Sale 9911031 | Lot 104

[Everest]

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Lot 104
[Everest]
The Times Challenge to Mount Everest Supplement
Black and white photographic illustrations throughout. Folio, eight pages. Slight soiling and pencil scribbling on the first page.
London: The Times, Tuesday, May 5, 1953

Signed on the first page by George Band, Edmund Hillary, John Hunt, George Lowe, Michael Ward, Michael Westmacott and Charles Wylie.

Published just ??? days after Tenzing and Hillary achieved Everest's summit, this supplement includes an article by Eric Shipton about the history of Everest exploration. Shipton's own reconnaissance in 1951 revealed the route used by the 1953 team to successfuly summit.

Estimate: $400 - $600

Sold for $275 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $400 - $600

Sold for $275 (includes buyer's premium)

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