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London: Herbert Jenkins, 1954. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Printing of First UK Edition. Original blue boards with red lettering spine. Fading spine, slight age browning to pages, no foxing, no previous owner names or writing on any pages, sold binding. The book measures 20cm tall x 13cm and has 191 pages, 15 b/w photos, map. First ascent of the highest peak (6617m, via W Face & S Ridge) in Cordillera Huayhuash in Peru by a group of Harvard (& 2 Stanford) students that included George Bell. Summit team had accident on descent, injuries, forced bivi, survival. Accurate description of broken promises & treachery by locals who had been hired to help in the evacuation. One member lost all of his toes to frostbite. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1954. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First Printing of First UK Edition. Original blue boards with red lettering spine. Clean covers, fading at top of spine, old owner name & address on top of blank FFEP otherwise no previous owner names or writing on any pages, sold binding. The dust jacket has lots of edge wear with some small loss in places -- mainly the upper rear area (see photo). The book measures 20cm tall x 13cm and has 191 pages, 15 b/w photos, map. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Wellington: Nova Pacifica, 1982. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket Issued. 1982 FIRST EDITION deluxe binding in publisher's slipcase. New condition, straight from publisher's shipping box (still present), kept in climate controlled storage for years. Never used. With publisher's original packing & shipping review/delivery confirmation slip. No fading, no wear, no foxing, no owner marks, no bumps. New condition. Big volume: the book measures 320mm tall x 248mm and has 376 pages, b/w frontispiece portrait of Darwin, 27 color plates (1 is folding), many in-text illustrations, index. Complete as issued, nothing missing. Edition of 750 numbered copies with limitation page at end. Original black leather spine and corners, blue cloth boards, spine with 5 raised bands and gilt decorations, blue and black title patches lettered in gilt, marbled EPs, matching publisher's slipcase. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK SET BEING OFFERED. Big, heavy set.

London: Andred Deutsch, 1956. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1956 FIRST PRINTING of the First UK Edition. Original navy boards with gilt lettering spine. LACKING the dust jacket. The book has faded spine, clean covers, minor rubbing spine ends but none at corners or edges, sharp corners, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The book measures 214mm tall x 147mm and has 237 pages, 19 b/w photos, 6 maps & diagrams, glossary. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.

New York: Hastings House, 1942. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1942 FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Original green cloth with brown decoration front cover, brown lettering spine. Sunning to spine,rubbed corner tips and spine ends, generally clean, no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, complete with all pages and photos. The book measures 213mm tall x 143mm and has 271 pages, 26 b/w photos, EP map. Prospecting around Mt Auyan-Tepui in Venezuela with pilot Jimmy Angel. Describes seeing Angel Falls, highest in the world & ascent to top of Mt Auyan-Tepui in search of gold. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: Henry Colburn, 1828. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. VG condition in early (first?) binding of 1/2 calf with tan & black marbled boards, textured leather spine in 4 compartments with gilt stamped raised bands, black title patch spine with gilt lettering, brown coated EPs, all edges trimmed and speckled in brown. rubbing edges & corners of covers, top of spine rubbed down about 2mm, pages very clean and bright, very minor foxing on blank side of frontispiece and two very faint foxing spots on title page otherwise pages are free of foxing and quite bright, no staining, solid binding, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. 217mm tall x 135mm, pages: flyleaf + blank + blank + frontis + title + preface (numbered iv on verso) + 14 (some numbered in roman up to xvii with last of this group being erratum page) + 346 + 2 pages ads; illustrations: frontis engraving + 3 plates engravings; 6 appendices (including brief one by Michael Faraday on analysis of some water samples).… Read More

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1947. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original black cloth with gilt lettering spine. LACKING the dust jacket. The book has some fraying to top of spine otherwise it is in nice clean condition with a solid binding, owner name and address penned to top of first blank page, otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, no staining. 273 pages with folding map in rear pocket. Map is in fine condition. PHOTO IS OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Seattle: Cloudcap, 1989. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Original blue boards with gilt lettering spine. The book is in new condition: no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, tight binding, never used. The dust jacket is in new condition with no tear, no rubbing, no chips, clean. This book was acquired directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book measures 242mm tall x 165mm, and has 144 pages, 17 color & 102 b/w photos, bibliography, index. A good source of information on how to go about organizing a small expedition. Covers practical matters and gives attention to keeping down expenses: equipment, travel (good section on river crossings), climbing considerations, medical aspects, etc. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Fine condition in fine dust jacket. Included with the book is a loose (not attached in any way) b/w photographic portrait of Heckmair tipped onto thin card hand-signed by Anderl Heckmair. This is a real gelatin silver emulsion photograph (not a modern printed copy) produced directly from a film negative image on photographic paper. The book has no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, is clean, tight binding (probably never read), no foxing. The dust jacket is clean without any tears, no chips, no rubbing, complete. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK/PHOTO BEING OFFERED.

