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CONWAY, WILLIAM MARTIN, Sir. Climbing and Exploration in the Karakoram-Himalayas. 2 vols. 1894

CONWAY, WILLIAM MARTIN, Sir. Climbing and Exploration in the Karakoram-Himalayas. Full-page and text illustrations after paintings by A. D. McCormick; folding map. xxviii, 709, [2] pages, including half-title and final ad leaf * Climbing and Exploration in the Karakoram-Himalayas . . . Scientific Reports. Portrait of the author; 2 folding maps in cover pockets. vii, [1], 127, [1] pages, including initial ad leaf and half-title. Together, 2 volumes. 8vo, 233x160 mm, 20th-century 1/2 leather, contents clean apart from owner's signature on half-title and title; and 245x165 mm, original cloth, soiled, spine darkened, contents clean. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1894

  • Notes: first trade edition. "This work describes the first major British expedition to explore and climb in the Himalaya, one of the greatest of all mountain explorations"--Farquhar/Cox 43. Neate C103; Yakushi C143.

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