HARRER, Heinrich.
The White Spider.
"A true classic from the early days of mountaineering": First Edition of The White Spider; Signed by Heinrich Harrer
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1960.
$500.00
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Item Number: RRB-589
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First American Edition of Harrer's classic work regarding the ascent of the north face of Eiger. Octavo, original blue cloth. Signed by the author on the title page. Near fine in a near fine price clipped dust jacket with just a touch of rubbing to the spine tips. A very sharp copy.
At the time Heinrich Harrer (Seven Years in Tibet, originally the sequel to this volume) became part of the first successful summit climb in 1938, the north face of the Eiger was considered the "last and greatest of Alpine problems" left in the world. "An outstanding book in the mountaineering library" (Guardian). "The White Spider provides almost the classic statement of the weird and frequently misunderstood psychology of the modern rock-climber. Despite the grimness of much of what he is doing, Harrer communicates the irresistible joy of climbing as an antidote to the idea that climbers are masochistically trying to prove something to themselves" (Sunday Times).
The White Spider.
$500.00
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