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Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1857, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First, Inscribed by Author

Size: 8vo - over 7.75 - 9.75" tall. xviii + 312pp. Internally clean. Binding firm, spine slightly cocked. Hinges reinforced with binding tape. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Edges browned. Covers slightly marked. Corners bumped. Rebound by Edmonds & Remnants, London, with original spine and cloth covers laid on to new boards. Advertisement pages to pastedowns ... More Text...

Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861, Hardcover, Book Condition: Fair, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

Size: 8vo - over 7.75 - 9.75" tall. x + 232pp. Hinges cracked. Main text block remains firmly bound. Rear joint split with spine coming away from back cover. Front joint beginning to split. 4.5cm loss at base of spine, slight loss at head. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. Malta Garrison Library book-plate to front pastedown. Mudie's Library book-plate to front board. Edges browned. Covers ... More Text...

James Hogg and Sons, 1861, hardback, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, 1st

hardback, two volumes complete, octavos, original blind stamped red cloth gilt figures within foliate frames to upper boards, spines lettered red on gilt background and elaborately blocked in dulled gilt, colour frontis to both volumes and with a further eighteen hand-coloured lithographic plates. Some wear to head and foot of spines, small splash mark to the leading edge upper board of volume two, cloth darkened in places, the binding remains tight, some plates, although tissue guarded, are foxed, xii, 374 + viii, 368pp, advertisement leaf to rear of volume I. 0 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering. Inventory No: 249912.

Nicolas Vane in association with A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1965, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, Reprinted, Signed by Author, Illustrated By: Photographic and line Drawings

450 g; 200 pages, last page blank, includes index, and appendices. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, photographic end page at the front, and map at the back. The signed by the author using a marker pen. Light rubbing of the edges of the dust jacket which is Price clipped, traces of spotting to the top ... More Text...

Winston, 1934, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Very Good, 1st

Bookplate from the Geo. Soc. Philadelphia, stamped discarded. Spine sticker but in all other respects unmarked and vg Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Bookplate. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 18282.

John Murray, 1892, hardback, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, 1st

hardback, two volumes complete, published in 1892, the Supplementary Appendix in the preceding year. large octavos, olive green cloth with gilt borders at head and foot, lettered gilt to spines, fore-edges rough-trimmed. The larger volume of the text is in very good order with only some minor rubbing to the extremities, the binding of the Supplementary Appendix is rubbed to extremities and has mottles fading to spine, ... More Text...

Victor Gollancz, 1930, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Fair, First

1st Edition, 1st printing. 464 pages, illustrated over b/w 40 photo plates. Original covers in RARE dust jacket. Shelf wear, dust jacket tatty with splits, repaired tears and pieces missing. Covers sunned where dust jacket missing and split to top of spine. Contents clean with only minor spotting to prelims and page edges, a nice copy. 1st edition of this personal account by the author of the attempt to climb ... More Text...

Hodder & Stoughton, 1909, hardback, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

hardback, first British edition, octavo, green cloth lettered gilt to spine, mounted pictorial inset to the upper board within a gilt border, top edge gilt, cloth soiled, corners of boards knocked and rubbed at tips & a light knock to the top leading corner of the text-block, no evidence of stamps but abrasion from a label removal at the head of the front pastedown and the presence of a pocket on the rear pastedown ... More Text...

Macmillan's Colonial Library, 1909, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First, Illustrated By: Photographic

900 g; XIV, 442, 8, & VIII, 450, 8 pages, in 2 volumes both with blind stamped decoration to the top left of the front panel and gilt titling to the front panel and the spine. There are 4 photographs in each volume and occasional decoration. Traces of foxing to the preliminary few pages of volume 2. Both volumes front edges are untrimmed, as are the bottom ... More Text...

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1964, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Good+, 1st Edition

On The Heights. Walter Bonatti. Rupert Hart-Davis, 1964. First edition. Hardcover, 248 pages, illustrated. Very Good/Good+. A very sound scarce first edition, firmly bound, slight foxing to closed page block, light page tanning, light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Unclipped jacket is slightly grubby on the white coloured areas, 1/4" closed tear to front top edge, plus a light crease, a couple of chips to ... More Text...

