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4to., First Edition, with frontispiece and 80 fine plates, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; brown cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. Neate 661.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece, 59 plates on 46 and 7 full-page maps in the text; original blue buckram, gilt back, blue top, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly age-browned and chipped (not affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip. Written from a Japanese POW camp at Singapore, Russell's classic account records summer camps with New Zealand pioneer A.P.Harper, experiences in Jan Mayen and the Arctic, and an expedition to the Karakoram-Himalaya under Shipton. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Neate R98.
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
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.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece and a plate; original red cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, gilt top, uncut, covers unevenly faded else a very good, bright, clean copy. The first, and perhaps deceptively humble, appearance of a rock-climbing classic; in its plea for conservation it is decades before its time. It was several times reissued in various forms, but never as attractively as in this, its original binding. Neate 680.
in-8°, 285 pp., broche, couv., jaquette illustree. Tres bel exemplaire, en partie non coupe. [JU-4][LA-6-]
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, crease on back cover, price inked out, previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 181 pages.
In 8, cm 20 x 20, pp. 268 con moltissime illustrazioni fotografiche nel testo. Tutta tela editoriale con sovraccoperta. Ex libris. Prima edizione italiana di questo testo raro e ricercato, opera di uno dei piu' visionari tra gli alpinisti che hanno affrontato le montagne del mondo con attrezzature e spedizioni al minimo. Un capitolo dell'opera e' dedicata al modo di arrampicare nella Yosemite Valley mentre la parte finale tratta delle attrezzature e delle tecniche (nuts, chiodi a pressione ecc.). Ottimo esemplare
New Turkish Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 15 cm). In Turkish. 112 p., color ills. Uludag MIKS tirmanis rehberi. Climbing guide to Uludag (Mt. Monk) in Bursa city.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 265 pages. Full green cloth boards. Slight edge wear to dust jacket. Inscribed by Tonia Shoumatoff, daughter of the late authors.
Flat signed by Joe Simpson to title page. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with light creasing to upper and lower edges. 290pp. The intrepid mountaineer takes us through his adventures in Bolivia, the Alps, Colorado, Spain and finally the North Face of the Eiger. He tells us of his fears, exhilarations and despairs along with the painful loss of climbing friends. Tucked in is a further example of the signature from another book.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and 75 fine plates in monochrome, title very lightly spotted; oatmeal buckram, upper board and backstrip lettered in brown, covers very lightly dust-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. Covers the European Alps and the Himalayas.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with coloured frontispiece (original captioned tissue guard present), 15 fine coloured plates (all captioned tissue guards present), full-page map in the text and folding map; handsomely bound in full dark green 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, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Combines plant collecting and climbing in the Garwhal Himalaya and the Bhyundar Valley. An elegant copy. Neate 734.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, plates, illustrations and full-page map in the text, and 2 large folding maps on japon; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly age-soiled and neatly repaired at extremities. Classic biography of arguably the most famous mountaineer of all time. Neate *736.
8vo., Third Edition, on laid paper, with frontispiece and plates; red cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in 1940. Neate 735.
8vo., with frontispiece, 101 plates and 9 folding maps in blue; original series binding of terracotta cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, brown buckram back lettered in gilt, brown top, a near fine copy in unclipped, very lightly browned dustwrapper.
8vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece, and numerous plates and maps (a number folding); red cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt (faded but wholly legible), a bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter frayed at edges and with loss at upper edge of rear panel. Revised and expanded version of the original edition of 1923.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper; terracotta cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy.
Staple-bound pamphlet. An extract from the Atlantic Monthly, November, 1876 (facsimile). A bit crinkled.
64 pages. Features: Nice cover illustration of moose towering over hunter and his dog; Colour ad for Masonite Presdwood inside front cover; Vintage one-page ad for the Gainaday 200 washing machine made by Northern Electric; One-page Waterman's pen ad features fall maple leaves; Wonderful one-page two-colour (black and blue) recruiting ad for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) entitled "Advance with the Navy" shows sailors climbing onto deck; Very nice colour ad for Monarch-Knit sweaters features pipe-smoking man in yellow sweater raking leaves; One-page Weston's / George Weston Limited ad features the Canadian farmer; Canada Under C.C.F. - Socialism? - article with photos of Pat Conroy, C.H. Millard, Percy Benough, Professor George Grube, Professor Frank Scott and Premier Tommy Douglas; The Torch (short story); Leader of the C.C. F., M.J. Coldwell - photo-illustrated article; Whoa, Pete! (short story); Forum on religious faiths; What it Takes (short story); Nice one-page Chevrolet ad features green 1948 Fleetline; One-page text ad by The House of Seagram entitled "What Price Democracy"; Dot and I Meet Flaming Youth - two adolescent femmes fatales meet the life of the party; D.P. (Displaced Persons) Success Story - article explains how Poles Joe Korol and Leo Polenz have fled their homeland for Canada and are succeeding as independent farmers near Ottawa - with eighteen great photos, including some of their friends Annajean and Rose; Women's section includes photos of Mrs. N.C. Stephens, Mrs. Egmont Frankel, Miss Margaret Hyndman, Mrs. F.C. Brunke and Miss Orian Warwick; One-page colour ad for Heinz soup; Marboleum one-page colour ad shows nostalgic home colour scheme; Half-page colour ad for McClary ranges; Half-page colour ad for Westinghouse fridges; Fashion article with photos; Carling's ad inside back cover features colour reproduction of Rocky Mountain Sheep painting by Beverley Herbert; Wonderful colour Coke ad on back cover features young couple proudly holding six-pack while grocer looks over their shoulders; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
No publication date or edition statement, 159 pages, illustrated, appendices, index, (Beaufort Library ; 4), Boots Library sticker on front cover. eng
342 pages, illustrated, appendices, bibliography, index. eng
Very Good Turkish Paperback. Brochure. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 10 cm). In Turkish. 20, [4] p., b/w ills. Extremely rare. Uludagin tarihi, kayak sporlari, otel ve signaklar, nakliye vasitalari, belediye ve kayak sporlari, dagcilik klöpleri hakkinda malûmat, 1935.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, plates, map and large folding map on japon; handsomely bound in full burgundy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame borders, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Classic first ascent. Neate *815.
