West, John — Everest: The Testing Place

New York, McGraw-Hill, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, protected. Bound in a two-tone blue paper over boards, black cloth-backed, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Foreword by Sir Edmund Hillary. Plentiful black-and-white illustrations and a range of full-color, full-page photographs of his ascents. xi [1], 1-187 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,