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Coronation Everest
by Morris, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1958 First edition. 145,(1) pp. Octavo. Original blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Minor rubbing to extremities and head of spine. Blue pictorial dustjacket. Minor edge wear. with creasing along top edge. Frontis portrait. 7 illustrations. A very good to fine copy. A telling of the successful first ascent of Mount Everest. It focuses on the author's role as a journalist covering the event, and his successful attempt to be the first to break the news. Getting scarce especially in a fine copy. Jan passed away a year ago at the ripe age of 94! I had a couple of publishing projects I did with her and she was a delight to work with, a generous sole and had a great library! 1958
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143174
- Title
- Coronation Everest
- Author
- Morris, James
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1958 First edition
- Keywords
- Everest|Mountaineering
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Aquila Books
Biblio member since 2010
Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
Aquila Books specializes in books dealing with Polar Exploration, Western Canadiana, Mountaineering, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Early Voyages as well as many other areas. We also deal in antique maps and prints, historic photos, autograph letters, postcards, antique scientific instruments and antique bookcases. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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