Into the Abyss: Explorers on the Edge of Survival

Faber & Faber, London, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition (ex-library)/Very Good. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 274 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Front endpapers and title pages marked with Library stamps, but very discreetly, spine unmarked, in all other respects in very good condition throughout. The dust jacket has been protected by a removable plastic cover. As he fell into the abyss, he asked himself: Why do explorers put themselves in dangerous situations. And, once the worst possible situation occurs, how do explorers find the resources to survive? In answering these questions, Benedict Allen weaves a series of tales from his own experiences driving a dogsled across the ice bridge linking Siberia with North America, as well that of other explorers including Columbus, Cortez, Shakelton, Stanley, Livingstone - and their modern counterparts: Joe Simpson and Ranulf Fiennes. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Exploration. ISBN: 057122394x. ISBN/EAN: 9780571223947. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3231. . 9780571223947