1953. 6th impression. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with silver titles to spine. Includes photographic plates. Translated by Nea Morin and Janet Adam Smith. Introduction by Eric Shipton. Contains fold-out maps. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Foxing more noticeable towards the start and end of the book. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper. Fold-out maps have minor foxing and tanning and some small creases. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall. Spine is noticeably sunned. Strips of sunning front and rear. Silver titles are bright. Slight water stains to rear. Book has a slight forward lean.