A SEARCH FOR THE APEX OF AMERICA

HIGH MOUNTAIN CLIMBING IN PERU AND BOLIVIA

INCLUDING THE CONQUEST OF HUASCARAN

WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE COUNTRY AND PEOPLE BELOW

BY ANNIE S. PECK

1911 FIRST USA EDITION

A CLASSIC BOOK ON MOUNTAINEERING IN THE ANDES


This is the first USA edition of A SEARCH FOR THE APEX OF AMERICA: High Mountain Climbing In Peru And Bolivia Including The Conquest Of Huascarán With Some Observations On The Country And People Below by Annie S. Peck. This book was published in New York by Dodd, Mead & Company. The book measures 232mm tall x 145mm, and has 370 pages, 124 b/w photos on 64 b/w plates, folding map. The indefatigable Peck’s account of steadfast persistence and final success. This details her first ascent in 1908 of the North Peak of Peru’s Nevado Huascarán (6655m) in the Cordillera Blanca, and her five preceding attempts at climbing it. It also describes her plucky attempt in 1904 at making the first ascent of Ancohuma (6427m) in the Cordillera Real of Bolivia. This is one of only a few classic books in english on climbing in South America.

CONDITION: Original grey cloth, gilt & white decorated cover, gilt lettering and borders front cover, gilt lettering spine. Better than average condition of this book. Covers & spine bright with bright gilt, minor spotting outside edge of front cover, 1cm diameter spot upper rear cover, no foxing, no rubbing, tight binding, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, nice condition example of a book that is usually found with faded spine and rather soiled covers. Price: $800.

NOTE: We have available another copy of the first USA edition in original binding, but not in as nice condition: rubbing rear cover causing some loss of cover coloring (shows as off-white) mainly a 8cm x 2cm section near the middle of the rear cover, faint grubbiness spine, tips corners rubbed, gift inscription on blank FFEP. Price $400. Photos are available upon request.

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