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Himalayan Quest: Ed Viesturs on the 8,000-Meter Giants
by Viesturs, Ed
National Geographic, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. signed and inscribed by author. National Geographic 2003, first edition, first printing. Hardback in near fine condition. Unclipped dust jacket is VG with a crease to rear. 8 x 10 in., 159 pp. Author Viesturs is one of the best American high-altitude climbers. Signed and inscribed by Viesturs on the short title page.
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€23.63
No Place to Fall: Superalpinism in the High Himalaya
by Saunders, Victor
Hodder & Stoughton, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. London: Hodder & Stoughton 1994, first edition, first printing. VG+ hardback in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Slight browning to pages. 6.25 x 9.5 in., 175 pp. Three expeditions to the Himalayas: Makalu II, Ultar in the Hunza, & Panch Chuli.
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€23.63
Postscript to Adventure
by Schuster, Claud
Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1950, first edition, first printing. VG/VG. Dust jacket is price-clipped & has mild soiling to rear. 5.75 x 8.75 in., 214 pp. Lectures on mountaineering by a past president of the Alpine Club.
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€14.18
THE MAKALU-BARUN NATIONAL PARK AND CONSERVATION AREA / Management Plan. Submitted by the Task Force for the Makalu-Barun Conservation Project....
by (Upreti, Biswa Nath; Campbell, J. Gabriel; et al)
Kathmandu, Nepal: Department of National Parks & Wild Life Conservation / Franklin, WV: Woodlands Mountain Institute Mount Everest Ecosystem, 1990., 1990.. Very good. - Small quarto [10-1/4 inches high by 8 inches wide], softcover bound in printed white wraps with a color illustration on the front wrap. The wraps are very slightly bumped & chipped with a small, light stain to the front wrap. viii & 85 pages. Illustrated with charts & with maps in green, black & white. Very good. A plan to manage and...
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€18.90
Spirits of the Air signed copy
by Diemberger, Kurt
Hodder & Stoughton, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by author. London: Hodder & Stoughton 1994, first edition, first printing.. Near fine hardback in a VG dust jacket. 6.25 x 9.5 in., 304 pages. Austrian climber Diemberger has the distinction of being the only alpinist to have made two first ascents of Himalayan 8,000 meter peaks: Broad Peak in 1957 and Dhaulagiri in 1960. This book is his second and includes his first ascent of Shartse in 1974, ascents of Makalu and...
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€23.63
Meeting the Mountains
by Kapadia, Harish
Indus, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. signed and inscribed by author. New Delhi: Indus 1998, first edition. VG blue cloth in a VG unclipped dust jacket. 5.75 x 9 in., 340 pp. Climbs and treks in the Indian Himalayas, a readable blend of anecdote and guide book. Kapadia was editor of the Himalayan Journal and was active in opening new climbing areas in remote corners of the Himalayas. Includes many maps, 5 folding. Inscribed (""With good wishes""), signed & dated by Kapadia...
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€61.44
Climbing on the Himalaya and Other Mountain Ranges
by Collie, Norman
David Douglas/Scribner's, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. Edinburgh: David Douglas/NY: Scribner's 1902, first edition, first printing. VG+ green cloth; small owner's sticker on front pastedown, some wear to rear panel, no foxing, binding is tight. Three folding maps are in excellent condition. No dust jacket. 5.75 x 9 in., 315 pp. Collie made pioneering climbs in Great Britain & the Canadian Rockies. He accompanied Mummery to Nanga Parbat in 1895.
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€1,134.24
A Search for the Apex of America
by Peck, Annie S
Dodd, Mead, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. NY: Dodd, Mead 1911, first edition. VG decorated cloth; wear to extremities, top of spine slightly frayed, two moisture spots on spine, previous owner's name to front pastedown, mild fading to gilt on spine. Gilt decoration on front remains strong. No dust jacket. 6 x 9 in., 370 pp. Peck climbed for several years before she turned her attention to South America. She sought a summit higher than Aconcagua, and thought she had...
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€307.19
The Day the Rope Broke
by Clark, Ronald W
Harcourt, Brace & World, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. NY: Harcourt, Brace & World 1965, first American edition. VG cloth in a VG unclipped dust jacket. 5.75 x 8.75 in., 221 pp. Story of the first ascent of the Matterhorn; four died on the way down when their rope parted.
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€18.90
Italian Alps: Sketches in the Mountains of Ticino, Lombardy, the Trentino, and Venetia
by Freshfield, Douglas W
Longmans, Green, 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. London: Longmans, Green 1875, first edition. Bound in half leather & blue cloth; gilt titles & emblems on spine. Marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. VG- condition; wear to the leather at the spine, bookplate on first free endpaper, browning to short title page & browning to fore edge. All 5 folded maps are present. 5.5 x 7.75 in., 385 pp. Illustrated with 10 wood engravings by noted artist John Gilbert.
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€141.78
New Fragments
by Tyndall, John
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. Reprint. Quarter leather over marbled boards. Top edges gilt. 500 pp. Moderate wear to binding, spine faded. Contents solid.
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€27.12
NATIONALISM AND ETHNICITY IN A HINDU KINGDOM: The Politics of Culture in Contemporary Nepal
by Gellner, David N.; Pfaff-Czarnecka, Joanna; and Whelpton, John; editors
Amsterdam: Harwood Academic Publishers, (1997).. (1997).. Fine. - Octavo, pictorial blue paper covered boards. The boards are rubbed & lightly bumped. xxii & 623 pages. Black-and-white illustrations. Near fine. <p>This book, focusing on Nepal, originated in a conference and seminar series on culture, politics and identity in the Himalayan region.