MacMillan, 1883, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

WILLIAM SPOTSWOOD GREEN. The High Alps of New Zealand, London: Macmillan, 1883. Octavo, first edition, pp. xiv, 350, 32 (ads), red cloth boards with gilt lettering and mountain on spine, 2 black fillets on front, folding map, ownership label on front pastedown, ownership info on free front endpaper. Mountaineer finds new heights to reach in New Zealand and comes close to being the first person to conquer ... More Text...

Hurst & Blackett, 1904, hardback, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, 1st

hardback, octavo, blue cloth lettered gilt, red and black, pictorial inset mounted to upper board within a red frame, mild foxing to the closed page edges, the sewing remains tight and the text, aside from the dated signature of a previous owner, is clean and unmarked, b&w illustrations, xvi + 487pp 0 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering. Inventory No: 257362.

T. Nelson and Sons, 1883, Hardcover (Full Leather), Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, 1st

Author is anonymous but thought to be Adams. Full leather w/ gilt stamp from Reading School 415 pages. Marbled edges in good condition. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 16719.

Dutton, 1955, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, 1st

Dust Jacket w/ minor tear. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Dust Jack in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 24492.

Easton Press, 1998, Hardcover (Full Leather), Book Condition: Near Fine, Collector's, Illustrated By: Alan Phillips

Easton Press Collector's Edition in flawless - Full leather - grey - with raised bands on spine; gilt decorations, titles and page edges; moire satin endpapers, sewn-in satin bookmark. Military History Collector's Notes loosely laid in. Chinese testing of nuclear devices prompted the US and India to launch a joint intelligence-gathering operation. The plan necessitated the placing of a ... More Text...

Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1882, hardback, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, 1st

hardback, undated by the National Library of Wales suggests 1882, as also evidenced by the dated Preface and an inscribed date to the front pastedown. Pictorial brown cloth gilt, upper joint rubbed and splitting to the bottom two inches, the sewing remains intact, the folding Panorama from Rigi-Kulm is in very poor condition, the 'new' map of Switzerland is lacking, all other plates, plans and maps as called ... More Text...

Gollancz, 1982, Softcover, Book Condition: Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine, Publisher's Proof Copy

Uncorrected Book Proof Dust Jacket with minor edgewear. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Review copy. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering; ISBN: 0575030690. ISBN/EAN: 9780575030695. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 20313.

2000, Softcover, Book Condition: As New

As New, Text is like new, Light wear to cover from storage Small marker on bottom corner. Otherwise, As New Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Mountaineering; History. ISBN: 0898867215. ISBN/EAN: 9780898867213. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561058986.

Nicholson & Watson, 1938, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket, First

John Bechervaise's copy with his bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. Translated from the German By E. G. Hall. With 96 plates and 4 maps, foxing to the first and last few pages, dustjacket was found folded up in the book and is now in a loose fitted clear protective covering with a loose paperbacking, dustjacket has a crease down the length of the spine and across the front & rear panel from being folded otherwise a good copy in good dustjacket. ; 255 x 195mm; xxvi, 150 pages

John Murray, 1936, Oatmeal Cloth, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, Sixth

Revised and edited by H.E.G Tyndale. Two small blemishes on page edges. Four gilt stars on front cover Size: Octavo (standard book size). Category: Mountaineering; Travel & Places.

Cassell, 1972, Hardcover, Book Condition: Fair, Dust Jacket Condition: Fair, Signed by Author

Third impression. This copy is SIGNED and inscribed by Bonnington on the endpaper "I can't think of a better present" he says. There is some browning and spotting to the page edges. The jacket is a little tired and rubbed particularly at the top of the spine where the white has worn off somewhat. Size: Octavo . Category: Mountaineering; Signed by Author.

Aberdeen University Press, 1985, hardback, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, Limited, Signed by the editor(s)

hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy in a lightly rubbed dust wrapper that has faded a little to spine, the text is clean and unmarked, xxvii + 530pp. Published in a limited edition for subscribers, this copy signed by both editors but not numbered. 0 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering. Signed by the editor(s). ISBN: 0080304060. ISBN/EAN: 9780080304069. Inventory No: 247396.

