Smythe, F. S. The valley of flowers. First edition. London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1938. (26:17,5 cm). 16 auf Tafeln montierte farb. Abb. und 2 (1 gefalt., 1 im Text) Karten. 1 Bl., XII S., 1 Bl., 322 S. Weißer Or.-Lwd. mit goldgepr. Deckel- und Rückentitel und Kopfgoldschnitt, blau getönte Vorsätze; gering fleckig; mod. Schuber. - Dazu: Ders. The Kangchenjunga adventure. London, Gollancz, 1930. (24:16 cm). Mit 48 Tafeln. 464 S. Grüner Or.-Lwd.; leicht fleckig, Rücken verblasst.

I. Neate S133; Perret 4083; Yakushi S626. - Nr. 66 von 250 nummerierten Exemplaren, eigenhändig signiert von Smythe. - Leicht gebräunt. - II. Neate S119; Yakushi S622a. - Erste Ausgabe. - Leicht gebräunt, stellenweise etwas stärker, vereinzelt gering fleckig.

I. With 16 tipped-in col. illustrations on plates and 2 (1 folded, 1 within text) maps. No. 66 of 250 copies signed by the author. - "Returning with Holdsworth from the ascent of Kamet in 1931", Francis Sydney Smith (1900-1949), English mountaineer, author, photographer and botanist, "descended into the Byundar valley and camped for two days in a flowery paradise; it was the most beautiful valley that any of them had seen. In 1937 Smythe revisited the Upper Garhwal, Bhyundar valley of the flowers and Banke glacier, and made the first ascent of Mana Peak" (Y.). - Slight browning. From the library of Brooke-Hitching. - II. First edition. With 48 plates. - Smythe's "personal account of the International expedition of 1930 organized by G. O. Dyhrenfurth, to attempt the ascent of Kangchenjunga. The attempt was failed by avalanche. But the subsequent climbs of the expedition, the ascent of Jongsang Peak and other exploration, and the crossing of the Jongsang La were fine incidents" (Y.). - Slight browning, stronger in places, minor spotting here and there.