The Conquest of Everest
Author(s):
Hunt, John
Copyright: 1954, Dutton, NY
Specifications: BOMC, 8vo, pp.300, color frontis, 7 color & 73 bw photos, 6 maps/drawings, appendices, tan/blue cloth
Condition: signed George Band & George Lowe, dj chipped top/bottom spine, vg, cloth w/ name, near fine
The 1953 first ascent of Everest by Hillary and Tenzing, a must for any mountaineering library. Band was the youngest member of the 1953 Everest expedition and made the first ascent of Kangchenjunga. Neate H135, SB H31, Yak H269.