London, 1954, 1st edition. 64 pp, 17 plates, ills. A history of Everest attempts up till the ascent. Covers the major expeditions to the summit culminating with the first successful ascent to the top in 1953. Chapetrs on the expeditions of 1922, 1924 with Mallory and Irvine, 1933, the unsung 1935 expedition plus Maurice Wilson, 1936, 1938 led by Tilman, the 1951 reconnaissance led by Shipton with Hillary, the 1952 Swiss expedition, and the 1953 1st ascent. This was one of the first books on Everest that included the first ascent plus all the previous climbs. DJ, Near Fine.
