Search Results: Authors starting with N from JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1957. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition 1957. Original grayish blue cloth with gilt lettering spine. The book is in sharp condition with clean covers, very minor fading at top edge of spine, no rubbing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket has some rubbing at edges, clean 2cm tear upper rear, 1cm tear lower front corner, complete with original price intact on flap corner. The book measures 222mm tall x 140mm and has 269 pages, 18 b/w photos, 2 maps, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED. Original dark navy cloth with gilt lettering spine. Light rubbing tips corners, clean covers, no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. The original dust jacket has loss at the corners, faint soiling rear panel. The book measures 202mm tall x 144mm and has 352 pages, 38 b/w photos, 4 folding b/w maps, index. Most of the book is on the author's travels and hunting. Includes three chapters on his hunting and work in Tibet: diplomatic mission to Lhasa in 1936, hunting trip in Ladakh to Rudok and Chang Tang in 1928. A chapter on mountaineering and skiing in the Alps, a chapter on hunting in Baltistan to the Kero Lungma Glacier. Other parts of the book are on his military action in WWI and WWII. He was a prisoner of war in Italy in WWII where/when he wrote most of the book before escaping. Somewhat uncommon book especially in… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1928. Third Impression . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Third Printing of the first edition, 1928. The book is in nice condition with some faint cover spots, generally clean covers, solid binding, old owner mountain motif bookplate on front pastedown otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean bright pages. The book measures 225mm tall x 145mm, and has 258 pages, 38 b/w photos, 3 appendices. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. The book is in nice condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no fading, no rubbing, sold binding, no foxing. The dust jacket is in nice condition with no tears and no chips. The book has 430 pages and 19 b/w photos. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Grenoble: Glenat, 1987. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. THIRD PRINTING OF FIRST EDITIN 1987. Original glossy pictorial hardcover with matching dust jacket. The book is in new condition: no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no soiling, no foxing, tight binding, no rubbing -- never used. The dust jacket is in new condition with no tears, no chips, no fading, clean. This book was acquired directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. TEXT IN FRENCH. Superb description with accompanying photos of the circuit of Mont Blanc. The book measures 276mm tall x 195mm, and has 142 pages + [2], many color photos, loose large color folding map. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: MacMillan And Co., 1881. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1st Printing FIRTS UK EDITION Two Volumes 1881. Complete with all plates and maps. Two volumes bound in original green cloth, small decoration front covers in red and gilt, gilt lettering spine, original brown coated EPs. Generally clean covers, rubbed corners, no foxing, a few small splits spine ends, from the collection of polar explorer/researcher William E. Davies with his signature and date 1934 on short-title page of each volume, no other owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, short stub tear to a couple of the folding maps, complete with all plates and maps, EPs cracked but strong (not loose), no restorations. The volumes each measure 233mm tall x 165mm and have a total of 5 steel engraved plates, 10 lithographed maps, 298 wood-cuts, index. Copied from the internet: "William E. Davies (1917-1990) was a USGS (United States Geological Survey) geologist, polar explorer, and recipient of the Antarctic Medal… Read More

London: Trubner And Co., 1863. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 1863 First UK Edition with Notes by Richard F. Burton and with 31 pages of Trubner ads at the end (NOT the remainder issue). Original purplish cloth with debossed pattern decorations front and rear covers, gilt decoration of rider with a rifle on a horse front cover, Rebound with remnants of original spine cloth relaid to new spine, original boards, new EPs. The covers are relatively clean with general rubbing, a tiny 3mm diameter spot above the front cover gilt decoration, relaid spine cloth very faded, contents fresh and clean with no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, complete with all printed pages and folding map. The folding map is complete and sound with only a 1cm split in margin area of one fold. Very uncommon in the first UK issue with the gilt decorated front cover binding. The book measures 197mm tall x 140mm, and has 251 pages, b/w frontispiece engraving with tissue guard (image… Read More

London: Heinemann, 1962. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1962 SECOND PRINTING of First UK Edition. Original blue cloth with silver lettering spine. The spine has some light foxing-like spots otherwise the covers are clean and bright, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, light foxing to fore-edges but no foxing on page faces. The original dust jacket has rubbed edges especially at folds, crease mark across front panel, rubbed spine ends, price-clipped front flap corner. The book measures 221mm tall x 145mm, and has 202 pages, 18 b/w photos, 5 maps, bibliography. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York: William Sloane & Associates, 1955. Second Printing (same as first) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 1955 SECOND PRINTING of First USA Edition. SIGNED by 1953 team member George Lowe on title page. Original black cloth with gilt lettering spine. The book is in near fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages (other than Lowe's signature), clean, bright pages, no foxing, solid binding. The dust jacket has rubbing along spine edges, 5mm tear upper rear, price-clipped front flap corner. The book measures 219mm tall x 137mm, and has 303 pages, 48 b/w photos, 5 maps, 15 drawings, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: William Heinemann LTD, 1954. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. SIGNED by George Lowe on the title page. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering spine. Fine condition but some very faint offsetting on front cover of images from the dust wrapper, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, tight binding, minor foxing on fore-edge, clean covers. Original dust wrapper is present in decent condition but has a tiny 3mm chip upper spine corner and price-clipped flap corner. Book measures 220mm tall x 137mm, and has 303 pages, 48 b/w & 4 colour plates, 5 maps, 15 drawings, index. One of the best personal accounts of an Everest expedition, the story of the first ascent of Everest. Noyce was a lead climber and the first on the team to reach the South Col. George Lowe climbed to the South Col. He also climbed above the South Col when he led the carry to the highest camp (27900') on Everest and probably would have reached the… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 1991 FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Original beige boards with beige cloth spine lettered in gilt. LACKING the dust jacket. Minor soiling covers, some foxing spots to spine cloth, fore-edge foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing on page faces, solid binding. The book measures 216mm tall x 145mm, and has 222 pages, 21 b/w photos, map. Account of author's quest to find the rare bird along the Brahmaputra River, Assam border, Darjeeling area, Gangtok, Sikkim-Tibet border. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.