The Conquest of Everest: With a chapter on the final assault by Sir Edmund Hillary. Forward by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh
by Sir John Hunt
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/Fair
- Seller
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Roseburg, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
LoC# 54-5825
Quarter bound in beige and blue boards with outline of Mt. Everest in white on front cover, beige lettering on blue background on sine. Some minor edgewear and rust stain at bottom from paper clip on front cover. Age toning to endpapers, very slight age toning to text. Paperclip mark at top of FFE and paper clip marks to REP and glue marks.
DJ has open tear to top of spine and several open tears to bottom. Age toning and chipping throughout, and DJ is price clipped on left fold at bottom.
This work contains 8 pages of phtographs in color and 48 pages in black and white with numerous maps, sletches, and drawings.
Expedition leaders John Hunt's aacount of the first successful ascent of Moutn Everest's summit in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and tenzing Norgay.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bonnie Lane Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 04-18-2024-02
- Title
- The Conquest of Everest
- Author
- Sir John Hunt
- Format/Binding
- Tight
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton and Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 300
- Size
- 8 11/16" x 5 7/8"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Non Fiction, Expedition narrative, My Everest.
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Bonnie Lane Books
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