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The Ascent of Everest
by Hunt, John
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
(London, 1953): Hodder and Stoughton. First Edition. Octavo. 299(1) pp. This is the story of how two men, both endowed with outstanding stamina and skill, reached the top of Everest, and made it back to rejoin their comrades. Bound in blue cloth, spine lettering gilt, corners lightly rubbed, in clipped pictorial dust jacket depicting Mt. Everest in white and brown over light blue-green background, lettering white spine lettering white, some wear to spine ends with tiny nicks, corners and edges showing light wear with top edge of rear panel having a piece torn away;, a few tape mends to underside of jacket, and a few spots of staining or soiling. A very good 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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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023404
- Title
- The Ascent of Everest
- Author
- Hunt, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- (London, 1953)
- Keywords
- Mt. Everest Sir Hillary
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
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- Octavo
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