Mountains of the Mind: A History of Fascination greek points of corners well rubbed

points of corners well rubbed and rounded

Homewood Illinois: Richard D Irwin Inc

after drawings by the author

All edges marbled

Original black cloth with gilt lettering to front

Mountains of the Mind: A History of Fascination greek points of corners well rubbedLondon: Granta, 2003. Publisher's hardback with the slightly rubbed dust jacket. 306 pages. Illusts and diags in the text. A VG+ copy. Three centuries ago mountains were considered a repellent form in landscape to be avoided at all cost so why is it that millions are people are drawn to them every year, often risking their lives. How have mountains come to exert such a strange and sometimes fatal hold on the human psyche?