MOUNTAINEERING HUNT (JOHN) The Ascent of Everest, FIRST EDITION, ALFRED GREGORY'S COPY, SIGNED BY GREGORY, THE AUTHOR AND 11 OTHER MEMBERS OF THE EXPEDITION on the front free endpaper, 48 photographic plates (some colour), maps and illustrations in the text, toning (off-set from jacket) on front free endpaper, light spotting to edge of book block, publisher's blue cloth, dust-jacket (toned, spine ends frayed with a few nicks to edges) [Neate H135; Yakushi H269a], 8vo, Hodder & Stoughton, 1953 Footnotes: In addition to Edmund Hillary and the author this copy is signed by George Lowe, Charles Wylie, Griffith Pugh, Michael Westmacott, George Band, Michael Ward, Tom Bourdillon, Charles Evans, Alfred Gregory, Wilfrid Noyce, and Tom Stobart. Provenance: Alfred Gregory (1913-2010), a member of the Expedition, who 'reached 27,900ft (8,500m) in support of the successful assault on the world's highest peak, and took many of the best-known pictures of the Everest expedition, including images of Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay as they began their ascent to the summit' (Guardian, 10 February 2010); by descent to the present owner. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing