The Last Hero: Bill Tillman, a Biography of the Expolorer, Tim Madge — 1st Ed

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The Last Hero: Bill Tillman, a Biography of the Expolorer, Tim Madge — 1st Ed

Name: The Last Hero: Bill Tillman, a Biography of the Expolorer, Tim Madge — 1st Ed
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5136
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Publication: London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1995

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 288.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The blue cloth boards remain remarkably sharp and clean, with unoxidised, bright gilt lettering to the spine. The binding is completely tight and square, showing no evidence of shelf-lean or structural fatigue. Internally, the text block is exceptionally clean and entirely free from foxing, moisture damage, or previous ownership markings, with only the faintest hint of uniform age-toning to the extreme page margins, which is typical for this paper stock. The original dust jacket is unclipped, and presents beautifully, exhibiting only very trivial, almost microscopic rubbing to the extreme head and tail edges of the spine panel. Overall, a highly attractive and extremely well-preserved copy.

Catalogue Note: This is a true First Edition, First Impression, confirmed by the presence of the full number line (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) on the publisher's copyright page. The volume features an unclipped dust jacket and includes a central section of black-and-white photographic plates illustrating Tilman’s extraordinary life.

While this edition remains relatively common on the open market, copies surviving in such clean, unblemished condition are increasingly desirable for collectors of 20th-century mountaineering and maritime history.

Major H. W. "Bill" Tilman was one of the foremost British explorers of the twentieth century. From his legendary mountaineering ascents in the Himalayas and Africa alongside Eric Shipton to his subsequent deep-sea voyages in the famed Bristol pilot cutter Mischief, Tilman lived a life of rigorous and unrelenting adventure. In this authoritative biography, Tim Madge draws upon a wealth of previously unpublished material and private diaries to chart the complex, deeply private character of a man who famously rejected the comforts of the modern world in favour of uncharted peaks and freezing Arctic waters.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Tim Madge

Book Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Autobiography, Biography & Memoirs

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 288

Book Publication Year: 1995

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Chatham, Kent, United Kingdom

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