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ICE BOUND HEIGHTS OF THE MUSTAGH Fanny Bullock Workman & William Hunter Workman, Archibald Constable & Co, London, 1908. First edition. 444 page hardback, nicely rebound in grey cloth with gilt titles, no library markings, 170 illustrations, some coloured, some full-page, including 3 photogravure portraits - two with minor water stain, 2 large folding maps in rear, fep missing & binding loose, Account of the authors' 1902-3 expedition in the Baltistan Himalayas. They explored the Chogo Lungma Glacier and later reached the Nushik La from the Hoh Lumba Glacier. All the impressive illustrations are from the authors own photographs. Mrs Workman established a new world height record for women (c.23,000 ft) when she climbed the Pinnacle Peak during a later expedition in 1906. She was aged 47 - Scarce.THIS item is heavy and may require extra postage when sent internationally outside New Zealand.THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED.