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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
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HALL and BALL, KIWI MOUNTAINEERS: FROM MOUNT COOK TO EVEREST
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HARRY AYRES: MOUNTAIN GUIDE
by Michael Mahoney,
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HARRY AYRES: MOUNTAIN GUIDE, - Michael Mahoney, 1st Edn 1982. Whitcoulls, Christchurch, original blue cloth, VG+ inside with previous owner's sig on fep, sl chipped original dustjacket . Foreword by Ed Hillary. Ayres was New Zealand's pre-eminent guide during 1940s and 50s - plus his involvement at Scott base during Trans-Antarctic expedition - a fine biography by Father Mahoney, himself a guide who knew Ayres well. SIGNED by Mike Mahoney THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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HAWAIIAN ISLANDS - THE PICTURESQUE: The Paradise of the Pacific
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HAWAIIAN ISLANDS - THE PICTURESQUE - The Paradise of the Pacific, Donohoe & Co., Chicago, circa 1900 - 80 page large format hardback full page B&W plates - binding a tad loose, corner bumped, overall VG - scarce. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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THE HEART OF A CONTINENT,
by Francis Younghusband
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THE HEART OF A CONTINENT, Francis Younghusband, John Murray, London, 4rh edition, 1904 - 332 page Good hardback in original tan cloth with front decoration, soiled spine with frays to ends plus one inch split to top spine (Priced accordingly), B&W plates, fold-out colour map of Central Asia - Peking to Yarkand and Kashmir to via Mustagh Pass - A narrative of travels in Manchuria across the Gobi desert through the Himalayas, the Pamirs and Hunza 1884-1894 - terrific journey, well told...one of my favourite books...hard to find in any edition. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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HIGH ADVENTURE
by Edmund Hillary - Signed E.P. Hillary
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HIGH ADVENTURE - EDMUND HILLARY - 1st edn.,1st impression, 1955, Hodder & Stoughton, London, VG, minor foxing, tape marks on fep, good jacket with minor marks top and bottom, - Ed Hillary's account of his 1953 climb, "My favourite book" - this copy signed E.P. Hillary on reverse title page (rare to be signed this way) THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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HIGH ASIA: An illustrated history of the 7000-metre peaks
by Jill Neate
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HIGH ASIA - An illustrated history of the 7000-metre peaks, Jill Neate, Unwin - Hyman, 1989, 212 page VG hardback with VG jacket, B&W and colour plates, maps as endpapers, plus other local peak maps - dated now but still useful for planning expeditions ( When published 177 of the 451 x 7000m peaks were still unclimbed) - Very hard to find, especially in this condition - THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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THE HIMALAYAN LETTERS
by Gypsy Davy & Lady Ba,
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THE HIMALAYAN LETTERS - Gypsy Davy & Lady Ba, 1927 1st edn., Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 4 maps including large fold-out map in rear pocket, original green cloth, undecorated, with new name plate on top spine, This curious book, steeped in the music and lore of the Himalayas, relates the experiences of the intrepid Robert LeMoyne Barrett (1871-1969) and his wife, the writer Katherine Ruth Barrett (nee Ellis, 1879-1961) in Baltistan and Ladakh during 1923-24 in a series of letters. Includes an appendix on the "Caravan Vocabulary" of Urdu words the couple employed on their journey. Scarce. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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HIMALAYAN JOURNALS
by Sir Joseph HOOKER
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HIMALAYAN JOURNALS - Sir Joseph HOOKER, Minerva Press, 1891, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains. Edited by G.T.Bettany.574 page VG hardback in original brown cloth binding, illustrated throughout, two fold-out maps in rear VG+ some foxing, THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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THE HISTORY OF MODERN WHALING
by Tonnessen & Johnsen
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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.THIS item is heavy and may require extra postage when sent internationally outside New Zealand. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED.
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HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU & HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO,
by William Prescott
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HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF PERU & HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO, Two vols, William Prescott, Bickers & sons, London, 1889, maps - classic accounts of the Spanish invasion of Mexico and Peru, about as fine a set as you'll find. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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HONEY HUNTERS OF NEPAL
by Eric Valli & Diane Summers,
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HONEY HUNTERS OF NEPAL - Eric Valli & Diane Summers, 1988 1st edn., card covers, large format softbund photographic book - remarkable documentation of honey hunter gatherers from high cliffs in central Nepal - outstanding piece of work - hard to find - THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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HUNTING ADVENTURES IN THE ARCTIC
by Fridtjof Nansen
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HUNTING ADVENTURES IN THE ARCTIC, Fridtjof Nansen, Dent and sons, London, 1925, 425 page hardback, original olive green cloth, faded gilt titles, bumped/worn corners, one small ex-lib stamp inside, new endpapers, B&W plates plus many pen drawings by the author - Nansen's scarcest book in English - hunting and survival. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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