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Condition Summary: (Very Good+/Very Good+) A tidy copy, in a tidy dust jacket. All notable faults: Book has contemporary previous owner's inscription on the free front endpaper. Dust jacket is price clipped
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| Book Number | B0006803 |
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| Title | Starlight and Storm: The Ascent of Six Great North Faces of the Alps |
| Author(s) | Author: Rebuffat, Gaston Translator: Noyce, Wilfred [Cuthbert Francis] and Hunt, John [Henry Cecil] Wilfrid [Cuthbert Francis] Noyce (1917 to 1962)—An English mountaineer and author, probably best known as a member of the 1953 British Expedition that made the first ascent of Mount Everest and John [Henry Cecil] Hunt (1910 to 1998)—British army officer and mountaineer who is best known as the leader of the successful 1953 British Expedition to Mount Everest |
| Edition and Format | Second English Edition, [First Printing] Book edition identified by: Publisher's imprint information states 'Second English Edition'. Dust jacket edition identified by: 1) blurb and priced '18s. net' on the front flap and 2) a list of 11 books ending with 'Mountain Holidays' on the lower panel. [References: Mountaineering Literature: A Bibliography of Works Published in English by Jill Neate, reference R20] Hardcover Octavo (20-25 cm high). 224 printed pages in publisher's original blue cloth with gilt 'Gaston Rebuffat', 'Starlight and Storm' and Kaye and Ward logo on the spine, in dust jacket. Contains black and white photographs |
| Publisher(s) | Kaye and Ward, London, 1968 J. M. Dent—(Founded in 1888) A British publishing firm founded by Joseph Malaby Dent, and probably best known for its Everyman's Library which started in 1906. |
| Series | No |
| Content | content An autobiographical account by French guide Gaston Rebuffat, including the story of the ascent of six great north faces of the Alps: Grandes Jorasses, Piz Badile, Dru, Matterhorn, Cima Grandes de Lavaredo and the Eiger. . |
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