Mountaineering Catalogue March 2016

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Recent Releases
Scott Doug
Up And About. The Hard Road To Everest (SIGNED COPY)
Vertebrate Publishing, 2015 First Edition, 404pp, hardback, NEW in dw, signed
by Doug Scott.
The first volume of his autobiography, Scott tells his story from his birth in
Nottingham during the darkest days of war to the summit of Everest.
Price £25
Also a few copies of a Special Edition of only 300 copies available. Cloth
bound, individually numbered and signed by Doug Scott. Please ask for details.
Sella Vittorio
Vittorio Sella: Mountain Photographs 1879-1909
Terra, Lannoo Publishing Group, 2014 First Edition, 263pp, large hardback,
folding panoramas, New in dustwrapper. Text in English, Dutch and French.
A fantastic publication, with high quality images superbly reproduced., The
volume, realised in close collaboration with the Sella Foundation, gathers the
photos taken by legendary Vittorio Sella at the turn of the last century while on
expeditions to the world's highest mountains. In addition to documenting
important scientific expeditions, the photos have considerable artistic value.
Recognised internationally, they are exhibited in the world's leading museums.
Price £45
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A Selection of Scarce & Signed Titles
[Alpine Club], Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers; Being Excursions by Members of The Alpine Club. Second
Series (2 Volumes), Longman, Green, Longman, And Roberts, 1862 First Edition, 445pp, 541pp, original
decorative brown cloth, private bookplates, corner tips worn, Vol I - a small pin hole in the spine cloth, small
blindstamp on front endpaper, VG-. Vol II - VG., This is the second in the series of collections which led to the
start of the Alpine Journal in 1863. Edited by Kennedy Edward Shirley., 41019, £255
[Alpine Club], The Alpine Journal - A Complete Set. Please enquire for full details., The Alpine Club, , A rare
opportunity to obtain a complete set., , 33789, £3,600
Abraham Ashley P., Rock Climbing In Skye, Longmans, Green, And Co., 1908 First Edition, 330pp, 31 plates,
original blue cloth with gilt, small inscription, light wear to extremities, occasional light foxing, folding map from
rear pocket lacking but replaced with a reproduced copy, VG. A bright attractive copy., A definitive Scottish
climbing title. Third part of the classic Jones-Abraham trilogy., 61631, £190
Abraham Ashley P., Rock Climbing In Skye, Longmans, Green, And Co., 1908 First Edition, 330pp, 31 plates,
original blue cloth with gilt, t.e.g., a little bubbling to cloth at edge of spine, light foxing, VG, signed on the front
endpaper by Geoffrey Laidlaw Bartrum. A bright attractive copy. This copy belonged to Geoffrey Laidlaw Bartrum,
1881-1960, who was a prominent and active member of both the Alpine Club and the Climbers Club. His first
Alpine season was 1908, in Arolla and Zermatt, and included a traverse of the Aiguilles Rouges, the Pigne by the
North Face, the Matterhorn, Dent Blanche and others, often climbing with Joseph Knubel. This is an excellent
association copy as Bartrum was a member of Abraham's party to Skye in 1904 and his name appears a number
of times in the text. There is a postcard of the Quiraing tipped in the book which Bartrum sent from Skye to Eva
Bartrum in 1918. It is also interesting to note some minor annotation in the text which was likely made by Bartrum
as the dates are Aug 1918. A definitive Scottish climbing title. Third part of the classic Jones-Abraham trilogy.,
61655, £295
Abrego Mari & Ariz Gregorio, En La Cima K-2. Chogolisa., Chogolisa Gregorio Ariz, , 117pp, VG+ in VG+ dw,
signed dedications to Doug Scott from Mari Abrego and Gregorio Ariz., Expedicion Kaiku-Karakorum. Superbly
illustrated. Text in spanish., 39260, £180
Alferoff B.C. & Milner C. Douglas [Editors], The Wayfarers' Journal, No.1 to No.12, 1928-1930., The Wayfarers'
Club, Liverpool., 1928 First Edition, Consecutive run of 12 journals from No.1, 1928 through to No.12, 1956.
