Life Is Meeting Tapa dura - 1978

London England: Hodder and Stoughton, 1978. Hardback. First Edition. Shelf wear to edges of D/J. Repair to a couple of tears to top edge of D/J. price clipped to D/J. This book is not a formal autobiography from the cradle to the cross benches of the House of Lords. It is more a reflection on facets of a life which has involved travel and climbing in equal parts with professional soldiering, and pioneering and administration in the fields of education. Apart from the triumph of Everest in 1953, Lord Hunt's mountaineer memories include alpine-style climbing in the Karakoram and the Himalayas before the second world war; later joint expeditions with Russian climbers in the Caycasys and the Pamirs; exploration in unclimbed parts of Greenland and the Yukon; more relaxed excusrions to Mount Sinai and Athos; as well as numerous climbs nearer home in the Alps where he learnt his skills and has watched the changing moods of that playground of Europe for five decades. Other chapters describe Intelligence… Leer más

Hodder & Stoughton. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardback. Good.

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Hodder ad Stoughton 1978 Hardback. Good.

London : Hodder and Stoughton , 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 286p, (16)p of plates : ill., facsim, maps, ports ; 25 cm. Subjects: Hunt, John Hunt Baron 1910-1998. Mountaineers Great Britain ; Biography. Genre: Mountaineering. Language: English

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1978 F-/VG. 8vo. original black cloth gilt (lower fore-corner of FFE lightly creased) in dustwrapper (a little rubbed and frayed, front flap corners creased); pp. 286, with 24 illustrations & 11 maps. A very good copy. [Neate H136: Autobiography of the professional soldier, mountaineer, administrator and public figure]. . First Edition. Hard Cover. F-/VG.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hodder and Stoughton, 1978-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1978. Hardcover. near fine. 1st edition. 286pp. Signed presentation copy. Octavo. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. Pictorial black dustjacket. Inscribed by author on front title page. A look back as John Hunt reflects on his own life. 1978