HIMALAYAS
Written by Yoshikazu Shirakawa, Arnold J. Toynbee, Edmund Hillary
Published by Harry N. Abrams
in 1971
ISBN: 0810901625
- Categorised in:
- MOUNTAINEERING
- NEPAL
HIMALAYAS
Written by Yoshikazu Shirakawa, Arnold J. Toynbee, Edmund Hillary.
Stock no. 2115051
1st.
1971.
Hardback.
Large format.
Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Very large format, absolutely stunning colour and b/w photos by Shirakawa. Preface by Toynbee, introduction by Hillary, text by Shirakawa. ISBN: 0810901625. Still contained in original black cloth case - that has some chipping to cloth at corners and uneven fading. Contents have wrinkling and damp mark to top edge of some pages. The lower toggle on the case has broken.
Front cover
Contents
- Testimonial by Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, King of Nepal
- Preface by Arnold Toynbee
- Introduction by Sir Edmund Hillary
- Text and Photographs by Yoshikazu Shirakawa:
- The Nepal Himalayas
- The Punjab Himalayas
- The Sikkim Himalayas
- The Hindu Kush Range
- The Great Himalayas by kyuya Fukada
- Afterword
- Photographing the Himalayas
- Acknowledgements
- Maps