9780908821099 - View From The Summit - 1st Edition/1st Printing von Edmund-hillary (11 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. DJ has small tear top front on corner. 309 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 312 pages. ex-library, text lightly tanned.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 309 pages. Text tanned, Spine faded Sir Edmund, he's worshipped, you know, as a god among the Sherpas.' Jamling T enzing. The first man to set foot on the summit of Everest, the man who led a te am of tractors to the South Pole, the man who jetboated up the Ganges from the o.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed and inscribed on the title page by Sir Edmund Hillary. Some very light rubbing to the board edges and a little light tanning which is prevalent in this title and a tiny tear to page 184. The jacket has light shelf wear only. Sir Edmund, he's worshipped, you know, as a god among the Sherpas.' Jamling Tenzing. The first man to set foot on the summit of Everest, the man who led a team of tractors to the South Pole, the man who jetboated up the Ganges from the ocean to the sky has, for the first time, gathered all the remarkable adventures of a long life into one volume. But there is more to Ed Hillary than this. He is also the man who repaid his debt of fame to the Himalayas by inaugurating a programme of school, clinic, airstrip and bridge-building in Nepal which, with his still active support, has gone from strength to strength over the four decades since he himself mastered the Hillary Step and led his companion Tenzing Norgay up Everest's final summit ridge. View from the Summit is a thoughtful and honest reappraisal of a life spent pushing human ability to its limits and relishing the challenges thrown down by the elements. It is also the story of a man whom the world has taken to its heart. 'He worked in a half light, huge and cheerful, his movement not so much graceful as unshakably assured, his energy almost demonic. He had a tremendous, bursting, elemental, infectious, glorious vitality about.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed on the title page by Sir Edmund Hillary. Some very light rubbing to the board edges and a little light tanning which is prevalent in this title. The jacket has light shelf wear only. Sir Edmund, he's worshipped, you know, as a god among the Sherpas.' Jamling Tenzing. The first man to set foot on the summit of Everest, the man who led a team of tractors to the South Pole, the man who jetboated up the Ganges from the ocean to the sky has, for the first time, gathered all the remarkable adventures of a long life into one volume. But there is more to Ed Hillary than this. He is also the man who repaid his debt of fame to the Himalayas by inaugurating a programme of school, clinic, airstrip and bridge-building in Nepal which, with his still active support, has gone from strength to strength over the four decades since he himself mastered the Hillary Step and led his companion Tenzing Norgay up Everest's final summit ridge. View from the Summit is a thoughtful and honest reappraisal of a life spent pushing human ability to its limits and relishing the challenges thrown down by the elements. It is also the story of a man whom the world has taken to its heart. 'He worked in a half light, huge and cheerful, his movement not so much graceful as unshakably assured, his energy almost demonic. He had a tremendous, bursting, elemental, infectious, glorious vitality about.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. Some mild foxing to edges. A few light spots of foxing internally. ; Signed by Hillary on the title page ; 22 X 15 X 2.7 centimeters; (x,310) pages; Author.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A most handsome first New Zealand edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-wrapper, minute bumping. Signed by author E. P. Hillary directly on the title page; Hillary looks back on that 1953 landmark expedition, as well as his remarkable explorations in other exotic locales, from the South Pole to the Ganges. View From The Summit is the compelling life story of a New Zealand country boy who daydreamed of wild adventures; the pioneering climber who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth after scaling the world's tallest peak; and the elder statesman and unlikely diplomat whose groundbreaking program of aid to Nepal continues to this day, paying his debt of worldwide fame to the Himalayan region; 8vo; [x], 309, [1] pages; Signed by Author.