"I have discovered that even the mediocre can have adventures and even the fearful can achieve": Nothing Venture, Nothing Win; Signed by Edmund Hillary
Nothing Venture, Nothing Win,
Hillary, Edmund.
$100.00Item Number: 2848
New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1975.
Early printing of Hillary’s autobiography. Octavo, original blue boards, illustrated. Signed by Edmund Hillary on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by George Chrichard.
Details not just his ascent of Everest but his life in New Zealand and several of his many adventures after Everest. Illustrated with more than three dozen photographs, some in color. Neate 373.
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Large Signed Photograph of Moutaineerer Edmund Hillary
Hillary, Edmund.
Edmund Hillary Signed Photograph.
Large signed black and white photograph of Edmund Hillary, who on May 29, 1953, along with Tenzing Norgay, became the first climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest as part of the ninth British expedition led by John Hunt. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The photograph measures 13 inches by 10 inches. The entire piece measures 19.25 inches by 16 inches. A striking example.
Price: $950.00
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Signed Photograph of Mountaineer Edmund Hillary
Hillary, Edmund.
Edmund Hillary Signed Photograph.
Original signed black and white photograph of Edmund Hillary, who on May 29, 1953, along with Tenzing Norgay, became the first climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest as part of the ninth British expedition led by John Hunt. Boldly signed in his contemporary signature, “E.P. Hillary.” In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The photograph measures 5 inches by 4 inches. The entire piece measures 12.25 inches by 10.25 inches.
Price: $750.00
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"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves": First Edition of High Adventure; Signed by Edmund Hillary
Hillary, Edmund.
High Adventure.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.
First British edition of Hillary’s account of his ascent of Everest. Octavo, original blue cloth, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic. Boldly signed by Edmund Hillary on the front free endpaper in a contemporary hand. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some tears and chips.
Price: $975.00
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