The Ascent of Everest
by Hunt, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. Pale Blue bds with Gilt title (very fresh and unworn, spine faded) 300 pages with 68 photo illus many in full colour, maps and line illus through text, very bright and clean with small inscription to ffep, not inscribed. Overweight. 2nd Impression. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10633
- Title
- The Ascent of Everest
- Author
- Hunt, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 2nd Impression
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- TRAVEL ASIA GENERAL Mountaineering
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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