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Americans on Everest :The Official Account of The Ascent Led By Norman G Dyhrenfurth
by Ullman, James Ramsey [And Other Members of The Expedition]
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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DeLand, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1964. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Good/Good.
Stated first edition but probably BCE. Illustrated with photographs. Blue cloth covered boards. Moderate shelf wear. Staining to gutter of first three pages. Dust jacket now in new clear Mylar sleeve has handling wear and wear to corners. ------- Ref: Krawczyk 1019.. This is the official account of the ascent led by - Norman G. Dyhrenfurth- leader of the American Mount Everest Expedition, explorer, and motion picture producer-director-has been mountaineering since 1928. In 1960 he was a member of the Swiss Dhaulagiri Expedition, which made the first ascent of 26,975-foot Dhaulagiri, the highest peak ever scaled without oxygen.
Stated first edition but probably BCE. Illustrated with photographs. Blue cloth covered boards. Moderate shelf wear. Staining to gutter of first three pages. Dust jacket now in new clear Mylar sleeve has handling wear and wear to corners. ------- Ref: Krawczyk 1019.. This is the official account of the ascent led by - Norman G. Dyhrenfurth- leader of the American Mount Everest Expedition, explorer, and motion picture producer-director-has been mountaineering since 1928. In 1960 he was a member of the Swiss Dhaulagiri Expedition, which made the first ascent of 26,975-foot Dhaulagiri, the highest peak ever scaled without oxygen.
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- Seller
- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA]
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 005785
- Title
- Americans on Everest :The Official Account of The Ascent Led By Norman G Dyhrenfurth
- Author
- Ullman, James Ramsey [And Other Members of The Expedition]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- Mountaineering
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