Climbing in the Ogwen District (First Edition, Signed by Raymond Greene)
THOMSON, J.M. Archer. Climbing in the Ogwen District. London: Edward Arnold, 1910.
Small 8vo. Original blue publisher's cloth. Gilt titling to cover and spine. xx, 124 pp. Frontispiece and 24 photographic illustrations; 7 diagrams. First edition. Neate Q248. Signed by C. Raymond Greene to the front endpapers.
James Merriman Archer Thomson was among the most significant figures in the early development of Welsh rock climbing. Working principally in Snowdonia during the 1890s and 1900s, he explored and documented the cliffs of North Wales at a moment when systematic climbing guidebooks barely existed as a form. In 1909, with A.W. Andrews, he produced the first official guide to the climbs on Lliwedd for the newly founded Climbers' Club. Climbing in the Ogwen District followed the year after, covering the Glyderau, Tryfan, and the crags of the Ogwen valley: ground that would become among the most celebrated rock-climbing terrain in Britain. Thomson died in 1912, two years after this guide appeared.
The signature of C. Raymond Greene (1901–1982) adds considerable interest. Greene — elder brother of the novelist Graham Greene and Sir Hugh Greene, Director-General of the BBC — was an accomplished mountaineer who restarted the Oxford University Mountaineering Club in his student years and went on to climb at the highest levels. He was a member of the 1931 Kamet expedition, which achieved what was then the highest summit ever reached, and served as senior doctor and climber on the 1933 British Everest expedition.
Good. Binding sound. Rubbing to corners and spine creases. Loss to spine titling. Contents very good — generally clear and bright with some toning.
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Catalogue Number: ON00181
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THOMSON, J.M. Archer. Climbing in the Ogwen District. London: Edward Arnold, 1910.
Small 8vo. Original blue publisher's cloth. Gilt titling to cover and spine. xx, 124 pp. Frontispiece and 24 photographic illustrations; 7 diagrams. First edition. Neate Q248. Signed by C. Raymond Greene to the front endpapers.
James Merriman Archer Thomson was among the most significant figures in the early development of Welsh rock climbing. Working principally in Snowdonia during the 1890s and 1900s, he explored and documented the cliffs of North Wales at a moment when systematic climbing guidebooks barely existed as a form. In 1909, with A.W. Andrews, he produced the first official guide to the climbs on Lliwedd for the newly founded Climbers' Club. Climbing in the Ogwen District followed the year after, covering the Glyderau, Tryfan, and the crags of the Ogwen valley: ground that would become among the most celebrated rock-climbing terrain in Britain. Thomson died in 1912, two years after this guide appeared.
The signature of C. Raymond Greene (1901–1982) adds considerable interest. Greene — elder brother of the novelist Graham Greene and Sir Hugh Greene, Director-General of the BBC — was an accomplished mountaineer who restarted the Oxford University Mountaineering Club in his student years and went on to climb at the highest levels. He was a member of the 1931 Kamet expedition, which achieved what was then the highest summit ever reached, and served as senior doctor and climber on the 1933 British Everest expedition.
Good. Binding sound. Rubbing to corners and spine creases. Loss to spine titling. Contents very good — generally clear and bright with some toning.
This book is currently on display in our Paddington store. If you would like more information or to arrange a viewing, please contact: [email protected]
Catalogue Number: ON00181