Good to Very Good condition. The first 5 journals are edited by B.C. Alferoff and the latter 7 journals are edited by
C. Douglas Milner., Articles written on many subjects from Mountaineering On Skies In Mid-Winter, Climbs At
Helsby, The Alps, and many more., 49243, £280
Aliprandi & Pomella, Le Grandi Alpi Nella Cartografia Dei Secoli Passati 1482-1865 (The Cartography Of The
Great Alps Over Passed Centuries), Priuli & Verlucca, 1974 First Edition, 471pp, text in Italian, English and
French, fine copy in original G+ slipcase. A most substantial volume., , 4313, £170
Alpine Club, The Alpine Club Centenary Dinner 1857-1957, November 6th, 1957, Alpine Club, 1957 First
Edition, 8pp, attractive programme with coloured image of the Wetterhorn on the front cover, and with the Cullum
Geographical Medal on the rear cover, VG condition. It consists - Message from His Royal Highness The Prince
Philip Duke of Edinburgh, Officers of the Club and Committee Members 1858, Officers of the Club and Committee
members 1957, Menu, Toast List, Some Notable First Ascents by Members of The Alpine Club 1857-1957 and
Some Important Mountaineering Expeditions by Members of The Alpine Club 1957-1957, also included is a large
fold out Table Plan. The dinner was held at the Dorchester Hotel, London, and Sir John Hunt was the President at
the time. The Cullum Geographical Medal that appears on the rear cover is one of the oldest awards of the
American Geographical Society. This was awarded to the British Everest Expedition in 1954, and fittingly the rear
cover is signed by Norgay Tenzing. A lovely collectable item., , 59288, £325
Anon, Snowdon Mountain Railway - A collection of 65 postcards, , , A wonderful collection of 65 different
postcards all depicting the Snowdon Mountain Railway. Most are unused. The age of the cards is unclear to me,
one is dated 1903, most are later 1950s onwards but there are other early ones., , 59474, £150
Archer Major, Tours In Upper India And In Parts Of The Himalaya Mountains; With accounts of the Courts
of the Native Princes (Two Volumes), Richard Bentley, 1833 First Edition, xviii, 387pp, x, 356pp, attractive half
leather bindings with marbled boards, private bookplate, some foxing to endpapers, very clean internally indeed,
VG+. An attractive set., The author visited Lucknow, Agra, Delhi, Hardwan, Loodianah, across the Sutlej, Simlah
to the Borendo Pass and through the Upper Provinces, in 1827-29., 38108, £340
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Association Of British Members Of The Swiss Alpine Club, Inauguration Of The Cabane Britannia On The
Klein Allalinhorne Saas Fee, August 17th, 1912. and Obituary Notices and Portrait of Clinton Dent.,
Association Of British Members Of The Swiss Alpine Club, 1913 First Edition, 52pp, original green cloth with gilt,
VG. A very scarce title., The Britannia hut is the only mountain refuge in the Alps built entirely by money raised by
British climbers. Clinton Dent was the first president of the Association, 1909-12., 56284, £280
Banks Mike, Uberfallig In Einsamen Regionen, Engelbert-Verlag Balve, 1966 First German Edition, 189pp,
pictorial boards, front endpaper removed, VG. On the half title is an inscription to Tom Patey from Mike Banks, 'An
den Herr Doktor Tom Patey - Ich mochte ihnen zeige das die Hoh Siebentausendsiebenhundertundachtzig Meter
ist nicht die selbe als Achtausand Meter. So there! Mike Banks'. Loosely inserted is also a handwritten letter to
Tom Patey 'Dear Tom, Up to your eyes in work - unthinkable! I enclose a book I believe I wrote and I don't even
know what the title means. Good old Bonington - he's stuck up the eiger and I'm doing a lecture in his place and
collecting his lolly. Love to Betty. Mike'., German edition of Snow Commando, an unassuming but striking record
of adventure in Cornwall and the Arctic, in Switzerland and the Himalayas. A rather unique item from the library of
Tom Patey., 47161, £250
Barry Martin, Ascent To The Summit Of Mont Blanc In 1834, William Blackwood & Sons, 1836 Second Edition,
119pp, original black boards with original paper title to spine, 2 coloured plates, a few spots to front board, corner
