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1974 HARDCOVER IN EXCELLENT CONDITION OVERALL - the pages are very clear and readable; a tiny bit of writing on first blank page, and some foxing on second page; covers have minor wear.

Between the south coast of England and the continent of Europe lies a sleeve of sea that, at one point, narrows to a distance of a bare nineteen miles. That is why the English refer to it as "the channel." Geologically speaking, the English Channel is of fairly recent formation, for the British mainland was not completely separated from the rest of the European continent until about 7,000 B.C. The earliest human fossil found in the British Isles has been dated at about a quarter of a million years. This would place it in the interglacial period.

EXTRA MAP AND PAMPHLET INCLUDED. I would've listed LIKE NEW, but the dust jacket is in fair to good condition due to a large crease that has been taped, as well as other tears, etc.

À travers ce récit historique et descriptif, foisonnant d'anecdotes et de notes vivantes, Samivel se propose d'être notre guide autour du plus fameux des massifs, en suivant l'un des parcours de randonnée les plus célèbres : le Tour du Mont-Blanc.
Aucun autre ouvrage ne permettra ainsi au lecteur de découvrir, sous la plume d'un écrivain majeur, la richesse de la tradition montagnarde, l'histoire des vallées et des sommets, et au randonneur de voyager au service de l'observation véritable de ce monde. Un texte publié en 1981 avec des photos dans un ouvrage cartonné et qu'il était indispensable de restituer pour les nouvelles générations d'amoureux de la montagne.

Through this historical and descriptive account, full of anecdotes and living notes, Samivel proposes to be our guide around the most famous of… Read More