YOUNG Geoffrey WinthropMareMagnum
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8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates; blue cloth, gilt back, covers unevenly sunned else a bright, firm, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter sunned at backstrip and frayed and creased at edges. An account of the author's post-war climbs wearing his artificial leg. SCARCE. Neate *942.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Plastic comb binding. 5 3/4"w x 8 1/2"h. 221 pages, plus index. First edition, limited # 690/1000. Black and white photos and illustrations.
Mm 250x310 Volume in copertina rigida, sovraccoperta originale, 240 pagine profusamente illustrate a colori nel testo in lingua italiana - italian text. Libro in perfette condizioni di nuovo - brand new in original shrink wrap; spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
Fine Fine English Original bdg. Hardcover. Luxury printing. Fine. 4to. (33.5 x 24 cm). In Turkish. 187 p. Color ills. Everest'te ilk Türk. Chomolungma dünyanin ana tanriçasi.
76 pages. Lovely colour photography throughout. Text primarily in English. Features: Gisele photo in Jaspal ad; Excellent spas are plentiful around Thailand; Rock climbing in the stunning Krabi setting; World's top tennis stars stop off in Bangkok; Inflight service information; How to stay in good shape while in the sky; Royal Orchid Plus; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
121 pages. Average wear. Modest external soiling. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
Features: Meeting Report - Poisonous Plants; The Rattlesnake Fern in Japan; Climbing Ferns; Antique Fern Prints; Home Grown Jungle; and more Book
140 pages. Features: Gene Chase's Davis D-1-W; GlaStar;Sky Arrow; Minimoa; Climbing Everest; OX-1-1/4?; The Seasprite. Light wear. Book
Contents: Color Smirnoff ad features Frankenstein; The Vietnam War - with air photo of Thai Nguyen Steel Complex before bombing; Picture of Jimmy Hoffa entering Lewisburg Penitentiary with coat over his handcuffs; Arlen Specter; Haight-Ashbury; The Mind of China - Time Essay; Photo of Svetlana & "Papochka" (Joseph) Stalin circa 1940; Mountain Climbing; Fran Tarkenton; Color photo ad for the Chevrolet Camaro; Photo of Canadian CF-104 downed by a goose; Air Force SV-5D; The Redgrave Sisters - feature article with photos; and much more. Unmarked. Above-average wear. One page loose but present. Book
232 pages. Index. Illustrated in colour and black and white. "Two of the most important aspects of decorative and functional gardening are combined in this authoritative, extremely wide-ranging and splendidly illustrated reference book." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Book
35 pages. The Fourth in a series of manual used by the Federation of Mountain Clubs for courses on Mountaineering skills. Designed to be used along with instruction and hands-on experience. Discusses equipment, climbing, anchor systems, Belaying, Rapelling, Climbing Classification, Basic Climbing Knots and Coiling a Rope. Small stain and bit of writing to front cover. Book
321 pages including bibliography. The first anthology devoted exclusively to climbing on the world's two highest and best-known mountains. Spans the years 1933 through 1996. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
22 pages. Published upon the fiftieth anniversary of the climbing of these British Columbia mountains. Printed upon glossy stock. Many black and white photos. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and 15 plates, neat inscription on front free endpaper, half-title and title lightly spotted; original terracotta plain cloth, boards framed in blind, gilt back, upper joint fractionally rubbed at headband else a very good, bright, firm copy. This copy has the upper board plain rather than gilt-blocked. Comprises selections from Volume I-V of the Alpine Journal. Neate 22.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 13 plates on 11, half-title and title lightly spotted; original cloth, backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, backstrip lightly mottled else a very good, bright, clean copy. The author was a contemporary of the Abraham brothers with whom he climbed occasionally. He was also one of those who made the first ascent of the Ben Nuis Chimney on Arran in 1901. Includes short bibliography. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Neate 43.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 7 coloured and 48 monochrome plates, and numerous illustrations in the text, some faint offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; blue cloth, gilt back, blue top, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, mildly age-soiled dustwrapper, the latter chafed (not affecting lettering) at head of backstrip. Dustwrapper artwork by W. Heaton Cooper. Neate 393.
8vo., First Edition thus, text in French, with numerous plates, and illustrations, diagrams and tables in the text; strongly bound in contemporary half roan, maroon cloth sides, back with flat gilt bands, second compartment lettered in gilt, green endpapers, backstrip mildly sunned (but all gilt bright and legible), a very good, bright, clean copy.
8vo., First Edition thus, text in French, with numerous plates, and illustrations, diagrams and tables in the text; strongly bound in contemporary half roan, maroon cloth sides, back with flat gilt bands, second compartment lettered in gilt, green endpapers, backstrip mildly sunned (but all gilt bright and legible), a very good, bright, clean copy.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, numerous coloured and monochrome plates, illustrations in the text and maps, and pictorial endpapers; navy cloth, gilt back, blue top, small mark on upper board else a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter chafed (just affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip. Endpaper portraits and illustrations by A.J. Veilhan. Noyce was the first member of the expedition to readh the South Col. Neate 576.
New English Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In English and Turkish. 277 p., color ills. Rock climbing guide for Turkey.= Türkiye kaya tirmanisi rotalari rehberi. Enlarged routes of climbing in Turkey with their UIAA, names, bolt numbers, meter, equippers, first accents and years and notes.
Very Good Very Good English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (34 x 25 cm). In Turkish. color ills. 159 p. Mahruki's travels and expeditions to Himalayas and the other peaks, and Antarctica. Bir hayalin pesinde. Yedi zirveler, Bati Yariküre ve Antarktika.
8vo., Third Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), title in red and black, title-vignette, and 99 full-page plates, endpapers mildly browned; original green ribbed cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, brown cloth back lettered in gilt, uncut, hinges tender (but binding wholly sound), boards mildly faded else a bright, clean copy. With the engraved armorial bookplate of John Francis Leigh Clare on front paste-down, and his holograph signature on front free endpaper. Published in the same year as the first edition. Clare was son to John Leigh Clare, merchant and art collector, of Toxteth Old Hall, Liverpool. Neate *176.
118 pages. Features: What makes a great garden railway?; Climbing loops and switchbacks; The 5th Annual National Gauge 1 Steamup; The Connecticut Central; Shape p your Spruce; The fundamentals of handlaid track. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
8vo., First Edition thus, text in French, with frontispiece, plates and illustrations in the text, free endpapers browned, some light age-staining (mainly marginal) ; strongly bound in red buckram, gilt back, primrose endpapers, covers moderately age-soiled else a good, firm copy.
