The Second Death of George Mallory: The Enigma and Spirit of Mount Everest
Author(s):
Messner, Reinhold
Copyright: 2001, US
Specifications: 1st, 8vo, pp.221, photo frontis, 63 bw photos, 9 sketches, 2 maps, photo/map eps, black cloth
Condition: signed, dj unclipped, very fine, cloth tight, very fine
Messner wades into the Mallory fray with his accounting of the tragic demise of Mallory and Irvine in 1924. Includes accounts of the early British attempts as well as the 1960 and 1975 Chinese ascents. Signed copies are uncommon.