The Ascent of Everest
Author(s):
Hunt, John
Copyright: 1954, Hodder & Stoughton, London
Specifications: 4th imp, 8vo, pp.xx, 300, color frontis, 7 color & 71 bw photos, 6 maps/drawings, appendices, blue cloth
Condition: signed George Band, dj vg+, cloth 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. UK edition of "Conquest of Everest". Neate H135, SB H31, Yak H269.