This is an auction for INTO THE SILENCE: THE GREAT WAR, MALLORY AND THE CONQUEST OF EVEREST. by Wade Davis.

"Davis’s lucid and sometimes haunting prose, his masterly handling of a great volume of material, his vivid portraits of the astonishing cast of characters, and of places as diverse as Newfoundland, the trenches of northern France, and the Tibetan plateau, all contribute to this achievement. Davis’s book stands as a fitting memorial to a story that is at once poignant and stirring."

• Times Literary Supplement

"As breathtaking and astounding as any previous climbing literature."

• Publishers Weekly (US)

"Brilliant. Into the Silence has two supreme strengths: the emotional, spiritual and historical context it provides against which to understand the central events, and the author’s knack for sketching character." —The Spectator

"Powerful and profound, a moving, epic masterpiece of literature, history and hope."

• The Times

Amazon.com review:

"On June 6, 1924, two men set out from a camp perched at 23,000 feet on an ice ledge just below the lip of Everest’s North Col. George Mallory, thirty-seven, was Britain’s finest climber. Sandy Irvine was a twenty-two-year-old Oxford scholar with little previous mountaineering experience. Neither of them returned. Wade Davis vividly re-creates the efforts of Mallory and his fellow climbers, setting their achievements in sweeping historical context: from Britain’s 19th-century imperial ambitions to the war that shaped Mallory’s generation. The Everest expeditions emerged as a powerful symbol of national redemption and hope. Davis creates a timeless portrait of these men and their extraordinary times."

More very favourable reviews on Amazon.com.

Large format (trade) paperback 2011.

655 pages + 16 pages of photographs.

Very good condition.

The cost of shipping is $5.50.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.

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