[MAIN, ELIZABETH]
High Life and Towers of Silence
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1886. First Edition. Blue illustrated hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 195pp, 32pp ads. The English photographer, writer and mountaineer (1861 - 1934) accomplished first ascents, including the first winter ascent of Piz Palu; brought all-female roped parties to the highest mountain peaks, and worked as a nurse in France during the First World War. She was a courageous, confident and down-to-earth English lady who never shied away from a challenge. But her achievements were not well received everywhere: Fellow local climbers did not like it that a woman was entering a male domain. They were also suspicious that the waifish wench, as she was referred to, was married to three men.. G: in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed, lightly marked and edge-worn. Spine lean. Inner front hinge cracked. Aeg .
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Keywords: Mountaineering 1850 - 1900 Antiquarian