John Hunt [Brigadier Sir John Hunt] — The Ascent of Everest

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Sir John Hunt's account of the successful Everest expedition, illustrated and with dust wrapper. A smart copy of the first edition. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated throughout with contemporary photography and illustrations, this title features a colour frontispiece, seven further colour plates, twenty-two double-sided monochrome plates, and additional monochrome vignette illustrations throughout. Collated, complete. A biographical account by British Army officer Sir John Hunt, who is best known for the successful 1953 Everest expedition documented within. Hunt replaced Eric Shipton, who had lead the previous, unsuccessful expedition. Bound in original blue cloth. In original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Mild shelf wear. Very slight fading to spine. Mild age toning to endpapers. Ink inscription to ffep. Dust wrapper a little worn. Moderate chipping to dust wrapper extremities. Moderate sunning to dust wrapper spine. Small closed tear to dust wrapper spine head and rear cover. Mild age toning to dust wrapper reverse. Internally, firmly bound, with very infrequent mild strain. Pages generally very bright and clean. The odd minor mark to text block edges. Infrequent mild cockling to plates. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Very Good.