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22 pages. Published upon the fiftieth anniversary of the climbing of these British Columbia mountains. Printed upon glossy stock. Many black and white photos. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 13 plates on 11, half-title and title lightly spotted; original cloth, backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, backstrip lightly mottled else a very good, bright, clean copy. The author was a contemporary of the Abraham brothers with whom he climbed occasionally. He was also one of those who made the first ascent of the Ben Nuis Chimney on Arran in 1901. Includes short bibliography. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Neate 43.
8vo., Third Edition, with frontispiece, and numerous plates and maps (a number folding); red cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, radial corners, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Revised and expanded version of the original edition of 1923.
A clean, unmarked book in a tight binding. Slight edge wear. Large format: 10 1/2"w x 14"h. 182 pages. A selection of 150 of Ray Atkeson's color photographs of the Pacific Northwest's Cascade Mountain Range.
8vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece, numerous plates and illustrations in the text, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; red cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in 1934.
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
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
No marks or inscriptions. Very tiny crease/bump to upper front corner and first few page, none to rear or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards. 256pp. Complete guide to rock climbing from first steps to advanced rescue techniques, with advice on clothing and equipment, strength and stamina and the best locations worldwide. Well illustrated.
This listing consists of pages 1-4 and 11-14 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents include: Kidnapping of John S. Labatt; many international stories; Saanich will hold 65th annual fair in September; Cameron Lake photo; Photo of Father Bernard R. Hubbard mountain climbing in Alaska; Editorial page; Large ad for Standard Furniture Co.; Razing of main classroom structure of Corrig College in Victoria; Vacation page; photo of Dr. William Beebe and his steel diving ball; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear and soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria, B.C. Newspaper
32 pages. Features: When Old Salem Hunted Witches - men and women were put to death on the accusation of little children; The Man Who Fights Alone - "The Cop is the World's Greatest Warrior" - article with statistics of policemen killed on the job; Why I Left New York (part 1) - a middle westerner moves there but is in conflict with its alien atmosphere; Who Pays for Our Radio Programs? - noted economics author explains how national advertisers foot the bill so we can listen-in without charge; Captain Kidd - Pirate-Catcher - the rover is commissioned to capture ships flying the black flag; Mr. (Henry) Ford's Page - no amount of pretense can improve upon the original; Editorials - the time of England's trouble, is the jury system a failure, police death roll, the family is the unit; Woodrow Wilson (part 9) - He refused to be rushed into hasty decisions; World War's Effect Upon the Negro - overseas the colored soldier acquired an entirely new estimate of his importance in the scheme of things; Dry-Farming - The Tragedy of the West - scores of deserted homes stand as mute monuments to the settler's struggle in a land where rain seldom comes; Moonlight Midnight on "Old Tim" - Climbing Mount Timpanogas; The Voyage of the Victoria - part 3 - further adventures of Magellan; Chats with Office Callers; A Dance a Week - Hull's Victory, Lady Walpole's Reel, and Speed the Plow (with piano music for each); amazing photos of strange worldwide professions - a daredevil juggling atop several chairs, rubber tappers in Ceylon demonstrating the herringbone system,Egyptian dervishes passing skewers through their cheeks, and a Korean peddler of earthen ware - carried upon his back! Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, plates and map; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy. Neate *149.
4to., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs (many full-page); blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Vividly-written and sumptuously illustrated account of the author's four expeditions to the world's highest peak.
8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured portrait frontispiece, numeroud plates in monochrome and many maps in the text; blue cloth, upper board blocked in blind, backstrip lettered in silver, blue top a little faded, a near fine copy in unclipped, very lightly browned dustwrapper. Covers the Swiss ascent of Everest and the first ascent of Lhotse. Published a year after the German version. Neate 240.
Features: Explorers Club members help select the "Seven Underwater Wonders of the World"; High Points of Climbing in the Alps; Nepal's Karnali Zone - Land without Rice; Mountains in Crisis - Man Vs. Nature; The cutting edge of low technology - pack animals; Galapagos Gourmets and Gourmands; A Benediction for Voyager 2. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with slight creasing to edges. 208pp. An analysis of the personalities of twelve internationally renowned climbers as they tackle some of the most challenging climbs in the world.
Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and the smallest of bumps to upper front corner - book otherwise in mint condition. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 360pp. A celebration of one hundred years since the establishment of the Fell and Rock Climbing Club of the English Lake District with thirty articles on the subject of climbs past and present. Well illustrated.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, coloured and monochrome plates and double-page map, contemporary inscription on blank preliminary; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. Scholarly examination of the controversy surroung the first ascent. Incudes detailed chronological history 1762-1854. Neate *120.
Staple-bound pamphlet. An extract from the Atlantic Monthly, November, 1876 (facsimile). A bit crinkled.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 688pp. A perennially popular mountaineering anthology on both sides of the Atlantic with some of the finest essays written on mountaineering and a plethora of more light-hearted and humorous items.
8vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), coloured plate and 60 wood-engraved illustrations (a number full-page) in the text, a few relevant pencilled marginal annotations in a neat scholarly hand; handsomely bound in navy full crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame borders, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, uncut, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With 2pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. Dedicated to Faraday, Tyndall's classic account was first published in 1860. This revised edition, sanctioned by his widow and issued three years after his death, includes minor textual corrections and a much improved index. Equally notable both as scientist and mountaineer, Tyndall transformed his scientific interest in mountains into a keen appreciation of their beauty and pleasures. His most famous climb is probably the first ascent of the Weisshorn, but he was also a contender for the first ascent of the Matterhorn. In July 1862 (with Johann Bennen) he reached the main shoulder, only to be defeated by a deep cleft. Neate 836.
8vo., First Edition, with 43 plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in dustwrapper, the latter mildly frayed and creased at edges. Much sought-after biography of the climber who almost single-handedly rejuvenated the sport during the 1950s. Often accompanied by Don Whillans, he pioneered routes of extraordinary severity including Alps, first ascents of Kanchengjunga and the Montagh Tower. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Neate B185.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), plates (a number in photogravure), folding panorama on japon and 2 large folding coloured maps (one in relief) at end, a little negligible foxing here and there; original red diced cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, uncut, an unusually well-preserved bright, clean, crisp copy. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Neate *273.
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.
Pages 761-808. Features: Nice colour ad for six models of Kodak camera inside front cover; One-page ad for the Daimler Conquest auto; Excellent half-page photo ad for Aston Martin entitled "From le Mans to Runnymede'; Dramatic photos of the result of the crash which slice off the bow of the British Railways ship 'Duke of York'; Royal photos; Phillip gets his wings; Jordan Revisited - article with photos of Jordan, King Hussein, Palestinian refugee camp; House-trained otter of Mrs. Puggaard in Denmark; Training horses for Coronation Day; Extensive rehearsals for Coronation Day; Photos of personalities of the week, including Brig.-General E.N. Tandy, Crown Prince Akihito; Edward Shanks, Monsieur C. Kastally of Tunis, and some members of the 1953 Everest Expedition to be led by Colonel John Hunt; Pablo Picasso with his 'Goat and Bottle' sculpture; The 280-mm artillery guns which willl be used to fire the world's first atomic shell in Nevada; Two pages of photos and information on Laos - its King and Capital, and the fortified plain of Jars; Centerfold photo of Everest from the 20,000 foot level on Pumori; Photos of mountain climbing training and practice with oxygen equipment prior to the English assault on Everest; Photos of Navy helicopters in Malaya; Photo of the Canberra bomber which set a new world altitude record, and her pilot, Wing Commander W.F. Gibb; Photo of wrecked B.O.A.C. Comet which crashed after takeoff from Calcutta on May2nd; M. Jean Rousseau's pocke submarine in action; Wow - photo of a very early drone - an Australian-designed Jindivik Mark I pilotless jet is tested at Woomera; Photo of the Short SB5 adjustable wing research aircraft in flight; Photos of the Queen's Faberge Beasts - lent for a London exhibition; Recent Royal photos; Photos of the latest British fighting vehicles - the Field Mouse, universal tracked carrier and Saracen infantry carrier; Photos of the Queen at the Old Vic to watch 'King Henry VIII"; Jumping Frogs; Colour-illustrated Good Year ad inside back cover features the coat-of-arms of James Andrew Ramsay, Earl of Dalhousie; Nice colour-illustrated Dry Sack ad on back cover shows the Seville Cathedral; and more. Four-inch opening at top of coverfold. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
