Everest Reconnaissance: The First Expedition of 1921 by Charles Howard Bury; George Leigh Mallory; Editor-Marian Keaney - 1992-03

Hodder & Stoughton, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 10/3/1991 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Very Good. 1.2598 9.2913 6.2992.

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Hodder & Stoughton. NF. 1992. Hardcover. Hardback in Near Fine condition with Near Fine dust jacket. . 9.3 X 6.3 X 1.3 inches. 254 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

London: Hodder & Stoughton. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in Publisher's blue coloured cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Very Good + Dust -Jacket with no chips or tears to the wrapper.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous names or inscriptions present.Clean copy internally.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness,8vo 254pp First Edition 1st Impression [1991] . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1991.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1991. ----- # 012861 - The scan you see is the book you get. Blue cloth with gilt (roughly) 9 1/2" by 6 1/2" (inches) 254 pages with double page map, plus 8 b & w plates, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition now in Mylar. Check out the scans. . 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1991. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, crease to one lower page corner, very minor bump to top of spine and no bumping to corners. No dust jacket. 254pp. The story of the first expedition to climb the slopes of Everest which started the lengthy process towards eventual success thrity-two years later. Following the death of one member of the party and the retirement through illness of another, the bulk of the work of testing the mountain's defences was left to two men, George Mallory and Guy Bullock. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 9.5 x 6.25 inches.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1991 F/F. 8vo. original blue boards gilt in dustwrapper; pp. 254, with 12 illustrations & 2 maps. A fine copy. [Neate H120 (for original edition): The author led the expedition. This book and the two others recounting the stories of the 1922 and 1924 expeditions form a very handsome record of the courage and daring of the early Everesters].. First Thus. Hard Cover. F/F.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Like New/Fine. 9x6x1. The 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition set off to explore how it might be possible to get to the vicinity of Mount Everest, to reconnoitre possible routes for ascending the mountain, and – if possible – make the first ascent of the highest mountain in the world. At that time Nepal was closed to foreigners, so any approach had to be from the north, through Tibet. A feasible route was discovered from the east up the Kharta Glacier and then crossing the Lhakpa La pass north east of Everest. It was then necessary to descend to the East Rongbuk Glacier before climbing again to Everest's North Col. However, although the North Col was reached, it was not possible to climb further before the expedition had to withdraw.Initially the expedition explored from the north and discovered the main Rongbuk Glacier, only to find that it seemed to provide no likely routes to the… Read More