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First edition. Book near fine, very slight discoloration to front free end paper, small sticker to bottom of front paste-down, corrections slip tipped-in. Dust jacket very good, some wear and tear, chipping, price-clipped. N° de réf. du vendeur 2411077
Titre : Snow on the Equator
Éditeur : G. Bell & Sons
Date d'édition : 1937
Etat : near fine
Etat de la jaquette : very good
Edition : first.
Vendeur : Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N° de réf. du vendeur GRP78526213
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Seagull Books, Hove, Royaume-Uni
Soft cover. Etat : Fair. Has some light general reading/shelfwear, with some creasing to spine and light marking to top corner of last few pages - otherwise, this is a clean, tight copy. Quick dispatch from the UK. Book. N° de réf. du vendeur 056439
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Book Grocer, Tullamarine, VIC, Australie
Paperback. Major H. W. Tilman, CBE, DSO, MC, Bar, Crescent House. 'To those who went to the War straight from school and survived it, the problem of what to do afterwards was particularly difficult.' For H. W. 'Bill' Tilman, the solution lay in Africa: in gold prospecting, mountaineering and a 3,000-mile bicycle ride across the continent. Tilman was one of the greatest adventurers of his time, a pioneering climber and sailor who held exploration above all else. He made first ascents throughout the Himalaya, attempted Mount Everest, and sailed into the Arctic Circle. For Tilman, the goal was always to explore, to see new places, to discover rather than conquer. Snow on the Equator chronicles Tilman's early adventures; his transition from East African coffee planter to famed mountaineer. After World War I, Tilman left for Africa, where he grew coffee, prospected for gold and met Eric Shipton, the two beginning their famed mountaineering partnership, traversing Mount Kenya and climbing Kilimanjaro and Ruwenzori. Tilman eventually left Africa in typically adventurous style via a 3,000-mile solo bicycle ride across the continent all recounted here in splendidly funny style. Bill Tilman was one of the greatest of all travel writers. His books are well-informed and keenly observed, concerned with places and people as much as summits and achievements. They are full of humour and anecdotes and frequently hilarious. He is part of the great British tradition of comic writing and there is nobody else quite like him. AUTHOR: Harold William 'Bill' Tilman (1898-1977) was among the greatest adventurers of his time, a pioneering mountaineer and sailor who held exploration above all else. Tilman joined the army at seventeen and was twice awarded the Military Cross for bravery during WWI. After the war Tilman left for Africa, establishing himself as a coffee grower. He met Eric Shipton and began their famed mountaineering partnership, traversing Mount Kenya and climbing Kilimanjaro. Turning to the Himalaya, Tilman went on two Mount Everest expeditions, reaching 27,000 feet without oxygen in 1938. In 1936 he made the first ascent of Nanda Devi-the highest mountain climbed until 1950. He was the first European to climb in the remote Assam Himalaya, he delved into Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor and he explored extensively in Nepal, all the while developing a mountaineering style characterised by its simplicity and emphasis on exploration. It was perhaps logical then that Tilman would eventually buy the pilot cutter Mischief-not with the intention of retiring from travelling, but to access remote mountains. For twenty-two years Tilman sailed Mischief and her successors to Patagonia, where he crossed the vast ice cap, and to Baffin Island to make the first ascent of Mount Raleigh. He made trips to Greenland, Spitsbergen and the South Shetlands, before disappearing in the South Atlantic Ocean in 1977. Paperback. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781909461147
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR007255334
Quantité disponible : 4 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Revaluation Books, Exeter, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Brand New. second ed, september 2015 edition. 216 pages. 8.43x5.85x0.73 inches. In Stock. N° de réf. du vendeur __1909461148
Quantité disponible : 2 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Chiron Media, Wallingford, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur 6666-GRD-9781909461147
Quantité disponible : 2 disponible(s)
Vendeur : GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition. N° de réf. du vendeur 24333098
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles
Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
Etat : Very Good. First Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 4819308-6
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, Royaume-Uni
Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur 24333098-n
Quantité disponible : 7 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Speedyhen, Hertfordshire, Royaume-Uni
Etat : NEW. N° de réf. du vendeur NW9781909461147
Quantité disponible : 2 disponible(s)