From the Ocean to the Sky (signed By Hillary)
by Hillary, edmund
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York; (1979): The Viking Press. First Edition. Octavo. 273pp. signed by the author. Hillary had a dream of traveling with a group of friends from the mouth of the Ganges River up stream against the current as far as they could go. This is his dramatic record of the journey, a 1500 mile long journey which provided menu challenges for him and his crew. This is a rich story of intimate encounters with the tigers of the Sunderbas, with Hindu holy men and more. Bound in blue cloth over light brown paper covered boards stamped with Hillary's name in silver, spine lettering silver, endpapers are maps, There is a sticker on the free front endpaper with title, author and publication price. In an unclipped pictorial dust jacket lettered in black and white, spine white with lettering in black. A very nice clean copy with no names or bookplates.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023403
- Title
- From the Ocean to the Sky (signed By Hillary)
- Author
- Hillary, edmund
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York; (1979)
- Keywords
- Signed Ganges River India
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration;
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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