Hempleman Adams, David & Uhlig, Robert
At The Mercy Of The Winds
Bantam Press, 2001, 1st edition. Imitation cloth, dj, VG/VG. xiv+316pp, 16pp colour plates, endpaper maps, index, SIGNED by the author to the title, edges a little bumped. Hardback with dustjacket. ISBN: 0593047478
¶ Account of the author's 2000 attempt to become the first person to travel to the North Pole by Ballon. In the true spirit of Exploration, the Swindon born explorer chose to use a wicker basket - a tribute to the three Swedish Ballonists who, almost 100 years before, had perished in a similar attempt.

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