The Great Days, Walter Bonatti — 1st UK Edition

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The Great Days, Walter Bonatti — 1st UK Edition

Name: The Great Days, Walter Bonatti — 1st UK Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5297
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Publication: London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1974

Formatting: 8vo, 189 pp.

Condition Report: 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.

Catalogue Note: 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.

While 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.

In this thrilling and introspective autobiographical sequel to On the Heights, legendary Italian alpinist Walter Bonatti chronicles the twilight of his extraordinary climbing career. The Great Days 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.

Book Condition: Good

Book Authors: Walter Bonatti

Book Publisher: Victor Gollancz Ltd

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Travel, Exploration & Adventure

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 189

Book Publication Year: 1974

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Southampton, United Kingdom

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