William E Siri Introduction (2 results)
More imagesEVEREST - THE WEST RIDGE - (Abridged Edition, Sierra Club 74656)
Hornbein, Thomas F.; (David Bower, Editor); (William E.Siri, Introduction)
Language: English
Published by Sierra Club/Ballantine Books, San Francisco, CA, 1968
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: 100POCKETS, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.100POCKETS
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 22.17
£ 5.62 shippingShips within U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Soft cover. Condition: Collectible - Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued. Abridged Version, First Edition. Text/NEW & Bright. VINTAGE 1968, Edition. Illustrated soft cover/VG; strong & sound w/light rubs & trace soiling to edges, faint creasing to lower front corner & small soil spot to front. Map to rear. Record of… 1st American ascent of Mt. Everest, 1963. 160 pgs, color photos, in 16 chapters. Led by Swiss-born explorer, film-maker & mountaineer Norman G. Dyhrenfurth. Scientific research expedition sponsored by Nat'l Geographic. The team was academically brilliant . 5 members w/doctorates & 8 holding masters degrees. May 22nd, 1963. Luther G. Jerstad & Barry Bishop reached the summit of the South East Ridge summit, and Will Usoeld & Tom Hornbein the summit of the West Ridge. This is the account of scaling of the latter. Text by physician Hornbein; photos by Dyhrenfurth. The team was honored at the White House by President Kennedy, and awarded the Nat'l Georgraphic Society's Hubbard Metal. Norman G. Dyhrenfurth (Photographer) (illustrator).
Published by Sierra Club, San Francisco, 1965
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: North Country Books, Milton, VT, U.S.A.North Country Books
Contact seller3-star sellerHardcover. Condition: VG+ in G+ dust jacket. First edition. VG+/G+. 10 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches. Oversize gray cloth hardcover with light shelf wear, clean, tightly bound, light foxing to text block edges; internally clean, bright and unmarked. Dust jacket shows general edge wear, shallow chip to heel of spine, rear panel soiled at t…he outer spine joint, not price-clipped. Beautiful photographic color illustration on unusual photo paper giving vivid colors. Backside of dust jacket with text and b/w photos. 198 pages. If not for the foxing, I would grade the book Near Fine. A large and heavy book, ships media mail "standard" with no extra shipping charges. Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994. Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.
