SECONDA CIMA DEL MONDO
1954 FIRST EDITION
FIRST PRINTING
THE FIRST ASCENT OF K2 SIGNED BY ACHILLE COMPAGNONI, LINO LACEDELLI WITH K2 POSTCARD SIGNED BY ARDITO DESIO
CONDITION: Original blue cloth, small gilt decoration on front of an ice-axe with flags on the summit, gilt lettering & gilt title block spine. The book is in generally nice condition with clean covers and bright gilt. Tiny spot of fading lower rear cover, tight binding, usual age-browning to margins of pages, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, original publisher's price sticker on rear pastedown. The original dust jacket has a 2cm x 1.5cm chip upper rear near spine (barely visible due to matching coloring put on the underlying jacket protector -- not on the jacket itself), some similarly disguised chips lower front spine edge, some wrinkles on upper rear panel, 6cm wrinkle line middle of front cover (not a tear), generally clean and presentable condition for a jacket that is usually found quite worn due to its very thin and fragile paper. Price: $1850.
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