New York, Viking, 1961, 1st US edition. 320 pp, 108 color illustrations. Tan cloth hardcover may have very or slightly chipped dust jacket. Book is near fine and may have former owner's name on FEP. Very Good.
One of the finest depictions of the Karakoram region by a noted Italian scholar and climber. This describes the first ascent of Gasherbrum IV, which is still considered an extreme Himalayan climb.