Forerunners to Everest: the story of the two Swiss expeditions of 1952 ... Preface by Brigadier Sir John Hunt. English version by Malcomb Barnes
New York: Harper & Brothers, [1953]. First American edition, 8vo, pp. 256; color frontispiece, 9 maps (1 double-page), 28 illustrations from photographs on 11 plates; original blue cloth stamped in white on spine, preserving the pictorial dust jacket which is a little soiled and worn at the edges with small chips, slight spotting to the prelims and terminals. In all, good and sound, or better. Yakushi C178b: "The book is compiled from diaries of the authors. Part I narrates the story of the attempt in the spring of 1952, and part II is the autumn expedition." Item #68585
Price: $30.00
