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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 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.
in-8, 312 pp., broché, couv. Bel exemplaire. [DB-1]
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall eng
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'.
Genêve, Edition J.H. Jeheber, sans date vers 1920. In-12 broché de 212 pages, couverture illustrée. Roman de faits. Edition française autorisée. traduction de Marcel TRAVEY. Portrait de Edward WHYMPER en frontispice. Très bon état.
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Two Men's Madness - six lives and a fine ship, the Frank N. Thayer, are lost through the unaccountable frenzy of two Indians; In Wildest Ireland - A.W. Cutler describes and photographs "unspoilt" regions of the Emerald Isle - with many fascinating photos; The Guardian of the Line - the ordeal undergone by a humble railway-crossing keeper's wife in Lithuania on the Russian Front; In Search of the Unknown Land - The tragic story of the Stefansson Arctic Exploration Expedition, twelve-page article including many photos; The Tales of Golab Khan - some amusing stories of Indian life; The Airman's Escape - two British aviators raid a Bulgarian town, then one is shot down and must be rescued by his companion; From Job To Job Around the World - part VI - Two American wanderers make there way through the Holy Land to Constantinople - with photos; The Trouble at Crib No. 2 - a tug-boat fireman recounts an exciting story of a winter rescue on the Great Lakes; Australia's Water Miracle - article and photos describe how the Government of New South Wales has created a miracle of irrigation; The Story of Count Seilern - A Tragedy of the Hapsburgs; Alpine Acrobats - A vivid account, illustrated by some very remarkable photographs, of the first ascent of the needle-like "Cigar Rock" in the Italian Alps; Lovely one-page illustrated ad by Canada Steamship Lines promotes their Niagara to the Sea all-water route; and more. pp. 4 [ads], [3], 290-385, 7-32 [ads]. Unmarked with moderate wear. Soiling to back cover. Covers beginning to loosen, otherwise a sound vintage copy of this exceptional issue.. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. 96 pages plus 32 pages of wonderful vintage ads. Features: Nice ad by Spiegel, May, Stern Co. inside front cover; The Johannesburg Motor Bandits - One of the most remarkable episodes in the annals of crime in South Africa - the wholesale murder of Police Officers - Robert Ward Jackson, John Maxim, Carl Neze - many great photos; Crapsey, the Sky-Worker - he loses his fear of working at heights; Some Adventurous Small-craft Voyages as told by Captain J.A. Nilsson who made a specialty of taking tiny vessels across the oceans - with photos; What Happened on the Omul - Walter Muston, his wife and a little girl experience a disaster while mountain climbing in the Carpathians - with many photos; "Pussy" - Mariner John William Nylander relates what happened when he saved two kittens from their watery graves and brought them aboard; Our Travels in Safari-Land/British East Africa - IV - by Mrs. Fred Maturin (Edith Cecil-Porth) - many great photos; Out of a Death Trap - British Missionary Rev. A. Forder rescues a party of Americans from the fierce Bedouin Arabs of Moab - with many excellent photos; The Majesty of the Law - Prohibition laws result in ludicrous events in Kansas; The Wanderings of an Entertainer - Mr. Robert Ganthony; Nice Columbia Grafonola ad; Nice color ad for Vose player pianos on back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A high-quality copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
8vo., with photographs and full-page map in the text; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. First published in 1947.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 8 5/8"w x 9 3/4"h. 208 pages. Many photographs and illustrations.
8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece, and numerous monochrome plates and maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With the armorial bookplate of Ian Vaughan-Arbuckle on front free endpaper. Vaughan-Arbuckle, formerly Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Logistics Corps, served in India, Hong Kong, Germany and the Falklands. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Neate *364.
8vo., with 32 plates (a number double-page), several maps in the text and mounted folding map printed in colours; original wrappers printed in red and black, all edges uncut, PARTIALLY UNOPENED, a very good, clean copy in the pictorial dustwrapper, the latter a little worn and frayed at extremities. 'Collection Supervivium', 16, with publisher's catalogue bound in at end. The original account of the first conquest of Annapurna.
Editions Arthaud 1951, grand in-8 broché sous jaquette, 96 pages, avec de nombreuses photographies, avec sa carte, bon état. Récit d'une expédition dans l'Annapurna
in-8°, 387 pp., illustrations en noir, carte, broche, couverture illustree en couleurs pelliculee. Bel exemplaire [DV-16]
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.
in-8°, 215 pp., cartonnage editeur sous jaquette illustree. Bon etat [DV-16] Edition originale dont il n"est pas annonce de grand papier.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 70 plates on 32, numerous line illustrations (a number full-page) and several full-page maps in the text, some faint offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; blue cloth, gilt back, backstrip lettering very slightly dulled else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly creased at head and tail of backstrip. Hillary's climbing autobiography with Everest 1953 as its climax. INCREASINGLY ELUSIVE IN ANYTHING LIKE THIS CONDITION. Neate 369
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 70 plates on 32, numerous line illustrations (a number full-page) and several full-page maps in the text, title and following few leaves lightly spotted; handsomely bound in full dark blue crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with ice-axe motif, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR [E. P. HILLARY] ON TITLE. Hillary's climbing autobiography with Everest 1953 as its climax. Neate 369.
8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, plates and endpaper maps coloured in outline; original grey tweed cloth, backstrip lettered in red, fore-edge lightly spotted else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The story of the Himalayan Scientific and Mountaineering Expedition 1960-61, which includes a search for the yeti and an attempt on Makalu. Published a year after the US edition. Neate 371.
L'Etoile Filante 1955, In-8 broché de 210 pages. Traduit de l'anglais par André CUBZAC. Bon état.
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 65 coloured plates on 24, 22 monochrome plates on 8, several maps (a number full-page) in the text, and endpaper maps; grey cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE.
8vo., First Edition, with chromolithographed frontispiece, 3 chromolithographed plates (some minor age-soiling at margins; one plate rather more heavily soiled) and 3 maps coloured in blue; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame borders, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled with ice-axes in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, original backstrip gilt mounted on new and separate leaf at front, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The author was President of the Alpine Club 1875-77. EXTREMELY SCARCE. Neate *375.
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 Impression, with frontispiece, plates and rear endpaper map; original series binding of red cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, radial corners, primrose endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy.