The Call of the Snowy Hispar (First Edition)

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Bound in original Red Publisher's Cloth. Lettering in Gilt. Illustration blocked on cover with ruled border in black. Upper edge gilt, lower edge uncut. Warwick Williams signature pencilled on FFEP.

Overall condition: Excellent. Gilt on spine gently faded. Minor rubbing to edges, one small tear on spine head. Contents in excellent condition. Mild toning at occasional edges. Plates and folding maps very well preserved. Details sharp.

Full title: The Call of the Snowy Hispar: a narrative of exploration and mountaineering on the northern frontier of India . With an appendix by Count Dr. Cesare Calciati and Dr. Mathias Koncza.

First edition. London: Constable and Company, LTD., 1910. Large 8vo. Original red publisher's cloth. Pages: xvi, 297, [ii]. 6 folding panoramas, 1 folding map at rear.

Provenance: From the library of Warwick H. Williams.

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