The Vast Unknown by Broughton Coburn (2013) (SIGNED) Iran This book describes the successful

This book describes the successful 1953 British expedition to Mount Everest

This copy is signed and inscribed on the title page in pencil: "Steve

along with some crude computer maps and topos

anti-theft tag still glued to inside rear cover

Hardcover UK first edition

The Vast Unknown by Broughton Coburn (2013) (SIGNED) Iran This book describes the successfulAmerica's First Ascent of Everest. A journalistic book looking back at the 1963 American Expedition to Everest the third successful national expedition, after the British in 1953 and the Swiss in 1956 (there is a disputed Chinese summit in 1960 from the Tibetan side). Hardcover book, 300 pages, with a small insert of color photos in the middle. Contains a pretty beefy index. Flat signed by the author on the title page.