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Alone to Everest
by Denman, Earl
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/No Jacket
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1954 8vo. original red cloth gilt, lower edge uncut (some sunning to spine & marks to boards; lacks dustwrapper); pp. 256 (last blank), with 13 plates & 4 maps. A very good copy. [Neate D17: Canadian Denman travelled in disguise through Tibet with a few native companions and made a solo attempt on Everest from the north. The first half of the book recounts his ascents of all the remote Virunga Mountains in Central Africa].. Second Impression. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013114
- Title
- Alone to Everest
- Author
- Denman, Earl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Second Impression
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Earl Denman Alone to Everest Canada Tibet Himalaya Virunga Mountains Congo Rwanda
Terms of Sale
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Biblio member since 2022
Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
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