SMYTHE Francis Sydney, Camp Six. The story of the 1933 expedition to Mount Everest.

Camp Six. History of the expedition to Mount Everest in 1933.

Warsaw 1938, Tow. Wyd. "Rój". 8, pp. 335, [16], illustrations on separate plates, ppb. of period, wraps broch. original preserved.
Good condition, spine discoloration, own stamp. Francis Sydney Smythe (1900-1949) - British climber, writer, photographer and botanist, author of many books on mountains. His most important climbing achievements were conquering Mont Blanc in the Alps and Kamet in the Himalayas. He also attempted Kanchendzonga and Mount Everest between 1930 and 1938, but unsuccessfully.