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SOLD $1200 ICE BOUND HEIGHTS OF THE MUSTAGH Fanny Bullock Workman & William Hunter Workman, London Archibald Constable & Co, 1908. First edition. This copy signed by Samuel Turner

ICE BOUND HEIGHTS OF THE MUSTAGH Fanny Bullock Workman & William Hunter Workman, London Archibald Constable & Co, 1908. First edition. This copy signed by Samuel Turner and Charlie Collins (prominent NZAC member) 444 page hardback, original binding with front decoration and gilt titles, VG+ with minor bumped/worn corners and small spine tear, 170 illustrations, some coloured, some full-page, including 3 photogravure portraits, 2 large folding maps in rear, binding a tad loose, Account of the authors' 1902-3 expedition in the Baltistan Himalayas. They explored the Chogo Lungma Glacier and later reached the Nushik La from the Hoh Lumba Glacier. All the impressive illustrations are from the authors own photographs. Mrs Workman established a new world height record for women (c.23,000 ft) when she climbed the Pinnacle Peak during a later expedition in 1906. She was aged 47 - Scarce $1200 Ex libris John Nankervis


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ICE BOUND HEIGHTS OF THE MUSTAGH Fanny Bullock Workman & William Hunter Workman, London Archibald Constable & Co, 1908. First edition. This copy signed by Samuel Turner and Charlie Collins (prominent NZAC member) 444 page hardback, original binding with front decoration and gilt titles, VG+ with minor bumped/worn corners and small spine tear, 170 illustrations, some coloured, some full-page, including 3 photogravure portraits, 2 large folding maps in rear, binding a tad loose, Account of the authors' 1902-3 expedition in the Baltistan Himalayas. They explored the Chogo Lungma Glacier and later reached the Nushik La from the Hoh Lumba Glacier. All the impressive illustrations are from the authors own photographs. Mrs Workman established a new world height record for women (c.23,000 ft) when she climbed the Pinnacle Peak during a later expedition in 1906. She was aged 47 - Scarce $1200 Ex libris John Nankervis<br /> <br /> <br /> Each of the BARKING MAD BOOKS shown in these galleries has already been SOLD to a customer.<br /> <br /> Contact Colin@hedgehoghouse.com if you are looking for one of these titles and you will be advised when another copy comes into stock.<br /> <br /> RETURN TO DROP-DOWN MENU TO VIEW 30+ GALLERIES OF BOOKS FOR SALE<br /> <br /> BARKING MAD BOOKS - New Zealand's premier specialist, rare, antiquarian, second hand & out-of-print bookshop & mail order service. Colin Monteath's collection of quality titles on Antarctica, Arctic, polar, mountain, Himalaya, mountaineering, rock climbing, natural history, travel and exploration books. - For sale in New Zealand dollars Contact colin@hedgehoghouse.com for more details/scans on any item....or to be added to Barking Mad Book's email Dogalog newsletter of recent acquisitions. Browsers welcome when in Christchurch, New Zealand - bookshop in Cashmere, 15 mins from city centre (by appointment only Cell# 022-693-2439).