HIGH ADVENTURE
by Edmund Hillary - Signed E.P. Hillary
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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About This Item
HIGH ADVENTURE - EDMUND HILLARY - 1st edn.,1st impression, 1955, Hodder & Stoughton, London, VG, minor foxing, tape marks on fep, good jacket with minor marks top and bottom, - Ed Hillary's account of his 1953 climb, "My favourite book" - this copy signed E.P. Hillary on reverse title page (rare to be signed this way) THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
Extended Description and Notes
HIGH ADVENTURE signed E.P HILLARY - Ed only signed this way in 1950s, thereafter Ed Hillary. Of the many books he wrote, High Adventure was Ed's favourite book - a gem
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barking Mad Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BMB#47
- Title
- HIGH ADVENTURE
- Author
- Edmund Hillary - Signed E.P. Hillary
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition 1st imp
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About Barking Mad Books
With 32 seasons in Antarctica and 26 Himalayan expeditions behind him, Colin Monteath also maintains a large polar / mountain / exploration reference library. Researchers, authors, publishers are welcome to use this service...see also hi-resolution image galleries on www.colinmonteath.nz
The cover photo you see on Biblio is the actual book you are purchasing, NOT a generic image. If you are not happy with the book you receive because the description has been faulty then I will honour a full refund.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- Biblio
- The Greek root for a variety of words referring to the book, such as bibliography, bibliomania, etc. Also, one of the world's...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...