Coronation Everest by Morris, James - 1958

LONDON: FABER & FABER. BOUND IN CLEAN BLUE CLOTH WITH CLEAR RED TITLES TO SPINE, THIS DATED 1970 REPRINT IS VG IN VG JACKET(UNCLIPPED). 145pp WITH TEN CHAPTERS, THREE MAPS, RETROSPECTION (ESSAY BY WATERPERRY IN 1963), THE NEWS REACHES LONDON,(PREFACE?) AND CLEAN ENDPAPERS, EXCEPT FOR NAME "HADLEY" ON FFEP.THEN, ENVOI AND INDEX. 5cm SCRAPE TO FRONT PANEL OF JACKET. OTHERWISE A VG/VG COPY OF THIS SCARCE BOOK, EVEN AS A REPRINT . Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 1970.

London: Faber and Faber, 1958 First edition. 145,(1) pp. Octavo. Original blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Minor rubbing to extremities and head of spine. Blue pictorial dustjacket. Minor edge wear. with creasing along top edge. Frontis portrait. 7 illustrations. A very good to fine copy. A telling of the successful first ascent of Mount Everest. It focuses on the author's role as a journalist covering the event, and his successful attempt to be the first to break the news. Getting scarce especially in a fine copy. Jan passed away a year ago at the ripe age of 94! I had a couple of publishing projects I did with her and she was a delight to work with, a generous sole and had a great library! 1958

London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1970 F-/F-. 12mo. original blue boards (slight leaf edge spotting) in dustwrapper (pirce-clipped, a little rubbed & sunned); pp. 146, with 3 maps. A near fine copy of the school edition. [Neate M147] Flatsigned to title page by the author, 'Jan Morris'.. Signed by Author. First Thus. Hard Cover. F-/F-.

London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1958 VG+/VG. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (a trifle rubbed & sunned, occasional spottting, mainly to leaf edges) in dustwrapper (pirce-clipped, a little rubbed & nicked, tiny chipping at headcap); pp. 146, with 8 illustrations & 3 maps. Original purchase receipt, loosely enclosed. A very good copy. [Neate M147]. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/VG.

New York. E.P. Dutton, 1958. . First American edition. 8vo ( 23 x 15 cm), 8 full page black and white illustrations, map, signed by Edmund Hilary on title-page; publisher's blue cloth gilt lettered on spine, slightly worn at corners, original pictorial dust-wrapper, repaired with tape at top of spine and corners; overall a good copy; 146pp. The author James (later Jan) Morris was the 'anonymous' Times special correspondent who had joined the successful Everest expedition. It was Morris who broke the news of the successful ascent on the eve of the Queen Elizabeth's Coronation. Morris later became a highly acclaimed travel writer. This book perfectly encapsulates his wit and creative writing style.This particular copy is signed Edmund Hillary the leader of the expedition. Both the English and American editions were published in the same year. Neate M147