Essays on the Literature of Mountaineering with a section of exemplary pieces and a bibliography -- SIGNED First Edition

Armand E. Singer (editor)

Verlag: West Virginia University Press, Morgantown, 1982

Beschreibung

FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Inscribed and signed by the author on the short-title page. The inscription is to [Edward] Porter who wrote and published a bibliography of mountaineering books in 1959. Porter had one of the best private collections of mountaineering books at the time and was apparently an inspiration for Singer. The book is in very good condition with no previous owner marks or writing other than Singer's signed inscription, some foxing on fore-edge and on title page and other preliminary pages (no other pages have foxing), no tears, clean, no crease marks, solid binding. The book measures 228mm tall x 152mm, and has 158 pages, bibliography. First section is collection of essays by academics on the worth of mountain writing as literature studying notable examples: Rousseau, Wordsworth, Thoreau, Belloc, Palacio, Kerouac, Salter, etc. Next section is selection of original pieces: Irwin, Marden, Minock, Tobias. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 003000

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Essays on the Literature of Mountaineering ...

Verlag: West Virginia University Press, Morgantown

Erscheinungsdatum: 1982

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket Issued

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition