London, 1954, 1st edition, 3rd or 4th impression. 300 pp, 48 b/w plates. Blue cloth hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket is price clipped and book may have former owner's name on the FEP. Very Good to Near Fine copy.
SIGNED by Ed Hillary on the title page
The official account of the first ascent of Mount Everest. Chapter on the on final assault written by Edmund Hillary. If you want to collect just one book signed by Sir Edmund Hillary, this is the one to have.