New York, 1953, first edition. 316 pp, 3 color photos, 25 b/w photos, 8 maps, 1 foldout. Blue cloth hardcover with chipped dust jacket. Other than the author's signature, there is no writing in the book or other flaws, and the dust jacket has no wear and is not price clipped. The Dust Jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear plastic jacket cover. The Dust Jacket and the Book are in Fine condition.
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 better than the French edition, which was a paperback).
The first 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.
