{"product_id":"the-great-days-walter-bonatti-1st-uk-edition","title":"The Great Days, Walter Bonatti — 1st UK Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1974\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, 189 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Good. The red cloth binding remains tightly bound and bright, displaying minimal shelf-wear or bumping to the extremities. The pages exhibit light toning to the text block edges but remain clean and highly readable throughout. The condition is primarily compromised by its status as an ex-library copy, evidenced by prominent Lancashire Library stamps (Chorley branch) and accession numbers on the copyright page, alongside pronounced tape residue marks to the endpapers from a previous jacket protector. The unclipped dust jacket (£3.80 net) presents very well, with vibrant colours to the front panel and only faint rubbing to the edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e First UK edition. Illustrated with black-and-white photographic plates. This copy bears the institutional stamps of the Lancashire Library, marking its provenance within the regional public library system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the 1974 first UK edition is relatively scarce on the open market and remains highly sought-after by mountaineering collectors, the presence of library markings and tape residue makes this a more accessible reading or placeholder copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this thrilling and introspective autobiographical sequel to \u003ci\u003eOn the Heights\u003c\/i\u003e, legendary Italian alpinist Walter Bonatti chronicles the twilight of his extraordinary climbing career. \u003ci\u003eThe Great Days\u003c\/i\u003e captures his most daring feats from 1961 until his retirement, including his perilous winter ascents and the tragic events on the Central Pillar of Freney. Bonatti offers a profound, gripping reflection on the philosophical and physical limits of human endurance in the high mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54813558964563,"sku":"5297","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260819_134754.jpg?v=1788250697","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-great-days-walter-bonatti-1st-uk-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}