Michael Palin — Himalaya

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2004. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Michael Palin"s Himalayan travel chronicle, signed by the author and complete with the original unclipped dust jacket. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding.Complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper.This volume is a first edition.Signed by the author, Michael Palin, to the title page.This is a richly illustrated travel book, accompanied by photographs by Basil Pao. In Himalaya, Palin chronicles a 6-month, 2,000-mile journey across the vast mountain region, published to accompany the BBC television series of the same name. Michael Palin (1943-) is a comedian, actor, writer, and celebrated travel presenter; formerly of Monty Python comedy group. He received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2013 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely. The slightest rubbing to extremities. The odd slight handling mark to boards. Dust wrapper, excellent. Slight rubbing to wraps. Very slight bumping and fading to extremities. Very slight offsetting to inner front flaps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Author's signature to title page. Fine . Ill.: Basil Pao. Fine/Near Fine.