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New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1908. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST USA EDITION. Original virtically ribbed dark green cloth, white-grey decoration front cover, TEG, gilt lettering spine. Clean and bright. Solid binding. Much better condition than what is usual for this book. Two previous owner names and dates (1908 and 1976) penned to blank free front endpage, Vernon Howard (renowned mountaineering bookseller) bookplate on same page, old newspaper clipping about Cook being sentenced for fraud tipped to front pastedown, verso of front endpage has old newspaper clippings of Cook's arrival in Copenhagen pasted to it and the next blank page has the end of the same article pasted to it. The title page has owner name penned to the top (same as the 1908 owner on the FFEP), no other marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding, exceptionally bright and clean covers, overall near Fine. Book measures 236mm tall x 154mm, and has 321 pages, 71…
Read More SCRAMBLED AMONGST THE ALPS: IN THE YEARS 1860-69 1871 by Edward Whymper - 1871
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SCRAMBLED AMONGST THE ALPS: IN THE YEARS 1860-69 1871
by Edward Whymper
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London: John Murray City, 1871. First Edition.. half Leather. very good Plus. The Author. Copyright Date Is 1871, This Volume Is Handsomely Bound In Private Period Binding With Half Vellum And Marbled Paper Covered Boards. The Work Is Heavily Illustrated With Plates And Images Of Whymper's Creating. This Volume Includes A Folding Plate, Three Black And White Folding Maps And A Single Lithographed Folding Map In The Rear. This Volume Documents Whymper's Attempts To Ascend The Matterhorn And Peaks Of The Alps. This Antique Volume Is Bound In Half Vellum With Marbled Paper Covered Boards And Marbled Endpapers. The Spine Is Adorned With Raised Bands And Gilt Tooling And Lettering. The Exterior Shows Mild Signs Of Age/Wear With Rubbing And Scraping To The Boards And Light Soiling. The Pages Are Bright And Clean With Mild Age Toning And Occasional Light Ripping To The Folding Maps And Plate. Text And Maps Are Bright And Clean, Binding Is Secure, A Solid Collectible Book. Size: 7�" - 9�" Tall
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To The Top Of The Continent -- Discovery, Exploration And Adventure In Sub-Arctic Alaska. The First Ascent Of Mt McKinley, 1903-1906.
by Cook, Frederick
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Ice-Bound Heights Of The Mustagh: An Account Of Two Seasons Of Pioneer Exploration And High Climbing In The Baltistan Himalaya
by Workman, Fanny Bullock & William Hunter
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original green cloth, blue-brown-grey-white-black decoration of mountain scene front cover, TEG, gilt lettering cover & spine. minor faint soiling front covers, solid binding, old gift inscription penned to the front free endpaper dated Xmas 1907 (which means the book was sold before the publication date on the title page), no other previous owner marks or writing on any pages, bright clean pages, COMPLETE with all plates and maps. A nice example of the book in collectible condition. The book measures 243mm tall x 161mm, and has 444 pages, 166 b/w photos & 4 watercolor plates in color, 2 folding maps, index. THE PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.
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Flowers From The Upper Alps, With Glimpses Of Their Homes
by Walton, Elijah & T. G. Bonney
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London: W. M. Thompson, 1882. Fifth Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Walton, Elijah. The illustrations are particularly attractive to alpine enthusiasts since they include mountain backgrounds by the famous alpine artist. Very scarce. 5th edition (same contents & size as first edition but different colored binding), 335mm tall x 241mm, viii + 12 chromolithograph plates each mounted on thick stock paper (blank verso), each followed by a page of descriptive text (blank versos), each chromolithograph page is preceded by a thin blank protective page. Complete with all pages and plates. NOT ex-library, previous owner name penned to the first blank protective page (blank page before first illustrated plate). AEG, original blue cloth covers, rebacked with new navy cloth spine with gilt lettering (Walton's books almost always fall apart and need rebacking), new EPs, highly gilt decorated patterns front cover, matching patterns in blind on rear cover,…
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The Oberland And Its Glaciers Explored And Illustrated With Ice-Axe And Camera
by George, H. B.
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London: Akfred W. Bennett, 1866. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Ernest Edwards. FIRST EDITION 1866. Original blue pebbled cloth, AEG, gilt lettering front cover & spine, gilt decoration of box camera and ice-axe on front cover, gilt title frame front, gilt rules spine ends, debossed triple borders front & rear covers. Diffuse grubbiness covers, rubbed spine ends and corners, no owner writing or marks on any pages, solid binding, paper cracked inside hinges but hinges strong and not broken (mess is solid and tight), some foxing in places but considerably less than what is frequently found for this book. The book measures 275mm tall x 215mm, and has 243 pages, 28 b/w photos, map. This is probably the earliest mountaineering book to use photographs as illustrations. Account of the author's excursion to Bernese Oberland with the purpose of photographing the mountains and the climbing. The group was comprised of 5 men and 4 women, plus the famous guide Christian Almer,…
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The Ascent of Mt Mount Saint St Elias Alaska -- FIRST EDITION
by De Filippi, Filippo
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Westminster London: Archibald Constable and Co, 1900. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. vittorio sella. FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Rebound in green cloth to resemble the original binding with original front cover title patch cleanly mounted in original position on front cover and original spine patches similarly mounted. Overall nice condition. Tight binding with no loose pages (the text block has been sewn into page gatherings = the stitching shows at the start/end of each gathering --> see photo). Gift inscription on front pastedown. No other former owner writing or marks in book. Based on the inscription, this book was given to Smoke Blanchard prior to his 1964 expedition to Mt St Elias, possibly by Vin Hoeman, beloved climber & mountaineering historian who perished in an avalanche on the 1969 Dhaulagiri expedition along with 6 others, though the "Love Always" seems a bit melodramatic. Smoke Blanchard's St Elias expedition was a 4-man…
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To The Top Of The Continent -- Discovery, Exploration And Adventure In Sub-Arctic Alaska. The First Ascent Of Mt McKinley, 1903-1906.
