London, 1955, 1st edition. 166 pp, 15 ills. Hardcover with DJ. The DJ has a few small chips, but is 98% complete which is unusual for this kind of book. Normally the DJ is ratty or missing. Overall Near Fine.
Describes first ascents of the formidable West Face of the Dru, Makalu and Fitzroy. The account of the first ascent of the West Face of the Dru in Chamonix, by a famous French guide. Magnone had also climbed in Patagonia and other great rock climbs in the Alps.