By
Anderl Heckmair & Ludwig Vörg
& Fritz Kasparek & Heinrich Harrer
1938 TRUE FIRST PRINTING
SIGNED by Heckmair & Harrer
This book has many photos that have not appeared in the other Eiger books, including photos of the team members posing with Hitler and other prominent Nazis. This was the first book written about the famous ascent. It is well illustrated. The book was reprinted in germany many times, 35 or 40 thousand copies total. However, the first printing was only 5000 copies. First printings in decent dust jackets are uncommon. First printings signed by the authors are rare, considerably less common than double-signed copies of the the first printing of The White Spider. This copy is signed by Anderl Heckmair and by Heinrich Harrer on the frontis photo of the Eigerwand. Finding copies signed by Vörg or Kasparek is almost impossible. Both were killed years ago. Vörg was killed 22 June 1941 in action on the front during the the first day of the german advance against Russia. Kasparek & his ropemate, Toni Matzenauer, were killed in 1954 during an attempt to climb the NE Ridge of Salcantay in Peru. A cornice collapsed under them and they fell down the 1500m SE Face.
CONDITION: Original blue cloth, white lettering cover & spine. SIGNED by Anderl Heckmair and by Heinrich Harrer on the frontispiece photo of the Eigerwand. Book is in nice, clean condition with fading at the very top of spine (where DJ is chipped). Very tip of lower outside corner is rubbed through cloth (2mm). Binding is tight and solid. There is minor fore-edge foxing but no foxing inside on pages or plates. Pages are clean and bright. No writing or marks on any pages other than previous owner's name and date (1938) on lower part of title page. The original dust jacket has rubbing around edges, two 1cm tears on rear panel, a 1cm deep chip around top of spine, tiny chipping at bottom of spine. Price: $1800.
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