Griffin A HarryMareMagnum
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No inscriptions or marks. Very small creases to corners of front cover, none to rear or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright lightly indented boards, signs of shelf storage and no bumping to corners. 206pp. Foreword by Chris Bonington and Appreciation by Alan Rusbridger. Drawings and double-page map by Alfred Wainwright. 'A very special book - a unique autobiography which is also a living history of modern Lakeland climbing'. 'Harry's finest book - a classic of mountain literature'.
8vo., First English Edition, with 32 plates, 13 tail-piece engravings by Whymper and 6 maps in the text; cloth, a very good, clean copy in worn dustwrapper, the latter with loss at edges of front and rear panels. Describes twenty-two fatal accidents in the High Alps. The work was first published in Paris in 1940. Neate 318.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, plates, maps in the text and endpaper maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, plates and maps, some mild spotting, free endpapers mildly browned, small contemporary signature on front free endpaper; blue cloth, upper board lettered in blind, gilt back, a bright, clean copy.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, numerous plates and endpaper maps in red; red cloth, gilt back, red top, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Detailed and well-illustrated account of Snowdon, Snowdonia and its climbers during the 'golden age'. Uncommon in this condition. Neate 943.
New Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 13 cm). In Turkish. 131, [1] p., color ills. Geleneksel tirmanis: Malzemeler, organizasyon, tirmanis. Traditional rock climbing: Kit, organization and method.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and plates illustrations, maps and diagrams in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly browned, and rubbed and creased at extremities.
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Sm. 4to., First Edition thus, with title in blue and black, coloured and monochrome plates, and endpaper maps in blue; burgundy cloth, gilt back, boards unevenly sunned else a very good, bright, clean copy. Published two years after the Italian edition. 'His books rank high for the quality of the writing and illustrations' (Neate). Neate *493.
8vo., Third Edition, on laid paper, with frontispiece and plates; red cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in 1940. Neate 735.
8vo., with frontispiece, 101 plates and 9 folding maps in blue; original series binding of terracotta cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, brown buckram back lettered in gilt, brown top, a near fine copy in unclipped, very lightly browned dustwrapper.
Donostia, ELKAR, 2002. Nombroses il·lustracions en color i b/n. 323p. 4t. Cartoné editorial amb sobrecoberta il·lustrada. Molt bon exemplar.
336pp VG/none PB First edition in French, editorial printed wrappers slightly browned at margins, a good copy. Important and classic work by the famous climber Guido Rey, translated from the Italian, with many b/w photos. Loosely inserted the obituary notice of Guido Rey from a French newspaper (1935). Prima edizione in francese, brossura editoriale leggermente brunita ai margini, nel complesso un buon esemplare. Classico lavoro del famoso alpinista Guido Rey, tradotto in francese da Emile Gaillard, con numerose illustrazioni in b/n. Incluso un ritaglio da giornale francese con necrologio di Guido Rey (1935).
Alella, Edit. Pleniluni, 1987. Nombroses il·lustracions en b/n. 181 p. 8è major. Rústica editorial il·lustrada. Molt bon exemplar.
Staple-bound pamphlet. An extract from the Atlantic Monthly, November, 1876 (facsimile). A bit crinkled.
8vo., Fourth Impression, with frontispiece, plates and maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The author's first book, originally published in 1966. Includes his first major Scottish climb in 1953, the first British ascent of the Eigerwand, first steps in the Himalaya and the Central Tower of Paine in Patagonia. Neate 90 (recording the first edition).
Flat signed by Joe Simpson to title page. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with light creasing to upper and lower edges. 290pp. The intrepid mountaineer takes us through his adventures in Bolivia, the Alps, Colorado, Spain and finally the North Face of the Eiger. He tells us of his fears, exhilarations and despairs along with the painful loss of climbing friends. Tucked in is a further example of the signature from another book.
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.
A clean, unmarked book in a tight binding. Slight edge wear. Large format: 10 1/2"w x 14"h. 182 pages. A selection of 150 of Ray Atkeson's color photographs of the Pacific Northwest's Cascade Mountain Range.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Lithographs by the author.
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. 180 pages with full color illustrations throughout, contents include: Animated toys, Balancing toys, Climbing toys, Catch toys, Wooden dolls, Wheeled toys, Elastic band power, Flying toys, Skittles, Spinning toys Trreet toys, Whistles, rattles and noismakers, Optical toys, Second world war toys, etc.
8vo., Third Edition, with frontispiece, and numerous plates and maps (a number folding); red cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, radial corners, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Revised and expanded version of the original edition of 1923.
8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured portrait frontispiece, numeroud plates in monochrome and many maps in the text; blue cloth, upper board blocked in blind, backstrip lettered in silver, blue top a little faded, a near fine copy in unclipped, very lightly browned dustwrapper. Covers the Swiss ascent of Everest and the first ascent of Lhotse. Published a year after the German version. Neate 240.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece in photogravure (original tissue guard present), 49 plates (one in photogravure with original tissue guard), 14 diagrams of routes in the text and 2 large folding coloured maps; cloth series binding of red cloth lettered in gilt, gilt back, a very good, clean copy. The first edition is elusive in this condition.
