Annapurna by Maurice Herzog (1953) hardcover book

Maurice Herzog introduction by Eric Shipton - Annapurna: Heroic Conquest of the Highest Mountain - 26,493 ft - Ever Climbed by Man

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1953 (first published in 1952). Second printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue boards with black spine and silver lettering. Fold-out map at the rear of text (see photos). 316pp. Previous bookstore price is written in pencil to the upper edge of the front endpaper. Some smudging to pages. Fair condition. Minor separation of the text-block from the spine. Bookplate pasted to the rear pastedown/endpaper. Creasing, toning, scratching, smudging, and discoloration to the outer/inner boards, endpapers, pages of the text, and the text-block edge. The dust jacket is not price clipped (shows the original price of $5.00) and is in fair condition. Light sun-fading to the spine. Edge-wear to the perimeter of the dust jacket. Creasing, toning, scratching, smudging, and discoloration to all faces of the dust jacket. Some chipping to the upper/lower dust jacket spine. Some wear and chipping to corners and hinges. Closed tear to the upper edge of the dust jacket cover (see photos).

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