Roof Of The World. Man's First Flight Over Everest -- FIRST EDITION
by Douglas-Hamilton, James
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- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, 1983. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original dark blue boards with gilt lettering spine. The book is in new condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no rubbing, no foxing, clean, tight binding. The dust jacket is in new condition with no tears, no chips, no soiling, no fading, original price still present on flap. This book was acquired directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book measures 250mm tall x 187mm, and has 192 pages, 75 b/w photos, 3 maps, bibliography, index. Detailed behind-the-scenes history of the first airplane flight over Mount Everest written by the son of the Marquis of Douglas and Clydesdale who was the chief pilot of the expedition. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002282
- Title
- Roof Of The World. Man's First Flight Over Everest -- FIRST EDITION
- Author
- Douglas-Hamilton, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, everest, mount chomolungma, mt sagarmatha, tibet
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Everest; Central Asia;
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