NARKIEWICZ-JODKO K. - In the struggle for the peaks of the Andes. 1935. with dedication by the author. A passionate account of a Polish high-altitude expedition....

NARKIEWICZ-JODKO Konstanty - In the struggle for the peaks of the Andes. Warsaw, 1935. chief bookg. Military. 4, pp. 239, plate 1, maps loose 4. bound in period leather.
Minor rubbing to spine, good condition. Lacking a frontispiece card? Attached, probably repositioned from another piece, front wrapper piece (slightly chipped. Author's handwritten dedication to "the youngest of my pupils, and the most talented of the youngest" dated. "on Christmas Day r. 1942" in Holub (now Golub in the Hrubieszow district). On the spine of the binding, in addition to the title, the author's initials are embossed: "K. N.-J.". Careful graphic design developed. By Atelier Girs-Barcz. Numerous full-page photograms. A passionate account of a Polish high-mountain expedition to the Andes, headed by the author of the book. Its participants then conquered Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America. For the time, it was the greatest achievement of Polish Himalayanism. Includes, among others: Plans and Preparations, Across the Ocean, In Buenos Aires, Across the Argentine Republic, Marching into Ramada, Mercedario, Further Conquest of Ramada, Return to Civilization, Aconcagua. A separate table shows the expedition's specialized equipment with detailed descriptions.