Aconcagua and Tierra del Fuego. A Book of Climbing, Travel, and Exploration
London, Paris, New York, and Melbourne: Cassell and Company, 1902.
First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 252 pp + publisher's ads, with 27 illustrations and a folding map, in original maroon cloth. Considerable rubbing to edges of boards, corners bumped, slight bleed of cloth color onto top edge of rear endpapers. Binding sound, text clean. Neate C99: After a quick ascent of Anconcagua, Conway attempted Sarmiento in Tierra del Fuego. This mountain resisted many attempts to reach its twin peaks, which were not climbed for another fifty years. This expedition marked the end of Conway's career as a serious mountainer....He was Alpine Club President 1902-04."
Item #22755
Price: $225.00