$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 (Bill King Collection)

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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 (Bill King Collection)