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The Picture Of Everest -- SIGNED First Edition DELUXE binding SIGNED by Gregory and by John Hunt
by Gregory, Alfred & Sir John Hunt (introduction)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Hodder And Stoughton Limited, 1954. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1954 FIRST UK EDITION SIGNED by Alfred Gregory and by Sir John Hunt. Original DELUXE binding of white parchment with gilt pattern decorated front and rear, gilt lettering spine, original rear EPs comprising a chart of the ascent of Everest. The book is hand-signed by Gregory on the pre-title page and by John Hunt on the page at the end of his introduction alongside his printed signature on the same page. Both signatures are handwritten, original, and not printed. The book is in excellent condition with very clean covers, some foxing along the extreme top edge of the covers, foxing on the first 3 and last 3 pages but no foxing on other pages, solid binding, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages (other than the penned signatures of Gregory and Hunt), solid binding (no cracking or splits). The original dust jacket has slight curling to extreme upper edge, no tears, no soiling, no loss, no rubbing, minor sunning to spine. This is one of the principal books on the first ascent of Everest by one of the team members. Examples, especially deluxe binding examples, signed by both Gregory and by Hunt are RARE. The book measures 28cm tall x 22cm, not paginated [96 pages], 43 glossy color photos. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003165
- Title
- The Picture Of Everest -- SIGNED First Edition DELUXE binding SIGNED by Gregory and by John Hunt
- Author
- Gregory, Alfred & Sir John Hunt (introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Hodder And Stoughton Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, Everest, Nepal, Tibet, Himalaya, Mt. Everest, Mount Chomolungma, Sagarmatha, Himalaya,
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- Rubbing
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- Fine
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- 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...
- 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....
- Parchment
- Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
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