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Antarctic Adventure: The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58.
de Fuchs, Sir Vivian. [Edmund Hillary]
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London: Cassell & Company Ltd, 1959. First edition of Sir Vivian Fuchs' classic account of The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with maps, plans, and illustrations by Stuart Tresilian. Association copy, signed by legendary mountaineer Edmund Hillary who led the New Zealand Ross Sea Support team of the expedition on the title page. The New Zealand party included scientists participating in International Geophysical Year research while the British team led by Fuchs, were separately based at Halley Bay. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
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- Título
- Antarctic Adventure: The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58.
- Autor
- Fuchs, Sir Vivian. [Edmund Hillary]
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- Cassell & Company Ltd
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- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1959
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- Antarctic Adventure: The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58 First Edition, Edmund Hillary First Edition Signed
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