Search Results: the sherpa and the snowman by stonor charles

London: Hollis & Carter, 1955. Paperback. pp. xii, 206. 8vo. Colour frontis., black and white photographs. Spine and card covers creased, soiling to covers, corners thumbed, joints starting to split at base of spine; good. Proof copy.

London: Hollis & Carter, 1955. An account of an expedition into the Nepal Himalaya in search of the fabled yeti. Sponsored by the London Daily Mail, the trek took place in 1953/54 over a period of five months, in and around the lower slopes of Everest. While no concrete proof of the existence of the yeti was recovered, many indirect pieces of evidence nevertheless convinced the party of the existence of the illusive snowman. Aside from the quest itself, the book reveals much fascinating detail about the lives of the legendary sherpas who live among the mountains. xii, 209 pp., 1 col. and 36 b&w photos.. First Edition. Hardbound. Very Good +. 22 x 14 cm..

London:: Hollis and Carter,, 1955.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good+ in a good only dustjacket (blank bookplate on front pastedown, chips at the ends of the spine of the dj, other edgewear.). First printing. The story of an expedition in the foothills of Nepal and on the lower slopes of Everest in search of evidence of the existence of the 'yeti.' Illustrated with photographs, foreword by Brigadier Sir John Hunt. Index. 209 pages.

London: Hollis & Carter, 1955 VG/VG-. 8vo. original brown boards (some speckling & marking, a little mottling to spine, prize bookplate to FFE) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, rubbed & frayed, some edge chipping and marking); pp. xii, 210 (last blank), with 37 illustrations. A very good copy. [Neate S173: Account of the 1953-4 Daily Mail Himalayan Yeti expedition, organized by Ralph Izzard].. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/VG-.

London: Hollis & Carter, 1955 F-/VG. 8vo. original red boards (inscrip. to FFE, bookseller's label to front pastedown, else clean) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, spine slightly sunned, spine ends slightly frayed with closed tears to spine and rear panel); pp. xii, 210 (last blank), with 37 illustrations. A very good copy. [Neate S173: Account of the 1953-4 Daily Mail Himalayan Yeti expedition, organized by Ralph Izzard].. First Edition. Hard Cover. F-/VG.

Twenty-four gelatin silver contact sheets, each ca. 30x25 cm (ca. 12x10 in). Each sheet with nine to twelve photos, several with light leaks, so altogether with 272 good quality images, each ca. 6x5,5 cm (2 ¼ x 2 ¼ in). With ca. 60 period white ink manuscript captions on recto of the contact sheets (identifying single photos or groups of photos); several photos with hand-drawn pencil crosses. All sheets with period pencil or ink numbers, markings or captions on verso. The sheets are slightly wavy, several sheets with minor creases or tears on extremities not affecting the images, but overall a very good collection on strong interesting photos. The book: Stonor, C. The Sherpa and the Snowman. London: Hollis & Carter, 1955. First edition. Octavo. xii, 209 pp.: ill. Dust jacket (minor tears on extremities). Very good.Historically significant extensive… Read More