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True Tales of Mountain Adventure For Non-Climbers Young and Old

by Le Blond, Mrs. Aubrey

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Used - Very Good
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3rd Edition
Published
1903
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Hardcover
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London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1903. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and upper board. Illustration of mountains and a river on upper board. Moderate edge and end-paper foxing. Pp.xx,299 + glossary. Tissue-guarded frontispiece and numerous illustrations. Tales of the early days of Alpine mountaineering.… Read more about this item
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The Evidence of Things Not Seen : A Mountaineer's Tale
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The Evidence of Things Not Seen : A Mountaineer's Tale

by Murray, W.H.

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Used - Near Fine
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Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Published
2002
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781898573241
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London: Baton Wicks, 2002. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardback. A near fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper which is not price-clipped. 352 pages. Illustrations (some in colour). Maps. The autobiography of a noted mid-20th century Scottish mountaineer and author of books on mountaineering.
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Ben Nevis The Scottish Mountaineering Club Guide

by MacPhee, G. Graham (Editor)

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Used - Very Good
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Good
Edition
New Edition
Published
1936
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Hardcover
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Edinburgh: The Scottish Mountaineering Club, 1936. New Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardback. A very good copy of the first printing of this revised edition. Red boards lettered in gilt on the spine and upper board. In a good dustwrapper which shows a little edge wear and tear.Neat ownership inscription at head of title page. Pp.viii,101. Four folding… Read more about this item
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The Eiger
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The Eiger

by Haston, Dougal

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Used - Very Good
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Good
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1974
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780304293735
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London: Cassell & Company, 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardback. A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. In a good dustwrapper which is price-clipped but otherwise complete and untorn. The spine of the wrapper is faded to an even blue colour leaving the lettering clear. Some edge foxing but a… Read more about this item
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One Man's Mountains: Essays and Verses;
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One Man's Mountains: Essays and Verses;

by Patey, Tom

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1971
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780575013582
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London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is not price-clipped. No ownership inscription and not foxed. 287 pages. Frontispiece and 22 illustrations. 3 diagrams. Mountain exploits in the 1950s and 60s in Scotland and abroad together with humorous verse.
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Climbs and Exploration in the Canadian Rockies

by Stutfield Hugh E.M. and Collie, J. Norman

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Used - Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1903
Binding
Hardcover
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£95.00

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London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1903. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. Hardback. A near very good copy in grey cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and upper board. A little rubbing to spine ends and edges. Small gift inscriotion on front free end-paper. Pp.xii,343. Tissue-guarded frontispiece and numerous other illustrations. Two maps, including one folding. A classic… Read more about this item
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Summer Holidays in the Alps 1898-1914

by Durham W.E.

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Used - Very Good
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No Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1916
Binding
Hardcover
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London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1916. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Hardback. A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and upper board. A little wear to board tips. Gift inscription on front free end-paper to a person mentioned in the book from her father who was a friend of the author… Read more about this item
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From Glen Esk to Glen Shiel (And the Hills in Between): Transcripts of Climbs Pursued to Top Scotland's Munros

by Baxter James L.W.

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Used - Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
2010
Binding
Soft cover
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Privately Published, 2010. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. A fine copy. Pp.viii,254 + 14pp Appendices. Colour illustrations. This is an account of a circuit of the Munros by two elderly men between 1983 and 1993.
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Ski Mountaineering in Scotland
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Ski Mountaineering in Scotland

by Bennet Donald and Wallace Bill (Editors)

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1987
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780907521204
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Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 1987. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Pictorial boards. A very good copy. Signed by co-editor Bill Wallace. Top two inches of front free end-paper (which contains a map) have been cut out. Pp.[vi],121. Numerous colour illustrations and route maps. Map end-papers. A Scottish Mountaineering Club guide.
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Mountain Adventures at Home and Abroad

by Abraham George D.

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1910
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Hardcover
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London: Methuen, 1910. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. . A very good copy in maroon cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Gift inscription. Some mainly edge and end-paper foxing. Pp.x,308 + 47pp publisher's catalogue dated October 1909. 26 illustrations. Mountaineering reminiscences in the Alps, Scotland, the Lake District and Wales.
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On Alpine Heights and British Crags

by Abraham George D.

