First English edition, 1932, in the publishers black cloth, gilt image, corners rubbed. Spine, faded, gilt titles. Internally, half title, B&W photographic portrait frontis, [4], (v-xiii), [1] map, 329 pp, complete with 15 B&W pls (1 folding, depicting 18 images), occasional spotting to leaves & text block edges, ink name to fep . (217*140 mm). (Neate K33. Perret 2446). In a space of 50 years he climber over 3000 peaks, led over a hundred expeditions and made several difficult climbs with Norman-Neruda.