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8vo., First Edition, with chromolithographed frontispiece, 3 chromolithographed plates (some minor age-soiling at margins; one plate rather more heavily soiled) and 3 maps coloured in blue; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame borders, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled with ice-axes in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, original backstrip gilt mounted on new and separate leaf at front, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The author was President of the Alpine Club 1875-77. EXTREMELY SCARCE. Neate *375.
- Imp. Joseph allier, Grenoble 1886, 16,5x25,5cm, broché. - Edition originale imprimée à 175 ex. Envoi d'un bibliophile à un autre bibliophile. Rare et agréable exemplaire. [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ON DEMAND]
Broché. 30 pages. Mouillures en marge. Couverture tachée. 18x20cm.
Broch?. 294 pages. Rousseurs. Couverture d?fra?chie.
GOLDSWIL/INTERLAKEN, Ed. Dr H.A. Gurtner , pour SAURER -- Non daté (Vers 1930 ?) - In-8 broché - 5é pages - Nombreuses photographies N. & B. et Photographies H.T. de publicité SAURER - 7 aquarelles H.T. sur 8 de REBER. - Propre Edition bilingue.
Sm. 8vo., Sixteenth Edition, with a folding coloured map as frontispiece, 44 coloured and monochrome maps (11 folding, 23 double-page and 10 full-page), 14 coloured and monochrome panoramas on 9 and 3 panoramas in the text, 12 town plans (3 folding, 3 double-page and 6 full-page) and rear endpaper map, some very light age-staining; original cloth blocked and lettered in blind and gilt, gilt back, marbled edges, yellow endpapers, silk marker, a very good, bright, clean copy. Scarce in this condition.
Arthaud 1970, In-8 broché sous jaquette illustrée. 215 pages + photos en hors texte. Bon état.
in-8°, 111 pp., nombreux dessins n&b, broche, couv. illustree. Etat d'usage (passages soulignes). [CA33-4]
Broch?. 400 pages.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, with pictorial and printed titles, 15 fine full-page coloured illustrations, and very numerous illustrations in monochrome in the text; handsomely bound in contemporary brown half morocco BY H WOOD, marbled boards, back with five raised bands, second compartment lettered and ruled in gilt, gilt top, marbled endpapers heightened with gilt, original wrappers (printed in red and black) preserved, corners very lightly frayed else a most attractive, crisp clean copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The binding is signed on front free endpaper verso. This splendid copy was presented as a prize in the Grand Concours Annual of the Societe Nationale des Professeurs de Francais. It was awarded in December 1890 to J W Blagden of Dulwich College.The society's fine presentation bookplate, completed in MS and with blind-embossed stamp, is tipped to front paste-down.
grand in-8°, 351 pp., nombreuses illustrations et figures, noir et blanc, broche, couverture illustree. Qq. salissures aux 12 dernieres pages sinon bon etat. [DV-15]
Broch?. 190 pages. Rousseurs.
3 volumes broch?s de 400 pages environ.
8vo., First Edition, with engraved frontispiece, 4 engraved plates and 6 illustrations in the text; attractively bound in tan half calf BY LARKINS, marbled boards, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and third compartments with dark brown leather labels lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments elaborately tooled with floral spray in gilt, gilt top, marbled endpapers, uncut, a very good, bright, clean copy. CLINTON THOMAS DENT'S COPY WITH HIS FINE ENGRAVED PICTORIAL BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. The binding is signed on front free endpaper verso. With the trade ticket of Matthews & Brooke of Bradford and Leeds on front paste-down. Bonney was President of the Alpine Club from 1881 to 1883; Dent from 1887 to 1889. Dent made the first ascent of the Dru (1978) and visited the Caucasus several times during the last decades of the century. He was instrumental in founding the Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club and became its first President in 1879; an obituary and memoir was published when the Association opened the first British hut on the Allalinhorn in 1912. A UNIQUE AND SPLENDID COPY LINKING TWO PRESIDENTS OF THE ALPINE CLUB AND WITH OUTSTANDING BRITISH AND ALPINE MOUNTAINEERING PROVENANCE. Neate *98.
8vo., Third Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), title in red and black, title-vignette, and 99 full-page plates, endpapers mildly browned; original green ribbed cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, brown cloth back lettered in gilt, uncut, hinges tender (but binding wholly sound), boards mildly faded else a bright, clean copy. With the engraved armorial bookplate of John Francis Leigh Clare on front paste-down, and his holograph signature on front free endpaper. Published in the same year as the first edition. Clare was son to John Leigh Clare, merchant and art collector, of Toxteth Old Hall, Liverpool. Neate *176.
8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece (original tissue guard present), 21 fine photographic plates in gravure (all original tissue guards present), 20 smaller photographs as chapter heads and 10 maps in the text, endpapers mildly browned; original pale green buckram, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, backstrip mildly sunned (but all gilt wholly legible), joints very lightly rubbed, short split in paper of upper hinge (but binding entirely sound), a well-preserved, bright, cleam, crisp copy. With the engraved bookplate of Herbert Cooke on front paste-down. One of the greatest Alpine memoirs. Moore climbed with Whymper and Horace Walker, and was a member of the party which made the first ascent of Mont Blanc via the Brenva ice-ridge. Originally published privately in 1867 in an edition of 100 copies. The plates are remarkable for their extensive and detailed captions. Moore's later diaries, currently unpublished, are held by the Alpine Club. Neate *535; Perret 3086 'edition la plus interessante pour l'alpiniste'.
8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 16 plates (all original tissue guards present); original maroon pebble-grain cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, chocolate endpapers, uncut, expertly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. Front and rear advertisement paste-downs preserved. With the nineteenth century armorial bookplate of Lt.-Colonel Hon. Henry C. Legge on front paste-down, and binder's ticket of Edmonds & Remnants on rear paste-down. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
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.
8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), numerous plates and illustrations in the text, and 2 folding maps (one coloured; one coloured in outline); pictorial cloth, gilt back, green endpapers, covers very lightly faded else a very good, bright, crisp copy. With the armorial bookplate of Harry Robert Sauve Pulman on front paste-down. Not recorded by Neate.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and numerous fine photographs, some very light and occasional marginal browning, light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; original green buckram, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt top, uncut, a remarkably bright, crisp copy in unclipped, mildly age-browned dustwrapper. EXTREMELY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Neate *302.
8vo., Third Edition, with numerous coloured maps on japon (a number folding or double-page); original series binding of blue cloth, gilt back, two blue silk markers, a very good, bright, crisp copy.
32 pages. Features: Fun photos of children inside front cover; Debt - Our Biggest National Industry/Money - Our Most Costly Commodity - Can the Price of Money Be Decreased?; The Backstage Story of the Marion Talley Drama - article with photo; Morality That Was First Military - army commanders long ago discovered principles now claimed by pacifists; Where the People of the British Isles Came From; Books That Started the Bells Ringing; Henry Ford's Page - Businessmen are leaders of social movements; Editorials - the McNary-Haugen Bill is vetoed, Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver advocates trial marriage, Madame Schumann-Heink denies endorsing a cigarette (being aimed at women); Skiing in the Bavarian Alps; Paid - A Billion Dollars for Beauty - Sleuths of Science Still on the Trail of Elixir of Youth; Benjamin Franklin as an Abolitionist - fascinating article; Intimate Glimpses of Elbert Hubbard - photo-illustrated article; Chats with Office Callers; I Read in the Papers; News Bits; Nice dog/puppy photos inside back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Middle page loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Bonus: Blank 8.5" x 5.5" subscription renewal form laid-in. Book
8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, plates and map; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy. Neate *149.