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Used - Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1919
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Methuen, 1919. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. A near very good copy in greenish-blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. Ownership inscription on front fixed end-paper. Some, mainly edge and end-paper, foxing. Pp.x,307. 24 illustrations. Climbing in the Dolomites, Alps, Skye, Lake District and Wales.
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The Ascent of Dhaulagiri

by Eiselin Max

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Used - Very Good
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Good
Edition
First English Edition
Published
1961
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Hardcover
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London: Oxford University Press, 1961. First English Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A very good copy in a just about good, price-clipped dustwrapper which has internal sellotape repairs and a number of smallish edge chips and tears. The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Gift inscription on front free end-paper. Pp.xi,159. 5 colour plates. 38… Read more about this item
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The First Munroist: Rev.A.E.Robertson - His Life, Munros and Photographs

by Drummond Peter ; Mitchell Ian

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1993
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780948153198
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Ernest Press, 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good copy in a complete, untorn dustwrapper which shows fading to the spine (but leaving the lettering clear). Lower board tips a little bumped. The wrapper is protected in a clear, removable sleeve. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.ix,134. Numerous black… Read more about this item
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Forerunners to Everest ; The Story of the Two Swiss Expeditions of 1952

by Dittert Rene; Chevalley Gabriel; Lambert Raymond

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Used - Good
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Good
Edition
First English Edition
Published
1954
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Hardcover
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London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954. First English Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. A near very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. In a just about good dustwrapper which has internal sellotape repairs to minor edge tears and which is foxed (although this is much more obvious internally than externally). The wrapper is now… Read more about this item
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Adventures of an Alpine Guide

by Klucker Christian

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First English Edition
Published
1932
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Hardcover
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London: John Murray, 1932. First English Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. A very good copy in black cloth lettered in gilt. Lacks dustwrapper. A clean copy internally. with no ownership inscription. Pp.xiii,329. 18 illustrations including a double-page panorama. This edition is translated from the third German edition and has additional chapters by H.E.G. Tyndale who also edited this… Read more about this item
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A Mountaineer's Journal

by Sandeman R.G.

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Used - Very Good
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Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1948
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Hardcover
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Carmarthen: The Druid Press, 1948. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A very good copy in black cloth lettered in gilt on the upper board. In a good, price-clipped, dustwrapper which has minor chipping at top of the spine and a two inch closed edge tear. No ownership inscription or other internal marking. 168 pages. 14 illustrations. A… Read more about this item
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Mountain Days in the Isle of Skye

by Wright J.E.B.

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Used - Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1934
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Hardcover
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Edinburgh: The Moray Press, 1934. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. Hardback. A good copy in blue cloth which is faded to the spine in particular but leaving the lettering clear. Smallish ownership label on front free end-paper but otherwise a nice copy internally. 239 pages. Numerous black and white illustrations. Climbing on the Black Cuillin in the early… Read more about this item
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Alpine Studies

by Coolidge W.A.B.

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Used - Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1912
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Hardcover
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London: Longmans Green & Co, 1912. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. . A good copy in green cloth which is faded on the spine but leaving the lettering clear. Edge and end-paper foxing. Gift inscription on front free end-paper. Pp.xiii,307. 16 illustrations. The book has three sections entitled Climbing, History of the Alps and Subalpine.
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Climbs of My Youth

by Roch Andre

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Used - Very Good
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Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1949
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Hardcover
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London: Lindsay Drummond, 1949. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A very good copy in black cloth lettered in gilt and decorated in gilt on the front board. In a good dustwrapper which has smallish edge chips and tears. The wrapper, which is price-clipped, is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. No ownership inscription. 159 pages. Frontispiece… Read more about this item
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Ski Mountaineering in Scotland
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Ski Mountaineering in Scotland

by Bennet Donald and Wallace Bill (Editors)

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1987
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780907521204
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Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 1987. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. A near fine copy in laminated boards. Ownership inscription. 121 pages. 112 illustrations, nearly all in colour. 72 maps. "A comprehensive guidebook to ski mountaineering in Scotland with route descriptions for over 170 hills and mountains.
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