New York, Adventure Press, 1995 [1952], Special Limited 45th Anniversary Signed Edition. 263 pp, b/w photos printed on glossy stock. This is a Special Limited Hardcover Edition published on the 45th anniversary of the climb, the first ascent of the first 8000 meter peak to be climbed. The book is a hardcover, 9'' high, the same size as the first edition. Printed using archival paper and a fine sewn binding that is much better than the original.
This copy was SIGNED by Maurice Herzog on a special page.
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.