A Short Walk In the Hindu Kush.
Rare Uncorrected Proof of the First Edition of Eric Newby's A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
A Short Walk In the Hindu Kush.
NEWBY, Eric.
$975.00
Item Number: 146280
London: Secker & Warburg, 1958.
Rare uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. In good condition.
In 1956, Eric Newby sent a fateful cable to his friend Hugh Carless - CAN YOU TRAVEL NURISTAN JUNE? The immediate three-word response, OF COURSE, HUGH, would soon set in motion a legendary journey from Mayfair to Afghanistan, and the mountains of the Hindu Kush, north-east of Kabul. Inexperienced and woefully ill-prepared, the amateur explorers embarked on a month of adventure and hardship in one of the most beautiful and challenging wildernesses on earth. With self-deprecating humor, sharp wit and keen observation, A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush made Newby's reputation as one of the greatest travel writers of all time.