tips worn, VG., The Second Edition is revised and presented as two lectures., 44363, £680
Bellows William, Zermatt and The Matterhorn including A Day In The Val Tournanche, John Bellows, 1926
Second Edition, 31pp, original paper wraps with image of the Matterhorn on the front cover, a little foxing to
endpapers, VG, signed dedication by William Bellowes on the front endpaper. A very scarce title, especially so as
a signed copy., An account of a traverse of the Matterhorn. This title was first printed in 1925 'for the
entertainment of friends', this later edition also includes two articles on his visit to the val Tournanche. A very
scarce title., 61441, £175
Birtles Geoff, Alan Rouse A Mountaineer's Life, Unwin Hyman, 1987 First Edition, 224pp, Fine in Fine price
clipped dw, signed by editor, Geoff Birtles, and contributors, Chris Bonington, Jim Curran, Doug Scott, Brian Hall,
Leo Dickinson and Greg Child., Tribute to Alan Rouse who died on K2 in 1986, aged 34. After reaching the
summit, the first ever British ascent, he perished in a severe storm that also killed Julie Tullis and 3 other
climbers., 42392, £165
Bonatti Walter, Berge Meines Lebens, AS Verlag, 2000, 348pp, text in German, Fine in Fine dw, signed on the
title page by Walter Bonatti. A lovely copy., The German language version of 'The Mountains of My Life'., 61151,
£240
Bonatti Walter, K2 print, signed by Walter Bonatti, Doug Scott, Tony Streather, Jim Wickwire, Nazir Sabir,
Naoe Sakashita and one other signature to be confirmed., , , image size 60cm x 37cm, overall size 71cm x
50cm. Photograped by Doug Scott from Broad Peak. A rare opportunity to obtain a beautiful print of K2 signed by
arguably the most admired climber of all time, Walter Bonatti, and some of the world's best climbers who have all
climbed on K2., , 46878, £390
Bonatti Walter, Le Mie Montagne, Zanichelli, Bologna, 1961 First Edition, 299pp, pictorial boards, usual
blindstamp of 'S.A.I.E.', VG+. Very scarce First Edition., Text in Italian, 55835, £450
Bruce Brig Gen Hon C.G., The Assault On Mount Everest 1922, Edward Arnold, 1924 Second Impression,
339pp, original maroon cloth, owner's signature, one or two minor blemishes to boards, light wear to extremities,
near VG in colour photocopy of original dw., Second Everest expedition lead by Bruce. Mallory and Norton reach
26,985 feet., 57176, £170
Bruce Hon.C.G., Himalayan Wanderer, Alexander Maclehose & Co, 1934 First Edition, 309pp, original green
cloth, bright and unmarked, owner's signature, bookplate of the Library of Association of British Members of the
Swiss Alpine Club, exceptionally clean throughout, VG+ in VG dw with a couple of small chips. Very scarce
indeed in dustwrapper., Reminiscences of his climbing and exploration. He accompanied Conway in the
Karakoram, and Mummery on Nanga Parbat and lead the 1922 and 1924 Everest expeditions., 61567, £340
Bruce Major the Hon. C. G., Twenty Years In The Himalaya, Edward Arnold, 1910 First Edition, xiv, 335pp, 60
illusts, folding map, original decorative green cloth, small nick to head of spine, very clean internally, 2 inch tear to
one plate but not affecting the images, VG., The author tells his great experiences of explorations, climbing and
travels in the Himalayan districts of Sikkim, Nepal, Kumaon, Garwhal, Baltistan, Chitral and elsewhere., 59853,
£550
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Bryce James, Transcaucasia And Ararat. Being Notes Of A Vacation Tour In The Autumn Of 1876.,
Macmillan And Co, 1877 First Edition, 526pp, original cloth, professionally recased, new spine with original laid
on, corner tips worn, VG. A scarce title., Includes a crossing of the Caucasus and an ascent of Mount Ararat.,
10629, £155
Byne Eric & White Wilfred B., Climbs On Gritstone Volume 4. Further Developments in The Peak District,
Willmer Brothers & Haram ltd, 1957 First Edition, 205pp, VG+. A lovely fresh copy., Scarce early climbing guide.,
55265, £150
Cocker Michael, Wasdale Climbing Book, Ernest Press, 2006 Limited Edition, 239pp, Fine in near Fine dw,
signed by Michael Cocker, No. 50 of a Limited Deluxe Edition of 150 copies., A History Of Early Climbing in the
Lake District, based on contemporary accounts from the Westwater Hotel 1863-1919., 59398, £160
