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Thomas Nelson, 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. Reprinted. 243 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Black and white photographic plates. Light thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

Thomas Nelson And Sons. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket

Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd., 1948. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1948. Reprint. 243 pages. Dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Heavy foxing. Mild water staining to spine. Notable rubbing and marking all over.

London: Nelson, 1936. Second Printing. Hard Cover. NEAR-FINE. NO DUST JACKET. MINOR RUBBING TO BOARDS. PRIZE-WINNING BOOKPLATE.

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1945. Account of the attempts to scale Everest includes vivid description of the land and people. with dustwrapper the inside of which is the dustwrapper for " The Book of School Sports " by Jessop and Salmond.243pp. Not Inscribed or Signed. This is a Reprint. Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good ( Soiled ). Illus. by Black and White Photographs. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Hard Back.

Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd 1949. LACKS D/W, octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

Paperback / softback. New.

London: Thomas Nelson. Very Good/Very Good. 1944. Reprint. Hard Cover. Small 8vo. Dust jacket small tears and chips to edges, price clipped. Blue cloth with bight gilt titling. Map end papers. Previous owner's inscription on ffep. ix, 243 clean and tight. .

Thomas Nelson And Sons, 1949-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Clean copy in good condition.

Hardback. New.

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1936 8vo. original green cloth gilt (cloth a little rubbed & bumped, top edge dusty, a few marks to endpapers, else clean & bright); pp. x (last blank), 244 (last blank), with illustrations, maps and diagrams and a tipped in publisher's note. A very good copy. [Neate Y28]. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket.

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1936. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A smart copy of the second edition of Younghusband's account of the 1936 expedition to Mount Everest, illustrated throughout. A second impression of the second edition of this work, with a special account of the 1936 expedition, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with sixteen black and white plates and four sketch maps. Collated, complete. Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband (1863-1942) was a British Army officer and explorer. He is remembered for his travels in the Far East and Central Asia; especially the 1904 British expedition to Tibet, led by himself. This is the second edition of his account of his expedition to Mount Everest, an entirely new account with detailed discussion of the problems faced, written after the expedition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, with a small mark to the front board and to the spine. Internally, firmly bound.… Read More

Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1936. 1st ed VG no dw. a history of early attempts on Everest [Neate Y28]

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1936 8vo. original green cloth gilt (covers a trifle marked with a few tiny scratches, top edge dusty, else clean & bright throughout) with a tipped in publisher's note stating 'Second Edition. With a Special Account of the 1936 Expedition' before title page; pp. x (last blank), 244 (last blank), with illustrations, maps and diagrams and a tipped in publisher's note. A near fine copy. [Neate Y28]. This second edition (in the year of first publication) was slightly rewritten with an account of the 1936 expedition and the problems it faced. . Second Edition.

Thomas Nelson, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. NY: Thomas Nelson 1936, first edition, first printing. VG+ blue cloth; one tiny scuff mark to front, one to rear. Price-clipped dust jacket has very small chip to top corner front, mild wear to spine ends, & minor soiling to rear. 6 x 9 in., 243 pp. Younghusband was a major figure in the organization of the first British expeditions to Everest. This book gives the history of Everest exploration & examines its role in Himalayan religion.