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From the Ocean to the Sky

From the Ocean to the Sky

From the Ocean to the Sky
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From the Ocean to the Sky

by Hillary, Edmund

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David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
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New York: The Viking Press, 1979. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed/Signed by Hillary, [9.5x6.5in], [2], 273 pp., 13 color and 47 black and white images, 9 maps and drawings, appendices and index; Brown paper on covers with light blue back strip, silver lettering on spine and silver signature of Hillary on front, map of route on front and back end papers, all edges trimmed; Pictorial dust jacket with white and black lettering on front and spine, high mountain camp image on back with quote; Negligible shelf wear to covers or edges, inscription by Hillary on title page "To Gerry 'Every mountain can be conquered' Ed Hillary", no errata slip; Minimal shelf wear to dust jacket with minor top edge toning and small closed tears. Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (1919-2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, adventurer, philanthropist and author. Mountaineering was his first adventures cumulating in achieving the summit of Mount Everest in May 1953 with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. As a philanthropist, he supported development of Nepal schools and helping the Sherpa people.

This book is about traveling 1,500 miles up the Ganges River to the Himalayas in 1977. It was a journey of remberance and skill in transiting the rapids and climbing Akash Parbat.

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Bookseller
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
13805
Title
From the Ocean to the Sky
Author
Hillary, Edmund
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition, 2nd Printing
Publisher
The Viking Press
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1979
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Adventure, river boating, India, mountain climbing. BIBLIO-LIVE-3
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Adventure;

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About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA

David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.

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