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POURCHIER, M[arcel] Le commandant; E. Frendo
Technique de l'alpinisme
Arthaud, Grenoble 1943. First edition. 8vo. (19 x 12,5cm), 232pp., numerous sketches and photographs, original green cloth, pictorial illustration to upper cover, spine lettered in black, hinges cracked; a fair copy.
Documentary work on the techniques of climbing; it is the first work in French describing the techniques of 'escalade artificielle'. The book is divided in the fallowing chapters: 'L'équipement de l'alpiniste. Le matériel. Les rochers et la glace. La technique du rocher. La marche en cordée. La conduite d'une course. Les bivouacs'. Perret 1752
Price: £ 20
US Dollar Price: $ 30
Stock Number: 51434