FIVE MILES HIGH: The Story of an attack on the second highest mountain in the world
by Robert Bates, Charlie Houston, Paul Petzoldt et al
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
FIVE MILES HIGH - The Story of an attack on the second highest mountain in the world, Robert Bates, Charlie Houston, Paul Petzoldt et al., Robert Hale, 1940. 1st UK edn. 319pp. B&W plates, folding chart. maps as endpapers, bright silver titles, original pink/maroon cloth, Good unfaded jacket with small piece missing and tape repairs -This 1939 expedition set the standards for American Himalayan mountaineering, the book is one of the classics of American climbing literature. More plates than the US edition published in New York the previous year - scarce with jacket, THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Barking Mad Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BMB#110
- Title
- FIVE MILES HIGH
- Author
- Robert Bates, Charlie Houston, Paul Petzoldt et al
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Robert Hale
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1940
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Barking Mad Books
About the Seller
Barking Mad Books
About Barking Mad Books
With 32 seasons in Antarctica and 26 Himalayan expeditions behind him, Colin Monteath also maintains a large polar / mountain / exploration reference library. Researchers, authors, publishers are welcome to use this service...see also hi-resolution image galleries on www.colinmonteath.nz
The cover photo you see on Biblio is the actual book you are purchasing, NOT a generic image. If you are not happy with the book you receive because the description has been faulty then I will honour a full refund.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Biblio
- The Greek root for a variety of words referring to the book, such as bibliography, bibliomania, etc. Also, one of the world's...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...