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Everest, The First Ascent. The story of Griffith Pugh, the made who made it Possible
by Tuckey, Harriet
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- F/F-
- ISBN 10
- 1846043484
- ISBN 13
- 9781846043482
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Rider, 2013 F/F-. 8vo. original blue boards gilt in dustwrapper (a trifle rubbed); pp. xxiv (last blank), 400, with illustrations. A fine copy. Flatsigned on title page by the author, 'Harriet Tuckey'. Well written biography of Griffith Pugh, including his contribution to the first ascent of Everest in 1953, written by his daughter. Boardman-Tasker Prize Winner 2014. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. F/F-.
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- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027298
- Title
- Everest, The First Ascent. The story of Griffith Pugh, the made who made it Possible
- Author
- Tuckey, Harriet
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F
- Jacket Condition
- F-
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1846043484
- ISBN 13
- 9781846043482
- Publisher
- Rider
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2013
- Keywords
- Harriet Tuckey Everest First Ascent Griffith Pugh Climbing Biography Mountaineering Himalaya
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Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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