{"product_id":"blon-mountaineering-midnight-sun-1908-first-edition-122787","title":"Mountaineering in the Land of the Midnight Sun.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003ea mountaineering pioneer\u003c\/h4\u003eThis book covers the author's remarkable new nineteen ascents of mountains in the Norwegian Arctic circle. Mrs Le Blond was originally married to Captain Fred Burnaby ( Ride to Khiva) and after his death she became heavily involved in mountaineering and snow photography. This book highlights her role as a pioneering female climber who helped break social conventions and specialised in winter and challenging Alpine\/Arctic climbs. Determined to promote women's climbing she eventually became president of the Ladies Alpine Club.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition. 8vo ( 23 x 16 cm); folding map and 71 black and white illustrations after photographs, some pages unopened, previous bookseller's label on front pastedown; publisher's green pictorial cloth gilt; a very good copy; xii, 304pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"LE BLOND, Mrs. Aubrey [Elizabeth Anne Frances].","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57142115238263,"sku":"122787","price":891.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/122787_965d4eab-cf33-48ff-9f97-ca89025ea26a.jpg?v=1780536892","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/en-us\/products\/blon-mountaineering-midnight-sun-1908-first-edition-122787","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}