Lost on Everest The Search for Mallory and Irvine
by Firstbrook, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0771031297
- ISBN 13
- 9780771031298
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0771031297 . DJ shows light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W photographs ; 9.1 X 6.2 X 1.1 inches; 224 pages; "On 8 June 1924 George Mallory and Andrew Irvine left their tent high on the slopes of Mount Everest and climbed into history. They were seen at 12:50 p.m. just 240 metres from the summit and going strong for the top. Within minutes, Mallory and Irvine had disappeared in a snowstorm and were never seen alive again. What happened to these two pioneering climbers is the most famous mystery in the history of mountaineering. For 75 years, there has been fierce debate over whether they were the first to reach the summit, 29 years before Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. In March 1999, an expedition primarily sponsored by the BBC climbed to the North Face of Everest. Their discoveries became front-page news around the world. This gripping story by film producer Peter Firstbrook fully explores the events leading up to Mallory and Irvines historic attempt to reach the summit of the highest mountain in the world, giving a dramatic first-hand account of the 1999 search expedition. Firstbrook utilises his extensive historical research and the amazing evidence found in 1999 to piece together the final hours of the two brave heroes " .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20733
- Title
- Lost on Everest The Search for Mallory and Irvine
- Author
- Firstbrook, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0771031297
- ISBN 13
- 9780771031298
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- 0771031297, Mount everest, George Mallory, Andrew Irvine, Mountain Climb
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports & Games;
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Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
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Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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