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Sir Edmund Hillary
1961
Hodder & Stoughton : London
9" by 6"
255pp.
SUMMARY
A smart first edition, first impression of Sir Edmund Hillary's account of the 1955-8 Commonwealth Transantarctic Expedition, in the unclipped dust wrapper.
First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition, first printing of this work. Sir Edmund Hillary tells of his experiences during the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic expedition of 1955-8, expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica via the South Pole. Led by British explorer Vivian Fuchs, Hillary was the leader of the New Zealand Ross Sea Support team, which included scientists participating in International Geophysical Year research.
With the unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with black and white photographic plates and other figures.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear and minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. The dust wrapper is unclipped and smart with only minor shelf wear and a minor chipping, minor sunning to the spine. With R S Boumphrey's bookplate to the front pastedown. Loosely inserted, two newspaper cuttings concerning Antarctica and HIllary. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean, only minor offsetting to p. 155 due to newspaper cuttings loosely inserted. Illustrated with black and white photographic plates and other figures.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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