No Purdah in Padam. The Story of the Women’s Overland Himalayan Expedition 1958. By… with a foreword by Dame Isobel Cripps G.B.E. And with eleven plates in half-tone and two maps.
London: George G. Harrap, [c.1950]. Appears to be the first and only edition. 23 black and white photo illustrations, including frontispiece. Two maps (one of which is printed in green across front and back endpapers). Three appendices. Composed in linotype, Caledonia type. A fine copy. Plain bright green publisher’s cloth. Spine stamped in gilt. In excellent dust-jacket, with only mild fading and very minor wear to outer edges. Inscription from expedition leader on verso of illustrations list reads: “To Phebe and Josh. I hope you will enjoy reading this story of our journey to the East. Bless you for all your help and kindness as Lester and I embark on our expedition to the West. Andover, 20th May, 1967. Anne Davies.”. Octavo. [5], 6-206, [2] pp. Item #18043
The present work documents the travels of Anne Davies, Eve Sims, and Antonia Deacock (the author)—three British women who formed the 1958 Women’s Overland Himalya Expedition. Travelling from London to India via car, the explorers then trekked 300 miles from Manali to Ladakh and traverssed the Baralacha La pass in the Zanskar mountain range, christening a virgin peak (Biwi Giri or “Wives’ Peak”) in the process.
Neate, Mountaineering Literature: A Bibliography. D09.
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