After Keith Shackleton 'The North Face of Mount Everest', to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the First Ascent, limited edition print no. 406/1000, pencil signed in the margin by the artist as well as other distinguished Everest climbers, further details attached verso, 43 x 64cm (im), 58.5 x 78.5cm (sh) The lot is sold together with two books: Shackleton, Keith: 'Wildlife and Wilderness, An Artist's World' in which the original for the above print is reproduced (see pg. 76) and Hunt, John: 'The Ascent of Everest', 1st Edition, 1953

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