View from the Summit
Author(s):
Hillary, Edmund
Copyright: 1999, Easton Press, Norwalk
Specifications: 1st thus Signed Collector’s Ed, 8vo, pp.310, 64 color & 23 bw photos, 9 bw maps, archival paper, silk page ribbon, silk eps, aeg, raised bands, gilt-dec green leather binding
Condition: signed on signature page, orig shipping box, issued w/o dj, binding new
Hillary’s autobiography includes not only his early climbs but also after climbing Everest and crossing Antarctica. This is a thoughtful and honest reappraisal of a life spent pushing the human ability to its limits and relishing the challenges thrown down by the elements.
This special, signed Collector’s Edition comes with an additional signed Certificate of Authenticity, dated 9-7-2002, a notecard describing the book, and publisher’s flyer.