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The French Alps
by Muirhead, Findlay & Monmarché, Marcel
Macmillan, 1923. 1st ed 'The Blue Guides' VG- no dw. small format 256 pages, a guidebook to the French Alps, includes travel, excursions and ascents, several fold out maps
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£12.00
The Alpine Journal volume LXXI May 1966 - 1 Number 312
by COX (editor)
London: The Alpine Club, 1966. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. The 1966 - 1 issue of the Alpine Journal. Original green cloth covers with gilt lettering front & spine. Minor cover wear, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, complete, no foxing, solid binding. Shipping to UK is $23.50 for one issue, $35.75 for 2 to 4 issues, $58 for 10 issues (prices subject to change depending on what the US Post Office changes). For more than 10 issues, price...
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£4.05
Classic Hikes in the Canadian Rockies. Binder Edition
by Pole, Graeme
Banff, Alberta: Altitude Publishing Ltd., 1996 First edition with loose sheets in glossy illustrated three ring binder. This is the revised Deluxe Binder Edition. 304 pp. Colour photographs and maps, reference section. Minor rubbing to covers. Near Fine.
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£32.34
Welsh Mountaineering A Practical Guide To The Ascent Of All The Principal Mountains In Wales -- 1896 FIRST EDITION
by Alex. W. Perry
London: L. Upcott Gill, 1896. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 1896 FIRST EDITION. Original light blue cloth with color decorated front, gilt lettering spine. The book is in excellent condition with bright clean covers, slight fading to spine, tight binding, original pattern decorated EPs, no foxing, old owner name penned to top of title page otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, slight tanning to page margins. The book measures 175mm tall x 117mm and has 172 pages +...
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£52.62
The Himalayan Journal Volume 37 1979 1980
by Kapadia, Harish (editor)
Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1979. First Edition . Card. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. Original binding. Complete with all maps, plates and pages, club library stamp in corner of three pages & fore-edge otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, solid binding. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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£20.24
With Camera & Rucksack in the Oberland & Valais
by Malby, Reginald
Headley Brothers, undated c.1913?. 2nd issue binding? VG+ no dw. plant hunting in the Swiss Alps
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£45.00
Young Explorers
by Gilbert, Richard
Easingwood: G. H. Smith & Son, 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. FIRST PRINTING of first edition. The book has 232 pages, 8 colour & 80 b/w photos, 9 maps, index. Author led group of young men from Ampleforth College in Yorkshire on climbing expeditions to Myrdals Jokull Ice Cap in SE Iceland, Atlas Mtns of Morocco, Trollaskagi Mtns in N Iceland, Lyngen Peninsula in Arctic Norway, and climb of Kolahoi (17600') in Kashmir. CONDITION: Original blue boards with gilt lettering...
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£28.33
The Himalayan Journal Volume 41 1983 1984
by Kapadia, Harish (editor)
Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1983. First Edition . Card. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. Original binding. Complete with all maps, plates and pages, several pages have club library stamp in margin & fore-edge stamps otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, solid binding. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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£16.19
Vanoise Massif et Parc National
by Gumuchian, O. & Martin, L
Didier Richard, 1992. 12th ed VG card covers. small format guide in card covers, details 309 walks & ski tours in the Vanoise - text in French
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£7.00
The American Alpine Journal 1953 vol 8 no 3
by Robert H. Bates (editor)
New York: American Alpine Club, 1953. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 1953 issue of the American Alpine Journal. Original printed wrappers. From a crudely bound volume effected by drilling three holes through the text block near the spine and binding with string to adjacent issues. Other than the drilled holes, the condition is near fine: very clean, sharp edges, no tears, no chips, slight tanning spine, no marks or writing on any pages, complete with all pages & photo plates, tight...
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£36.43
Thin Air: Encounters In The Himalayas. SIGNED 1st Edition
by Child, Greg
Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith Books, 1990. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1990 First Printing of the First USA Edition. SIGNED by Greg Child on the title page. Original maroon hardcover with gilt lettering cover & spine. The book is in excellent condition with clean covers, tight binding, a few tiny foxing spots on top edge of text block, no foxing on page faces, no previous owner marks or writing on any page (other than Child's signature on title page), no crease...
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£36.43
Nepalese Climbers On Mount Everest
by Phurba Sherpa, Ang & Ramesh Raj Kunwar
Kathmandu: Pemba Chhamjii Sherpa, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. 1000 copies produced. The book is in nice condition with no soiling, clean, tiny bump tips corners, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding, probably never read. This book was issued without dust jacket (ie, the publisher did not create a dust jacket for any copy of this book). The book measures 248mm tall x 175mm, and has 240 pages,...
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£60.71
Scenes From The Snow-Fields: Being Illustrations Of The Upper Ice-World Of Mont Blanc, From Sketches Made On The Spot In The Years 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858; With Historical And Descriptive Remarks, And A Comparison Of The Chamonix And St. Gervais Routes
by Coleman, Edmund T
Bern: Kümmerly & Frey, 1985. Reprint . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Coleman, Edmund T. . 1985 deluxe facsimile reprint. Excellent reprint of one of the scarcest books in the literature of mountaineering. This reprint has the publisher's introduction in german but all of the original text from the Coleman original is in English. Edition limited to 100 numbered copies signed by the editor of this edition, Gherardo Priuli. Original maroon imitation leather clamshell slipcase with gilt lettering...
