Autobiography of one of England's pioneering climbers. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Library discard from the American Alpine Club Library, with stickers, circulation stamps and library ex-libris. Slant to spine. Dust jacket in protective vinyl cover, attached with tape. Probably the most-read copy of this book in existence.
Brown was one of the early climbing everymen, coming from a working-class background and rising to major ascents including participating in the first ascents of Kanchenjunga and Muztagh Tower in the Himalaya and Karakoram. You can read more about Brown in this book (Ha!) or on Wikipedia.
256 pages, with index and 42 photographs/illustrations. If desired the vinyl cover could be replaced, which would remove the stickers on spine and front cover.
