This is a photographic record of Leo Dickinson and his intrepid team of Australian and British pioneers who spent years preparing to gaze down on the summit of the highest mountain in the world. For the sake of a stupendous flight lasting less than an hour, this unlikely collection of rugged individuals fought, co-operated, quarrelled, laughed and occasionally cried. As well as this entertaining account of an historic "first", they brought back an entirely new view of an awesome Himalayan peak.
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This is a photographic record of Leo Dickinson and his intrepid team of Australian and British pioneers who spent years preparing to gaze down on the summit of the highest mountain in the world. For the sake of a stupendous flight lasting less than an hour, this unlikely collection of rugged individuals fought, co-operated, quarrelled, laughed and occasionally cried. As well as this entertaining account of an historic "first", they brought back an entirely new view of an awesome Himalayan peak.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Very Good+ clean, tight condition, in Very Good+ original dustwrapper which is not price-clipped (Published price £14.99). Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 160 p. Audience: General/trade. Original publisher's black boards, lettered in gilt to the spine. In unclipped dustwrapper. Inscribed in ink to the title page "To Peter Best Wishes Leo Dickinson". No other writing or inscriptions. Extensively illustrated in colour.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. First Edition. A hardback First Edition in Very Good condition, minor bumps to lower corners otherwise Fine, in a similar dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own). Are you outside UK? Then unless you arrange shipping 'Via Alibris' we WILL cancel your order; this is due to the derisory shipping allowance that Alibris make to sellers for overseas orders.
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