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HOWARD-BURY, Lieut.-Col. C[harles] K[ennedy].
Mount Everest. The Reconnaissance, 1921.
Edward Arnold, London 1922. First edition. Large 8vo,(26 x 18 cms), xi, 356 pp, 3 large folding maps, one badly repaired on reverse with sellotape, 33 photographic illustrations including frontispiece, scattered spotting throughout, recently bound in blue cloth, gilt lettered. a good copy.
The author led this first official Everest Expedition in 1921. They managed to reach the North col and discovered the route to the top. . Neate H120, Yakushi 247 a).
Price: £ 130
US Dollar Price: $ 200
Stock Number: 67760