Being a Collection of Writings about The Mountains in all their Aspects
Edited by A.C. Spectorsky
The Book of the Mountains
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Published by Appleton-Century-Crofts, New York, 1955, 1st US Edition, Insc, pictorial cloth boards, No D/w (a clear acetate cover was originally issued), covers a little worn at edges, Good. A large anthology (almost 500 pages) about the mountain world and man’s relationship to it, including a significant section on mountaineering. The selection of 84 contributions includes Edward Whymper, Albert Smith, Frank Smythe, John Muir, Arnold Lunn, Heim and Gansser, but also Keats, Whitman, Dickens, Defoe, Belloc, Napoleon, Voltaire and Jung. With 64 pages of illustrations in half-tone and gravure, and numerous line drawings throughout.
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| Weight | 1.5 kg |
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