HILLARY, Sir Edmund. HUNT, Brigadier Sir John – The ascent of mount everest

HILLARY, Sir Edmund. HUNT, Brigadier Sir John. The ascent of mount everest.

[London]. Reprinted (by William Clowes and Sons) from The Geographical Journal, Vol. CXIX Part 4, December 1953, [1953]. First offprint edition.

8vo. [385]-399pp, [1]. With four leaves of photographic plates. Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. Lightly creased and sunned, pencilled inscription to upper wrapper. Very occasional light spotting.

The first offprint edition of Sir Edmund Hillary (1919-2008) and Sir John Hunt's (1910-1998) account of the triumphant success of the British expedition to summit Mount Everest in 1953.

£ 125.00 Antiquates Ref: 34847