Kingdom of Adventure: Everest, A Chronicle of Man's Assault on the Earth's Highest Mountain by James Ramsey Ullman (GT158)

Published 1947: First Edition / Hardcover / Very Good Condition / Illustrated throughout

Original blue cloth with gilt titles on the spine and original pictorial dust jacket in protective wraps. 409 very clean and bright pages, previous owners bookplate on the first free page. Slight shelf wear on dust jacket consistent with age. (GT158)

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The author was an American mountaineer and writer who was well-qualified to write this book as he was intimately aquainted with Everest and many of the people who attempted to conquer the mountain. [Google Books]

James Ramsey Ullman was an American writer and mountaineer. He was born in New York City. He was not a "high end" climber, but his writing made him an honorary member of that circle. Most of his books were about mountaineering and geography. (Google Books)