Horizon Editions, LLC, 2006, Hardcover, Book Condition: Near Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine, First, Illustrated By: Soot, Olaf

Size: 4to. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Blue cloth over boards, 175 pages, extensively illustrated with color photographs by Olaf Soot. Slightly bumped head of spine. In a color illustrated dust jacket that is lightly scuffed, very lightly chipped at corners and ... More Text...

Hodder & Stoughton, 1990, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good Condition, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, First Edition

First edition,first printing.Firmly bound, clean crisp pages which are lightly age-tanned at the edges. Small area of indentation marks to fore edge of front board. Bright jacket with light creasing to top edge and indentation marks as per front board. Won the Boardman Tasker prize in 1991and describes four lightweight expeditions to the Karakoram range-Uzum Brakk, Bojohaghur, Rimo, and Spantik. Illustrated. Quite scarce. 192 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 750 grams. Category: Mountaineering; Inventory No: dscf3782.

Stackpole Books, 1991, Softcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, Revised

Size: Octavo (standard book size). 216 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Mountaineering; Sports & Pastimes. ISBN: 0811728536. ISBN/EAN: 9780811728539. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 29151.

Jonathan Cape, 1949, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket, First

With 16 photographic illustrations taken by the author, 2 maps, dustjacket has light wear to spine ends and is now proteced in a loose fitted clear cover, a very good copy in very good dustjacket. ; 205 x 140mm; 287 pages

Whitcombe & Tombs, 1950, Hardcover (Cloth backed boards), Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Poor, First, Inscribed by Author, Illustrated By: John Pascoe – photography

the dust jacket is torn, taped, and chipped. The book has the publishers pasted label on the spine, which has slight loss just above the word mountains. Pasted to the front end page is a plate presenting it to the previous owner. On the next couple of pages the previous owner has pasted newspaper clippings of her nursing graduation ... More Text...

Constable, 1972, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, First

1st Edition: 218 pages, illustrated b/w maps and diagrams. Original covers in unclipped dust jacket. Miles V Mosley on front end paper. The techniques described are as relevant today as they were then. A good read for any mountaineer. Provenance: Miles Mosley (1946-1980), who worked for BAS as a GA at Stonington Island 1970-1973 and Base Commander at Halley Bay Antarctica 1977-1980. Mosley died in a ... More Text...

Alpine Club, 1957, paperback, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

stapled large paperback souvenir programme and menu for the 1957 celebrations of the centenary of The Alpine Club, Message from the Duke of Edinburgh, List of Officers and Committee Members, menu, toast list, memorable dates. In uncommonly good condition. 0 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering. Inventory No: 247597.

Constable, 1959, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, First

Size: Octavo (standard book size). 184 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Edges slightly foxed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Mountaineering; Russia; 1950s; History. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 33700.

Alpine Club, 1957, paperback, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

stapled paperback, very slightly rubbed to corners else a very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text, 32pp 0 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering. Inventory No: 247610.

The Mountaineers, 1999, Hardcover, Book Condition: Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Fine, 11st thus

This is the first USA edition. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering; ISBN: 089886660x. ISBN/EAN: 9780898866605. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 19275.

Oxford University Press, 1980, Hardcover, Book Condition: Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine, 1st

Dust Jacket is in near-fine condition, without tears or chips. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Previous owner's inscription in ink on tp. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering; ISBN: 0195201965. ISBN/EAN: 9780195201963. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 295.

Abrams, 1971, Hardcover (Printed Boards), Book Condition: Very Good, 1st thus

This is the first USA edition. Boards a bit foxed. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering; Antiques & Collectibles. ISBN: 0810901625. ISBN/EAN: 9780810901629. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 20135.

J. Susse, 1948, Softcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First, Signed by Author

1st Edition: SIGNED by the author 1948. 202 pages [1], illustrated with b/w photos, maps, sketches, diagrams in text. French Text. Covers grubby, small split to spine. Pages tanned, contents clean. Title translates: CUSTOMS AND TECHNIQUES OF THE WHITE TRAIL. Paul-Emile Victor, 1907 - 1995. French polar explorer, scientist, and ethnologist, founder of French polar expeditions. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Mountaineering; Exploration. Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3454.

John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1925, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

1st Edition: xviii, 405 pages, (2 pages publishers adverts), illustrated, coloured frontispiece, 29 plates, 17 diagrams, 6 maps. Shelf wear, spine sunned, some minor spotting, mainly to pages edges. Newspaper cutting laid in. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Mountaineering; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3455.

