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1958 The Springs of Adventure
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Description
First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed, With Dustwrapper
The first edition, first impression.
Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper.
In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.
A curious work on travel, in which the author explores the question of why people travel and set forth on adventure and expeditions, and what drives them to it.
With chapters on those who travel for pleasure, either on their own or in a group, as well as those who travel for money, conquest, fame, discovery, science, and curiosity.
Illustrated with sixteen plates. Collated, complete.
By the mountaineer Wilfrid Noyce, who was a member of the 1953 British Expedition that made the first ascent of Mount Everest.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Spine is faded. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Author's signature to the recto of the front endpaper. Minor edge wear to the dust wrapper. Spine is age-toned. Light marks to the wraps, heavier to the rear wrap with a tidemark. A few spots to the reverse of the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Fine
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