Collie J. Norman, Climbing On The Himalaya And Other Mountain Ranges, David Douglas, 1902 First Edition,
315pp, 18 illusts, original green cloth, slight chipping to spine cloth at head and tail of spine, VG., Includes the first
ever attempt on an Himalayan 8000m peak., 58394, £725
Connor Jeff, Douglas Haston: The Philosophy Of Risk., Canongate, 2002 First Edition, 211pp, signed by
Dougal Haston's wife, Annie Haston and Peter Gillman, Doug Scott, Alan Hinkes, Jim Curran and Chris
Bonington., Traces the career of Douglas Haston and explores the agonised development of Haston the man.,
32650, £165
Conway Sir Martin, Aconcagua And Tierra Del Fuego. A Book Of Climbing, Travel And Exploration, Cassell
& Co, 1902 First Edition, xii, 252pp, 27 illusts, map, original maroon cloth with gilt, private bookplate, light wear to
extremities, hint of sunning to spine, minor speckling to front cloth, foxing to endpapers and tissue guard of
frontispiece otherwise internally very clean, VG., After an ascent of Aconcagua, Conway attempted Sarmiento in
Tierra del Fuego. This expedition marked the end of Conway's career as a serious mountaineer., 59863, £315
Conway William Martin, Climbing And Exploration In The Karakoram - Himalayas. Limited Edition (Three
Volumes), T. Fisher Unwin, 1894 First Limited Edition, pp xix, 360, xv, 361-709, original beige cloth Zaehnsdorf
bindings, 300 illusts, duplicate proofs of some illusts on Japan paper, No.71 of only 150 copies, of which only 125
were for sale. Signed by William Martin Conway., Includes the Supplementary Volume of Maps. Some foxing to
boards and darkening to spines, internally very clean indeed, repair to spine of map volume, VG. An excellent
example of a very sought after and extremely scarce item., 39125, £3,700
Coulter Henry & McLane Merill F, Mountain Climbing Guide To The Grand Tetons, Dartmouth Mountaineering
Club, 1947 First Edition, 65pp, softback with green faux leather covers. Mountain image on front cover. Slight
wear to edges. Includes original map of Grand Teton National Park, Rare scarce title, VG+, This guidebook was
one of the first American climbing guidebooks, now scarce and very collectible guide. VG, 37486, £160
Cunningham C. D., The Pioneers Of The Alps, Sampson Low,
Marston, Searle, And Rivington, 1888 Second Edition, viii, 180pp,
23 plates, plus frontispiece and other illustrations, original
maroon cloth with bright decorative gilt, exlibrary, professionally
recased with new endpapers, some foxing, small ink stamps to
verson of plates, Good+, signed on the title page by Walter
Larden and with Walter Larden's signature tipped to the front
endpaper. A very scarce title., Biographical sketches of the great
early Alpine guides illustrated by Abney's superb portraits.
Cunningham was an early advocate of Scottish winter climbing.,
61630, £350
Cunningham C. D., The Pioneers Of The Alps, Sampson Low,
Marston, Searle, And Rivington, 1888 Second Edition, viii, 180pp,
23 plates, original maroon cloth with bright decorative gilt, bump
to bottom corner, tissue guards browned but all present, near
Fine. A lovely bright and very attractive copy. A very scarce title.,
55845, £425
Diemberger Kurt, Summits And Secrets, George Allen & Unwin
Ltd, 1971 First Edition, 344pp, near Fine in near Fine price
clipped dw, signed by Kurt Diemberger on the half title., Excellent
early autobiography. Diemberger is a legendary mountain
climber, and is the only living person who has made the first
ascents on two mountains over 8,000 meters: Broad Peak in 1957 and of Dhaulagiri in 1960., 46944, £155
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Du Faur Freda, The Conquest of Mount Cook and other climbs. An Account of Four Seasons'
Mountaineering on the Southern Alps of New Zealand., George Allen & Unwin, 1936 Second Impression, xv,
250pp, 49 plates, original fawn cloth, some light foxing to spine, light foreedge foxing, a clean tight copy, VG in
colour photocopy of original dw., Miss Du Faur was an Australian who made many notable climbs during the
years 1909-1913, in particular the first traverse of the summit ridge of Mount Cook., 59693, £155