by Cook, Frederick
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1908. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST USA EDITION. Original virtically ribbed dark green cloth, white-grey decoration front cover, TEG, gilt lettering spine. Clean and bright. Solid binding. Much better condition than what is usual for this book. Two previous owner names and dates (1908 and 1976) penned to blank free front endpage, Vernon Howard (renowned mountaineering bookseller) bookplate on same page, old newspaper clipping about Cook being sentenced for fraud tipped to front pastedown, verso of front endpage has old newspaper clippings of Cook's arrival in Copenhagen pasted to it and the next blank page has the end of the same article pasted to it. The title page has owner name penned to the top (same as the 1908 owner on the FFEP), no other marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding, exceptionally bright and clean covers, overall near Fine. Book measures 236mm tall x 154mm, and has 321 pages, 71…
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Ice-Bound Heights Of The Mustagh: An Account Of Two Seasons Of Pioneer Exploration And High Climbing In The Baltistan Himalaya
by Workman, Fanny Bullock & William Hunter
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original green cloth, blue-brown-grey-white-black decoration of mountain scene front cover, TEG, gilt lettering cover & spine. minor faint soiling front covers, solid binding, old gift inscription penned to the front free endpaper dated Xmas 1907 (which means the book was sold before the publication date on the title page), no other previous owner marks or writing on any pages, bright clean pages, COMPLETE with all plates and maps. A nice example of the book in collectible condition. The book measures 243mm tall x 161mm, and has 444 pages, 166 b/w photos & 4 watercolor plates in color, 2 folding maps, index. THE PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.
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Flowers From The Upper Alps, With Glimpses Of Their Homes
by Walton, Elijah & T. G. Bonney
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London: W. M. Thompson, 1882. Fifth Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Walton, Elijah. The illustrations are particularly attractive to alpine enthusiasts since they include mountain backgrounds by the famous alpine artist. Very scarce. 5th edition (same contents & size as first edition but different colored binding), 335mm tall x 241mm, viii + 12 chromolithograph plates each mounted on thick stock paper (blank verso), each followed by a page of descriptive text (blank versos), each chromolithograph page is preceded by a thin blank protective page. Complete with all pages and plates. NOT ex-library, previous owner name penned to the first blank protective page (blank page before first illustrated plate). AEG, original blue cloth covers, rebacked with new navy cloth spine with gilt lettering (Walton's books almost always fall apart and need rebacking), new EPs, highly gilt decorated patterns front cover, matching patterns in blind on rear cover,…
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The Oberland And Its Glaciers Explored And Illustrated With Ice-Axe And Camera
by George, H. B.
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London: Akfred W. Bennett, 1866. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Ernest Edwards. FIRST EDITION 1866. Original blue pebbled cloth, AEG, gilt lettering front cover & spine, gilt decoration of box camera and ice-axe on front cover, gilt title frame front, gilt rules spine ends, debossed triple borders front & rear covers. Diffuse grubbiness covers, rubbed spine ends and corners, no owner writing or marks on any pages, solid binding, paper cracked inside hinges but hinges strong and not broken (mess is solid and tight), some foxing in places but considerably less than what is frequently found for this book. The book measures 275mm tall x 215mm, and has 243 pages, 28 b/w photos, map. This is probably the earliest mountaineering book to use photographs as illustrations. Account of the author's excursion to Bernese Oberland with the purpose of photographing the mountains and the climbing. The group was comprised of 5 men and 4 women, plus the famous guide Christian Almer,…
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The Ascent of Mt Mount Saint St Elias Alaska -- FIRST EDITION
by De Filippi, Filippo
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Westminster London: Archibald Constable and Co, 1900. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. vittorio sella. FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Rebound in green cloth to resemble the original binding with original front cover title patch cleanly mounted in original position on front cover and original spine patches similarly mounted. Overall nice condition. Tight binding with no loose pages (the text block has been sewn into page gatherings = the stitching shows at the start/end of each gathering --> see photo). Gift inscription on front pastedown. No other former owner writing or marks in book. Based on the inscription, this book was given to Smoke Blanchard prior to his 1964 expedition to Mt St Elias, possibly by Vin Hoeman, beloved climber & mountaineering historian who perished in an avalanche on the 1969 Dhaulagiri expedition along with 6 others, though the "Love Always" seems a bit melodramatic. Smoke Blanchard's St Elias expedition was a 4-man…
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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre
by Traven, B
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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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The Sky and the Forest
by Forester, C.S
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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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The Silence Of The North
by Olive A. Fredrickson with Ben East
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Murder On The Matterhorn
by Carr, Glyn
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Murder on the Matterhorn (1951, F.A. Thorpe, Large Print Edition, for vision Impaired ) By Glyn Carr. ARTISAN HOUSE, ANSTEY, LEICESTERSHIRE.THIS LARGE PRINT EDITION HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY KIND PERMISSION OF GEOFFREY BLES, LONDON. EXLIB. GOOD CONDITION /VERY GOOD ORIGINAL DUST JACKET PROTECTED BY MYLAR WRAP. Please see stock photo. Our jacket is VG with no library stickers on it. "This cleverly constructed story presents the neatest imaginable puzzle in detection". RARE/SCARCE.
