JACOT-GUILLARMOD (Jules)MareMagnum
HORNBEIN Thomas F.MareMagnum
Everest. The West Ridge. Photographs from the American Mount Everest Expedition and by its leader Norman G. Dyhrenfurth. Introduction by William E. Siri. Edited by David Brower. SIGNED BY FOUR MEMBERS OF THE EXPEDITION
Folio, First Edition, with 3 coloured frontispieces, numerous fine coloured photographs, and smaller line illustrations and full-page map in the text, printed endpapers, grey-green cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly age-soiled at edges and with small loss (just affecting lettering) at bottom corner of front panel. SIGNED ON BLANK PRELIMINARY BY EXPEDITION MEMBERS RICHARD EMERSON, THOMAS HORNBEIN, BARRY PRATHER AND JAMES W. WHITTAKER. This is the true first edition. VERY SCARCE THUS. Neate *383.
Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Thakeham, GB864,37 €
