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446326Book Club Associates. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed copy. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Quest for Adventure is a collection of stories written by Chris Bonington looking at the adventurous impulse which has driven men and women to achieve the impossible in the face of Earth's elements: crossing its oceans deserts and poles; canoeing its rivers; climbing its mountains and descending into its caves.This specially bound gilt edged edition is signed by Chris Bonington. Sold 'very good'. Book Club Associates hardcover
1973102238London: Hodder & Stoughton 1973. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. 352pp. Large octavo in original cloth and dust jacket with colour and b&w plates both sides from photos 1 folding and illustrations. Signed by Sir Chris Bonington on title page. very good Neate B129. Account of the unsuccessful attempt in 1972 with Dougal Haston and Hamish MacInnes. 1973 Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
1990124246San Francisco: Sierra Club 1990. Hardcover. near fine. 1st US Edition. 192 pp.pp. Quarto in original blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. Dust jacket illustrated with colored photo of Karakoram range and author on back in very good condition. Bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. Beautiful colored photos throughout. near fine A wonderful photographic autobiography of Bonington's thirty years of climbing on the world's great peaks. This copy signed by Bonington on half-titlepage. 1990 Sierra Club hardcover
1986104141London: Hodder & Stoughton 1986. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. 256pp. Octavo in original blue cloth and dust jacket with colour plates both sides from photos and b&w illustrations in text from photos and drawings maps. Signed on title page by Bonington. very good The author's account of climbs on Everest in 1972 1975 and 1985 as well as on K2 and his ascent of Mount Vinson Antarctica's highest peak 1986 Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
1977Q-0099159406Arrow Books Ltd 1977-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Arrow Books Ltd paperback
1983Q-0340332387Hodder and Stoughton 1983-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Hodder and Stoughton hardcover
1973Q-0575003472Littlehampton Book Services Lt 1973-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Littlehampton Book Services Lt hardcover
1973Q-0340169729Hodder and Stoughton 1973-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Hodder and Stoughton hardcover
1971Q-0070064903McGraw-Hill 1971-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! McGraw-Hill hardcover
2003N9-130FOrion Pub Co 2003-12-31. Hardcover. New. Orion Pub Co hardcover
1971Q-0304937134Cassell & Company 1971-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Cassell & Company hardcover
0708913466.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
10626-9371338245Paperback. New. Book Condition is in New Paperback Original Edition. Shipped Same Day. We do not ship APO and FPO. Will be dispatched fast. Please send me an email if you have any questions. 100% Satisfaction. paperback
1984Q-039301875XW.W. Norton & Company 1984-07-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! W.W. Norton & Company hardcover
1976104147London: Hodder & Stoughton 1976. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. 239pp. Octavo in original blue cloth and dust jacket with colour frontispiece and plates both sides from photos and b&w illustrations in text from photos drawings including maps etc. Dust jacket with chip at top of spineSigned on title page by Bonington. very good Neate B130. Account of the successful ascent of the south-west face on nwhich camerman Mick Burke disappeared. 1976 Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
0905634586.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1976362807London: Book Club Associates 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; 239 pages 80 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations chiefly color color portraits ; 27 cm. Subjects; Mountaineering Everest Mount China and Nepal. Mountaineering. Everest Mount China and Nepal Description and travel. Asia Mount Everest. Everest Mount Description and travel. Everest Mount China and Nepal. London: Book Club Associates hardcover
2003Q-1841882305Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated 2003-11-13. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated paperback
1997Q-8173030731Book Faith India 1997-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Book Faith India paperback
1966143964London: Victor Gollancz Ltd 1966. 208 pp. Octavo. Frontispiece portrait and plates both sides from photos. In original blue cloth in worn dust jacket with some chips and closed tears. Spine somewhat faded as normal. Signed to a fan on front free endpaper "All the best from one deadbeat to a human dynamo." Neate B132. Autobiography. Includes accounts of his early climbs in Britain and the Alps where he made the first British ascent of the Eigerwand in the Himalaya and the Central Tower of Paine in Patagonia. 1966 Victor Gollancz Ltd hardcover
198214600<p>London: Hodder & Stoughton 1982. <i><b>Signed on the half-title page by Chris Bonington.</b></i> First edition / First printing. Black cloth. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Bottom front flap of dust jacket has sticker with U.S. price pasted over British price. An oval W.W. Norton sticker is pasted at the bottom of the rear jacket flap. This is the British first with stickers applied to the jacket flaps intended for U.S. distribution. The account of the historic first ascent of the highest peak in Western China.</p> Hodder & Stoughton, hardcover
2024Gyan-9789371337403Gyan Publishing House 2024. 6 Books. Set. Paperback. New. 21.59 x 27.94 x 9.429. English Gyan Publishing House paperback
2024Gyan-9789371337403Gyan Publishing House 2024. 6 Books. Set. Paperback. New. 21.59 x 27.94 x 9.429. English Gyan Publishing House paperback
1976SQ7968293<p>In 1974 master climber Chris Bonington led a British and Indian expedition including climbing legend Doug Scott on the first ascent of Changabang the "Matterhorn of the Himalayas."</p> Oxford University Press hardcover
2000111347London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2000. First edition of this work by Bonington and Clarke. Octavo original cloth cartographic endpapers illustrated. Signed by Chris Bonington and Charles Clarke on the title page. From the library of James Stephen “Steve†Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown of each volume. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high balloon Spirit of Freedom. He completed the 2002 trip in 13 days 8 hours and 33 minutes and set records for both the Longest Distance Flown Solo in a Balloon and Fastest Balloon Flight Around the World. Fossett was also one of sailing’s most prolific distance record holders set the Absolute World Speed Record for airships with a Zeppelin NT in 2004. He received numerous awards and honors throughout his career including aviation’s highest award the Gold Medal of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale FAI which he was awarded in 2002. Fossett disappeared on September 3 2007 while flying a light aircraft over the Great Basin Desert between Nevada and California. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A nice association. The authors describe their attempt to reach the peak of Sepu Kangri a daunting mountain deep in central Tibet Weidenfeld & Nicolson hardcover