Baxter G. ARCTIC EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. 1850 rare Baxter
oil print 14.5 x 19.5 cms. top corners rounded otherwise Very Good-
Brown J. THE HARD YEARS. An Autobiography. Gollancz. 1967 1st. pp256. frontis.
42 illus. un-pc dw Very Good £80
Clark R.W. THE TRUE BOOK ABOUT MOUNTAINEERING. Frederick Muller. 1957 1st. pp143.
frontis. and 12 illus. by F. Stocks May. in dw Near Fine
Graham W.W. CLIMBING THE HIMALAYAS. one of three adventures of recent discovery
in "FROM THE EQUATOR TO THE POLE" by Eminent Travellers. Wm. Isbister Ltd. 1887
1st. pp254. with 45 engraved illus. including the First of Nanda Devi. orig. pict.
dec. grey cloth gilt. a.e.g. Near Fine-
Herzog M. ANNAPURNA. Conquest of the First 8000-metre Peak. Jonathan Cape. 1952
3rd. pp288. cold. frontis. 27 illus. 9 maps. panorama. in dw Very Good-
Hillary E. The famous mountaineering Sherpa Tensing photographed on the highest point
of the earth's surface by his co-victor of Everest Edmund Hillary. The ice-axe held
aloft is adorned with the flags of the U.K., U.N., India and Nepal. Presumably published
in British Newspaper to accompany story by Charles Evans. Press Photograph in black
and white. CE/1 bottom left. (Charles Evans) 1953 25.5 x 20.5 cms. This photograph
taken by Hillary and signed by him bottom right although know difficult to make out,
although the impression of ballpen remains. The signature is now just visible as
impression in the photograph. An original Tenzing signature is tipped to the back.
Jones C.A. THE FOREIGN FREAKS OF FIVE FRIENDS. Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. 1882 1st.
pp167. illustrated with engravings. pale blue gilt dec. pict. cloth. Very Rare.
Very Good
Manning (Ed.) Rev. S. SWISS PICTURES Drawn With Pen And Pencil. The Illustrations
by Mr. Whymper, and others. Religious Tract Society. c1881 New and Enlarged Edition.
pp208 chromolithograph frontis. Mont Blanc from above Morges. 26 full page wood engravings
(consulting Murray) and many in the text by Mr. Whymper, and others. pict. gilt dec.
of Eagle and Chamois on brown cloth. a.e.g. Very Good-
Mercier Rev. Jerome J. MOUNTAINS AND LAKES OF SWITZERLAND AND ITALY. with descriptive
notes by. Bell and Daldy. 1871 1st. pp130. 64 picturesque chromo-lithograph Hanhart
views from original sketches by C. Pyne. orig. dec. green cloth gilt. Very Good
Smythe F.S. SECRET MISSION. H & S. 1942 June. 1st. pp256. e.p. maps. A famous
and scarce novel with autograph letter signed by Frank Smythe to Bip Pares who designed
the dust jacket and drew the map to front endpaper. Near Fine-
Tenzing (Signed) Norgay Sherpa First Day Cover commemorating the Conquest of Everest
envelope with picture of Tenzing on the summit and 2 'Conquest of Everest' stamps.
29-5-53 Indian Posts & Telegraphs 2nd. Oct. 1953. with violet 2As and brown 14As
Conquest of Everest stamps. 2 Postmarks 2-X-53 Darjeeling. Signed by Tenzing and
by E.P. Hillary (early and rare signatures).
Most unusual to find both signatures on the same piece.
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