Search Results: Central Asia from JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS

New York: Macmillan Company, 1937. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of first USA edition. Original blue cloth, gilt lettering spine. Rear cover has burn marks and the bottom of the text block has similar browning. The inside pages are fine and not burnt or browned other than the bottom margin of the last few pages and the rear EPs. The pages are clean, have no foxing, no loss, no owner marks or writing on any pages, tight binding. Other than the browning rear cover and bottom of the text block the book is in excellent condition. The book does not have a smoky smell except when one's nose is pressed against the bottom of the text block (even then the scent is very slight). Flipping the pages creates no odor. This book suffered the damage while packed in a box that was super-heated on the bottom. Since the box was fully packed and squeezed tightly against and under other boxes, there was not enough oxygen for a flame to ignite, but there was partial… Read More

Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1876. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 1876 SECOND EDITION, same format and contents as first edition. Original green cloth, debossed rules front and rear, gilt lettering and gilt decoration spine, original brown coated EPs. The book has clean covers, rubbing at spine ends, solid binding, old owner name on first blank page dated 1884 otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing. The book measures 294mm tall x 142mm, and has 436 pages + [4 pages ads at end], color frontispiece illustration, b/w title page engraving, large folding map in rear pocket. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1917. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1917 FIRST EDITION, number 622 of 1200 copies. Original dark grey paper covered boards, tan buckram spine with paper title page lettered in black. The book has rubbed corners with loss of paper coating there, small loss to spine title patch, 1cm brown spot to upper corner of FFEP and following page, no foxing, solid binding, former owner bookplate on front pastedown otherwise no owner marks or writing on any pages, complete with all pages & plates. The book measures 222mm tall x 155mm, and has 312 pages, 18 b/w photos, index. PHOTO IS OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York: Greystone Press, 1968. Second Edition (Revised) . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. The book measure 236mm tall x 172mm and has 273 pages, color photo plates, b/w sketches, index. The book is in fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, tight binding, NOT ex-library. The original dust jacket is in nice condition with no chips or tears, some light wear at very ends of spine (see photo). PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.

London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1936. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Original blue cloth covers, light gray cloth spine with blue title block. Frayed spine ends, newspaper clippings tipped-in on first blank pages, typed letter signed by James Pope tipped to front pastedown (Pope was US Senator from Idaho and later Director of the Tennessee Valley Authority for many years), solid binding, underlining on many pages and marginal notes penned to several pages including the title page. Good working example of the book, complete with all pages, photos and maps. The book measures 226mm tall x 145mm, and has 270pp, 32 b/w plates, folding map, index to names. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1936. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Original blue cloth covers, light gray cloth spine with blue title block. The book is in near fine condition with tiny former owner mountain bookplates on front pastedown, no other previous owner marks or writing on any pages, slight fading to spine, clean, no foxing, tight binding. The rare dust jacket has loss of the top 4cm of the spine (that missing area now loosely backed with a copy from a complete jacket), clear tape along edges. The book measures 226mm tall x 145mm, and has 270pp, 32 b/w plates, folding map, index to names. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: Elek Books, 1955. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1955 FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Original teal cloth with gilt lettering spine. SIGNED by Achille Compangnoni and by Lino Lacedelli on their summit portrait photos opposite page 225. Lacedelli and Compagnoni were the first two people to attain the summit of K2. The book is in clean, unfaded condition with no rubbing, old owner name penned to top of blank FFEP otherwise no writing or marks on any pages (other than the signatures of Lacedelli and Compagnoni), no foxing, tight binding. The original dust jacket has the usual light soiling on the white rear panel, flecking and crinkling at spine ends, tiny 2mm loss top rear spine corner, 1cm tear along top front spine crease, original printed price still present on front flap corner, The book measures 226mm tall x 144mm, and has 239 pages, 63 b/w photos (on 24 plates), 3 maps, 1 chart. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK… Read More

