Thin White Line

Hutchinson, London, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. Mr illustrations, author's note and index. Dark blue coloured endpages. The text is illustrated with two inserts, of eight pages each of colour (majority) and black-and-white photographs. Blue coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the back strip. This is the continuation of the author's first book "Learning to Breathe" in which Andy explains that after the tragedy of Changabang he was unwilling to commit to big exploratory mountain routes. For, according to the interview that he had with Jack Geldard in November 2008, as published on the net, " ... This story is the journey back. It has some detailed character studies of great climbers like Mick Fowler and Leo Houlding. Alongside these I tried to create a strong sense of place both lashing back into history; the life story of Patagonian Groucho 'El Jimmy' and the pioneering glacial pilot 'Bob Reeve' help make it much more than just a climbing book. This adds a little spice to the climbs we are doing in Patagonia, Alaska and Norway". Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with pumping of the pop-up book corners and rubbing and pumping of the lower book edges. There is a dent to the rear panel, front edge. Uniform light age toning of the text block edges and pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], IX - X, 230 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Mountaineering; ISBN: 0091795729. ISBN/EAN: 9780091795726. Inventory No: 0125588. . 9780091795726