View from the summit / Sir Edmund Hillary
1999, 1st edition, 1st printing. London : Doubleday. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 309 pages; Physical description; 309p. : ill (some col), coat of arms, maps, ports. ; 25cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary; The autobiography of Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest. Hillary achieved many more adventuring "firsts" before establishing the Himalayan Trust, an organization devoted to improving the lives of people living in the Himalayas. Review: Although the world sees the first man to reach the summit of Everest as a hero, Hillary nevertheless sees himself as a person of modest abilities and humble origins, and this perception of himself is reinforced throughout his account of his own life. Hillary's achievement plays only a small part in his life, and he went on to lead part of the trans-Antarctic expedition and serve as New Zealand's high commissioner in India. He has worked over the years to provide schools, bridges and clinics for the Nepalese, although he is as modest about this aspect of his life's work as he is outspoken about the shortcomings of the expeditions with which he has been involved, and reticent about the tragic loss of his first wife and youngest child. His autobiography provides a unique perspective on one of the great heroes of the 20th century. Subjects; Hillary, Edmund Sir 1919-. Mountaineers - New Zealand - Biography. Item #223816
ISBN: 0385600208
Price: €475.00