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High in the Thin Cold Air: The Story of the Himalayan Expedition Led By Sir Edmund Hillary, Sponsored by World Book Encyclopedia by Hillary, Sir Edmund and Desmond Doig - 1962

by Hillary, Sir Edmund and Desmond Doig

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High in the Thin Cold Air: The Story of the Himalayan Expedition Led By Sir Edmund Hillary, Sponsored by World Book Encyclopedia

by Hillary, Sir Edmund and Desmond Doig

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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1962. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. ix, 254pp, Preface, more than one hundred illustrations from both color and monogchrome photographs, roster of expedition, glossary, index. Tall 8vo/24cm. Gray and blue cloth, very light wear, in dj sligtly chipped at head of spine, previous owner initials and purchase date on ffep, otherwise clean, tight and very good. Laid in is a clip of the picture story, The Highest Livers, from Life Magazine, May 12, 1961. An expedition to attempt the first attempt on Mt. Makalu and then to spend an entire winter on the peak..
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  • Publisher Doubleday & Company, Inc
  • Place of Publication Garden City, NY
  • Date Published 1962
  • Keywords Mountaineering Altitude Studies Endurance Himalayas Peak Amadablan

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Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1962. Book. Good +. Hardcover. Good + hardcover in poor dustjacket. Rubbing, chipping and some tears to edges and corners of dustjacket but overall a Good Reading Copy. All hardcovers are shipped in protective Demco mylar..
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High in the Thin Cold Air: The Story of the Himalayan Expedition, led by Sir Edmund Hillary, sponsored by World Book Encyclopedia

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Doubleday, 1962. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: . 254 pages, some photos. Light wear; some discoloring; a solid book. The jacket is chipped, torn and worn; tape repairs; a few stains. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Exploration; Inventory No: 196178. .
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Doubleday, 1962. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Gray faded cloth, silver very fine on spine, inside covers and adjacent end papers show relief map of Himilayas and region of Asia, 254 pages plus final photo section, some in color. Many photographs throughout, some in color. DJ has tears and nicks, slight rubbing to color photos of Everest on front and climber on back. Fair DJ/Near Very Good book.
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doubleday and company, 1962 HARDBACK BOOK AND DUST JACKET IN VERY GOOD CONDITION,NAME STAMPED ON BOTTOM PAGE EDGES. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Doubleday. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1962. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Book square, tight, clean. NO notes or markings. DJ with a 2" chip missing from REAR of DJ, else VG. DJ not price clipped (6.95) ; Photos,drawings; 256 pages .
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Garden City: DOUBLEDAY, 1962. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Edition/First Print. PAGEDGE SOIL/BROWNING,SOME BOARDEDGE WEAR. DW SHOWS GENERAL RUBBING/EDGEWEAR.SEVERAL CLOSED SHORT TEARS. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY..
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High in the Thin Cold Air: The Story of the Himalayan Expedition

by Hillary, Sir Edmund & Desmond Doig

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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1962 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Pale grey boards, foil-on-blue titles on spine, endpaper maps, ix, 254 pp, many color and b & w photos. Tape marks on endpapers & covers, rubbed, one corner heavily bumped. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. . Good/No dj. 24 X 16 cm.
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High In the Thin Cold Air

by Hillary, Sir Edmund & Desmond Doig

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Doubleday & Co., 1962. Early printing. Light crimp to lower spine, else fine in very good, lightly edgeworn, price-clipped dust jacket in mylar cover.
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High in the Thin Cold Air

by Hillary, Sir Edward & Desmond Doig

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New York: Doubleday & Co, 1962. Stated First Edn. Gray hard cover with blue spine, map end papers, 254 pgs + full pg. photos. Tight Clean Copy >no names or marks. Priced intact DJ has edge wear now in protective mylar sleeve. The story of the Himalayan Expedition sponsored by World Book Encyclopedia Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. Illus. by Photos.
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