East Of Everest , an Account of the New Zealand Alpine Club Himalayan Expedition to the Barun Valley in 1954
by Hillary, Edmund; George Lowe
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. nd [1956]. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A Fine, crisp copy this first U. S. edition in dustjacket only showing little rubbing and creasing along edges, SIGNED by author Edmund Hillary on the title page; The story of Sir Edmund Hillary's next mountain adventure after Everest 1953; the account of that eventful New Zealand Alpine Club expedition to the Barun Valley which scored its achievement against considerable odds. Contains 48 pages of photogravure illustrations; 8vo; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13433
- Title
- East Of Everest , an Account of the New Zealand Alpine Club Himalayan Expedition to the Barun Valley in 1954
- Author
- Hillary, Edmund; George Lowe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- nd [1956]
- Keywords
- Hillary Everest Himalaya Expedition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Signed Biography; Author Collections / Hillary, Edmund;
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