Description
Bowman, W. E., The Ascent of Rum Doodle. (London: MaxParrish, 1956)
Octavo. 141 pages with 8 pages of plates. First edition with “First published 1956” on copyright page with no further printings following. Bound in brown publishers cloth decorated on spine with gilt title and author separated by a snowflake ornament and publisher at tail of spine.
Good, book is solid with few signs of age. Spine slightly cocked. Corners not bumped. Missing dustwrapper.
“The Ascent of Rum Doodle is a short 1956 novel by W. E. Bowman (1911–1985). It is a parody of the non-fictional chronicles of mountaineering expeditions (notably H. W. Tilman‘s account of the ascent of Nanda Devi and Maurice Herzog‘s book Annapurna chronicling the first ascent of Annapurna in Nepal) that were popular during the 1950s, as many of the world’s highest peaks were climbed for the first time… It has been critically well received. Though a parody, it has become one of the most famous and celebrated books of mountaineering literature.” – Wikipedia
