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| Book Number | B0008683 |
|---|---|
| Title | Kamet Conquered |
| Author(s) | Author: Smythe, F. S. [Frank Sydney] [Frank Sydney] F. S. [Frank Sydney] Smythe (1900 to 1949)—British mountaineer, author, photographer and botanist in the early years of high altitude mountaineering. As a mountaineer carried out first ascents of the Brenva Face of Mont Blanc and of Kamet, and had attempts on Kanchenjunga and Mount Everest in the 1930s. He wrote 27 books illustrated with his own photographs |
| Edition and Format | Reprint—Edition identified by: No later editions or printings stated in the publisher's imprint information. [References: Mountaineering Literature: A Bibliography of Works Published in English by Jill Neate, reference S118] Hardcover, Quarto (25-30 cm high). Xii and 372 printed pages in publisher's original blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, in dust jacket. Contains black and white plates |
| Publisher(s) | Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1947 Hodder and Stoughton—(Founded in 1868) A British publishing house whose books include Winston Churchill, GK Chesterton, Leslie Charteris's The Saint Series, the English translations of the Asterix comics and Teach Yourself books and their famous 'Yellow jackets'. Most recent title include those by John le Carré, Stephen King, Jodi Picoult, Rosamunde Pilcher, John Connolly and Jeffery Deaver. [McBride page 55] [Zempel and Verkler page 208] . |
| Series | No |
| Content | Content An account of the first successful attempt on Kamet. |
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