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The Ascent of Everest
by Hunt, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. Blue bds with bright Gilt title (clean, cloth unworn, bright gilt title slight shelf compression bottom rear edge) 300 pages with 68 photo illus many in full colour, maps and line illus through text, a very bright clean copy not inscribed, slightest spotting to ends. Original DJ a little toned with short tear at spine head, rubbed a little at spine ends and tips. Overweight. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
From the book: 'This is the story of how, on 29 May, 1953, two men, both endowed with outstanding stamina and skill, reached the top of Everest and came back unscathed to rejoin their comrades. 'Yet this will not be the whole story, for the ascent of Everest was not the work of one day, nor even of those few anxious, unforgettable weeks in which we prepared and climbed this summer. It is, in fact, a tale of sustained and tenacious endeavour by many, over a long period of time.'
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16966
- Title
- The Ascent of Everest
- Author
- Hunt, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- TRAVEL ASIA GENERAL Mountaineering
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
Terms of Sale
Ariel Books
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
We are a small friendly book store stocking a unique selection of rare and out of print books. Currently we are searching for a suitable new location but have had an open book shop since 1998.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Inscribed
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- First Edition
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- 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....
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
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