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Conway, Martin (Sir)

THE BOLIVIAN ANDES A Record of Climbing & Exploration in the Cordillear Real in the Years 1898 and 1900

Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1901

282.00 €

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(Westport, United States of America)

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Year of publication
1901
Place of printing
New York
Author
Conway, Martin (Sir)
Publishers
Harper & Brothers Publishers
Keyword
Available Inventory South America
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
Very Good
Languages
English
Binding
Hardcover

Description

Spine a bit faded and with apparent light dampstaining, also to back boards. Former owner's name on front free endpaper ; Grey boards with brown lettering and pictorial design in color. B&w plates from photographs. Conway is a very famous mountaineer. He travelled widely in Europe, Egypt and the East; led expedition in Himalayas 1892; traversed Alps 1894; explored in Spitsbergen, Bolivian Andes and Chile. He also wrote "The Alps" one of the most beautiful illustrated mountain books of its time, published in London by A & C Black ; 8vo; 403 pages
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