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[Mountain Climbing - Signed] Edmund Hillary, First

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[Mountain Climbing - Signed] Edmund Hillary, First

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[Mountain Climbing - Signed] Edmund Hillary, First Edition, First Print, Signed Copy of High Adventure, 1955

Hillary, Edmund. HIGH ADVENTURE. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955. First British edition of Hillary's account of his ascent of Everest. 8vo in original blue cloth; 224 pp, illustrated with photographs, maps by A. Spark, and sketches by George Djourkouic. Signed by Hillary on the title page.

Condition

Very Good condition in a somewhat worn and chipped color pictorial dust jacket.

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[Mountain Climbing - Signed] Edmund Hillary, First

Name: [Mountain Climbing - Signed] Edmund Hillary, First
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