THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS : Africa, Lapland, Albania, Canada, New Zealand, The Alps, Australia

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Stated First American Edition. Text/BRAND NEW. Blue linen boards/NF w/light rubs & discoloration to edges. DJ/VG; strong & sound w/nips, chips, closed tears & losses, soil spot to upper front, and showing discodiscoloration; under mylar. Bookdealer sticker to rear cover verso; PO names (same owner) to front/rear covers verso. 75 photogravure plates. A worldwide backcountry, ski odyssey by British mountianeer and ski champion Colin Wyatt who is also skilled with the camera. A travel narrative all the more unique because Wyatt enjoyed exploring "less-known mountains and their inhabitants. 9 chapters: I, The Snows of Africa; II, Crossing the High Atlas; III, Across Lapland to the North Cape; IV, "Sons of the Eagle": An Albanian Interlude; V, Riding Through the Canadian Rockies; VI, Ski-ing Across Volcanoes in Maori-Land; VII, From Ice to Jungle: The New Zealand Alps; VIII, The Alps: Mountains of History; and, IX, The Snowy Mountains of Australia. Fine copy despite flaws. N° de ref. del artículo 009556

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