HIGH IN THE THIN COLD AIR: THE STORY OF THE HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION, LED BY SIR EDMUND HILLARY, SPONSORED BY WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA
by Hillary, Sir Edmund and Desmond Doig
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1962. Very good (very light foxing on page edges) in good dust jacket (water-stained back panel, edgeworn especially along top edge including closed tear at front right corner). The conqueror of Everest, Hillary led this expedition in search of the Yeti--the abominable snowman--and to conduct scientific studies of the effects of wintering at high altitudes. Many illustrations, some in color.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover.
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- Bookseller
- Barbara Bilson Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002716
- Title
- HIGH IN THE THIN COLD AIR: THE STORY OF THE HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION, LED BY SIR EDMUND HILLARY, SPONSORED BY WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA
- Author
- Hillary, Sir Edmund and Desmond Doig
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Himalaya, Yeti
- Bookseller catalogs
- EXPLORATION AND MOUNTAINEERING; SPORTS & RECREATION / Mountaineering;
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