The autobiography of the French mountain climber and guide who fell to his death in the French Alps in 1965.
351pp with 84 plates and maps. Translated by Geoffrey Sutton. In original blue cloth boards with gold gilt printing on the spine. Some spotting to page ends. No inscriptions. The price-clipped dustwrapper (d/w) has wear, creases and some loss to d/w extremities, especially on top front edge and top of spine of d/w. No colour discolouring as is common. Overall, vg in near vg- d/w.