A mixture of adventure story and mysticism, featuring two young men who go climbing in the Himalayas near the source of the sacred Ganges, searching for the meaning of life and death through water. Joe Simpson is the author of the mountaineering book, "Touching the Void".
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A mixture of adventure story and mysticism, featuring two young men who go climbing in the Himalayas near the source of the sacred Ganges, searching for the meaning of life and death through water. Joe Simpson is the author of the mountaineering book, "Touching the Void".
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Used: Acceptable. Paperback in good condition internally, cover has some creasing and small 1 cm tear to front. Author of Touching the Void. Simpson's second book and only novel to date. "A gripping adventure roped to a spiritual odyssey" The Independant.
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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered gilt on spine. Signed by the author on the title page. ISBN: 022403281X Pages: 224 Fine in fine dust jacket.
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Very good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.
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Very good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.
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VG. 8vo. original printed paper wraps (a little rubbed, prev. owner's notation to first page); pp. 240, with a frontispiece illustration. A very good copy. Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Prize 1992.
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G- in VG- jacket. G-/VG-. 8vo. plain purple library binding (spine a bit slanted, FFE, half-title and title pages removed, else clean & unmarked) in dustwrapper; pp. 240 (last blank), with a frontispiece illustration. A reading copy. Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Prize 1992.
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F in F- jacket. F/F-. 8vo. original blue textured paper boards gilt in dustwrapper (slight marks on lower panel); pp. 240 (last blank), with a frontispiece illustration. A fine copy. Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Prize 1992.
