Brass Philippe -Livre Rare Book
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200256452002 Pleine reliure carton, jacket à rabats, très bon état, quasi comme neuf, 200x260, 771 gr, 143 pages, nombreuses photos couleurs, ISBN: 9782723458948
8vo., First Edition, with 43 plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in dustwrapper, the latter mildly frayed and creased at edges. Much sought-after biography of the climber who almost single-handedly rejuvenated the sport during the 1950s. Often accompanied by Don Whillans, he pioneered routes of extraordinary severity including Alps, first ascents of Kanchengjunga and the Montagh Tower. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Neate B185.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, coloured and monochrome plates and double-page map, contemporary inscription on blank preliminary; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. Scholarly examination of the controversy surroung the first ascent. Incudes detailed chronological history 1762-1854. Neate *120.
271 pages. Tissue-protected black and white photographic frontis portrait of 'The Old Low House'. "When I rejoined the Alpine Club last winter, after some years of absence from that most pleasant society, it was suggested that I should collect and publish some of my papers on Alpine subjects which appeared thirty years ago and more in various periodicals. That is the excuse for the present little book." - from Preface. Chapters include: How we slept at the Chalet des Chevres, How we mounted the Oldenhorn, How we did Mont Blanc, Ice-caves of Annecy, A winter excursion in Switzerland, A night with a salmon, The Chateau in the Ardennes, The Engadine, Archaeological frauds in Palestine, Collecting Ancestors, Pontresina. Above-average wear to maroon boards. Gilt lettering upon backstrip clearly legible. Prior owner's signature upon front free endpaper. Discolouring to portions of last few pages due to moisture - all text remains legible. Large faded area on back board due to moisture. Hairline crack along front hinge. Back hinge starting at top. Book
Pages 629-668 plus 4 pages of ads. Features: Nice one-page colour photo ad for Holland-America line; One-page ad for the Daimler 2 1/2 Litre V8 Saloon; Great one-page colour photo ad for the MG Midget, Mk II sports convertible (red); Cover photo portrait of the Queen Mother presenting badminton trophy to Capt. J. R. Templer; Photo of the international conference on the problem of sanctions against South Africa at Friends' House, London; Photo of commissioning ceremony of the new tribal class frigate 'Zulu'; Photo of the first of three new car ferries for the Western Isles, 'Hebrides", passing Oban war memorial on her way to Tarbert; Photo of "St. George of England", new ocean racing yacht being lowered into the water on April 17; Photo of famous actors attending Southwark Cathedral in commemoration of the Quatercentenary of Shakespeare's birth; Photo of Peter Garbutt, Capt. of Crook Town, holding the Amateur Cup as he leads his victorious team on a lap of honour around Wembley; Photo of Mrs. John Logie Baird presenting award to TV announcer Miss Sylvia Peters; Photo of Jack Brabham winning the Aintree International "200" race on April 18; Article on the perplexing developments in Cyprus; Photo of Syrian Maj. Gen. Amin Hafiz speaking in Damascus after armed revolt in Hama; Photo of Brezhnev presenting Khrushchev with medal on the premier's 70th birthday; Photo of Shaikh Abdullah speaking to crowd during his tour of the Kashmir Valley for independence; Photo of Danny Nowell in San Francisco hospital after terrifying fall from balloon; Photo of floating powerstation in ice-free dock at the Thule Air Force Base, Greenland; Photo of presentation of colours at Beersheba, Israel, during 16th Independence Day celebration; Photo of Italy's smiling president Antonio Segni in Milan motorcade; Photo of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands climbing ruins at the ancient city of Teotihuacan in Mexico; photo of Pres. Nyerere of Tanganyika inspecting guard of honour of the third Battalion of the Nigerian Army; Photo of delegation of the People's Republic of Poland visiting Khrushchev on April 13; Photo of Israeli Pres. Shazar and president Grunitzky of Togo signing friendship pact in Jerusalem; Photo of Pres. Nasser