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• Auction House:
  Davidson Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Estate & Collector
• Sale Date:
  23 Sep 2018 ~ 10am (AEST) - Session I (Lots 1 - 129)
  23 Sep 2018 ~ 12noon (AEST) - Session II (Lots 201 - 777)
• Lot #:
  733
• Lot Description:
  BOOKS (3), 1920s Everest Attempts
  "Mount Everest the Reconnaisance", by Lieut-Col C K Howard-Bury DSO & other members, Edward Arnold, 1922, 1st edition, pp 316. With illustrations,maps & photos. Ex Libris Percy Livingstone Dickinson, his signature 1922. Also autographed by Westmacott on inside fly leaf (of Ed Hillary Expedition to Summit of Everest). Also small flyer with photo of Chom Lonzo (Everest), official photo from 1921 expedition. Gold lettering on black boards, very small amount of wear, top & bottom of spine, bottom right corner slightly bent (3cm), inside left back fly paper some staining consistent with a smaller loose page having been placed there in past; "The Assault on Mount Everest 1922", Bruce Brigadier-General Hon C.G & other members of the expedition. With maps & illus. (A-E). Edward Arnold, 1923, 1st edition. Hardback, burgundy pp 335. Some wear & chipping on edges of covers, but otherwise good, some spotting & blotching on some papers, inside cover papers excellent. Bruce, Mallory, Finch, Mallo
• Estimate:
  A$1,500 - 2,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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