London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1962 VG/G. 8vo. original blue boards (slightly rubbed & marked, a little sunned, some leaf edge spotting, faint inscrip. to upper pastedown) in dustwrapper priced 35s net (rubbed & frayed, split along upper hinge, a little chipping at spine ends); pp. 240, with 39 plates, folding panorama + double-page plan. A very good copy in a worn jacket. [Neate H41: The author, an Austrian mountaineer, took part in the first ascent of the Eiger North Face in 1938 after there had been several attempts and fatalities]. . Fourth Impression. Hard Cover. VG/G.

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Bookseller: Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 027764
Title: The White Spider. The History of the Eiger's North Face
Author: Harrer, Heinrich
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - VG
Jacket Condition: G
Edition: Fourth Impression
Publisher: Rupert Hart-Davis
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1962
Keywords: Heinrich Harrer White Spider Eiger Switzerland Bernese Oberland Alps Alpinism Mountaineering Climbing History

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