johnson rare books & archives, ABAA (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. Second printing. Published in association with the Royal Geographic Society, Alpine Club, and Mount Everest Foundation, this is the official publication celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest in 1953. It puts the first successful ascent into context, detailing the adventures and deaths on the north face pre World War II and the planning after the war that was nearly curtailed by a Swiss expedition in 1952. Written by a member of the original Hunt team, George Band (who went on to climb the lower but much harder peak Kangchenjunga), the book contains details, photographs, and material donated by team members and the RGS. Signed by Band on the half-title. Quarto. Original glossy boards. Light wear along the bottom edge of the boards. The dust jacket is a trifle sun faded along the spine; else near fine.

Seller Inventory # 66968

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Collector's Edition. In 1950, when no mountain taller than 8,000 meters had ever been climbed, Maurice Herzog led an expedition of French climbers to the summit of an 8,075-meter (26,493-foot) Himalayan peak called Annapurna. The route up Annapurna had never been charted, and Herzog and his team had to locate the mountain using crude maps, pick out a possible line of ascent, and go for the summit. Annapurna is the unforgettable account of this heroic climb and its harrowing aftermath, including a nightmare descent while suffering from frostbite and snow blindness. Translated from the French by Nea Morin and Janet Adam Smith. Cartographic and Photographic Documentation by Marcel Ichac, with an Introduction by Eric Shipton. Octavo: 314 p. Full red leather binding, with elaborate gilt stamping, four raised bands, moire silk endpapers, and a ribbon marker. A blank Easton Press bookplate is affixed to the front flyleaf; else a fine copy.

Seller Inventory # 75406

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First Edition. Published in association with the Royal Geographic Society, Alpine Club, and Mount Everest Foundation, this is the official publication celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest in 1953. It puts the first successful ascent into context, detailing the adventures and deaths on the north face pre World War II and the planning after the war that was nearly curtailed by a Swiss expedition in 1952. Written by a member of the original Hunt team, George Band (who went on to climb the lower but much harder peak Kangchenjunga), the book contains details, photographs, and material donated by team members and the RGS. This copy is signed by mountaineers Edmund Hillary, Chris Bonington, and Kurt Diemberger on the title page. Quarto. Original glossy boards. The spine head is bumped; else a crisp and clean copy in like dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # 66969