THE PICTURE OF EVEREST. A book of full-colour reproductions of the Everest scene. Chosen and Explained by Alfred Gregory with an Introduction by Sir John Hunt
Rare and modern books
Gregory
Hodder and Stoughton,
1954
THE PICTURE OF EVEREST. A book of full-colour reproductions of the Everest scene. Chosen and Explained by Alfred Gregory with an Introduction by Sir John Hunt
Rare and modern books
Gregory
Hodder and Stoughton,
1954
137.50 €
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United States of America)
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1954
- Place of printing
- London
- Author
- Gregory
- Publishers
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION OF THE SCARCE PICTORIAL ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST
- Languages
- English
- First edition
- True
Description
First edition. 43 color photos taken by members of the British Mount Everest Expedition of 1953. 4to, publisher's original dark blue boards, spine lettered in gilt, in scarce pale blue paper dustjacket lettered in red on the upper cover and spine. [92] pp. A very fine copy, the book essentially pristine with none of the spotting or toning common to the title, the jacket with a touch of mellowing or evidence of shelving, the red lettering on the spine panel bright and unfaded. A superior copy.
