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The Conquest of Everest: Original photographs from the legendary first ascent

by Lowe, G.; Lewis-Jones, H.

Collection : Keith Hyatt
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Published In : London
Illustrations : numerous col + b/w photos

Description:

Published on the 60th anniversary of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's historic first summit of Mount Everest, this work contains numerous original photos from the climb from the personal archive of George Lowe, a key climber and photographer for the expedition.

Condition

Vg in d/w. From the library of Keith Hyatt (d. 2021), acarologist at the Natural History Museum, London, and prominent member of the London Natural History Society, with his name to endpaper.