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First edition. 4to (25 x 19cm), 48 pages of black and white illustrations, full page sketch map, signed by Hillary and Lowe with the signature of norman Hardie tipped in onto title page, some slight spotting to preliminary pages; publisher's blue cloth gilt, original pictorial dustwrapper, slight wear to edges; overall a very good copy; 71pp of text.

First American edition. 8vo ( 23 x 15 cm), 8 full page black and white illustrations, map, signed by Edmund Hilary on title-page; publisher's blue cloth git lettered on spine, slightly worn at corners, original pictorial dust-wrapper, repaired with tape at top of spine and corners; overall a good copy; 146pp.

First edition. 8vo., (23 x 16 cm), xx, 299pp., numerous photographic plates throughout (8 in colour), 3 maps and several other illustrations in the text, inscribed to John Hunt on title page, with The Guardian newspaper obituary of John Hunt inserted loosely before title-page; publisher's original blue cloth gilt, original pictorial dust wrapper, extremities worn, spine faded; otherwise a very good copy.

First edition, 8vo xvi, 528 pp., 25 illustrations, map, original grey-blue cloth gilt, corners bumped, light wear, a very good copy.

First edition. 8vo, 302 pp, 20 photographic illustrations, 16 pp adverts, original blue cloth gilt, light fade to spine, a very good copy.