The Beckoning Silence by Joe Simpson SIGNED 2002 UK 1st/1st HB Jonathan Cape

The Beckoning Silence (Signed By Author)\nSimpson, Joe\n\nPublished by Jonathan Cape, London, 2002. Reprint. Signed by the Author direct to the title page, without inscription. Bound in the original publisher's hardcover boards, titled in silver to the spine. Spine ends with minor bumping, binding otherwise in good order. Internally the block is sound, the pages have a little light age toning, but generally clean and tight. Jacket unclipped with some light creasing to the edges - 'Signed Copy' sticker from Ottakar's bookshop to the front cover. \nSince his epic battle for survival in the Andes, recounted in the his book, \""Touching the Void\"", Joe Simpson has endured several further brushes with death and has suffered the loss of many climbing friends in accidents which call into question the exhilarating, death-defying activity to which he has devoted his whole life. Never more alive than when most at risk, he has come to see an attempt on the Eiger, with its hooded, mile-high .