Triumph and Tribulation

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Published by Ziff-Davis, New York and Nautical Publishing , Lymington / George G. Harrap, London, 1977, 1st US Edition, D/w (in protective sleeve), Fine.   Harold William (‘Bill’) Tilman (1898-1977) was a prominent twentieth century English mountaineer, soldier, explorer and author, famous for both his Himalayan explorations, often with Eric Shipton, and later in life, his sailing voyages and explorations.  His final voyage was in 1977, in his eightieth year, when Simon Richardson’s boat En Avant, in which he was sailing, disappeared after leaving Rio De Janeiro bound for Port Stanley.  This volume details voyages to Spitsbergen, Disko Island in West Greenland and Angmagssalik in East Greenland.