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$550 - MOUNT EVEREST - The Reconnaissance, 1921 - Howard-Bury & Mallory, Edward Arnold, London, 1922. Hardcover. VG+. 1st Uk Edition. 355 pp, 3 large fold-out maps VG+,

MOUNT EVEREST - The Reconnaissance, 1921 - Howard-Bury & Mallory, Edward Arnold, London, 1922. Hardcover. VG+. 1st Uk Edition. 355 pp, 3 large fold-out maps VG+, frontispiece with tissue-guard and 32 B&W photographs. British expedition led by Howard-Bury to north side of Everest, eventually reached the North Col to open the way for subsequent attempts on the North ridge. A classic account of this early Mount Everest mountaineering expedition that walked from Darjeeling into Tibet, with a team including George Mallory, almost no foxing, clean and tight inside, rubbed edges to original blue boards, gilt titles, one bumped corner, overall VG. Previous owner's signature and stamp fep $550

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MOUNT EVEREST - The Reconnaissance, 1921 - Howard-Bury & Mallory, Edward Arnold, London, 1922. Hardcover. VG+. 1st Uk Edition.  355 pp, 3 large fold-out maps VG+, frontispiece with tissue-guard and 32 B&W photographs. British expedition led by Howard-Bury to north side of Everest, eventually reached the North Col to open the way for subsequent attempts on the North ridge. A classic account of this early Mount Everest mountaineering expedition that walked from Darjeeling into Tibet, with a team including George Mallory, almost no foxing, clean and tight inside, rubbed edges to original blue boards, gilt titles, one bumped corner, overall VG. Previous owner's signature and stamp fep $550<br />
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BARKING MAD BOOKS - New Zealand's premier specialist, rare, antiquarian, second hand & out-of-print bookshop & mail order service. Colin Monteath's collection of quality titles on Antarctica, Arctic, polar, mountain, Himalaya, mountaineering, rock climbing, natural history, travel and exploration books. - For sale in New Zealand dollars Contact colin@hedgehoghouse.com for more details/scans on any item....or to be added to Barking Mad Book's email Dogalog newsletter of recent acquisitions. Browsers welcome when in Christchurch, New Zealand - bookshop in Cashmere, 15 mins from city centre (by appointment only Cell# 022-693-2439).<br />
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TO ORDER A BOOK: Email: Colin@hedgehoghouse.com or Cell# 022-693-2439 with your postal address etc (No Shopping basket) Foreign customers usually pay on invoice via Paypal - New Zealand customers by direct bank credit.<br />
<br />
The cover photo you see in these galleries is the actual book you are purchasing, NOT a generic image. If you are not happy with the book you receive because the description has been faulty then I will honour a full refund.<br />
<br />
Send a list of books that you are looking for...or wish to sell. I also offer a valuation service for a single book to an entire library. Estates handled sensitively.