Description: Rare complete set of both Vols with the additional provenance of belonging to famed mountaineer and explorerMajor William Harold ( Bill ) Tilman11th Edition,Small 8vo Condition Good, Unclipped Dustjackets Blue clothVolume I, - Survey and Field Astronomy; vii, 448 pages, [xvi, advertisements], map wallet to back cover containing 2 astronomical charts. Vol II Organisation and equipment scientific observation health, sickness, and injury. xvi, 286 pages. Both volumes illustrated with numerous diagrams and black and white photos, index and publishers adverts. Original covers in unclipped dust jackets. Comprehensive volumes covering all aspects of expeditions before and after the Second World War. Serious books for would be travellers and expedition leaders of the middle 20th century. Full of hidden gems, a great book to dip in and out of "The Yak does not like the scent of a European who should not stand near during loading" "Donkeys are useful for men to ride, but not for loads. They cannot go long stages, they are slow, and they drown in rivers."
Price: 79.95 GBP
Location: Falkirk, Falkirk
End Time: 2024-09-09T03:05:43.000Z
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Binding: Hardback
Non-Fiction Subject: Environment, Nature & Earth
Language: English
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket, Illustrated, Inscribed
Author: E.A.Reeves
Publisher: Royal Geographical Society
Original/Facsimile: Original
