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A Yak for Christmas : The Story of a Himalayan Holiday
by Hillary, Louise
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. (1968). First Edition. Hardcover. A nice copy of this title. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; This copy signed by Edmund Hillary and Peter Hillary on the title page (the author's husband and son). "Ed Hillary" signature in black ink and "Peter Hillary" signature in blue ink. 208 pages + 25 illustrations on 8 plate leaves. Maps on endpapers. Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 216 x 138mm. "After Sir Edmund Hillary and his expedition had completed a new hospital in the Sherpa village of Khunde near Mount Everest, his wife, Louise, and their three hildren (Peter, 11, Sarah, 10, and Belinda, 7) came to meet him in a high Himalayan valley." - from dust-jacket blurb. .
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25222
- Title
- A Yak for Christmas : The Story of a Himalayan Holiday
- Author
- Hillary, Louise
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- (1968)
Terms of Sale
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Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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