Aorangi: The Story of Mount Cook by Jim Wilson
$25.00
Pre-owned 1968 hardcover with dust jacket in good condition. Light age-related shelf wear and handling wear to the jacket and covers.
A classic New Zealand mountaineering history tracing Aoraki / Mount Cook from Māori traditions and early European exploration through the major climbs, climbers and changing techniques of the twentieth century. Written by mountaineer and former New Zealand Alpine Journal editor Jim Wilson, this first edition includes black-and-white illustrations and a detailed record of ascents.
Author: Jim Wilson
Publisher: Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd., Christchurch
Publication year: 1968
Edition: First Edition
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780723302933
ISBN-10: 0723302936
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, NON-FICTION BOOKS, NZ BOOKS, NZ HISTORY, NZ NON FICTION, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: NON FICTION
Category: ALPINE HISTORY, AORAKI, B0127, BOOKS, CANTERBURY, CLIMBING, HARDCOVER, JIM WILSON, MOUNT COOK, MOUNTAINEERING, NEW ZEALAND, NON FICTION, NZ BOOKS, NZ HISTORY, NZ NON FICTION, SOUTHERN ALPS, VINTAGE, VINTAGE BOOKS
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