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£323.80
Touching the Void
by Simpson, Joe
Jonathan Cape, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. London: Jonathan Cape 1988, first edition, first printing. Fine/Fine. 6.5 x 9.5 in., 172 pp. Beautiful copy of this modern classic of mountaineering literature.
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£141.66
High Exposure An Enduring Passion For Everest And Unforgiving Places -- FIRST EDITION
by Breashears, David
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. CONDITION: like new condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, tight binding, no foxing, probably never read. The dust jacket is fine with no chips, no tears, clean, complete. The book measures 242mm tall x 155mm, and has 319 pages, 61 color & 16 b/w photos, map, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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£8.10
The Himalayan Journal Volume 48 1990 1991
by Kapadia, Harish (editor)
Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1990. First Edition . Card. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. Original binding. Complete with all maps, plates and pages, single library stamp on first blank page (no other library marks), name penned to top of front cover otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, some edge rubbing, slight lifting of cover lamination near edges, solid binding. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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£20.24
IN HIGH PLACES -- FIRST EDITION
by Haston, Dougal
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company Inc, 1973. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Original black cloth with silver lettering spine. Clean covers, slight fading spine, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, minor fore-edge foxing, solid binding. The dust jacket is clean, no tears, no chips. The book measures 214mm tall x 135mm, 168pp, 20 b/w photos on 16 plates, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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£12.14
The Himalayan Journal Volume 40 1982 1983
by Kapadia, Harish (editor)
Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1982. First Edition . Card. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. Original binding. Complete with all maps, plates and pages, club library stamp in corner of first three pages & fore-edge stamps otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, solid binding. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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£16.19
Treasures Of The Alpine Club. Rare Books and Pictures.
by The Alpine Club
London: The Alpine Club, 1982. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Original Wraps. Fine/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original green semi-stiff wrappers with black lettering front, staple-bound. This booklet is in fine, collectible condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no rubbing, no crease marks, no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. The book measures 240mm tall x 158mm, and has 27 pages, 7 b/w illustrations. A booklet that describes some of...
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£36.43
Aconcagua and Tierra del Fuego: A Book of Climbing, Travel and Exploration
by Conway, Martin
Cassell, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No dust jacket. London: Cassell 1902, first edition. Burgundy cloth in good condition; expertly rebacked with new endpapers, bumps to upper corner & fore edge, foxing to back of frontis & tissue guard (but frontis photo is unaffected). All plates are present, & the folding map is in excellent condition. No dust jacket. 5.75 x 8.75 in., 252 pp. + ads. Ascent of Aconcagua & attempt on Sarmiento in Tierra del Fuego. Conway was Alpine Club president...
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£222.61
Sportscaster Cards - Mountain Climbing (seven sports cards)
by Editions Rencontre
Editions Rencontre, Lausanne, 1978. 1st ed VG ( seven extra large sports cards). set of 7 extra large sports cards (each 16cm x 12cm) depicting mountain related topics, large photo, some colour, some b&w, on front and lots of related text, in English, on reverse. (1306429-10) Maurice Herzog, leader and first to climb Annapurna; (1306430-19) Lionel Terray, who was with Herzog on Annapurna; (1306441-10) Hermann Buhl, first to climb Nanga Parbat; (1306433-23) The Sherpas, photo is of Tenzing & Lambert...
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£15.00
The Playground of Europe-- 1901 HARDCOVER
by Stephen, Leslie
London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1901. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1901 FIFTH EDITION. Original maroon buckram, gilt lettering spine & cover border. The book is in nice condition with clean covers, bright gilt, clean pages, no foxing, old owner signature dated 1903 on preliminary publisher's logo page otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding.. The book measures 193mm tall x 125mm, and has 339 pages + 32 pages of book ads, 3 full page...
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£24.28
Everest The UNfinished Adventure
by Hugh Ruttledge
Blue boards with Gilt lettering on the spine - in good condition except the top of the spine at the front has a tear - see photograph. Some signs of wear on the boards.
Sketches of Expedition Members & Author at Front,
Fold out maps and plated inside Foxing on pages .Binding comiing loose but holding.
Previous owners name and address inside
Ruttledge's account of the 1935 and 1936 unsuccessful expeditions to Mount Everest.
Sketches of Expedition Members & Author at Front,
Fold out maps and plated inside Foxing on pages .Binding comiing loose but holding.
Previous owners name and address inside
Ruttledge's account of the 1935 and 1936 unsuccessful expeditions to Mount Everest.
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£71.12
The MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
by BRISTOW, DAVID
There are 2 different dustjackets to one identical book. The dj showing the Drakensberg is rare and probably the first iteration. This Drakensberg dj has been restored on top front corner and head of spine. The other of the Wolkberg with the mist swirling around the kop is very much more common. I can offer either or both djs. And also a copy with a colour facsimile of your specified dj. Please specify. Images 1 and 3 show front and back covers of the most usual dj; 2 and 4 show the original (?) dj; 5...
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£10.35
Fori Iulii Accurata Descriptio; (An Accurate description of Friuli)
by ORTELIUS, Abraham
Antwerp: Abraham Ortelius, 1603. unbound. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 14" x 18 3/4". Staining, toning and chips to margins, but otherwise is good condition.<br/> <br/> Friuli is the northeast Italian region bordering Austria, Slovenia and the Adriatic Sea. It's home to the sharp-peaked Dolomite Mountains and vineyards producing white wines. Ortelius' 1603 edition extends from Venice north to the Italian Alps and east to Trieste and Istria. Lovely...
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£526.18
