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THE ASCENT OF EVEREST
by Hunt, John (Brigadier Sir John Hunt); (Duke of Edinburgh, Foreword)
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- Hardcover
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- Near Fine/Near Fine
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About This Item
London, UK: Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. First Edition, 2nd Impression of 1953 . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Photographs (Various). Text/New & Bright. First Edition, 2nd Impression of Dec, 1953. Blue linen boards w/gilt spine lettering/NF w/trace edge rubs. DJ/NF; light edge wear & faint discoloration; under mylar. Upper text edge dyed blue. Frontis: Tenzin on Everest's summit, 29th May, 1953. Chronicle of the 1953 historic ascent of Mount Everest by leader of the British Expedition, Brigadier Henry Cecil John Hunt (1910 - 1998); Chapter 16 by new Zealander, Sir Edmund Hillary (1919 - 2008) who, together with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay (1914 - 1986), reached the summit on May 29th, 1953. 300 pgs, color & b/w photos, 18 chapters in 6 parts: I, Background; II, Plannin; III, Approach; IV, Build-up; V, Assault; and VI, Aftermath, followed by 9 Appendices by members of the Expedition & Glossary. Fine copy.
Synopsis
From the book: 'This is the story of how, on 29 May, 1953, two men, both endowed with outstanding stamina and skill, reached the top of Everest and came back unscathed to rejoin their comrades. 'Yet this will not be the whole story, for the ascent of Everest was not the work of one day, nor even of those few anxious, unforgettable weeks in which we prepared and climbed this summer. It is, in fact, a tale of sustained and tenacious endeavour by many, over a long period of time.'
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- Title
- THE ASCENT OF EVEREST
- Author
- Hunt, John (Brigadier Sir John Hunt); (Duke of Edinburgh, Foreword)
- Illustrator
- Photographs (Various)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 2nd Impression of 1953
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Adventure/Moutaineering/Mount Everest/Sir Edmund Hillary
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering/Rock Climbing; Adventure/Expeditions;
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