Search Results: Authors starting with A from Barking Mad Books

KENYA MOUNTAIN - E. A. DUTTON, Jonathan Cape, London, 1929, 218 page VG hardback, no jacket, large format in original brown cloth with gilt titles, B&W plates, sketch maps plus large fold-out colour map in rear - superb overview of climbs and exploration around Mt Kenya - publication just preceded Shipton/Tilman climb mentioned in Intro. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

THE ANTARCTIC PILOT, Comprising the Coasts of Antarctica and All Islands Southward of the Usual Route of Vessels.- Published by the Hydrographic department of The Admiralty, London, 2nd edition, 1948, 370 page hardback in original blue cloth, yellow titles, fold-out charts, covers slightly bowed otherwise VG+, v minor foxing. Uncommon THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

THE SPORTSMAN'S BOOK FOR INDIA - FG Aflalo, 1st edn., Horace Marshall, London, 1904, original decorated green cloth, gilt titles, VG+ B&W plates, large fold-out colour map, extremely scarce first edition of this guide to shooting, hunting, fishing, and other sporting pursuits in India. Includes polo, golf, tennis, yachting, gymkhana, and more in addition to the main subjects. 4 parts: shooting; fishing; sports and games with horses - Scarce especially in this condition.
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ENDURANCE - Shackleton's incredible voyage, Alfred Lansing, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1959 1st UK edition, VG in frayed but near complete jacket - reads like a thriller. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

MY CLIMBS IN THE ALPS AND CAUCASUS - Alfred Mummery, 1895, First edn., 2nd imp, T Fisher Unwin, London, original cream cloth, leather plate to spine with gilt titles, 360 page hardback, VG with some water staining on last few pages, B&W plates throughout - early climbs in The Alps and early exploration of the Caucasus. Mummery later disappeared during a recce climb on Nanga Parbat.
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A WALK THROUGH BLUE POPPIES - The letters of Eric Shipton to Margaret Bradshaw 1934-1974 - edited and signed to title page by Jan Allen (daughter), 160 page large format softbound, privately published Australia, 2004, B&W plates, as new - a rare opportunity to gain an understanding of one of the 20th Century's most famous mountaineers...a window into a by-gone era of Himalayan exploration. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

ANTARCTIC's VOYAGE TO THE SOUTHERN OCEAN. An English translation signed by Paul Chaplin, from the historic Norwegian journals of Captain Leonard Kristensen. A narrative of the 1893-95 sealing and whaling expedition during which the first verified landing on the Antarctic continent was made at Cape Adare, Northern Victoria land.Printed by Caxton Press in A5 format with 236 pages and 3 fold-out charts, it includes multiple illustrations from the original journals. Available signed in both hard and soft cover versions.Soft cover THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

BREEDING BIRDS OF KASHMIR - Bates & Lowther, 1st edn., 1952 Oxford University Press, 360 page hardback in original cloth, VG in scarce VG jacket (rear jacket flap clipped) - previous owner's name on fep, newspaper item taped inside. Map plus numerous colour plates of bird species - scarce in original THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

CLIMBS & EXPLORATIONS IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES - Stutfield & Collie, Longman's Green & Co., London, 1903, 1st edn., original slate grey cloth with bright gilt titles, large fold-out map, any work by famous Himalayan climber Norman Collie is hard to find, a classic for any mountain exploration library THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

THE HISTORY OF MODERN WHALING -Tonnessen & Johnsen - Hurst & Co., London, 1982, 800 pages, VG+ with facsimile jacket, some minor foxing, profusely illustrated with B&W plates, maps, tables and diagrams, originally published in Norwegian in 4 volumes...this English edition has been condensed into one truly superb/comprehensive volume....a staggering piece of research.
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NEW ZEALAND LANDSCAPES - Andris Apse, 1994, Potton publishing, Nelson, Introductory essay by Andy Dennis, large format oblong, VG+ as new hardback with VG jacket, small/ minor crease on spine, 119 pages, panorama images from The Coastline, Lowland wilderness, Pastoral Land, High Country, Mountains, Islands, This copy signed by Andris Apse 1994 THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

THE WORST JOURNEY IN THE WORLD, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Penguin books, one volume edition, 1948, VG+ 568 page softbound, pages very clean, previous owner's signature on fep. This edition comes with introduction written by Cherry-Garrard in 1937. The classic account of Scott's Last Expedition 1910-13, graphic description of the winter journey to Cape Crozier, Scott's polar journey and the subsequent search for the overdue SP party, plus the diaries of those who took part. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

THE SELKIRK RANGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 2 VOLS - Arthur Wheeler, Government Printing Bureau, Ottawa, 1905, original brown cloth with gilt titles and decorations to both volumes, Vol 1 500 pages - VG+ profusely illustrated - a thorough survey of the geography, history , exploration and mountaineering of this famous Canadian range. Vol2 a wonderful set of fold-out maps and panorama images with all peaks named. A remarkable piece of work.
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SEIN LEBEN IN TIBET - Peter Aufschnaiter, Martin Braun publishers, Zurich, 1st Swiss/German edn., 2002, 207 page as new hardback, maps, colour & B&W plates throughout, large fold-out map of Lhasa - Text in German, After 7 years Heinrich Harrer left Tibet, Aufschnaiter stayed on, marrying a Tibetan. There is now an English edn., of this important biography...hence selling my German edn., scarce/small print run.
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HALL and BALL, KIWI MOUNTAINEERS - FROM MOUNT COOK TO EVEREST - Colin Monteath, Hedgehog House, Christchurch, First New Zealand Edn.,1997. Hardcover, VG+. original dustjacket, as new. Rob Hall & Gary Ball became household names in New Zealand for their mountaineering exploits, climbing the 7 summits in 7 months, guiding on Everest & establishing Adventure Consultants guiding company...an in-depth highly illustrated biography through to Gary's death on Dhaulagiri (1993) and Rob's death on Everest (1996). This copy signed by Colin Monteath 1997 THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED