"Eating Rice Pudding on the Top of Mount Everest" A Biographical Impression of W. G. Galbraith

Susan Atherton Galbraith

Published by [None Stated], None, 1997

About this Item

A privately published biographical sketch of Lieutenant Colonel William Graeme Galbraith, with a letter to his daughter. Author's copy. Privately published. With a portrait to the font. A detailed biography of Lieutenant Colonel William Graeme Galbraith, with contributions from friends and family such as Sir Harold Kent, James Sutherland, Lorne Campbell, and Sir John Richmond. This work contains information on his life from childhood until his death with details of his courtship with his wife, experiences in war, friends, travels, and sports, as well as letters of condolence. Written by his daughter, Susan Atherton Galbraith. With various ephemera including: An airmail letter from Lieutenant Colonel William Graeme Galbraith to his young daughter, Susan, dated 4th November 1945. Newspaper articles on the disappearance and deaths of Andrew Comyn "Sandy" Irvine (a friend of W. G. Galbraith) and George Mallory while attempting the first ascent of Mount Everest. Newspaper obituaries of Sir Harold Kent and Brigadier Lorne Campbell. A letter of condolence to Doris from Sandy Wilson. A torn postcard from the Fox and Hounds Hotel in North Devon from the day that W. G. Galbraith died. A photocopy of a family portrait. Letters and printed emails to the author from family and friends in response to their reading of the work. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine.

Seller Inventory # 858T59

Bibliographic Details

• Title: "Eating Rice Pudding on the Top of Mount Everest" A Biographical Impression of W. G. Galbraith
• Publisher: [None Stated], None
• Publication Date: 1997
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: None
• Condition: Near Fine
• Book Type: book