THE EVEREST-LHOTSE ADVENTURE
by Eggler, Albert; (Translated from the German By Hugh Merrick)
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
London, UK: George Allen & Unwin, 1957. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/As New. Blue linen boards/VG; strong & sound w/discoloration to edges. DJ/None. Bookdealer sticker to rear cover verso. First published 1956, Switzerland under the title: Gipfel Uber Den Wolken. Chronicle of the first climb of Lhotse, Nepal/China, 4th highest peak in the world, 1956. One of the most successful expeditions in the history of the Himalayas, the memoir is penned by expedition leader and elite mountaineer Albert Eggler (1913 - 1998), long admired for his leadership and management skills.Strong copy less dustjackets.
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- Bookseller
- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010921
- Title
- THE EVEREST-LHOTSE ADVENTURE
- Author
- Eggler, Albert; (Translated from the German By Hugh Merrick)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Thus
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Adventure/Expedition/Himalayas/Everest/Lhotse
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- Adventure/Expeditions;
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