Man of Everest. The Autobiography of Tenzing. Told to James Ramsey Ullman
by Ullman, James Ramsey [Tenzing Norgay]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG+/No Jacket
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: The Reprint Society / World Books, 1956 12mo. original green cloth gilt (tiny ink number to FFE, trifling spots, else clean & bright; lacks dustwrapper); pp. 320, with 29 plates & 4 text figures. A near fine copy. [Neate U05].. Book Club. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket.
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- Seller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 017922
- Title
- Man of Everest. The Autobiography of Tenzing. Told to James Ramsey Ullman
- Author
- Ullman, James Ramsey [Tenzing Norgay]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Book Club
- Publisher
- The Reprint Society / World Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- James Ramsey Ullman Man of Everest Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Himalaya Nepal Mountaineering Climbing Biography
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- 12mo
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- Jacket
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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