Forerunners to Everest: The Story of the Two Swiss Expeditions of 1952
Author(s):
Dittert, René, G. Chevalley & R. Lambert
Copyright: 1954, Harper, NY
Specifications: 1st, 8vo, pp.256, color frontis, 27 bw photos, 9 maps, blue cloth
Condition: dj w/ light edge wear, vg+, cloth fine
The Swiss, and Tenzing, came very close to success and paved the way for the British to follow in the following year. This makes a good companion volume to the SFAR photo book "Everest: The Swiss Everest Expedition". Neate D32, SB D18, Yak C87.