New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1954 F-/VG+. 8vo. original red cloth backed boards gilt (slightly watermarked at tail cap, prev. owner's name to FFE) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, slightly rubbed & frayed); pp. 334, with 27 b/w photographs, 9 colour photographs, plus text figures & a map. A near fine copy. [Neate H118: Despite failure to reach the summit, this expedition is considered to be one of the pinnacles of American Himalayan mountaineering - a dramatic story which almost resulted in the destruction of the whole party during the descent]. Flatsigned to title pages 'Charles Houston, Robert H. Bates, Dee Molenaar, Pete Schoening'.. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hard Cover. F-/VG+.

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Bookseller: Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005506
Title: K2. The Savage Mountain
Author: Houston, Charles and Robert Bates
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - F-
Jacket Condition: VG+
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1954
Keywords: Charles Houston K2 Savage Mountain Robert Bates American Karakoram Karakorum Pakistan Mountaineering

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