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Simpson, Joe : The Beckoning Silence

Jonathan Cape, London, 2002

ISBN 0224061801

8vo. First edition, first printing, flat signed by author to title page. A tiny crease to corner of flyleaf, light edgewear, closed edges tanned, else a fine copy.. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard. Jacket: Near Fine

First Edition
Signed by Author

SIMPSON**, JOE: : THE BECKONING SILENCE

LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,2002.

ISBN 0224061801.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 9 10 8,so 1st edn,8th imp.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,mountain scenic colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with white,grey and orange lettering; to front panel of dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges very lightly dust-soiled with faint,sporadic spotting,fore-edges brighter and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate royal blue pastedowns and colour photographic route illustrated mountain scene front+rear free endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,x-xiipp+1- 290pp [paginated] includes recto of contents list/table,illustrations list/table,17 chapters, 24pp contemporary photographs - 16pp (colour) in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp84/5 and pp148/9,8pp (b/w) between pp196/7 respectively, acknowledgements,selected reading; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,epigram,verso of contents list/table and 2pp blank at rear of the book. Since his epic battle for survival in the Andes,recounted in the bestselling 'Touching the Void',Joe Simpson has experienced a life filled with adventure but marred by death.He has endured the painful attrition of climbing friends in accidents which call into question the perilously exhilarating activity to which he has devoted his whole life.Probability is inexorably closing in.The tragic loss of a close friend forces a momentous decision upon him.It is time to turn his back on the mountains that he has loved. Never more alive than when most at risk,he has come to see a last climb on the hooded,mile-high North Face of the Eiger as the cathartic finale.It is a passionate and disturbingly honest evocation of the price climbers pay to play their dangerous games.This is a powerfully emotive and beautifully elegiac book. In a narrative which takes the reader through extreme experiences,from an avalanche in Bolivia,ice-climbing in the Alps and Colorado and paragliding in Spain - before his final confrontation with the Eiger - Simpson reveals the inner truth of climbing,exploring the power of the mind and the frailties of the body through intensely lived accounts of both exhilaration and despair.The subject of his new book is the siren song of fear and his struggle to come to terms with it. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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