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FIRST OVER EVEREST : The Houston Mount Everest Expedition, 1933
Fellowes, P.F.M.; Blacker, L.V.S.; Etherton, P.T.; Clydesdal; (Foreword By John Buchan)
Language: English
Published by Cherry Tree Book/Withy Grove Press, London, UK
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Seller: 100POCKETS, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.100POCKETS
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Soft Cover/Stiched. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued. Unstated. Text/VG; Near New w/faint margin discoloration. Illustrated soft cover/NF. No publication date; Preface dated 1933. Adventur/expedition. Chronicle of the first successful flight over Everest. The early 1930's marked a historic era of aviat…ion 'firsts'. Lindbergh's Atlantic crossing and Byrd's reach to the poles sparked the race to fly over Everest. This is the story of how England earned that fame. Funded by Lady Houston, the acheivement is known as the Houston-Mount Everest Expedition. 10 chapters: I, First Over Everest; II, Preliminary Steps in Technical Planning; III, Oxygen on the Everest Flight; IV, Air Photographic Survey; V, The Flight to India; VI, Nepal; VII, The Flight to Everest; VIII, The Flight Over Kangchenjunga & the Second Flight to Everest; IX, Filming the Flight; and, X, The Authors' Appreciation of Those Who Contributed to the Success of the Expedition, followed by 2 appendices, the 2nd of which describes the "Bristol" Pegasus S.3 Engine.
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 488 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.10 inches. This item is printed on demand.
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Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 488 pages. 10.00x7.50x1.10 inches. This item is printed on demand.