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A Climber's Guide to Glacier National Park
by Edwards, J. Gordon
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San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1966. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Revised edition. 155 pp, with index, photographs, maps. Near fine copy in original pictorial cloth, slight spotting to top edge. Dust jacket has a few minor chips and tears. Edwards, who spent nine years as a seasonal ranger and naturalist at Glacier, provides descriptions of numerous peaks and routes, supplemented by general and area maps and 48 pages of photographs by Ansel Adams, Philip Hyde, Cedric Wright, Bob and Ira Spring, and others.
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MOUNTAINEERING HOLIDAY
by Smythe F. S. [Frank]
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London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1950. First edition in this format, being the first issue of the Uniform Edition. Illustrated with 24 of the author's photographs nicely reproduced on glossy double-sided plates, and with a map of the route taken over Mont Blanc. 8vo, in the original red cloth, lettered on the spine in black and in the original dustjacket. xi, 229 pp. A very pleasing copy, the text is essentially fine and very fresh, the binding strong and sturdy with very little wear but with some mottling and fading to the red dye, the jacket a bit toned on the spine and rear and with some very minor edge-rubbing but in all quite attractive and complete. FIRST PRINTING OF THE TITLE IN THE FORMAT UNIFORM WITH OTHER WORKS OF THE AUTHOR. The textblock of the Uniform Edition is somewhat larger then the original and uses a larger, bolder typeface. Smythe was one of the greatest mountaineers of his age, and was also a pioneer in mountain photography. In this book he recounts a mountaineering…
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The eastern Alps, including the Bavarian highlands, the Tyrol, Salzkammergut, Styria, and Carinthia. Handbook for travellers
by Baedeker, K[arl]
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Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1879. Fourth edition, "remodelled and augmented," 12mo, pp. xxix, [1], 406; color folding map frontispiece, 26 plates of maps and plans, including 16 double-paged and 4 folding; map back endpapers, additional text illustrations throughout; original red gilt-lettered cloth (dampstain to top upper cover edge), all edges marbled; upper hinge starting to crack, some shelf wear; previous ownership signatures (some cancelled in manuscript) on front endpaper, else interior very good and sound. Hinrichsen E45.
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Louis Trigardt's Trek Across The Drakensberg 1837 - 1838
by Fuller, Claude ; Fouche, Leo (Ed)
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Capetown S.A.: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1932 Interesting Book, Apparent First, Which Describes In Detail A Trek Across The Drakensberg, Complete With One Trifold Plate, Five Maps And Some B/W Photographs. . No Dust Jacket If Issued. Some Age Toning But Quite Sound And Clean, Rated Very Good. Verso of title page contains a stamp of former owner, Hiram Blauvelt, "Bluefield" Oradell, New Jersey. He was a notable big game hunter, conservationist and philanthropist. His Wildlife Art Museum, established in 1957 in the large stables next to his house is still operating. 171 pages plus prelims.
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Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
by Jon Krakauer
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Great first edition review copy which includes a copy of the author's photo that appears on the back of the dust jacket. Also includes a typed announcement from the publishers. (See photos.) There's some mild fading and foxing. Dust jacket is not price clipped and is wrapped in a protective cover. Price includes shipping within the U.S.
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster (The Illustrated Edition)
by Krakauer, Jon
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NY: Villard Books, 1998. First edition. Hard cover in original printed clear acetate dust jacket. Published NY: Villard Books, 1998. Square 8vo., 9 1/4" x 9 1/4", xxii+407pp., illustrated with b/w photos and drawings. Cream cloth with blue titles and cover design, color pictorial endpapers. "Now, in Into Thin Air: The Illustrated Edition, readers are given a new dimension of insight into this harrowing story with the addition of more than 250 photographs that show the people, the places, and the history, illustrating not only the ill-fated 1996 climb, but the pursuit of Everest itself. The book includes the complete text of Into Thin Air, with a new Postscript by the author, and is lavishly illustrated with stunning black-and-white photographs, the majority of which were taken during the 1996 expedition by the climbers themselves." Fine in near fine dust jacket with slight crinkle at the crown. . 1st. Hard. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.
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