Everest South West Face Hardcover - 1973

First edition. This book "stands out among mountaineering records because of the author's intense interest in the human side of the expedition, the reactions of the men to the mountain, to the almost unimaginable force of the wind, the cold down to -40 degrees F, the demands on physical and mental strength. The stark, ugly South West Face is here but so, no less, are the personalities confronted by this 'leviathan'..." This book originates from the personal library of Arnold J. Heine QSM, ONZM, Polar Medal.There is ageing to the colours of the dustcover and there is fading along the spine. There are three tears with no loss, the largest on the front is 2.5cm. The dustcover does show some shelfwear and bumping of the corners. The dustcover is not price clipped.The covers are royal blue with the title in gilt on a black panel on the spine. The covers are in very good condition, with very light bumping of corners and minimal shelfwear.The endpapers show some ageing. The text is very clean with minimal ageing at the margins of some pages. There are no annotations to the text. The previous owner's name (Arnold J. Heine) is written on the front free endpaper.There are 56 illustrations and photos, both colour and black & white. These are all in very good condition. There is a fold out map of alternative routes to the summit.We are happy to provide additional photos and information on request.