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Plastic cover shows slight wear, some grubbiness round edges. Pen marks throughout. Used
Folio, First Edition, with 3 coloured frontispieces, numerous fine coloured photographs, and smaller line illustrations and full-page map in the text, printed endpapers, grey-green cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly age-soiled at edges and with small loss (just affecting lettering) at bottom corner of front panel. SIGNED ON BLANK PRELIMINARY BY EXPEDITION MEMBERS RICHARD EMERSON, THOMAS HORNBEIN, BARRY PRATHER AND JAMES W. WHITTAKER. This is the true first edition. VERY SCARCE THUS. Neate *383.
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.
302p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
Name to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, small faint mark to fore-edge and no bumping to corners. 103pp. A series of 122 climbs in Scotland's Arrocar hills which mostly overlook Loch Long . Illustrated by the author.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, crease to one lower page corner, very minor bump to top of spine and no bumping to corners. No dust jacket. 254pp. The story of the first expedition to climb the slopes of Everest which started the lengthy process towards eventual success thrity-two years later. Following the death of one member of the party and the retirement through illness of another, the bulk of the work of testing the mountain's defences was left to two men, George Mallory and Guy Bullock.
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.
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.
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 7 coloured and 48 monochrome plates, and numerous illustrations in the text, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; blue cloth, gilt back, blue top (lightly faded), a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Neate *393.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 7 coloured and 48 monochrome plates, and numerous illustrations in the text; handsomely bound in full navy 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 with marbled lining, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. An elegant copy of a cornerstone of British mountaineering literature. Neate *393.
8vo., First Edition, text in red and black; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a fine copy. VERY SCARCE.
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Photo taken aboard the Abel P. Upshur as she leaves port; RAF to the aid of gallant Greece; Super full-page aerial photo of RAF bombing attack in progress on the Albanian port of Valona, being used by Italy; Illustrated text of statement in the House of Commons on the progress of the war by Winston Churchill; Wonderful full-page photo of a massive British factory containing many bombers under construction; photo of desert listening post in action; Map showing the progress of British operations in the western desert; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black shows the Albanian port of Valona under bombardment by the British navy; Photos of terrible London bomb damage to the House of Commons and Middle Temple Library; Photos on Hitler's 'invasion coast' (France); Illustration of fallen German pilots in rubber boat climbing aboard a Nazi raft prepositioned for them off the coast of France; Great before and after photos of repaired bomb damage to the London and North Eastern Railway; Illustrated text of the last speech of the late Lord Lothian, British Ambassador the the U.S., who passed away on 12 December; Dramatic photo of a British battle squadron firing on the French Fleet to keep it from enemy hands - the Bretagne is shown ablaze; Gallabat taken from Italians; Commentary on the war this week; British Army studies invasion tactics - photos of British troops in boats practising to cross unbridged rivers; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
8vo., Third Edition, with coloured frontispiece, numerous monochrome plates and endpaper maps; original green cloth, backstrip lettered in blue, green top, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly browned at backstrip. With splendid wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Brian Cook. Neate 401.
in-8°, 215 pp., illustrations h.t. n&b, broche, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire. [GE-4] Première édition en langue française.
Fine Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 287 p., maps and b/w photos. Daglarda kirk yil. Fourth Edition. First Edition is 2002. Memoirs of a Turkish mountaineer and the president of the Turkish Mountaineering Federation and the Turkish Skiing Federation. Signed and inscribed by Ülker.
8vo., Second Impression, with a frontispiece and 30 plates; cloth, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Published in the same year as the first edition. Izzard covered the 1953 Everest expedition for the Daily Mail newspaper. This work was first published in the US in 1954. The UK edition is uncommon in the dustwrapper. Neate 405.
Vg/Vg (clipped dj rubbed at edges and one small 1/2" tear head of spine, crease to front flap, clean olive green boards discoloured extreme edges, a clean crisp copy with no marks or inscriptions, trace of erased pencil price front free endpaper) 12mo 140pp plus 6 blank pages on which to record walks. Second impression. Practical advice for walkers. 21 b/w photographs.
No marks or inscriptions. Extremely faint crease to upper corner of front cover, none to rear or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 234pp. A guide to seventy-seven climbs in the North Cascades National Park in Washington State, North America with full instructions and photographs of each climb from two very experienced climbers.
8vo., with portrait frontispiece, plates and route maps; terracotta buckram, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. English rock-climbing classic. Much-needed facsimile reissue of the original Abraham edition of 1900.
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.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, plates, maps in the text and endpaper maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
121 pages. Average wear. Modest external soiling. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
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.
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.