with original dust-jacket

Ruttledge's account of the 1935 and 1936 unsuccessful expeditions to Mount Everest. He led both expeditions. It is rare to find this work with the dust-jacket.

First edition; 8vo; 63 black & white photographic illustrations, 2 folding coloured maps, some spotting to the fore-edge; publisher's original blue cloth gilt; original pictorial dust-jacket, some slight staining to the jacket, overall a very good copy.

Marshall 2650; Neate R100; Yakushi R214.