Item #59129 Round Kangchenjunga: A Narrative of Mountain Travel and Exploration. Douglas W. Freshfield.
Round Kangchenjunga: A Narrative of Mountain Travel and Exploration.

Round Kangchenjunga: A Narrative of Mountain Travel and Exploration.

London: Edward Arnold, 1903. First edition. Large 8vo. xvi, 373 pp. Illustrated from photographs, plates, some folding, large folding map. With the ownership signature of Gerald Kitchingman, dated "March 1921 / Rawalpindi," on the front endpaper and his marginal pencil markings and notes, some in either red or blue pencil, at intervals; Kitchingman (1895-1988) attended Oxford prior to World War I and was later active as a cricket player. Kangchenjunga is the third tallest mountain in the world. Neate289: "This dangerous and exhausting circuit of Kanchenjunga was a classic of mountain exploration." Other than the markings, a very good copy. Original gilt-stamped decorated red cloth (rubbed). (#6057). Item #59129

Price: $500.00

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