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8vo., First Edition, with plates toned in blue, some light marginal spotting; green cloth, gilt back, dark top, uncut, backstrip mildly sunned else a very good, bright, clean copy. The author failed to complete his degree, but founded the Oxford University Mountaineering Club, and the Alpine Ski Club. Neate 471.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, coloured and monochrome plates, and illustrations in the text; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with loss and closed tears on rear panel. Neate 475.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, numerous coloured and monochrome photographs (many double- or full-page) throughout, and pictorial endpapers; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Hodder & Stoughton, [1991]
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous coloured and monochrome plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
As New English Paperback. Pbo. Mint. Cr. 8vo. (21 x 11 cm). In English. Color ills. 167, [1] p. Destination Cappadocia: Cappadocia outdoor sports guide.
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.
Signed by author on title page. In new, unread condition. 70pp. Detailed instructions and some history of eight walks and scrambles in Slovenia, beginning with information on travel, accommodation and access to the country. Very well set out with a fair number of small coloured photographs to assist along the routes. Sketch maps. Very scarce.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and maps in the text, small neat signature on front free endpaper; brown cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chipped and frayed at edges.
8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, title-vignette, numerous photographs in heliogravure (the majority full-page) in the text and double-page coloured map; faux-morocco boards, upper board lettered in gilt, brown cloth back lettered in gilt, covers mildly age-soiled, corners lightly bruised else a very good, bright, clean copy. With publisher's advertisement leaf at rear. Sold from the Scottish Royal Geographical Society with its bookplate and stamps on endpapers and title. Published a year after the French edition. Neate 320.
8vo., Second Impression thus, with numerous coloured plates, neat bookplate on front free endpaper; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, blue endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in 1965, with the revised edition following in 1971. See Neate *383.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with frontispiece and plates, small neat signature on front paste-down; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. First publication in book form of articles from Alpine Journal 1900-1931 relating to his climbs with Hope. Neat 423.
8vo., Fourth Impression, with frontispiece and 16 plates; original red cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped, lightly dust-soiled dustwrapper, the latter with minor loss (affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip. First published in 1943. See Neate 468
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.
Paris Les Editions de France 1932, In-12 relié demi-basane marron amateur, dos à nerfs. 264 pages. Préface du Général BRUCE.
In 8, cm 19 x 25, pp. 160 con moltissime illustrazioni fotografiche. Testo che raccoglie considerazioni e racconti del grande alpinista, citazioni di molti altri arrampicatori nel tentativo di fare il punto sull'alpinismo del momento, le gare d'arrampicata ecc.
in-8°, 39+201p., ill. en noir et en couleurs, cartes, broché, couverture illustree Bel exemplaire. [109B-11] Text in French - English - Dutch - German
Barcelona, M. Arimany Editor, 1947. Dibujos de Antonio Aymat y del autor. Col. de la Montaña y el Mar. Unas 30 páginas sin numerar. Rústica editorial ilustrada. 8º menor. Firma del propietario y firma del autor. Buen ejemplar.
Name to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked light grey cloth boards and bump to upper front corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with light rubbing to upper edge. 110pp. A walking, scrambling and rock climbing guide to the Carneddau Range of Snowdonia in North Wales. Illustrated with photographs and sketch maps. Scarce in the UK.
Snowdonia, containing some of the finest and most accessible cliffs in Britain, needs no introduction to rock climbers. This new guide for climbers ... offers over 500 of the region's best-quality climbs, including outstanding routes from little-known Central Wales and the Lleyn Peninsula, as well as introducing recent developments at Rhoscolyn, Great Orme and on the North Wales Slate. The book has been thoroughly researched and tested, and provides detailed route descriptions incorporating standard grading as well as a star system. These, together with the lavish use of excellent photo-diagrams, make the climbs easy to locate and follow. Book
4to., First Edition, with frontispiece and very numerous photographs throughout, endpapers lightly browned; original pictorial boards blocked with regional map in blue, boards lightly browned at extremities, a bright working copy in unclipped but heavily browned dustwrapper. Effectively the pictorial complement to Hunt's standard 'The Ascent of Everest'. The majority of the stunning photographs appear here for the first time. Neate 395.
HB + DJ 8vo. original grey cloth gilt (slight spine fade, a few spots to leaf edges and occ. mark to endpapers) in dustwrapper (edges rubbed, with some fraying, closed tear to tail of spine, inside repear); pp. 208, with illustrations. A good copy (some pencil underline). [EN-1] Cartographic and Photographic Documentation by Marcel ICHAC.
HB + DJ 8vo. original red cloth gilt (slight spine fade, a few spots to leaf edges and occ. mark to endpapers) in dustwrapper (edges rubbed, with some fraying, closed tear to tail of spine); pp. 200, with illustrations. A very good copy (some pencil underline). [EN-1] Instructional book for youngsters, written by a climber who dominated Welsh rock-climbing with Menlove Edwards in the 1930s.
350pp + 40 figg.f.t. + mappe VG/none Prima edizione, copertina originale editoriale tutta tela verde con scritte al piatto anteriore e al dorso, dorso sbiadito altrimenti in condizioni eccellenti, fresco e pulito, completo di tutte le cartine, inclusa una grande mappa ripiegata piu' volte. Volume della Collana Da Rifugio a Rifugio pubblicato dal Club Alpino Italiano e Touring Club Italiano, con 83 disegni, 40 illustrazioni, 11 cartine e una carta in scala 1:250.000.
270pp + 28 figg.f.t. + 5 mappe VG/none Prima edizione, copertina originale editoriale tutta tela verde con scritte al piatto anteriore e al dorso, tracce di polvere e dorso sbiadito, carta ingiallita dal tempo, nel complesso in buone condizioni, completo di tutte le cartine. Volume della Collana Da Rifugio a Rifugio pubblicato dal Club Alpino Italiano e Touring Club Italiano, con 82 disegni, 28 illustrazioni e 5 cartine ripiegate.
in-8°, 285 pp., broche, couv., jaquette illustree. Tres bel exemplaire, en partie non coupe. [JU-4][LA-6-]