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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 portrait frontispiece and plates, free endpapers lightly browned; green cloth, boards framed in blind, gilt back, a remarkably bright, fresh copy. WITH THE SEPARATELY PRINTED LEAF OF CORRIGENDA & NOTES. Printed for the author. SCARCE. See Neate p.121.
Features: Was it Coincidence? - a Zulu witch doctor and his magic; The Man Who Hesitated - a dramatic story from West Africa; Comacchio on the Adriatic - the Venice of the Eels - article with photos; The Brophy Will Case - an unusual American detective case; The Wily Coyote - interesting stories of these hated coyotes and their ways in the Western States; McNeill's Lapse - a good man falls victim to temptation; Climbing the White Elephant near the Tom Reed Mine at Oatman, Arizona - article with nice photos; The Adventures of a Rolling Stone (part II) - tales from two young naval officers who set off to see the world with five dollars between them; Lion Hunting in Somaliland - article with many photos; The Cruise of the Dream Ship - part IV of Ralph Stock's sailing through the enchanted South Sea Islands - article with nice photos; Trapped by a Flash-flood in a canyon; Down the River - two youngsters seek fortune and adventure running a little launch on a New Zealand river; Robert Tipp's terrible ordeal at the top of a lofty flagstaff; My Visit to Mexico - why the author didn't want to go and now likes Mexico less than ever; Our Adventures Among the Berbers - the author's experiences with the Shawia Berbers of Algeria - article with great photos; That Donkey! - the pathetic story of a journalist and the donkey he bought; nice vintage ads. Multiple pieces of red, clear and brown tape securing covers. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Mm 250x310 Volume in copertina rigida, sovraccoperta originale, 240 pagine profusamente illustrate a colori nel testo in lingua italiana - italian text. Libro in perfette condizioni di nuovo - brand new in original shrink wrap; spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
in-8, X-208 pp., illustrations h.t. n&b, broché, couverture illustrée.- Bel exemplaire. [BAT-2]
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 286 pages.
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.
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.
121 pages. Average wear. Modest external soiling. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, plates, maps in the text and endpaper maps; 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
in-8°, 215 pp., illustrations h.t. n&b, broche, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire. [GE-4] Première édition en langue française.
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.
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., First Edition, text in red and black; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a fine copy. VERY SCARCE.
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.
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 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.
