Rock-Climbing in the English Lake District
Author(s):
Jones, Owen Glynne
Copyright: 1900, Abraham, Keswick
Specifications: 2nd, thick 8vo, pp.lxiv, 322, ads, frontis w/ tissue guard, 31 bw photos, 9 route drawings, appendix, black cloth
Condition: cloth w/ black tape on spine/rear hinge, corners rubbed, internal hinges taped, good+.
This was the first part of a classic trilogy published by the Abrahams brothers. This second edition contains a memoir and portrait of Jones and an appendix of new climbs. Jones, a leading rock climber, was killed on the Dent Blanche. An important work. From the collection of American mountaineer Richard Irvin with his signature. Neate J35.