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€89.79
UNTERSUCHUNGEN UBER BESIEDLUNG, LANDBESITZ UND FELDBAU IN SOLU-KHUMBU (MOUNT EVEREST-GEBIET, OST-NEPAL). Studies of Settlement, Land Tenure and Cultivation in Solu-Khumbu (Mount Everest Region, East Nepal)
by Limberg, Walter
Innsbruck: Universitatsverlag Wagner, 1982.. 1982.. Fine. - Tall octavo [10-5/8 inches high by 7-1/2 inches wide], olive green cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is lightly bumped. There is slight darkening to the edges of the dust jacket & the rear panel is very lightly soiled. 154 pages. Color frontispiece & black-and white illustrations & tables with 6 folding maps & charts, some of them in color, in a pocket mounted on the rear pastedown. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper. F.W. Funke: Beitrage...
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€70.89
The White Death
by Georges Bettembourg & Michael Brame
Reynard House, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. Seattle: Reynard House 1981, first edition, first printing. Hardback in fine condition. Unclipped dust jacket is VG+ with very mild wear to top edge. 6.25 x 9.25 in., 309 pp. Alpine-style climbs in the Himalayas. Author Bettembourg perished in the Alps while guiding a crystal-hunting party.
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€70.89
A Walk in the Sky: Climbing Hidden Peak
by Clinch, Nicholas
Seattle Mountaineers, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. signed and inscribed by author. Seattle: The Mountaineers 1982, first edition. Fine hardback in a VG unclipped dust jacket with a 1"" tear to rear bottom. 6.25 x 9.25 in., 214 pp. Account of first ascent of Hidden Peak (Gasherbrum I) in 1958. The written account languished until this book was published in 1982, authored by the expedition leader Clinch. Hidden Peak is the only 8000m peak to be first climbed by an American team....
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€118.15
Edward S. Curtis 1868-1952
by Adam, Hans Christian
Barnes & Noble, 2006. Softcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. Barnes & Noble 2006, reprint. Softbound pictorial covers in near fine condition. 8 x 10 in., 240 pp. 100s of Curtis's classic photos, beautifully reproduced.
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€14.18
The High Himalaya
by Wolfe, Art
Seattle Mountaineers, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. signed and inscribed by author. Seattle: The Mountaineers 2001, first edition. VG black cloth in a VG unclipped dust jacket. 11.75 x 9.75 in., 160 pages. Beautiful color photos of the Himalayas. Inscribed and signed by Wolfe on the title page.
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€33.08
The Climbs of Norman-Neruda
by edited by May Norman-Neruda
T. Fisher Unwin, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. London: T. Fisher Unwin 1899, first edition. VG red cloth; some uneven fading to covers, spine & its gilt is dulled, attractive bookplate on the front pastedown (same name penciled on first free endpaper). There is a rectangular shadow on the rear pastedown, possibly from a bookplate removal (no damage to paper). Top edge gilt. Binding is square & tight. No dust jacket. 5.75 x 9 in., 335 pp. Climbing memoir of British...
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€212.67
Detectives on Everest: The 2001 Mallory & Irvine Research Expedition
by Jochen Hemmleb & Eric R. Simonson
Seattle Mountaineers, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. signed and inscribed by author. Seattle: The Mountaineers 2002, first edition. Near fine/Near fine. 8.75 x 9.75 in., 205 pp. Inscribed, signed & dated by co-author Hemmleb on the title page.
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€70.89
Below Another Sky: A Mountain Adventure in Search of a Lost Father signed copy
by Ridgeway, Rick
Henry Holt, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. Signed by author. NY: Henry Holt 2000, first edition, first printing. VG+/VG. Dust jacket has color bleed (from boards) at bottom of inside of the spine; apparently from moisture, but not affecting book or the exterior of dust jacket. 6.25 x 9.25 in., 321 pp. Climber/film maker Ridgeway guides the daughter of a fallen mountaineer to the place where he died in the Himalayas. Signed by Ridgeway on the title page.
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€18.90
Salute the Mountains: 100 Walks in the Alps
by Pause, W
George C. Harrap, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. London: George C. Harrap 1962, first edition, first printing. VG-/VG. Faint rippling to bottom of last 10 pp. Price-clipped dust jacket has mild wear to top of spine. 8.25 x 10 in., 210 pp. Beautifully designed guide to treks in the Alps; each walk has a full-page photo facing the route description.
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€14.18
In the Himalayas
by Murphy, Joseph E
Crossgar, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. signed and inscribed by author. Minneapolis: Crossgar 1998, first edition. Near fine/Near fine. 12 x 9 in., 164 pp. Photo album of 4 expeditions: Peak Nun, Minya Konka, Shisha Pangma, & N face Everest. Inscribed & signed by Murphy (""Joe"") on the first free endpaper. PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavy book; priority & international shipping will require extra postage.
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€66.16
Rondoy: An Expedition to the Peruvian Andes
by Wall, David
John Murray, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. London: John Murray 1965, first edition, first printing. Fine hardback in a VG unclipped dust jacket; plastic lamination on jacket is pulling near spine. 5.75 x 8.75 in.,176 pp. Climb of Rondoy in the Cordillera Huayhuash of Peru. Two climbers on the expedition died.
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€11.34
I Hold the Heights
by Mulgrew, Peter
Doubleday, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. NY: Doubleday 1965, first US edition. VG hardback in a VG unclipped dust jacket with mild wear to extremities. 5.75 x 8.5 in., 203 pp. Hillary-led 1960 expedition to Makalu; author Mulgrew suffered extreme frostbite.
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€11.34
Everest the Hard Way: the first ascent of the South West face
by Chris Bonington
London: Book Club Associates. Good. 26 x 18.5cm. Hardcover. 1976. 239 pages. Previous owner's name written on endpaper. Foxing on t itle page. dj shelf wear. .
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€5.06
