Mountaineering (The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes)
London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1892. Hardcover. Illustrated brown cloth boards, silver and black lettering along with gilt lettering and gilt design on spine; illustrated end papers, bw frontispiece with protective guard, bw illustrated title page; xx, 439 pp, 13 unnumbered leaves of plates, bw illustrations throughout. VG ( shelfwear to boards and text block, text and illustrations are otherwise clean and clear.). Item #183561
From The Badminton library of sports and pastimes series. Illustrations by H.G. Willink and others. Contents include: The early history of mountaineering / Sir Frederick Pollock -- Equipment and outfit / C.T. Dent -- Mountaineering and health / C.T. Dent -- The principles of mountaineering / C.T. Dent -- Reconnoitring / C.T. Dent -- Snowcraft / C.T. Dent -- Rock climbing / C.T. Dent -- Maps and guide-books / W.M. Conway -- Mountaineering beyond the Alps / Douglas W. Freshfield -- Climbing without guides / Charles Pilkington -- Hill climbing in the British Isles / Charles Pilkington -- The recollections of a mountaineer / C.E. Mathews -- Sketching for climbers / G.H. Willink -- Camping / C.T. Dent -- Photography / C.T. Dent.
OCLC: 7895400
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