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London: George Philip & Son, 1891. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First UK Edition translated from the German edition. Original green cloth binding with decorated front cover & spine, gilt lettering front & spine, original green coated end pages. The book has tissue-repaired inside hinges, strong binding and stable, former owner bookplate on the front pastedown, a bookstore stamp on upper edge of the verso of the FFEP along with seller's mark in pencil in the same area, no other marks or writing on any pages, a little fore-edge foxing but no foxing on page faces, light cover wear with some surface rubbing at the corners, generally clean. Complete with all maps and illustrations. The plates with the original photos are clean with no darkening/browning of the margins that is sometimes found with this book. The book measures 26cm tall x 18cm and has 404pp, 3 colored folding maps, colored frontispiece, 8 mounted b/w photos, 12 illustrated plates, 19 text illustrations, 11…
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Across East African Glaciers An Account Of The First Ascent Of Kilimanjaro
by Meyer, Hans
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Dragon's Wrath. Drakensberg Climbs, Accidents And Rescues
by Pearse, R. O. & James Byrom
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Johannesburg: Macmillan South Africa, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. 247mm tall x 191mm, 232pp, 22 color and about 100 b/w photos, several maps, index. Earliest climbers, prominent climbers, deaths, objective hazards, George Thompson leading climber, safety precautions pertaining to the area. Good thorough treatment. navy boards with white lettering spine. fine DJ (no chips, no tears, clean), Fine with no marks or writing on any pages. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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The Geographical Journal volume LXXXVII No 2 February 1936 -- The Mount Everest Reconnaissance
by Eric Shipton
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London: The Royal Geographical Society, 1936. 1st Edition . Original Wraps. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. Original blue wrappers, near fine condition with very minor edge wear, no marks or writing on any pages, clean, solid binding. Complete issue with all plates and maps. The Shipton paper on the 1935 Everest expedition has 15 pages of text, 7 b/w photos, 1 map (not folding). PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BING OFFERED.
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Kilimanjaro: The White Roof Of Africa
by Lange, Harald
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Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1985. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. The book is in fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, tight binding. The dust jacket has a little rubbing at corner tips, no tears, no chips, tiny surface fleck upper rear edge. The book measures 278mm tall x 235mm, and has 175 pages, 24 b/w & 79 color photos, 4 maps, sketches, large bibliography, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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Montgomery As Military Commander
by Lewin, Ronald
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New York: Stein And Day, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. FIRST EDITION. The book is in nice condition with very slight corner ware, gift inscription on FFEP, no other owner marks or writing, no foxing, solid binding. The dust jacket has short tears at top of spine and rubbing at corners. The book has 371 pages, 31 b/w photos, 14 maps. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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Mountains Of The Moon: An Expedition To The Equatorial Mountains Of Africa
by Synge, Patrick
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London: Lindsay Drummond Ltd, 1937. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 1937 FIRST PRINTING. The book has light staining to covers, bumped upper rear cover corner, frayed spine ends, no owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding, complete with all pages all photo plates all maps, the folding map has a tear at the stub but is complete. The book measures 232mm tall x 145mm, and has 227 pages, 2 color & 91 b/w photos, 2 maps (1 folding), index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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The Nile Quest. A Record Of The Exploration Of The Nile And Its Basin -- 1903 FIRST UK EDITION
by Johnston, Sir Harry
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London: Lawrence And Bullen, 1903. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 1903 FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Original green cloth with gilt lettering front and spine, big gilt decoration front cover. The book has clean covers, slight darkening to spine, rubbing to corners, edges, and spine ends, old owner gift inscription (dated 1904) on FFEP otherwise no former owner marks or writing on any pages, some foxing on some of the pages opposite photo plates but no foxing on other pages, solid binding, complete with all plates-maps-pages. The book measures 229mm tall x 150mm, and has 341 pages, 73 b/w photos/images (including the large folding map at rear). PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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WEISSE BERGE SCHWARZE MENSCHEN -- VOM HIMALAJA ZU DEN RIESENKRATERN AFRIKAS
by Moravec, Fritz
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Wien: Osterreichischer Bundesverlag, 1958. Second Printing (same as first) . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. LACKING the dust jacket. The book is in very good condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, some foxing to top edge of page block, outside cover corner tips bruised but no broken, slight bump lower edge rear cover, very minor cover soiling, tight and solid binding. This second printing is the same as the first printing in every way except for the printed indication "2. Auflage" on the title page. The book measures 208mm tall x 137mm, and has 224 pages, 12 b/w photos, EP maps. Author made the first ascent of Gasherbrum II. The first 90 pages in thhis book are on the Gasherbrum II expedition. The last 130 pages are on his travels in East Africa including a climb of Kilimanjaro & a visit to Mt Kenya. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.
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