View from the Summit
by Hillary, Sir Edmund
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Norwalk: Easton Press, 1999 First Easton Press Edition. (8),310 pp. Octavo. Original gilt decorated leather binding. All edges gilt. Illustrated with maps and color photos. A fine new copy. Autobiography of the famed Kiwi mountaineer describing his climbs and expeditions as well as his early life, experience with the New Zealand Air Force in World War II, and diplomatic exploits, among other things. Signed by Hillary on a special limitation page. complete with the original certificate of authenticity. A great gift item for the man with everything! 1999
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144622
- Title
- View from the Summit
- Author
- Hillary, Sir Edmund
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk
- Date Published
- 1999 First Easton Press Edition
- Keywords
- Everest|Biography|Mountaineering
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Aquila Books
Biblio member since 2010
Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
Aquila Books specializes in books dealing with Polar Exploration, Western Canadiana, Mountaineering, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Early Voyages as well as many other areas. We also deal in antique maps and prints, historic photos, autograph letters, postcards, antique scientific instruments and antique bookcases. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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- Gilt
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