Add this copy of Coronation Everest to cart. $184.55, very good condition, Sold by Arapiles Mountain Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Castlemaine, VIC, AUSTRALIA, published 1958 by Faber and Faber Ltd.
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VG+ No Jacket. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (a trifle rubbed & bumped, occ. spottting, else clean & bright; lacks dustwrapper); pp. 146, with 8 illustrations & 3 maps. A very good copy. [Neate M147: Fascinating account of the first ascent told by the Times correspondent who relayed the news to England on the eve of Coronation Day]
Add this copy of Coronation Everest to cart. $283.44, very good condition, Sold by Arapiles Mountain Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Castlemaine, VIC, AUSTRALIA, published 1970 by Faber and Faber Ltd.
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F- in F- jacket. Signed by Author. F-/F-. 12mo. original blue boards (slight leaf edge spotting) in dustwrapper (pirce-clipped, a little rubbed & sunned); pp. 146, with 3 maps. A near fine copy of the school edition. [Neate M147: Fascinating account of the first ascent told by the Times correspondent who relayed the news to England on the eve of Coronation Day]. Flatsigned to title page by the author, 'Jan Morris'.
Add this copy of Coronation Everest to cart. $360.10, very good condition, Sold by Arapiles Mountain Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Castlemaine, VIC, AUSTRALIA, published 1958 by Faber and Faber Ltd.
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VG in VG- jacket. VG/VG-. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (a trifle rubbed & sunned, scattered spottting, mainly to leaf edges and outer leaves, FFE excised) in dustwrapper pirced 16s net (rubbed & a little chipped); pp. 146, with 8 illustrations & 3 maps. A very good copy. [Neate M147: Fascinating account of the first ascent told by the Times correspondent who relayed the news to England on the eve of Coronation Day]
James Morris gives a marvelous account of his quest to have the "scoop" to break the news of the first ascent of Mount Everest. As the official representative of the Times he is competing with the rest of the press world to get his dispatch published before anyone else. His eye is very keen, and with few words, he creates an unforgettable picture of what he sees as he travels to Kathmandu and on to the base camp at Everest to wait for word of success or failure by the British team attempting the ascent. The timing is critical, as his goal is to have the news broken in London to coincide with the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. This is a very difficult book to put down. It is short, but very full of history.
