| Stock
No |
2770 |
| Artist
/ Author / Creator |
De LAVAUR, Guy |
| Category |
Books |
| Country
Published |
U.K. |
| Date
Published |
1956 |
| Description |
1st ED. 175pp. 12 bw plates & 21 line illus. good cond. dj fair, chipped on edges and spine, large piece missing front top edge. The author describes many of his personal underground adventures and covers the whole range of techniques practised by French cavers. He gives first hand accounts of the assault on the “Henne Morte,” the cave of Padirac and other caves. Speleo-botany, chrystallography and zoology all find a place in this book, as well as famous explorers such as Martel, de Joly, Casteret, Cousteau, Trombe and Loubens many of which were personal friends and caving companions of the author. |
| Price |
£10.00 |
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All photographs are of the actual book for sale and are not a generic photo. All dust jackets are original, not laser copies.
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