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The Ascent of Everest
by HUNT, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- NF/VG++
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. NF/VG++. First Impression. 15 x 23cm blue boards with gilt titles to the spine. xx 300pp with 8 colour and 48 black and white photographic illustrations together with numerous line drawn illustrations and maps within the text. Publisher's original dust jacket, unclipped, showing 25/- at the bottom corner of the front flap. Signed by the author/expedition leader on a publisher's bookplate and flat signed underneath by the deputy leader, Charles Evans (Sir Robert Charles Evans). The boards are in near fine condition with firm, sharp and square corners showing hints of shelf wear the their tips. The titles are very bright and fresh and the spine head is firm, the spine foot a little turned in. The binding is very firm and square. Internally, there is a toned band due to acid migration, down the ffep, otherwise the pages are very clean. The dust jacket is in very good plus condition and is now protected in a removable clear jacket (not shown). It has a crease with two associated 0.5cm closed tears at the top of the spine, a light crease along the top edge of the front panel and a crease at the top of the rear panel at the fore edge corner. There is a small scuff near the centre of the spine and a couple of very spots on the front panel. Despite these minor issues, the jacket presents unusually well. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
Synopsis
From the book: 'This is the story of how, on 29 May, 1953, two men, both endowed with outstanding stamina and skill, reached the top of Everest and came back unscathed to rejoin their comrades. 'Yet this will not be the whole story, for the ascent of Everest was not the work of one day, nor even of those few anxious, unforgettable weeks in which we prepared and climbed this summer. It is, in fact, a tale of sustained and tenacious endeavour by many, over a long period of time.'
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- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 200431
- Title
- The Ascent of Everest
- Author
- HUNT, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - NF/VG++
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Mountaineering|Signed
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
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About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
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