THE ASCENT OF EVEREST. ** SIGNED** Signed on the title page by John Hunt, Charles Evans, Edmund Hillary, George Lowe, Wilfred Noyce and George Band. PLUS loose signature of Tenzing Norgay with accompanying provenance.

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR & 5 MEMBERS OF THE TEAM + LOOSE SIGNATURE OF TENZING 8vo. blue cloth hardback, gilt, in original unclipped dust jacket. 300pp., Indexed, profusely illustrated with 8 colour plates, 48 b/w plates, maps and many line drawings in the text. Title page has ink signatures of the Author and 5 other team members (please see names above). There is also a loose signature of Tensing Norgay with an accompanying letter giving provenance (please see photos). Typed address of original owner's daughter to front pastedown and same handwritten in pencil to rear pastedown beneath dust jacket flap. One small closed tear and a couple of tiny chips to top edge of dust jacket, else a VERY GOOD COPY in VERY GOOD DUST JACKET.