Duncan Jane E., A Summer Ride Through Western Tibet, Smith, Elder & Co, 1906 First Edition, xviii, 341pp, 93
illusts, folding map, original green cloth with gilt, ex library but very little evidence, no marks to binding and only a
couple of internal stamps, small tear to top of spine, new endpapers, one plate reproduced, Good+. A scarce title.,
An account of a journey from Srinagar to Skardu and Leh by a lady who took a great interest in Tibetan culture.,
46577, £160
Evans Charles, Kangchenjunga The Untrodden Peak, Hodder & Stoughton, 1956 First Edition, 187pp, Fine in
near Fine dw, signed on the title page by Norman Hardie, and on the dedication page by First Ascenters Joe
Brown and George Band, and Second Ascenters Tony Streather and Norman Hardie (again). This is the best
condition we have seen this title, a lovely copy., This is the story of how Kangchenjunga was climbed., 61157,
£395
Filippi Filippo de, The Ascent Of Mount St. Elias (Alaska) By
H.R.H. Prince Luigi Amedeo DI Savoia Duke Of The Abruzzi,
Archibald Constable, 1900 First Edition, xvi, 240pp, 34 plates,
117 illusts, panoramas, maps, original decorative green boards,
new green leather spine with gilt titling, t.e.g., an exceptionally
clean copy with only a tiny amount of foxing, small tears to map,
VG+. A very scarce title indeed., Narrated by Filippo De Filippi,
Illustrated by Vittorio Sella and translated by Signora Linda Villari
with the author's supervision. The first of three very important
and successful expeditions masterminded by the Duke of the
Abruzzi. De Filippi was an Italian surgeon, scholar and mountain
traveller, and the official recorder of the Duke's expeditions.,
39121, £750
Filippi Filippo de, The Ascent Of Mount St. Elias [Alaska] By
H.R.H. Prince Luigi Amedeo DI Savoia Duke Of The Abruzzi,
Frederick A. Stokes, 1900 First Edition, xvi, 240pp, 34 plates,
117 illusts, panoramas, folding maps lacking, maroon cloth
library binding, exlibrary, very clean internally, Good., Narrated
by Filippo De Filippi, Illustrated by Vittorio Sella and translated by
Signora Linda Villari with the author's supervision. The first of
three very important and successful expeditions masterminded
by the Duke of the Abruzzi. De Filippi was an Italian surgeon,
scholar and mountain traveller, and the official recorder of the
Duke's expeditions., 44551, £360
Fitzgerald E. A., Climbs In The New Zealand Alps. Being An Account Of Travel And Discovery., T. Fisher
Unwin, 1896 First Edition, xvi, 363pp, folding map in pocket, original brown cloth, decoration on front board, t.e.g.,
slight wear to leather spine labels, light foxing to endpapers, internally very clean indeed, VG+. A lovely copy.,
Fitzgerald made a number of good climbs after losing the first ascent of Mount Cook to local climbers. A truly
scarce item, only 1000 copies produced., 59869, £550
Fitzgerald E. A., The Highest Andes. A Record Of The First Ascent Of Aconcagua And Tupungato In
Argentina, And The Exploration Of The Surrounding Valleys., Charles Scribner's sons, 1899 First Edition US,
xvi, 390pp, 51 illusts, 2 maps, panoramas, bright original green cloth with gilt, small ripple in cloth at edge of
spine, neat owner's inscription, first signs of cracking to rear endpaper, light foxing throughout heavier on a few
pages, VG. An attractive bright copy., Fitzgerald's last expedition, after criticism for his light hearted style of his
last book this one is rather less colourful., 59426, £220
Forbes James D., The Tour Of Mont Blanc And Of Monte Rosa Being A Personal Narrative, Abridged From
The Author's 'Travels In The Alps Of Savoy', Adam & Charles Black, 1855 First Edition, xl, 320pp, folding
maps, rebound in later green cloth, inscription, some pencil annotation to text margins and to rear endpaper, VG,
Abridged version of the 1843 title 'Travels through the Alps of Savoy'., 37769, £155
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Franco Jean, Makalu, Jonathan Cape, 1957 First Edition, 256pp, VG in
VG- dw., Account of the 1955 French expedition which made the 1st,
2nd and 3rd ascents. The highest peak yet conquered by an entire
team., 61855, £295
Franco Jean, Makalu, Jonathan Cape, 1957 First Edition, 256pp, VG+
