New York, 1953, 1st edition. 316 pp, 3 color photos, 25 b/w photos, 8 maps, 1 foldout. We have a few copies of the true first American edition of Annapurna (The American edition is the best, better than the UK and even the French, which was a paperback). The 1st edition itself is fairly scarce, but what is truly impossible to get are 1st edition dust jackets, which are different from the later printings. This is the most popular and inspiring narrative in the literature of mountaineering, and the first to become a 'bestseller.' The story of the French team that explored Dhaulagiri, discovered the approach to Annapurna, and made the 1st ascent. Blue cloth hardcover with chipped dust jacket. Book may have former owner's name or show glue from removed bookplate on FEP. Near Fine.