London: J. M. Dent & Sons. Good+ in Poor dust jacket. (1953). Hardcover. Some bowing to boards. Dust-jacket with large tear across front panel and spine. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; Second printing (in same year as the first edition). ix, [1], 195 pages + frontispiece + 23 illustrations on 23 plate leaves (1 double page illustration; 1 leaf with 2 illustrations). 14 maps and diagrams on the paginated leaves (some full page). Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 211 x 137mm. Illustartions include: North Face of Chomolonzo; Westward view from North Col; Mallory and Irvine on North Col, setting off on their last climb; F. S. Smythe at foot of Yellow Band; The Lama of Rongbuk; Angthakay (in 1936); Footprint of Abominable Snow-Man, Menlung Glacier, November 1951; Rope Bridge between Camps II and III, Spring 1952. .

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Bookseller: Renaissance Books (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 22678
Title: The Story of Everest 1921-1952
Author: Murray, W. H
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good+ in Poor dust jacket
Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: (1953)
Keywords: New Zealand

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We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.

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