in VG price clipped dw, signed by Doug Scott., 37476, £330
Freeman Lewis R., On The Roof Of The Rockies. The Great
Columbia Icefield Of The Canadian Rockies, Dodd, Mead And
Company, 1925 First US Edition, 270pp, original pictorial boards, some
pages unopened, VG+ in Good+ dw. Very scarce in dustwrapper.,
Photographic surveying expedition., 39095, £150
Freshfield Douglas W., Round Kangchenjunga. A Narrative Of
Mountain Travel And Exploration, Edward Arnold, 1903 First Edition,
373pp, 41 illustrations, panorama, original red cloth with gilt,
professionally recased with new spine and original laid on, a few
blemishes to boards, owner's signature, internally very clean, a strong
and sturdy copy, lacking the map at page 306 and the rear sketch map,
otherwise VG., This dangerous and exhausting circuit of
Kangchenjunga was a classic of mountain exploration., 55117, £340
Freshfield Douglas W., The Exploration Of The Caucasus (2 Volumes), Edward Arnold, 1902 Second Edition,
278pp, 295pp, original blue cloth, some wear to extremities, corner's rounded, owner's signature, light foxing,
moderate on some pages, a near VG set., Illustrated by Vittorio Sella, a magnificent work., 42395, £550
Freshfield Douglas W., Travels In The Central Caucasus And Bashan, including Visits To Ararat And
Tabreez and Ascents Of Kazbek And Elbruz, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1869 First Edition, xvi, 509pp, 4
plates, illusts, folding maps, half brown leather with original decorative boards retained, VG+. A most attractive
and strong copy indeed., A delightful work of mountaineering interest, with accounts of the ascents of Kasbek and
Elburz. It precedes the author's 'Explorations in the Caucasus' by twenty-seven years; at this time the area was
still little-known and dangerous. It was not until 1880 that the Russian Government took steps to control the
natural exhuberance of the mountain tribesmen. With Appendices recording details of the Elbruz Expedition of
1829; heights of peaks, passes, towns and villages in the Caucusus Provinces; a catalogue of plants., 55852,
£450
Gardner Arthur, The Art and Sport of Alpine Photography, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1927 First Edition, 224pp,
original olive cloth, some foxing throughout but not to plates, VG in near VG dw. Very scarce in dustwwrapper.,
Illustrated with 155 Photographs., 59466, £170
Gilbert J. & Churchill G.C., The Dolomite Mountains. Excursions Through Tyrol, Carinthia, Carniola, & Friuli
in 1861, 1862, & 1863, Longman, Green & Co, 1864 First Edition, xx, 576pp. 2 folding maps, 6 chromolithos., 27
illusts, original maroon cloth with gilt, sunning to spine area, spine titling dull, wear to head and tail of spine,
internally very clean, near VG., With a Geological Chapter, and Pictorial Illustrations From Original Drawings on
the Spot. A very scarce Alpine travel classic by two members of the Alpine Club. Gilbert was a portrait painter and
Churchill a lawyer., 59698, £575
Gillman Peter & Haston D., Eiger Direct, Collins, 1966 First Edition, 183pp, VG in VG- dw with edge wear, signed
by Peter Gillman and Chris Bonington who took the photographs for the book. This was Tom Patey's copy,
although it isn't signed by him Tom has added his comments/annotation in the margin of some pages., Account of
the first direct route during which John Harlin fell to his death., 47087, £160
Haston Dougal & Others, British Everest Expedition 1972 Official Souvenir Card, , 1972, VG+ with original
envelope, signed by Chris Bonington, James Roberts, Dave Bathgate, Mick Burke, Nick Estcourt, Dougal Haston,
Hamish MacInnes, Doug Scott, Barney Rosedale and Graham Tiso. Missing one signature - Kelvin Kent., ,
32349, £280
Heckmair Anderl, Die Drei Letzten Probleme Der Alpen, F. Bruckmann Verlag, Munchen, 1949 First Edition,
80pp, 59 illustrations, map, original blue cloth, sunning to spine area, small owner's signature, VG-, signed
inscription by Anderl Heckmair on the half title. A very scarce signed copy, signed by Heckmair in 1983., Text in
German, this book has never been published in English. Includes the author’s ascent of the North Face of the
