The Everest-Lhotse Adventure -- SIGNED
by Eggler, Albert
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1957. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST USA EDITION. SIGNED by Ernst Reiss on the photo opposite page 145 that shows Reiss, Luchsinger and von Gunten on the Lhotse face below the couloir that leads to the summit. Reiss along with Luchsinger made the first ascent of Lhotse described in this book. Original blue boards, silver lettering spine. Generally nice condition, clean covers, tight binding, complete with all pages & photo plates, no previous owner marks or writing on any page other than the signature of Reiss, no foxing. The dust jacket has edge wear, some soiling rear panel, 1cm chip upper rear corner. This book has 222 pages, 31 b/w photos, color frontispiece, 2 maps, 1 route diagram, index. The leader's account of the Swiss expedition that in 1956 made the 1st ascent of Lhotse (8511m by Ernst Reiss & Fritz Luchsinger via Geneva Spur & the Reiss Rinne) & made 2nd & 3rd ascents of Everest (2nd by Jürg Marmet & Ernst Schmied, 3rd by Hansrudi von Gunten & Dölf Reist ). PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000776
- Title
- The Everest-Lhotse Adventure -- SIGNED
- Author
- Eggler, Albert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Everest, Nepal, Tibet, Himalaya, Mt. Everest, Mount Chomolungma, Sagarmatha, Nepal, Himalaya, Khumbu
- Bookseller catalogs
- SIGNED Mountain; Mountaineering; Everest;
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