first edition
1937 · New York
by Tilman, H. W.
New York: The Macmillan Company; Cambridge, England: at the University Press, 1937. First edition, 8vo, pp. xii, [2], 235, [1]; frontispiece, 34 gravure plates, 2 maps (1 folding); fine copy in original blue cloth stamped in gilt, and in slightly chipped and cracked dust jacket. Inscription on front free endpaper in ink. At the time, this was the highest mountain ever climbed. "Account of the British American expedition to Nanda Devi of 1936, which consisted of W. M. Loomis, C. Houston, A. Emmons, A. Carter, G. Brown, N. E. Odell, H. W. Tilman and P. Lloyd. The first ascent of it was made by Tilman and Odell on August 29" (Yakushi). Neate T35; Yakushi T161a.
(Inventory #: 67361)