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In the Ghost Country: A Lifetime Spent on the Edge
by Hillary, Peter; Elder, John E
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0743243692
- ISBN 13
- 9780743243698
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Free Press ( A Division of Simon & Schuster), 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. First Edition, First Printing, SIGNED on title page by author Peter HIllary (son of Sir Edmund Hillary). Clean blue paper-covered boards with deeper blue spine, crisp silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean and bright with clean unmarked endpapers. Illustrated with black & white photographs. 343 pages. Clean jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. "Peter Hillary's harrowing account of his attempt with two companions to complete Captain Robert Falcon Scott's doomed journey to the South Pole makes for powerful reading." - David Breasheares, Leader of Everest IMAX Filming Expedition..
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- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31587
- Title
- In the Ghost Country: A Lifetime Spent on the Edge
- Author
- Hillary, Peter; Elder, John E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0743243692
- ISBN 13
- 9780743243698
- Publisher
- Free Press ( A Division of Simon & Schuster)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- ANTARCTICA EXPLORATION, ADVENTURE, PETER HILLARY, JOHN E. EDLER, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, AUTOGRAPHED FIRST EDITION, BIOGRAPHY, EXPLORERS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure/Travel;
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About the Seller
Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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Stanley, New York
About Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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