Man of Everest. The Autobiography of Tenzing. Told to James Ramsey Ullman
by Ullman, James Ramsey [Tenzing Norgay]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- F-/VG
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1955 F-/VG. 8vo. original red cloth (leaf edges a trifle sunned & spotted, else clean throughout) in dustwrapper (edges rubbed with minor wear to extremities); pp. 320, with 50 plates & 4 text figures. A very good copy. [Neate U05]. Flatsigned on title page by Ed Hillary, who partnered Tenzing on the first ascent of Everest; a significant association.. Association Copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. F-/VG.
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- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002909
- Title
- Man of Everest. The Autobiography of Tenzing. Told to James Ramsey Ullman
- Author
- Ullman, James Ramsey [Tenzing Norgay]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F-
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- James Ramsey Ullman Man of Everest Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Himalaya Nepal Mountaineering Climbing Biography
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