Ross-on-Wye: Carreg, 2004. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST UK Edition. TEXT IN ENGLISH. Flawless condition in flawless dust wrapper. No previous owner marks or writing on any pages. Obtained directly from the publisher with no former owners. Original navy hardcover, silver lettering spine. Book measures 232mm tall x 15cm, and has 208 pages, 49 color & 18 b/w photos, list of Broad Peak summiters. Superb account of the 1957 Broad Peak expedition that accomplished the first ascent. Prior to this book, the firsthand accounts in english have been only those by Kurt Diemberger who launched his career with the story of this expedition. Over the years, Diemberger has carefully managed his version of the trip. Finally, this book gives voice to the accounts by the other members (the leader Marcus Schmuck, Fritz Winterstellar, and the liaison officer Qader Saeed), and they don't always paint the romantic vision recounted by Diemberger. Along with the… Read More

Seattle: Cloudcap, 1994. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 1994 FIRST PRINTING of FIRST USA Edition. SIGNED by Alan Burgess and by Adrian Burgess on the title page in black pen. Original light yellow cloth, black lettering spine. The book is in new condition having been purchased directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book was signed by the Burgess twins for the publisher. I was told by the publisher that only one box of the book was signed by both of them. Examples signed by both are very uncommon since they have been rarely together at public events. Most double-signed copies are those inscribed to friends, family, and acquaintances. The book measures 235mm tall x 15mm, and has 463 pages, 26 b/w & 23 color photos. Account of climbs (Alps, UK, Canada, Logan's S Buttress, McKinley's Cassin Spur, FitzRoy, Huascaran, K2, Everest, Dhaulagiri, Cho Oyu, Manaslu, Lhotse Shar, Annapurna IV, etc.) & escapades worldwide by the notorious climbing… Read More

Calcutta: The Survey Of India, 1924. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket Issued. Original printed wrappers with red cloth spine. This is the catalogue updated and corrected to July 1924 as printed, but hand updated/corrected in fine red pen to 11 December 1925. The book is large format measuring 332mm tall x 250mm. It has 61 pages and many index maps including two folding ones. One index map shows Mt Everest, Makalu and Gauri Sankar with printed elevations 29002 feet, 27790 feet, and 23440 feet respectively. The covers have edge tears with one on the front being 5cm long. The book has been updated by hand in red pen mainly in the textual specification section at the rear. I did not seen any corrections on map images. These updates were almost certainly done by the publisher prior to selling this item. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.

San Francisco: March Hare Publishing, 1984. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST EDITION. Original paperback binding. Crease mark rear covers some waviness to the first four pages, solid binding, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. The book measures 215mm tall x 139mm, and has 394 pages, 30 b/w photos, 3 maps. Edited from author's detailed letters. Weller, geologist, explored the northwest provinces of China between 1937-1938 and found the first major oil fields in China. Travel along the Old Silk Road at edge of Gobi Desert, visits to the Thousand Buddha Caves, escape from the Japanese army through the Yangtze River gorges. Interesting pre-Cultural Revolution account of remote Chinese Central Asia. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Tokyo: Hakusuisha Publishing, 1984. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 1984 second edition. New condition in publisher's original box and plastic dust jacket. No marks, no writing, no foxing, clean, never used. Purchased directly from the publisher and held in climate controlled storage for years. Original dark green cloth with gilt lettering spine. The publisher's printed slipcase box has the original wrap-around band with blurbs in Japanese printed on it. The book measures 264mm tall x 190mm and has 759 pages.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1938. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 1938 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original grey cloth with red lettering front & spine. LACKING the dust jacket. The book is in superior condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean covers, very slight wear at top of spine, tight binding, no foxing, sharp corners. The book measures 221mm tall x 146mm, and has 272 pages, 29 b/w photos, map, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Delhi: Hindustan Publishing Corporation, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 1975 Hardcover reprint of the original 1939 edition. Original light brown cloth with blue decoration front, black lettering front & spine, original brown EPs. The book is in nice condition but is likely a former library book since there is trace of removed tape around bottom of spine, a blotted-out stamp or name along front fore-edge of text block, no other library marks and no traces of removed marks (clean title page front and back, no EP pockets or bookplates, no library marks on any pages or photo plates, no library mark on folding map. The covers are relatively clean and not faded, solid binding, no foxing, complete with all pages, all photo plates, all maps (NOTE: to reduce cost of production this reprint did not reproduce the generalized section in color that is indicated on the title page). The book measures 248mm tall x 188mm, and has 245 + [2] pages + 26 b/w plates containing 86 photos and 9 peak… Read More

