Douglas, Ed — Himalaya: A Human History

New York, W.W. Norton & Co., 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. The author Ed Douglas (born 1966-) has written extensively about India, Tibet and China and the Himalayas and the peoples and cultures involved including a compelling biography of Tenzing Norgay, the Tibetan sherpa who climbed Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953. The author has made over 40 climbs to and up and in the Himalayas. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. ix [2], 2-581 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,