Crocket, KenMareMagnum
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Ex-library book with usual (minimal) marks and stamps and ffep missing. No creasing to covers, crease down spine. A clean tight copy with dusty slightly marked boards and bumping to upper corners. 264pp.
Sm. 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, title in red and black, and numerous full-page illustrations in the text, a few small marginalia, neat contemporary signature on blank preliminary; original olive cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in red, radial corners, brown endpapers, a very good, bright, crisp copy. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
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. 172pp. Beginning with an account of the history of climbs in the area, the book goes on to describe climbs on Gimmer Crag, White Ghyll, Pavey Ark, Raven Crag, Bowfell Buttress and Deer Bield Crag.
Name/date to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright laminated boards and no bumping to corners. 96pp. With over thirty walks covering the 'Munros' in Wales showing photographs, sketches, maps and descriptions of the mountain walking routes. All are around Snowdon and they cover the Carneddau, Tryfan and the Glyders and the Snowdon range itself.
Features: Mountain Climbing - nice photos; Nova Scotia Feast - the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture's Annual mammoth chicken barbecue, the chicken a la grille; Drumbeats on the Prairie - Fort Battle, built by the Northwest Mounted Police in 1876; Ontario Roadside Parks Invite You; Trip Tips for Camera Fans; Summer Theatre - the Stratford Festival; Esso's Touring Service. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
321 pages including bibliography. The first anthology devoted exclusively to climbing on the world's two highest and best-known mountains. Spans the years 1933 through 1996. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 70 plates on 32, numerous line illustrations (a number full-page) and several full-page maps in the text, some faint offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; blue cloth, gilt back, backstrip lettering very slightly dulled else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly creased at head and tail of backstrip. Hillary's climbing autobiography with Everest 1953 as its climax. INCREASINGLY ELUSIVE IN ANYTHING LIKE THIS CONDITION. Neate 369
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 70 plates on 32, numerous line illustrations (a number full-page) and several full-page maps in the text, title and following few leaves lightly spotted; handsomely bound in full dark blue 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, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR [E. P. HILLARY] ON TITLE. Hillary's climbing autobiography with Everest 1953 as its climax. Neate 369.
8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, plates and endpaper maps coloured in outline; original grey tweed cloth, backstrip lettered in red, fore-edge lightly spotted else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The story of the Himalayan Scientific and Mountaineering Expedition 1960-61, which includes a search for the yeti and an attempt on Makalu. Published a year after the US edition. Neate 371.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, rubbing to spine ends and no bumping to corners. 95pp. Mountaineering magazine including features Soft rock in France, Ben Nevis walks, Haute Route - Zermatt, Baffin Island crags, Dovey Hills and much more. Very well illustrated, some in colour.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight strain to staples and no bumping to corners. 88pp. Mountaineering magazine including features Verdon Gorge, Kathmandu trekking, Lochnagar, Gardoms Edge, Trento, North Wales walk and much more. Very well illustrated, some in colour.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 88pp. Mountaineering magazine including features on Bregaglia, Nepal trekking, peak bouldering, Snowdonia 20 walk, Millican Dalton, Gran Paradiso walk and much more. Very well illustrated, some in colour.
No marks or inscriptions. Creasing to some corners. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards. 88pp. Mountaineering magazine including features Cairngorm walk, X.C skiing in Norway, super grit hit list, Harpur Hill, Namibia climbing and much more. Very well illustrated, some in colour.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, rubbing to front near spine and no bumping to corners. 88pp. Mountaineering magazine including features Walking boots tested, Lourmarin in France, Lost in Patagonia, bouldering in Oz, Gran Sasso in Italy, Cerro Torre and much more. Very well illustrated, some in colour.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
in-8, 187 pp., illustrations h.t. n&b, broché, couverture illustrée.- Bel exemplaire. [DV-8][CA27/0-]
Paris Les Editions de France 1932, In-12 relié demi-basane marron amateur, dos à nerfs. 264 pages. Préface du Général BRUCE.
8vo., Fourth Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 6 plates by Whymper; maroon cloth, boards framed and blocked in blind, gilt back, black endpapers, joints lightly rubbed and case a litle shaken else a very good, bright, clean copy. With 2pp publisher's catalogue at end. First published in 1871. This edition includes minor textual corrections and the first Index. Neate *839.
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
3 vols., 8vo., Mixed Impressions, with coloured and monochrome plates and maps; cloth (blue/brown/blue respectively), gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. FIRST VOLUME SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. First volume with personal armorial bookplate on front free endpaper. The trilogy comprises: I Chose to Climb (sixth impression, 1977), The Next Horizon (first impression, 1973) and The Everest Years (first impression, 1986). Neate 90, 94 (first and second volumes respectively).
8vo., Fourth Impression, with frontispiece, plates and maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The author's first book, originally published in 1966. Includes his first major Scottish climb in 1953, the first British ascent of the Eigerwand, first steps in the Himalaya and the Central Tower of Paine in Patagonia. Neate 90 (recording the first edition).
8vo., First Edition, with 44 plates; handsomely bound in full dark green crushed morocco, sides with git frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with an ice-axe motif, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. An elegant copy of author's first book. Includes his first major Scottish climb in 1953, the first British ascent of the Eigerwand, first steps in the Himalaya and the Central Tower of Paine in Patagonia. Neate 90.
8vo., First Edition, with several plates, free endpapers lightly browned; original green cloth, boards framed in blind, upper board lettered in gilt, green top, green marbled endpapers, a remarkably bright, clean, crisp copy. The Britannia Hut is the only mountain club hut in the Alps built entirely from funds raised by British climbers. Clinton Dent (1850-1912) was the first President of the Association. RARE. Neate 33.
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.
No publication date or edition statement, 159 pages, illustrated, appendices, index, (Beaufort Library ; 4), Boots Library sticker on front cover. eng
