Author: Faur, Freda du. Title: THE CONQUEST OF MOUNT COOK and Other Climbs. An Account of Four Seasons’ Mountaineering on the Southern Alps of New Zealand.
Description: George Allen & Unwin, 1936. 2nd Impression. Royal 8vo. xi + 250pp. + [i]. 40 plates. Modern e.ps., occasional textual corrections in pen, original cloth, some fading, minor soiling, gilt lettered labels to spine, sm. nick to upper joint. ¶ Neate D53. ‘Miss du Faur was an Australian who made many notable climbs during the years 1909-13, in particular the first traverse of the summit ridge of Mount Cook. It is doubtful whether she ever climbed again. She spent most of the rest of her life in England, but died in Australia.
Keywords: VOYAGES AND TRAVEL; AUSTRALASIA AND SOUTH PACIFIC
Price: GBP 75.00 = appr. US$ 107.10 Seller: Francis Edwards Booksellers
- Book number: 274041
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