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SOLD $120 THE ASCENT OF RUM DOODLE - W.E. Bowman - Max Parrish, London, First UK edition, 1956, Hardback, in facsimile dustjacket. Time-honoured classic

THE ASCENT OF RUM DOODLE - W.E. Bowman - Max Parrish, London, First UK edition, 1956, Hardback, VG+ jacket Time-honoured classic of the first ascent of Rum Doodle, in the fashion of the true mountaineering epics of the 1950s. A parody of the Himalayan expedition stories documenting the ascent of Rum Doodle, estimated at somewhere around 40,000 feet, complete with confessions about the mountaineers' failures at romantic relationships, horrible camp cooking, lousy navigation and all the physical hardships of mountaineering at impossibly high elevations. Illustrations mainly from magazines/books of the day $120 Ex libris John Nankervis


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THE ASCENT OF RUM DOODLE - W.E. Bowman - Max Parrish, London, First UK edition, 1956, Hardback, VG+ jacket Time-honoured classic of the first ascent of Rum Doodle, in the fashion of the true mountaineering epics of the 1950s. A parody of the Himalayan expedition stories documenting the ascent of Rum Doodle, estimated at somewhere around 40,000 feet, complete with confessions about the mountaineers' failures at romantic relationships, horrible camp cooking, lousy navigation and all the physical hardships of mountaineering at impossibly high elevations. Illustrations mainly from magazines/books of the day $120 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).