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Edmund Hillary: High Adventure. 1955 London 1st Edition

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Edmund Hillary: High Adventure. 1955 London 1st Edition

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High Adventure by Edmund Hillary

First Edition.

Hillarys climbing autobiography with Everest 1953 as its climax.

Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1955.

Hardcover. Spark, A. (Maps); Djurkouic, George (Sketches) (illustrator). 224pp, illustrated in b&w, colour frontispiece. Blue cloth, gilt titles.

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Book Condition: VG . No Jacket. Minor stain on cover

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