - In good condition throughout with no tearing, marking or staining with the exception of light creasing at the top of quite a few pages at the beginning of the book & a small inscription in pen on the front endpaper - Binding is tight and square and all contents are present - A good copy in a fair dust-jacket
By David Roberts
Published by The Quality Book Club, London, 1969, first English edition. 157 pages..... Illustrated with some interesting black and white photographic plates and black and white maps.
LIST OF CONTENTS
The mountain - The plan - The long road - The unknown glacier - Twenty days' despair - Blue sky and hope - The summit - The accident - Remnants - Glossary - Route description - Occupation of camps - Personal equipment & Group equipment
CONDITION
Hardback book - Hinges are secure with no cracking - Binding is in good condition with some light bumping and wearing to the cloth at the corners of both boards, some light wearing to the cloth at the head and tail of the spine & no marking or staining - Dust-jacket is in fair condition with a very small section missing at the top corner of the front flap, a few very small chips missing at the head of the spine, a very small chip missing at the bottom of the spine, a closed tear of roughly 3cm's in size at the head of the spine, a closed tear of just over 1cm in size at the tail of the spine, a closed tear of just over 1cm in size at the top corner of the back flap, rubbing at the corners of both flaps, white marking caused by creasing in several places, some very light grubby marking on the back flap, a very light yellow mark at the top corner of the front flap, no other tearing, marking or staining & remains unclipped - In good condition throughout with no tearing, marking or staining with the exception of light creasing at the top of quite a few pages at the beginning of the book & a small inscription in pen on the front endpaper - Binding is tight and square and all contents are present - A good copy in a fair dust-jacket
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