Alamosa: FreeSolo Press, 1987. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First Printing of First Edition. Original stiff paperback covers. The book is in nice clean condition, no former owner marks or writing on any pages, tight binding (probably never read), no foxing. The book measures 201mm tall x 136mm, and has 136 pages, 22 b/w photos, bibliography. Personal accounts mixed with much history, climbs on Alpamayo & Ausangate in Peru's Cordillera Blanca & Cordillera Vilcanota, respectively PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Seattle: Cloudcap Press, 1988. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New/No Jacket. 1988 FIRST PRINTING. Original glossy pictorial paperback. New condition purchased directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. Unused, unread condition with clean covers, no tears, no rubbing, no marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, complete, sharp corners, no spine creases. New condition. Complete text in three languages in this book: English, Spanish, French. The book measures 190mm tall x 104mm, and has 279 + [8] pages, many b/w and color photos, 8l ridge maps, EP maps. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 1989 FIRST EDITION. Original gray boards with black cloth spine lettered in red gilt. The book is in excellent condition with clean covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding. The original dust jacket has no loss or tears but has fading to spine. The book measures 242mm tall x 165mm, and has 277 + [3] pages, 35 b/w photos. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1940. Reprint Printing Unknown. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 1940 early reprint of the FIrst Edition (no indication of edition on copyright page). Original tan buckram with gilt lettering front and spine, red title patch spine with gilt lettering. Original dust jacket present with publisher's price of $3.50 still present on jacket flap corner. The book is in very clean, sharp condition, tiny amount of fading to spine, no rubbing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, no foxing, complete with all pages and photo plates. The original dust jacket has rubbing along spine edges and corner tips, 2cm closed tear at top of spine, two tiny 5mm tears bottom edge rear, sunning to spine, complete with original price present on flap corner. The book measures 221mm tall x 143mm, and has 354 pages, 85 b/w photos, 2 maps, EP maps, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: William Heinemann LTD, 1940. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1940 First UK Edition. Original olive green cloth with gilt lettering spine. LACKING the dust jacket. The book has clean covers, faded spine, old owner name penned to top of short-title page and corresponding bookplate of same owner on the verso of the FFEP, otherwise there are no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, foxing on a few pages mainly on those opposite photo plates (most pages have no foxing), minor fore-edge foxing. The book measures 220mm tall x 145mm, and has 354 pages, 85 b/w photos, 2 maps, EP maps, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Dunedin New Zealand: John McIndoe, 1983. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original orange boards with gilt lettering spine. The book is in new condition: no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, tight binding, never used. The dust jacket is in new condition with no tears, very minor rubbing top front (from shifting inside publisher's shipping box of 20 copies), no chips, clean. This book was acquired directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book measures 217mm tall x 154mm, and has 224 pages, 49 b/w photos, 6 maps, reference list, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Seattle: Cloudcap, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Original maroon boards with gilt lettering spine. The book is in as new condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no rubbing, no foxing, clean, tight binding -- never used. The dust jacket is in new condition with no tears, no chips, no soiling, no fading, original price still present on flap. This book was acquired directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book measures 240mm tall x 155mm, and has 224 pages, 44 color photos, 4 maps, index. Entertaining account of author's hard climbs: UK ice, sea stacks & chalk of Dover, Taulliraju S Pillar (Peru), near ascent of Bjohagur Duanasir (Hunza), Golden Pillar Spatnik with Saunders, ascent of Cerro Kishtwar. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: Chatto And Windus, 1881. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1881 UK Hardcover reprint. Original maroon cloth, illustration front to spine in black, gilt lettering spine, original black coated EPs. Generally clean covers, light rubbing to tips of corners, fading to spine, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, minor foxing on first and last page otherwise almost no foxing, solid binding, rear EP cracked but holding strong. The book measures 195mm tall x 138mm and has 256 pages, b/w frontispiece illustration, title page illustration, 1 additional full-page illustration, 5 in-text illustrations. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York: Aperture, 1987. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original grey boards with blue cloth spine, gilt lettering spine. The book is in fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no fading, no foxing, tight binding. The dust jacket is in fine condition with no tears, no chips, no fading, clean. The book measures 295mm tall x 245mm wide, and has 144 pages, 111 color photos, 13 maps, bibliography. Describes personal experiences on 12 treks: Karakoram trek to K2, Everest Kangshung trek, trek to Minya Konka, Chomolhare trek in Bhutan, around Annapurna, Kanjiroba trek, Trans-Himala y a trek, Kishtwar to Zanskar trek, Cordillera Blanca traverse, Inca Highlands trail (Peru), trekking in Patagonia, Kilimanjaro trek & climb. Includes planning info, logistics, additional sources, tra ns portation, supplies info, etc. Very well done. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1961. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good. ADVANCE PROOF COPY of the first UK edition. Original plain grey wrappers with publisher's proof stamp in black on front cover and simple typed title label on front. Original advance dust jacket slightly trimmed precisely to fit the proof copy. The book is in nice condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, clean, tight binding. The dust jacket is quite nice but has some publisher/review notes penned to the upper front near spine (see photo). The book measures 214mm tall x 138mm and has 224 pages, 39 b/w photos. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York: American Alpine Club, 1977. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original glossy pictorial paperback. New condition purchased directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. In publisher's original shrink-wrap with the four (on two sheets) folded loose maps under the shrink-wrap. The book measures 228mm tall x 152mm, and has 180 pages, several b/w photos, 4 large folding maps on 2 sheets of paper (loose as issued). PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.