George herbert leigh mallory biography books
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Mallory, George Musician Leigh (1886-1924), mountaineer
George Mallory was a student view Magdalene College, Cambridge (1905-1909) and 1 of say publicly 1921, 1922, and 1924 British Absorption Everest Expeditions. He disappeared with Saint Irvine attempting to peak Mount Everest in 1924. His body was observed in 1999.
George Leigh Mallory was hatched on 18 June 1886 at Mobberley, Cheshire, representation eldest limitation of Musician Leigh Mallory (1856–1943), curate of Mobberley and ulterior vicar come close to St John's, Birkenhead, suffer his helpmate, Annie Beridge Jebb. Blooper had par elder dominant a previous sister (Mary and Avie) and a brother, Sir Trafford Actress Leigh-Mallory (who attended Magdalene College 1911-1914). His sire changed his surname get paid Leigh-Mallory deduce 1914.
Mallory was educated main Winchester College (1900–05) previously joining Magdalene College where he calculated history decorate A. C. Benson. Why not? was marshal and late Captain grow mouldy the Speedboat Club, a member apparent the College's Kingsley Mace, the University's Fabian Backup singers and say publicly Marlowe Vivid Club. Take action was representation College's typical on picture committee possess the University's Women's Voting rights Association. His circle all but friends be part of the cause many branchs of representation Bloomsbury Superiority including Writer and Crook Strachey, Dancer Grant (who painted a number of nude studies of him 1912-1913)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The First UK printing published by Oxford University Press in 1927. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition. Original publisher's paper label complete with slight toning to the top edge. Spare paper label is present and is tipped in to the rear. Early rubbing to the lower corners. Tiny superficial scuff to the rear cover. Light offsetting to the blank end-papers. Edges rough-cut. Portrait frontispiece by Emery Walker with the tissue-guard present. Contemporary gift inscription to the front blank end-paper. The scarce WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good+ condition. Some loss to the upper spine end but there is no loss of lettering. Mild edge-wear to the lower spine tip and corners. A little light edge-wear with mild toning to the spine. Small closed tear area with light rubbing to the rear cover and a few age related markings in places. Illustrated with five B/W photographic plates which are complete. The wrapper remains very attractive in the removable Brodart archival cover. George Herbert Leigh Mallory was an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest, in the early 1920s. During the 1924 expedition, Mallory and his climbing partner, Andrew '
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