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EVEREST: 50 Years on Top of the World
by Band, George
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0007147481
- ISBN 13
- 9780007147489
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
London: HarperCollins, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Near fine. Published in association with the Royal Geographic Society, Alpine Club, and Mount Everest Foundation, this is the official publication celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest in 1953. It puts the first successful ascent into context, detailing the adventures and deaths on the north face pre World War II and the planning after the war that was nearly curtailed by a Swiss expedition in 1952. Written by a member of the original Hunt team, George Band (who went on to climb the lower but much harder peak Kangchenjunga), the book contains details, photographs, and material donated by team members and the RGS. This copy is signed by mountaineers Edmund Hillary, Chris Bonington, and Kurt Diemberger on the title page. Quarto. Original glossy boards. The spine head is bumped; else a crisp and clean copy in like dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 66969
- Title
- EVEREST: 50 Years on Top of the World
- Author
- Band, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0007147481
- ISBN 13
- 9780007147489
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mount Everest, Edmund Hillary, Nepal, Asia
Terms of Sale
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located in the heart of downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Our shop is currently open by appointment Thursday - Saturday from 11am - 6pm (please call ahead) and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. For more information, visit our website at www.johnsonrarebooks.com or call 1-626-967-1888.
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