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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Trade paperback. First edition, 2003 (Thunder's Mouth Press / Avalon Publishing Group, New York). Trade paperback with illustrated wrappers and a "First Ascent 50th Anniversary" emblem on the front cover. Binding remains intact and the text block appears secure. Covers show moderate edge and corner wear with light rubbing and small creases. Page edges have light soiling/discoloration. An irregular stain with localized paper waviness affects the upper outer area of several preliminary pages, including the title, contents, and copyright leaves; the text remains legible. Interior includes selections from numerous Everest mountaineering accounts and a bibliography. Listing photos show the exact copy included in this sale. Collection featuring firsthand and classic mountaineering accounts from pivotal eras of Himalayan climbing, with narratives of high-altitude expeditions, pioneering routes, survival, and disaster. Contributors and subjects include Conrad Anker on George Mallory and Andrew Irvine, Peter Boardman, Chris Bonington, Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler's oxygenless ascent, Stephen Venables and the Kangshung Face, and Mike Groom and Anatoli Boukreev on the 1996 Everest disaster. The selections capture changing approaches to expedition climbing while preserving the experiences of mountaineers who confronted extreme altitude, severe weather, fatal accidents, and difficult decisions in some of twentieth-century climbing's landmark expeditions.…