and Field Marshal Hakim Amer observing naval manoeuvres off Alexandria; Photo of the Sultan of Muscat visiting the tribal class frigate 'Nubian'with rear admiral J. E. Scotland; Book review of "A Start In Freedom" by Sir Hugh Foot; Photo illustrated article on Soviet archaeology - the search for lost Dioscuria in the Eastern Black Sea; Photos and text describe finds in the Sukhumi Bay waters; Celebrations of Shakespeare; Centrefold illustration of Stratford-upon-Avon; Impressive photos and text describe the Aswan High Dam; Page of photos of the Duchess of Gloucester and Queen Mother visiting Scotland; Photos of personalities of the week include Sergei Khrushchev, Miss Rachel Carson, Col. Stewart Blacker, Harold Scott, Harold Shearman, Ian Smith (new Prime Minister for Southern Rhodesia), Winston Field, Justice Edmund Davies, Michael Foot, Mrs. M. P. Kendrick, Pres. DeGaulle, Mrs. Geraldine Mock (greeted by her husband at Oakland after completing her solo flight around the world), and Prince Souvanna Phouma; Impressive two-page illustration of the new face of the Royal Navy - carriers, frigates, submarines and auxiliaries of today's fleet; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 161-196 plus 4 pages of ads. Features: Cover photo of the Eiger, where Barry Brewster lost his life, plus text and more photos; Russian dock collides with the South Goodwin lightship; Photo of Simon Paterson coming ashore after swimming the English Channel underwater in just under 14 hours; Photo of Sir Oswald Mosley, leader of the pro--fascist union movement, being knocked to the ground by demonstrators in Manchester on July 29; Four photos of the Queen at Plymouth and Dartmouth; Indian forces attack Chinese post in Ladakh - article with photo; Photo of Egyptian tank and Conquerer rocket; Major Michael Banks, Lieut. Hugh Wiltshire, and John Hinde successfully climb Mount McKinley; Major E. J. E. Mills and Capt. M. R. Jones are killed 5000 feet from the summit of Khingyang Chish in the Himalayas; Photo of new French bathyscaphe, L'Archimede, which successfully plunged to a depth of 31,350 feet on July 15; Photo of First Lady Mrs. Kennedy and Col. John Glenn waterskiing near Hyannis Port Massachusetts, Photo of Russian high jumper Valeriy Brumel setting world record of 7'5" at Stanford on July 22; America's Cup sailing photos, Aerial photo of devastation caused by exploding propane truck at Berlin, New York; Honolulu crash scene photo where 27 people died when a Britannia airliner crashed while landing; Photo of triple-hulled airship under construction at Trenton, New Jersey; Two photos of NASA's "Project Apollo"; Review of "Red Plush and Black Velvet", by Joseph Wechsberg - Dame Nellie Melba was Australia's queen of song; Two pages of illustrations show how the USA proposes to land two men on the moon in a few years; Two pages of photos of the new Chelsea barracks; Fantastic centrefold aerial photo of a packed Los Angeles Dodgers baseball stadium surrounded by many acres of cars; Four illustrations of the threatened monuments of Nubia; Photos of historic English buildings to be dismantled and rebuilt elsewhere; Photos of personalities of the week include Richard Aldington, Sir Burke Trend, Sir Laurence Hellsby, W. Armstrong, the Very Rev. M. M. Gibbs, Mr. C. Dearrsley, Aelred Watkin, Lord Freyberg, V. C., Major E. J. E. Mills, Capt. M. R. Jones, Mr. J. Mannings, Mr. J. T. Molony, the Duke of Norfork, The Right Honourable T. Rinfret, P. C.; Page of photos of horses and riders at the Royal International Horse Show; One-page photo of Miss Pat's Smythe riding Flanagan at the White City; Three photos of Bubbles, the 14 foot black pilot whale at Marineland, California, performing her tricks; Beautiful one-page aerial photo of the Colossus of Chiba, Kwannon, the Japanese goddess of mercy, standing 170 feet tall; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Pages 761-808. Features: Nice colour ad for six models of Kodak camera inside front cover; One-page ad for the Daimler Conquest auto; Excellent half-page photo ad for Aston Martin entitled "From le Mans to Runnymede'; Dramatic photos of the result of the crash which slice off the bow of the British Railways ship 'Duke of York'; Royal photos; Phillip gets his wings; Jordan Revisited - article with photos of Jordan, King Hussein, Palestinian refugee camp; House-trained otter of Mrs. Puggaard in Denmark; Training horses for Coronation Day; Extensive rehearsals for Coronation Day; Photos of personalities of the week, including Brig.