The conquest of Everest . With a chapter on the final assault by Sir Edmund Hillary. Foreword by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh

Hunt, John, Sir

Published by Dutton, New York, 1954

About this Item

First American edition, published first in London under the title The Ascent of Everest; 8vo, pp. xx, 300; 8 color plates, including the frontispiece), 48 black & white 6 maps, illustrations in the text by Charles Evans, 9 appendices, and a glossary; nice copy in an unclipped dust jacket which shows a touch of wear at the extremities, 2 or 3 insignificant breaks, and a slight creases in the front and back panel. Early ownership signature of Marjorie Hofman. In a sense, the quintessential mountaineering book - the first successful ascent of the highest and most iconic peak in the world. I read this book as a teenager and I've been fascinated by whole body of mountaineering literature ever since, the Himalayas especially, mountains one has to see to believe. Yakushi H470b.

Seller Inventory # 68377

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The conquest of Everest . With a chapter on the final assault by Sir Edmund Hillary. Foreword by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh
• Publisher: Dutton, New York
• Publication Date: 1954
• Seller catalogs:
  • Asia
  • Himalayas
  • Mountaineering