Everest 1933
by Ruttledge, Hugh
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- Hardcover
- first
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North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Everest 1933, Ruttledge, Hugh. Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1934. First Edition. Gift card from The Lord Provost of Edinburgh dated 1934 pasted to free endpaper. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; xvi, 390pp. 58 sepia photographic plates plus frontispiece, 3 diagrams in text and 4 maps (3 folding); chronology of the expedition; index. Black cloth boards with gilt spine titles. Binding is tight and contents are clean, without tears or folds. All maps are in fine condition. Foxing to endpapers, preliminaries, and frontispiece tissue guard; sporadic light foxing throughout. Fraying to top of spine and top back strip partially unglued, light outer edge dusting and foxing.
The 1933 expedition led by Hugh Ruttledge, was the first attempt since the 1924 expedition of which Mallory and Irvine had been killed. In the 1933 expedition, three climbers, Wager, Wyn Harris and later Smythe, reached 8580 metres. On this expedition an ice axe was found which belonged to Irvine.
The Fight for Everest: 1924, Lieutenant-Colonel E.F. Norton. First Edition also available.
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- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA) (CA)
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- 4816
- Title
- Everest 1933
- Author
- Ruttledge, Hugh
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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