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8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps, small neat signature on front free endpaper and title; green cloth, gilt back, green top, backstrip mildly faded else a good, clean copy. Neate *864.
8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, 33 plates and 12 maps (7 double-page); original green cloth, gilt back, green top, a near fine copy. WITH THE BOOKPLATE OF VICTOR WILKINSON DIX ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN . A keen alpinist, Dix was Professor of Surgery at London University Hospital. he finest guide of the period to the high level circuits and routes of the Alps, and still a most useful compendium today. Neate 864.
Sm. 8vo., Thirteenth Impression, with numerous illustrations and maps throughout; original brown cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in blue, radial corners, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, lightly age-soiled dustwrapper. First published in 1960.
Sm. 8vo., Sixth Impression, with numerous illustrations and maps throughout; original yellow cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in blue, radial corners, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, lightly age-soiled dustwrapper. First published in 1964.
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with title-vignette, and numerous plates and illustrations in the text; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter frayed and creased with minor loss at extremities. UNACCOUNTABLY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
Name inside front board. Most of book in very good clean condition. Two large fold-out maps and a number of large fold-out photographs in excellent condition. Large part of upper corner of rear cover badly damp marked Clear gilt lettering to front and spine and rounded corners. Dusty dust jacket not price clipped with nicks, chips and small tears to upper and lower edges and badly damp stained rear upper corner. 106pp. Descriptions of climbs on twenty mountains plus geology of the area. Well illustrated.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to front cover, creasing to rear and to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slightly scratched rear and no bumping to corners. 364pp. A climbing guide of the Mediterranean Coast from Spain to Monaco, with routes, diagrams, descriptions, photographs and supplies. Text in English and German.
7753Cartonnage illustré de l'éditeur, 1984, 176 pages, 26X23 cm, nombreuses photos et cartes, collection les plus belles escalades, éditions Denoël. Petit frottement au premier plat sans gravité, bon exemplaire.
2014100143269Champion 2014 488 pages in8. 2014. Broché. 488 pages.
in-8, 255 pp., illustrations en n&b et (surtout) en couleurs, broché, couverture illustrée. Très bel exemplaire. [LA-9] Imprimé sur beau papier.
2004113594Amphora 2004 Amphora, 2004, 351 p., broché, une étiquette sur second plat (ancien code barre), bon état.
Features: Hooliganism in Belgium; The New Significance of Laos; Lady Lytton's Court Diary; 7th International Boat Show; The New Millbank Skyscraper (2 page pictorial); Peruvian Mountain Climbing; Congo disputes; Baluba refugees; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
Features: Outlaw Struggle - The hectic history of an extensive area of rugged wilderness in Oklahoma and Arkansas which has been a recognized sanctuary for desperadoes and fugitives; Climbing the Southern Falls - An absorbing description of a wonderful feat of mountaineering - the single-handed ascent of a 1,904 ft cataract which New Zealanders claim to be the loftiest in the world; Frensham's Bungalow - A strange story related by a former officer of the Indian Army; A Bid For Fortune - A youthful newcomer to Darwin, Australia risks his slender capital by joining a veteran skipper in a trip to a secret pearl-oyster bed; A Pygmy Net-Hunt - A graphic description of a most ingenious method of capturing wild animals; The Lost Mine - Originally published in 1929, author set forth to study native Indians in Panama but became involved with Tisingal, reputed to be one of the richest gold mines ever worked by the Spaniards; Velnagel's Gold - Engaged in salvaging old machinery from a long-abandoned Australian goldfield, the author stumbled into a most extraordinary experience; The Arrow Mystery - A curious affair from the early days of the Nigerian tin-field; Front cover missing. Above-average wear externally. Contents in decent condition. Magazine
Alella, Edit. Pleniluni, 1987. Nombroses il·lustracions en b/n. 181 p. 8è major. Rústica editorial il·lustrada. Molt bon exemplar.
190543373PRIMERA EDICION.- Madrid: LibrerÃa General de Victoriano Suárez Tip. de Idamor Moreno 1905.- 334 p.; 8º 181 x 115 cm; Intonso con todas sus barbas; Rústica Ed. La cubierta anterior con una leve mancha. A este autor se le considera el crÃtico más contumaz de España junto con Leopoldo Alas "ClarÃn". También publicó muchas obras atacando a la Real Academia Española de la que pensaba que era una amenaza contra el idioma. En este curioso libro censura los errores cometidos por los geógrafos oficiales en especial los relativos a la provincia de León donde el nació concretamente en Pedrosa del Rey. LITERATURA Y FILOSOFÃA ESPAÑOLAS DE LOS SIGLOS XIX-XXI Y SU HISTORIA EN GENERAL Libro en español Librería General de Victoriano Suárez (Tip. de Idamor Moreno) paperback
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Vividly-written biography of the 'father of modern mountaineering', who disappeared on Nanga Parbat in 1895. Neate 854.
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous coloured and monochrome plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), numerous plates and illustrations in the text, and 2 folding maps (one coloured; one coloured in outline); pictorial cloth, gilt back, green endpapers, covers very lightly faded else a very good, bright, crisp copy. With the armorial bookplate of Harry Robert Sauve Pulman on front paste-down. Not recorded by Neate.
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous plates and illustrations in the text, and endpaper maps; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly age-browned on (predominantly white) rear panel. Sequel to 'High Conquest', continuing the story of post-war climbing and the conquest of Everest. UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION. Neate, 843.
8vo., Fourth Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 6 plates by Whymper; maroon cloth, boards framed and blocked in blind, gilt back, black endpapers, joints lightly rubbed and case a litle shaken else a very good, bright, clean copy. With 2pp publisher's catalogue at end. First published in 1871. This edition includes minor textual corrections and the first Index. Neate *839.
8vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), coloured plate and 60 wood-engraved illustrations (a number full-page) in the text, a few relevant pencilled marginal annotations in a neat scholarly hand; handsomely bound in navy full crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame borders, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, uncut, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With 2pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. Dedicated to Faraday, Tyndall's classic account was first published in 1860. This revised edition, sanctioned by his widow and issued three years after his death, includes minor textual corrections and a much improved index. Equally notable both as scientist and mountaineer, Tyndall transformed his scientific interest in mountains into a keen appreciation of their beauty and pleasures. His most famous climb is probably the first ascent of the Weisshorn, but he was also a contender for the first ascent of the Matterhorn. In July 1862 (with Johann Bennen) he reached the main shoulder, only to be defeated by a deep cleft. Neate 836.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 14 plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Neate 835.
Fine English Paperback., Very good., 21 x 15 cm, [8], 160, [24] p., b/w and color ills. "Tanrilarin tahtina yolculuk. Everest tirmanisimin hikayesi, TUNÇ FINDIK, Meteksan Sistem Yayinlari, Ankara, 2002"
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 218 p. Color ills. A story and memoirs of an Turkish Everest Expedition. Surp yergiri gi gançe. [= Holy land beckons. Notes of travel].
