touching void von joe simpson foreword chris bonington (4 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: New. Joe Simpson; Simon Yates; & Richard Hawking (Photographers) (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Text/BRAND NEW, softcover w/a whisper of shelfwear to upper back corner tip. Memoir of English mountaineer Joe Simpson's (1960 -) successful but disastrous 1985 ascent of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. The book is dedicated to his climbing partner Simon Yates (1963 -) who did not survive the descent from the summit. This epic account of both triumph & suffering, friendship & loss of, won the 1988 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature and was adapted to film.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. Joe Simpson; Simon Yates; & Richard Hawking (Photographers) (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Text/BRAND NEW. Softcover/Fine. Memoir of English mountaineer Joe Simpson's (1960 -) successful but disastrous 1985 ascent of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. An epic account dedicated to his climbing partner Simon Yates (1963 -) who did not survive the descent from their shared, successful conquest of the summit. This story of triumph & suffering, joys of friendship & loss of, won the 1988 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature and was adapted to film. 174 pgs w/photos.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First American Edition. Numbers are printed inside, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. The first printing of the first United States edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Cream, blue and black colours make up this amazing climbing design cover, titles flow nicely along the spine. This hardback book is in really good condition, it looks like its never been read or used, comes with black box slipcase. Normal wear and marks apply consistent with use and age. 192 pages all intact, nice tight binding. All pages, text, maps and illustrations are in super good, clean, readable order. Set in Scala with Univers display at The Folio Society. Printed on Caxton Weave paper at Memminger MedienCentrum AG, Memmingen, Germany. Bound by Lachenmaier, Rutlingen, Germany, in cloth and printed with a design by the artist. Another superb book from The Folio Society.