Wien: Ullstein, 1957. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. TEXT IN GERMAN. FIRST PRINTING of the First Austrian Edition (first printing in any language). SIGNED by Herbert Tichy on the title page. The book measures 225mm tall x 149mm, and has 222 pages, 36 b/w photos, 4 color photos, sketch, EP maps overlaid on b/w photo. CONDITION: The book is in fine condition with clean covers, no rubbing, tight binding, other than the author's signature there are no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. The original dust jacket is in nice & bright condition with a 1cm tear lower rear, some minor rubbing at corners. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1957. First Edition . Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 1957 FIRST UK EDITION. Original tan cloth with red lettering spine. LACKING the dust jacket. Very clean covers with no fading or marks. However, the book's text block was obviously exposed to severe moisture since the pages have slight warping (not bad), and two of the photo plate (page 136) have been stuck together (now harshly opened) resulting in a tear in one leaf and some scrappy loss at separation points --- see photo. Otherwise the book is solid and is a great reading/salvage copy. Pages have no staining or tidelines, no foxing, binding is tight, reading copy with all pages and plates. The book measures 222mm tall x 140mm and has 196 pages, 4 color & 33 b/w photos, 2 maps, appendix. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED (NOT STOCK PHOTOS). More photos available upon request.

Tokyo: Asahi-Newspaper, 1958. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1959 FIRST EDIITION. Official account of the first ascent of Chogolisa in the Karakoram. LACKING the just jacket. Original grayish tan cloth with white lettering cover and spine, original navy coated EPs. TEXT IN JAPANESE (no English translation published). The book has clean covers, minor rubbing at tips of corners, solid binding, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, some marginal crease marks first two and last two pages, a few small spots on a preliminary page, generally no foxing, complete with all pages and photos (but LACKING the dust jacket). The book measures 263mm tall x 182mm, and has 138 pages of text + 113 b/w photos (including folding panorama) & 7 color photos on 88 pages, 3 maps (one in English). Text in Japanese, no English edition. Account of the first ascent of Chogolisa (7654m) in the Karakoram. The expedition, led by T. Kuwabara, ascended the East Ridge in 1958. Chogolisa was first… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1960. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST USA Edition. Original purple cloth with gilt lettering spine, small gilt publisher's emblem lower front cover. Ex-library book with library stamp on front pastedown, title page, text block edges, penned number on dedication page, no other library marks or writing on any other pages, remnants of bookplate and card pocket on front and rear pastedown, no foxing, fraying to cloth at ends of spine, some rubbing to cloth along bottom edges of covers, solid binding, complete. The book has 285 pages. Autobiography. Author was medical doctor and officer in the Army of the British Raj of Pakistan. He was the only Pakistani full member of the 1953 American K2 expedition. There are 5 chapters describing the expedition. He was also a member of Desio's 1954 K2 expedition. There are 2 chapters on this. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1894. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A. D. M'Cormick. FIRST PRINTING of First UK Editioin. Rebound in dark brown leather spine and cover corners, raised bands spine with gilt lettering and gilt rules, patterned EPs. Binding covers in very good condition with a few marks that are enhanced by the photo being set at a high contrast (they don't show much -- or at all -- upon in-person inspection). The interior is in near fine condition: Old owner name penned to short-title and title page dated 1928, old bookseller mark on corner of first blank page, no other marks or writing on any pages, very clean and bright pages (no foxing, no fading or tanning, no odors, tight binding). The covers have a touch of rubbing very tips corners and top of spine. The book measures 238mm tall x 165mm, and has 709 pages, 300 illustrations, folding map, index. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Darjeeling: Darjeeling Photo Stores, 1972. 1st Edition . Printed Wrapper. Very Good/No Jacket. Presumed first edition, no date [1972], oblong 8vo, 182mm tall x 226mm, not paginated [51 pages], 3 color & 21 tinted photos, folding map. Description of tourist attractions in and around Darjeeling including details for 3 treks. The photos are oddly tinted in blue, green, pink and other colors. Yakushi84 M243 page 274. Original b/w photo illustrated thin card covers with red lettering front. some rubbing spine edges, else VG+. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.