-General E.N. Tandy, Crown Prince Akihito; Edward Shanks, Monsieur C. Kastally of Tunis, and some members of the 1953 Everest Expedition to be led by Colonel John Hunt; Pablo Picasso with his 'Goat and Bottle' sculpture; The 280-mm artillery guns which willl be used to fire the world's first atomic shell in Nevada; Two pages of photos and information on Laos - its King and Capital, and the fortified plain of Jars; Centerfold photo of Everest from the 20,000 foot level on Pumori; Photos of mountain climbing training and practice with oxygen equipment prior to the English assault on Everest; Photos of Navy helicopters in Malaya; Photo of the Canberra bomber which set a new world altitude record, and her pilot, Wing Commander W.F. Gibb; Photo of wrecked B.O.A.C. Comet which crashed after takeoff from Calcutta on May2nd; M. Jean Rousseau's pocke submarine in action; Wow - photo of a very early drone - an Australian-designed Jindivik Mark I pilotless jet is tested at Woomera; Photo of the Short SB5 adjustable wing research aircraft in flight; Photos of the Queen's Faberge Beasts - lent for a London exhibition; Recent Royal photos; Photos of the latest British fighting vehicles - the Field Mouse, universal tracked carrier and Saracen infantry carrier; Photos of the Queen at the Old Vic to watch 'King Henry VIII"; Jumping Frogs; Colour-illustrated Good Year ad inside back cover features the coat-of-arms of James Andrew Ramsay, Earl of Dalhousie; Nice colour-illustrated Dry Sack ad on back cover shows the Seville Cathedral; and more. Four-inch opening at top of coverfold. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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81 pages, illustrated, appendices, bibliography, signed by the author on the title page. eng
New Turkish Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 151 p., color ills. Kaya tirmanisi: Temel bilgi ve beceriler. Rock climbing: Fundamental information and skills.
Hardcover in-folio oblong, 172 pages, tres nombreuses illustrations en couleurs, la plupart à pleine page (certaines dépliantes), cartes, cartonnage de l"editeur sous jaquette illustrée et emboitage illustrée.— Edition originale. Très bel exemplaire. [P-17] Edition trilingue Français - Anglais - Allemand.
Book is in excellent condition in blue cloth with embossed lettering on front cover; very clean, as new. 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 light edge wear, signs of shelf wear only, scuffing, no tears. 214 pages, many large color plates, route layouts, maps, depicting the 1982 Canadian team's climb.
19453741990Reinosa.: Artes Graf. "El Lapiz de Oro. 1945. Paperback. Cubierta deslucida. Good. 20 cm. 266 p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Calderón Escalada José 1899-1972. José Calderón Escalada. El Duende. Grab. intercal . Cubierta deslucida. Literatura española 86-32"19" Artes Graf. "El Lapiz de Oro. paperback
194924.1034Santander: Editorial Cantabria 1949. 1ª ed. Rústica. 12x17. Editorial Cantabria paperback
194924.1033Santander: Editorial Cantabria 1949. 1ª ed. 10.5x15. Editorial Cantabria unknown
248 pages, illustrated, appendices, bibliography, index. eng
In 8, cm 15 x 21,5, pp. 240 con molte illustrazioni e disegni schematici delle vie su parete e fotografie nel testo. Ex libris. Guida poco comune
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, numerous photographs and maps throughout, and pictorial endpapers; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., Sole Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, 28 monochrome plates on 24, 2 folding plates, 17 illustrations and diagrams (a number full-page) in the text, 3 folding maps on japon (2 coloured in outline and one coloured), appendices including 6 tables (4 folding), 5 folding sketch-maps in red and black and 1 folding meteorological table, some light foxing throughout; cloth, blocked in blind, gilt back, uncut, covers a little faded else a sound, clean copy of a very scarce work. The definitive general study and notoriously hard to find. Neate 142
8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous plates; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
