The Birds of Burma

Bertram E Smythies, [George Band]

Published by Edinburgh and London Oliver and Boyd 1953, 1953

About this Item

pp668 Mountaineer George Band's "treasured" copy of this comprehensive, well illustrated guide to the Birds of Burma with laid in personal letter on the death of a friend, Moko Rahman, who had borrowed this book many years before. The book is bound in fresh green cloth with gilt titles, nicks to the spine ends, fore edge lightly foxed. Internally very fresh with 31 colour plates by A M Hughes. The final fold out map is torn out but complete. In a very good dust jacket, rubbed to the spine ends, with an attractive cover illustration. Extra postage charges may apply as this is a heavy volume. From the collection of English mountaineer George Band, the youngest member of the successful team which conquered Mount Everest in 1953. Band was President of the Mountaineering Club at Queen's College, Cambridge and his exceptional Alpine record caught the eye of John Hunt, who put him in charge of radio equipment on the Everest expedition. Band's finest achievement was the first ascent of Kangchenjunga in 1955. He pursued a professional career in oil exploration but continued to climb all over the world. He served as president of the Alpine Club and the British Mountaineering Council, and published several books on mountaineering. He was made an OBE in 2009. Very Good Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item. Seller Inventory # 5265

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Birds of Burma

Publisher: Edinburgh and London Oliver and Boyd 1953

Publication Date: 1953

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included