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8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, plates and illustrations in the text, title lightly age-soiled; handsomely bound in full burgundy morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, uncut, laid endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation.
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.
8vo., First Edition, with 65 coloured plates on 24, 22 monochrome plates on 8, several maps (a number full-page) in the text, and endpaper maps; grey cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE.
Reliure club ?diteur. 255 pages.
Broch?. 300 pages. Jaquette.
Broch?. 448 pages.
Cartonnage de l'?diteur. 190 pages. Jaquette illustr?e.
Reliure ?diteur. 474 pages. Jaquette d?fra?chie 21x30 cm.
4° br. fig., pp.96, belle fot. anche a col., e cart. f.t..
8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece, and numerous monochrome plates and maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With the armorial bookplate of Ian Vaughan-Arbuckle on front free endpaper. Vaughan-Arbuckle, formerly Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Logistics Corps, served in India, Hong Kong, Germany and the Falklands. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Neate *364.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Light wear to cover. 62 pages. Previous owner's name inside.
In-8 gr., 2 volumi, cartonato mod., tit. su etichetta al dorso, conserv. copp. orig. (lievi aloni e fioriture), pp. XII,510,(6); (6),474,(6). Come da Indice, l'opera è ben illustrata da complessive 381 immagini fotografiche in b.n. in tavv. f.t. (di cui 3 ritratti e 1 panorama), da 9 tavv. a colori (di cui 1 panorama) e da 3 carte geografiche a colori, più volte ripieg. "Prima edizione italiana" di questo celebre testo. Cfr. Pagliaini,I, p. 617. Sui frontesp. dei 2 volumi hanno erroneam. scritto: (Sul 1°) “Con 403 incisioni da fotografie e da acquarelli e disegni dell'autore, e con 10 carte” - (Sul 2°) “Con 397 incisioni in nero, due panorami, otto tavole a colori, e dieci carte". Testo ben conservato.
Brossura editoriale illustrata, cm 15x21, pp 258 (6), 16 tavole in nero ed altrettante a colori. Coll. Exploits. Lievi segni d’uso sulla brossura. Prima edizione italiana, con traduzione e introduzione di Luciano Serra, di In High Places, apparsa poco dopo la scomparsa dell’alpinista scozzese, travolto da una valanga a sotto il Col de Luisset. Nel suo stile “incisivo e laconico” Haston ricorda le imprese nella nativa Scozia, sulle Dolomiti, le Alpi Occidentali, l’Eiger, l’Old Man of Hoy (Orcadi), il Cerro Torre, lo Yosemite, l’Annapurna, l’Everest; in appendice, l’edizione italiana aggiunge tre articoli dell’autore, apparsi su periodi inglesi, sulla Parete Sud dell’Everest, il Changabang, il McKinley/Denali. (Angelini 1412, Perret 2178)
Broch?. 225 pages.
in-8°, 269 pages, illustrations en N&B et en couleurs, broche, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire (couverture recouverte d'adhesif transparent, quelques pages jaunies). [DV-22]
in-8°, 292 pages, photographies, carte h.t. depl., broche, couv., jaquette illustree. Tres bel exemplaire, tres frais. [HI-5/2][PU-1]?[QU-2]
Tela c/sovraccoperta, cm14.5x22, pp 322 (2); 8 fotografie a colori e 45 in nero, 1 carta ripiegata. Settima edizione. Traduzione G. Gentilli.
London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953, 8vo tutta tela , pp. XVI-288 con 26 ill. in tav. f.t.
Broch?. 275 pages. Manque ? la jaquette.