Lot #1152 - Books On The Himalayas & Tibet (5)
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Auction House:Davidson Auctions
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Sale Name:Estate & Collector
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Sale Date:02 Aug 2014 ~ 10am: Part 1 - Various Collections - Lots 1 - 522
02 Aug 2014 ~ 2.30pm: Part 2 - The David Spode Collection - Lots 601 - 1326 -
Lot #:1152
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Lot Description:Books On The Himalayas & Tibet (5)
HOWARD-BURY,C.K. Mount Everest. The Reconnaissance, 1921.Sydney, Australasian Publishing Co., Ltd., London, Edward Arnold & Co, 1922. Frontispiece, 32 photo plates, 3 large folding maps, (12),356pp., edges untrimmed, owner's signature (1924) in inner margin of title page, some occasional very pale spotting, large 8vo., later 1/4 black morocco, cloth boards. A very good copy. The reconnaissance expedition to prepare for the unsuccessful expedition of 1922 and the ill-fated expedition of 1924; CONWAY, William Martin [and] McCORMICK, A. D. Climbing and Exploration in the Karakoram-Himalayas. London, T.Fisher Unwin, 1894.300 illustrations by McCormick, large folding map spotted and repaired along folds without loss, xxviii,709pp., some occasional minor signs of use, large 8vo., later 1/2 morocco, spine gilt with raised bands, marbled boards. A very good copy.Without the scarce second volume containing the scientific reports; WHITE, J.Claude. Sikhim & Bhutan. Twenty-one years on the Nort -
Estimate:A$400 - 550
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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