Cho Oyu. By Favour of the Gods... Translated by Basil Creighton. With a Foreword by Sir John Hunt
by Tichy, Herbert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- F-/VG+
- Seller
-
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Methuen & Co., 1957 F-/VG+. 8vo. original brown cloth (leaf edge spots, else clean & bright) in dustwrapper (edges a little rubbed, a trifle frayed, occ. spots, some tanning to spine, marks to rear panel); pp. 196, with 4 colour plates, 33 monochrome illustrations & 2 maps. A near fine copy. [Neate T32: This Austrian expedition was the smallest at that time to succeed on a major Himalayan peak].. First English. Hard Cover. F-/VG+.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015460
- Title
- Cho Oyu. By Favour of the Gods... Translated by Basil Creighton. With a Foreword by Sir John Hunt
- Author
- Tichy, Herbert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F-
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- First English
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Herbert Tichy Cho Oyu By Favour of the Gods Nepal Himalaya First Ascent 8000 Metre Peak Mountaineering
Terms of Sale
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...