George a Hillary (9 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Photo is the book you will receive. In very nice condition with nominal wear, a tight binding and nice clean text with no underlining, highlighting, marks or notes. Library book with usual stamps, labels and card pocket.

Octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (G+) jacket scruffy: all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Sm octavo hardcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 224 pages, 20 cm. Subjects; Everest, Mount. China and Nepal. Description and travel. Mountaineering expeditions. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 224 pages, 20 cm. Subjects; Everest, Mount. China and Nepal. Description and travel. Mountaineering expeditions. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Jacket sadly quite tatty. Edge wear, creasing and short closed tears to top and bottom of jacket, small loss to top and bottom of spine, corners rubbed with small loss, front of jacket quite cockled and damp stained, back jacket slightly browned, slight lean. Not price clipped (16s), pencill address on ffep, internally quite clean and tight, overall a reasonable copy for its age. 224pp, illustrated. The exciting first hand account of Sir Edmund Hillary's (1919-2008), and Tenzing Norgay's conquest of Everest. Hillary achieved many more adventuring firsts before establishing the Himalayan Trust, an organization devoted to improving the lives of people living in the Himalayas. Illustrations by George Djurkouic, maps by A. Spark (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Printed 1955. The hardcover is in good condition, with a worn dust jacket that has been preserved with a protective cover. There are visible tears and discoloration on the jacket. The book itself is structurally sound, with no inscriptions, and includes a signature from Edmund Hillary. The pages show typical aging but remain intact and readable. Worn with protective cover, some tears and discoloration. Maps by A. Spark, sketches by George Djurkouic (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. "Copyright © 1955", "The special contents of this edition are copyright © 2003", and "This leather-bound Collector's Edition of High Adventure is personally signed by Sir Edmund Hillary". Signed by author. Includes Easton Press "Certificate Of Authenticity" dated 8/9/2003 and 6 inch by 4 inch broadside "a note about High Adventure and the author Sir Edmund Hillary". …