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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.
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.
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
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.
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.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and very minor bump to lower rear corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with small crease to lower rear corner. 151pp. The history of climbing in the Pyrenees and the routes.
336pp VG/none PB First edition in French, editorial printed wrappers slightly browned at margins, a good copy. Important and classic work by the famous climber Guido Rey, translated from the Italian, with many b/w photos. Loosely inserted the obituary notice of Guido Rey from a French newspaper (1935). Prima edizione in francese, brossura editoriale leggermente brunita ai margini, nel complesso un buon esemplare. Classico lavoro del famoso alpinista Guido Rey, tradotto in francese da Emile Gaillard, con numerose illustrazioni in b/n. Incluso un ritaglio da giornale francese con necrologio di Guido Rey (1935).
pp. (1) [Publisher's catalogue], vii, 304, 22 [Publisher's catalogue], (1) + Plus Frontis and full page drawings. Lacks first fly leaf. Age stained. Small 8vo. Original full cloth binding embossed in blind. Gilt decorated and lettered spine. Binding soiled and worn. Hardbound. Captain Thomas Mayne Reid (1818-1883) was an Irish-born novelist, adventurer and traveler. He lived in the United States from 1840-1849, and served in the Mexican War. Allibone II, 1766-7. TRAVEL/7
8vo. First English Edition with an engraved frontispiece (original tissue guard present) engraved title-vignette and numerous engraved illustrations (a number full-page) in the text guard and title lightly spotted; original cloth upper board elaborately b Bright copy of a scarce and important work.
4to., First Edition, with very numerous fine photographs throughout; cloth, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Neate 643.
8vo., First Edition, text in French, with coloured frontispiece, numerous fine coloured and monochrome plates, and printed endpapers, small neat inscription on front free endpaper verso; pictorial boards, ivory cloth back lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy. See Neate *641.
4to., First English Edition, with coloured frontispiece and plates, and numerous illustrations and maps in the text; cloth, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Lavishly illustrated with route maps and descriptions. Neate 645.
VG/VG First edition unprice-clipped. No significant fault with book or dj save that there are isolated light felt tip marks in text, but the text remains readable. No loss, but reflected in price. Octavo 196pp with many expedition photographs. Delightful accounts of the ascent of Everest by the first british woman to do so
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, plates and maps, some mild spotting, free endpapers mildly browned, small contemporary signature on front free endpaper; blue cloth, upper board lettered in blind, gilt back, a bright, clean copy.
in-8°, 151 pp., nombreuses illustrations et dessins n&b, broché, couv. illustree. Traces de pliures sur la couverture sinon bel exemplaire. [HA-5]
232 pages. Index. Illustrated in colour and black and white. "Two of the most important aspects of decorative and functional gardening are combined in this authoritative, extremely wide-ranging and splendidly illustrated reference book." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Book
In 4, cm 23 x 34, pp. 88 con molte illustrazioni fotografiche nel testo a colori. Tutta tela editoriale con sovraccoperta. Ex libris. Prima opera dell'arrampicatore Marco Preti, riporta le sue esperienze di prime arrampicate in molti paesi del mondo. Primo italiano a salire la via Salathe El Capitan, ha arrampicato in Australia, Seychelles, salito il K2 ecc.
3rd impression, revised, of the new edition. VG pbk. Top of cover spine bumped. ISBN 0304310794. (Wisley handbooks). 14721. eng
As New English Paperback. Pbo. Mint. Oblong large 8vo. In English and Turkish. 24, [1] p. Color ills. Nemrut-Suphan Geopark.= Nemrut-Süphan Jeoparki. Photography by Ali Ihsan Gülcü, Adem Gül.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 109 fine plates and double-page map in red and black, title mildly spotted, lengthy inscription on half-title. Pale green cloth,upper board and backstrip lettered in darker green, covers very lightly dust-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. Includes technical data on the photographs. See Neate 626.
Barcelona, M. Arimany Editor, 1947. Dibujos de Antonio Aymat y del autor. Col. de la Montaña y el Mar. Unas 30 páginas sin numerar. Rústica editorial ilustrada. 8º menor. Firma del propietario y firma del autor. Buen ejemplar.
grand in-8, 255 pp., photographies in texte, broché. Très bel exemplaire. [SO-8]
40 pages. Features: Colour photo ad for the 1965 Pontiac Parisienne Custom Sport Coupe; Harry Peteran - Shoemaker at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children; Jacqueline (Jackie) Kennedy's Fight to Live Her Own Life; Photo of Daliah Lavi; Moonshine & Cookies (fiction); Climbing Through British Columbia - article with great colour photos; How to fill your freezer and live off the fat of the land; The Case of the Disappearing TV - locating televisions in 'hidden' places in homes; Free Shopping Spree - Ruth Buckerfield loads her shopping cart for 6 minutes at an IGA grocery store in North York; Young London Goes Ladylike - great colour and black and white fashion photos of designs by Emmanuelle Khahn, David Bond, Bates, John, Kiki Byrne and Roger Nelson; The Rites of Spring - watching pickerel spawn at Gamebridge, Ontario - article with photos; What Ails Dr. Ben Casey? - a visit with TV's Vince Edwards; Rural Route comic strip by Walter Ball; Montmorency comic. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
In 8°, br. edit. ill., pp. (8),105,(3), riccamente ill. b/n n.t.; coll. "Sportiva. 103", ottimo es. (L022/d)