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Hard cover, 8vo., in half buckram with tan and brown illustrated, paper-covered boards featuring mountain scene, the gilt titles to spine on red printed labels, map end papers xx, 214pp., First Edition Thus. Includes 12 pp. color photographs, plus other black and white illustration. The book tells the story of the Third American Karakorum Expedition, which took place in 1953 on the second highest peak of the Himalayas. Standing just below the exalted heights of Mt. Everest, the mountain had defeated two earlier summit attempts in 1938 and 39. Storms, avalanche and loss of life have defined the mission for decades. New introductory material and appendices only add to this re-release of a climbing classic.
Ref: ADV 8747
$65.00