Spirits Of The Air -- WITH Diemberger signed expedition postcard from 1974 first ascent of Shartse

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FIRST PRINTING of FIRST EDITION. WITH loose postcard SIGNED by Diemberger, Hermann Warth and Gerhard Lenser with Nepal postage stamp canceled in Kathmandu in 1974 commemorating a 1974 expedition to Everest-Lhotse. This card is from the expedition where Diemberger and Warth made the first ascent of Shartse (7502m), a satellite peak of Lhotse. The Shartse climb is briefly described in this book in text and photos. The photo on the front of the dust jacket for this book shows Diemberger on the summit of Shartse with ice coating his beard. Deimberger describes the expedition as being a grueling "epic." The card is in fine condition. Original blue covers with gilt lettering spine. The book is in fine condition with clean covers, no rubbing, no fading, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket is in fine condition with no tears, no chips, no rubbing, no fading, original printed price still present on front flap corner. The book measures 242mm tall x 150mm and has 304 pages, 52 b/w & 7 color photos, list of Diemberger's major ascents. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEMS BEING OFFERED. N° de ref. del artículo 003481

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