The Ascent of Rum Doodle
by Bowman, W.E. [William Ernest]
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- VG
- ISBN 10
- 0099317702
- ISBN 13
- 9780099317708
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Arrow Books, 1983 8vo. original printed paper wraps (spine sunned, some spotting & marking); pp. 134 (last blank), [10 (pubs. advts., last blank)] with 8 illustrations. A very good copy. [Neate X39: Satirizes Himalayan expedition books. The illustrations are mostly taken from nineteenth century magazines].. Reprint. Soft Cover. VG.
Synopsis
The Ascent of Rum Doodle is a short 1956 novel by W. E. Bowman (1911-1985). It is a parody of the non-fictional chronicles of mountaineering expeditions (notably Maurice Herzog's book Annapurna chronicling the first ascent of Annapurna in Nepal) that were popular during the 1950s, as many of the world's highest peaks were climbed for the first time. A new edition was released in 2001 with an introduction by the contemporary humorist Bill Bryson. It has been critically well received.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024948
- Title
- The Ascent of Rum Doodle
- Author
- Bowman, W.E. [William Ernest]
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0099317702
- ISBN 13
- 9780099317708
- Publisher
- Arrow Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- William Ernest Bowman The Ascent of Rum Doodle Mountaineering Fiction Humour
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- Sunned
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- Reprint
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- VG
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