The Hard Years by Joe Brown - 06/26/1975

Penguin Books, 1976-03-01. Paperback. Good.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback. Good.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Acceptable.

1975 Penguin Books UK edition. Paperback.Illustrated. 252 pages. Very good copy.

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1975 12mo. original printed paper wraps (slightly rubbed & creased, paperstock a little tanned, a few spots, prev. owner's name to first page); pp. 252, with 16 illustrations. A very good copy. [Neate B185: Memoirs of a famous climber who led the resurgence of British rock-climbing in the 1950s, often in partnership with Don Whillans, pioneering many new climbs of exceptional severity. He also made some notable ascents in the Alps, together with first ascents of Kanchenjunga and the Muztagh Tower].. Reprint. Soft Cover. VG.

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1975 9780140039320. First paperback edition of this autobiographical account of the childhood, youth and early adult life of the legendary 'hard man' of British mountaineering. This is a well-thumbed copy with creasing and damage to the spine but no inscriptions or annotations. In some ways this oft read copy endears the book to me! 256 pages including index. Memoirs of a famous climber who led the resurgence of British rock-climbing in the 1950s, often in partnership with Don Whillans, pioneering many new climbs of exceptional severity. He also made some notable ascents in the Alps and the Himalayas. This is, however, a book which should be of interest to more than just the mountaineering community. As a fellow working-class resident of Greater Manchester, I found his account of the city and its Pennine backcloth in the years of WWII and its aftermath to be authentic enough to stir many memories. .