Description: Author: Dorothy Pilley (Mrs I.A. Richards) Title: Climbing Days Publication: First UK Edition 1st Impression Published By G. Bell and Sons London 1935..... (See Pictures) Condition Of Book: This is a Very Good Copy of this hardcover Book in Publisher's original green cloth with white title lettering to spine and upper cover.No Dust-jacket.This copy has two crossed out previous owner's names to the front pastedown and front endpaper.top edge of the half title page.Illustrated with over 65 black and white photographic plates.Maps as endpapers.Uncommon title by Dorothy Pilley who was born in 1894 she was a prominent mountaineer and began climbing in Wales and joined the Fell & Rock Climbing Club, later helping found the Pinnacle Club in 1921.In the 1920s, she climbed extensively in the Alps, Britain, and North America after her marriage to educator and Literary critic Ivor Richards.In 1928, she made the celebrated first ascent of the north west ridge of the Dent Blanche in the Swiss Alps, with Joseph Georges, Antoine Georges and her husband.The book has a little age toning to the text block edges.The binding remain firm with no hinge weakness,8vo 352pp First Edition 1st Impression [1935] Post Free Sent Within The UK International Sent Tracked Air-Mail We are members of the PBFA and adhere to their Guidelines
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Personalised: No
Binding: Hardback
Modification Description: No
Place of Publication: London
Non-Fiction Subject: Sports
Signed: No
Publisher: G Bell and Sons Ltd
Modified Item: No
Weight: 700 Grams
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1935
Language: English
Fiction Subject: Non Fiction
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: Dorothy Pilley (Mrs I.A. Richards)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Region: Himalayas
Unit Quantity: 1
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Character Family: Mountaineering Dent Blanche