Tenzing and the Sherpas of Everest Unknown - 2002

Hardback. Very Good.

London: Robert Hale Ltd. Very Good/Very Good. 2002. Hard Cover. 8vo 23.4 x 16.4 x 2.8 cm 0709072260 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright white titling on spine. No ownership marks. Colour and b/w photographs. 211 pages clean and tight. In 2003, the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa's historic ascent of Mount Everest, an event which became a defining moment in twentieth-century adventure and delivered fame and glory to the men who took part in Colonel John Hunt's expedition. All perhaps, except Tenzing, who, after a brief honeymoon period with the world's media and political leaders, returned to his humble home in the hill station of Darjeeling, India, and never properly received the credit and plaudits he so richly deserved. Written by Tenzing's mountaineer grandson Tashi, who himself has also conquered Everest, and his wife Judy, Tenzing and the Sherpas of Everest uncovers one of the… Leer más

London: Robert Hale. Bound in perfect blue cloth with clear white titles to spine, this 2002 hardcover First UK Edition is VG in Vg dustjacket(unclipped). XXV1/211pp with 11 Chapters, List of Sherpa Guided Ascents of Everest, Tenzing Family Tree, and Numerous photos. Rubber stamp with inscrition to FFEP, slight fading to blank margin page edges, binding sound and otherwise VG. . Very Good. Hardcover. First UK Edition. 2002.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.