Lot Details
Lot 103
[Everest]
The Times | The First Ascent of Mount Everest
Photographic illustrations throughout. Newspaper supplement, thirty-two pages. Slight soiling.
London: The Times, July 1953
Signed on the front by George Band, Edmund Hillary, John Hunt, George Lowe, Michael Ward and Charles Wylie.
This supplement to London's Times newspaper bears a photograph by Hillary of Tenzing atop the summit of Everest and includes reports made by Hunt during the expedition and articles detailing the team's preparations and progress.
Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for $275 (includes buyer's premium)
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