The Ascent of Everest. Foreword by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh. Chapter 16 by Sir Edmund Hillary. Appendices by Members of the Expedition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR
by HUNT, John
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- Hardcover
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- first
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hodder & Stoughton, London. 1954. Fourth impression of first edition. Hodder & Stoughton, London. 1954. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to title page. Hardback with dust-wrapper. Colour portrait frontis. 300 pages. Colour and b&w photograph plates; occasional drawings. Index. Gift inscription + a John Masefield poem handwritten to front endpaper o/w contents lovely and clean. Minor signs of wear to board extremities. Wrapper is very slightly worn at extremities and very lightly sunned to spine. Overall a lovely copy.
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- Bookseller
- Addyman Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 97256
- Title
- The Ascent of Everest. Foreword by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh. Chapter 16 by Sir Edmund Hillary. Appendices by Members of the Expedition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR
- Author
- HUNT, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- Hodder & Stoughton, London. 195
- Keywords
- SPORTS and RECREATION mountaineering climbing
- Bookseller catalogs
- SPORTS and RECREATION;
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