High in the Thin Cold Air: The Story of the Himalayan Expedition Led By Sir Edmund Hillary, Sponsored By World Book Encyclopedia
by Hillary, Sir Edmund and Desmond Doig
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Doubleday, 1962. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Gray faded cloth, silver very fine on spine, inside covers and adjacent end papers show relief map of Himilayas and region of Asia, 254 pages plus final photo section, some in color. Many photographs throughout, some in color. DJ has tears and nicks, slight rubbing to color photos of Everest on front and climber on back. Fair DJ/Near Very Good book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21424
- Title
- High in the Thin Cold Air: The Story of the Himalayan Expedition Led By Sir Edmund Hillary, Sponsored By World Book Encyclopedia
- Author
- Hillary, Sir Edmund and Desmond Doig
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Mountains Himalayas Sport
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sport;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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