Methuen & Co, 1919, hardback, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, 1st

hardback, octavo, green cloth lettered blind to upper board, gilt title to spine rubbed, a tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text, b&w plates, x + 307pp 0 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering. Inventory No: 246503.

George Allen & Unwin, 1957, hardback, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, 1st

hardback, a very good tightly bound copy in a pictorial dust wrapper that is chipped to top edge and has a cellotaped repair at head of spine, 'Christmas 1957' inscribed to front free endpaper, the text is otherwise clean and unmarked, colour frontis, colour and b&w plates, 263pp 0 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering. Inventory No: 246133.

St. Martin's Press, 2002, Hardcover, Book Condition: Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Fine, 1st

Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering; ISBN: 0312266235. ISBN/EAN: 9780312266233. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 20610.

Cambridge Univ. Press, 1952, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, 1st

Dust Jacket chipped, torn. bumped. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering; Nepal; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 16830.

Crowood Press, 1989, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Size: 9"-10" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering; ISBN: 1852232501. ISBN/EAN: 9781852232504. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 21748.

Climb Tasmania Inc, 2003, Softcover, Book Condition: Very Good, First, Illustrated By: Photographs & maps and route overlays

Secondhand copy, no damage, inscription from Gerry to the previous owner on the title page. Mainly illustrated with black-and-white photography, but there are some colour plates. The area discussed in this book is the gateway to Tasmania's largest climbing area. A spectacular gorge providing an urban climbing playground unsurpassed in Australia. Over 550 climb descriptions, 17 ... More Text...

Oriel, 2002, Softcover, Book Condition: Very Good, First

Secondhand copy, no damage to the cover, no damage to the book. Signed and dated 19/7/2002 by the author on the first page. Climbing small hills and escarpments around the world, from the northern hemisphere through to the southern hemisphere, the author also has some pictures to prove that he's done it. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 212 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; Mountaineering. ISBN: 0957817924. ISBN/EAN: 9780957817920. Inventory No: 0281729.

Adam and Charles Black, 1947, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No

Hardcover. 80 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Adam and Charles Black, London, 1947. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Lightly tanned pages. Minor edgewear to boards. Minor spine lean. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering; Inventory No: 12101115. *** FREE tracked shipping for all orders within Australia ***

Dennis Dobson, 1955, Hardcover, Book Condition: Fair, first

first edition with dust wrapper, black and white sketches by author, blue cloth. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Dust Jacket has large closed tears and associated wear. Dust Jacket price-clipped. slight fading to covers. Category: Mountaineering;

The Alpine Club, 1967, Softcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

1st Edition: 2 Volumes, Volume I From the Col de la Seigne to the Col de Geant. 241 pages [4 blank pages for notes] illustrated with diagrams and maps. Volume II From the Col de Geant to the Petit Col Ferret and Fenetre d'Arpette, 185 pages, illustrated with diagrams and maps. Original plasticised soft covers, hinges Vol I splitting, end pages grubby, Volume 2 end papers fine. Both volumes some damp staining and ... More Text...

Diadem Books, 1981, hardback, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, 1st

hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy in a pictorial dust wrapper that is well preserved but has faded to spine, the text is clean and free of markings, inscriptions, etc, 197pp 0 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering. ISBN: 0906371805. ISBN/EAN: 9780906371800. Inventory No: 246418.

Seeley Service & Co, 1945, hardback, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Fair, 1st

hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy in a worn pictorial dust wrapper, the text is clean and free of markings, loosely inserted bookshop receipt, maps, b&w plates, 383pp 0 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering. Inventory No: 246263.

Victor Gollancz, 1972, hardback, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy in a pictorial dust wrapper that is rubbed lightly at head and foot of spine, the text is clean and free of markings, inscriptions etc, maps to endpapers, b&w plates, 304 pp 0 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering. ISBN: 0575013281. ISBN/EAN: 9780575013285. Inventory No: 246252.

Broadway Books, 2006, Hardcover, Book Condition: Near Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Fine, 1st, Signed by Author

Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Slightly bumped. Dust Jack in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering; Signed by Author. ISBN: 0767924703. ISBN/EAN: 9780767924702. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 13516.