Matterhorn in 1931, his climbs on the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses, and his attempts and final success on
the Eiger North Face in 1938., 42232, £220
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Heckmair Anderl, My Life As A Mountaineer, Victor Gollancz, 1975 First Edition, 224pp, VG in VG dw, signed on
the half title by Anderl Heckmair., Autobiography of famous Bavarian mountaineer, includes the first ascent of the
Eiger North Face., 61557, £175
Hillary Edmund, High Adventure, Hodder & Stoughton, 1955 First Edition, 224pp, VG in VG- dw, signed on the
half title by Sir Emund Hillary., Hillary's autobiography., 59290, £170
Hillary Sir Edmund, Schoolhouse In The Clouds, Hodder & Stoughton, 1964 First Edition, 180pp, VG in VG
price clipped dw, signed by Ed Hillary & tipped-in signature of Mike Gill., Includes assaults on Taweche and
Kangtega., -70043, £180
Hirst John, Climbing Songs, The Rucksack Club, 1959 First Edition, 83pp, some cracking to endpapers, owner's
signature, Good+, this was Tom Patey's copy, signed by Tom Patey on the front endpaper. Patey was well known
for his climbing poems and songs and it is no surprise that this book was part of his collection. A most unique item
with Patey's scarce signature., 47159, £395
Houston C. & Bates R., Five Miles High, Robert Hale, 1940 First Edition, 319pp, new black cloth binding with gilt
titles, felt tip mark to base of pages, page edges trimmed very slightly, map endpapers not retained, internally very
clean, VG in colour photocopy of original dw with small loss to top and bottom of spine., The thrilling true story of
the first American expedition to K2., 37366, £150
Houston C. & Bates R., Five Miles High, Robert Hale, 1940 First Edition, 319pp, original red salmon cloth, map
endpapers, a little darkening to edge of cloth, VG in colour photocopy of original dw with small loss to top and
bottom of spine., The thrilling true story of the first American expedition to K2., 56723, £195
Houston C. & Bates R., K2 The Savage Mountain, Collins, 1955 First Edition, 192pp, slight bowing to boards,
pages browned, sunning to top and bottom of spine, Good in Good dw with loss to top and bottom of spine, some
staining to rear, signed by Charles Houston, Robert Bates & Tony Streather plus tipped-in signature of Dee
Molenaar on title page., Despite failure to reach the summit, this expedition is considered to be one of the
pinnacles of American Himalayan mountaineering. A dramatic and tragic story of how an accident almost resulted
in the destruction of the whole party on the descent., -70047, £185
Howard-Bury Lieut.Col., Mount Everest. The Reconnaissance, 1921 [Limited Edition], Edward Arnold, 1922
First Limited Edition, 356pp, bound in original red cloth, beautiful new cream calf leather spine, with gilt lettering,
t.e.g., No.118 of only 200 copies of the large paper limited edition with 14 extra plates, near Fine. This copy has a
new spine in fantastic cream leather, it looks just like vellum only more attractive and with gilt lettering matching
the original. A very attractive copy indeed of a very scarce Everest title., The author led this first official Everest
Expedition in 1921, they reached the North Col and discovered the route to the top., 55741, £2,400
Hunt John, The Ascent Of Everest, Hodder & Stoughton, 1953 First Edition, 300pp, sunning to spine, some edge
wear, VG in VG dw, signed by Michael Ward, George Lowe, Charles Wylie and Mike Westmacott, Hunt led the
successful 1953 British expedition., 32335, £210
Kingdon-Ward, Captain F., The Mystery Rivers Of Tibet.
A description of the little-known land where Asia's
mightiest rivers gallop in harness through the narrow
gateway of Tibet, its peoples, fauna and flora., Seeley
Service & Co, 1923 First Edition, 316pp, 22 illusts, 4 maps,
original orange decorative boards, even darkening to spine,
very minor foxing to prelims, VG. A very scarce title., A
botanical exploration made in 1913-14, to the corner where
Western China borders on eastern Tibet., 59899, £395
Lachenal Louis, Carnets du Vertige, Editions Guerin, 1997
Second Edition, 377pp, original pictorial red cloth, bump to
base of spine, very faint small stain mark to spine and front
board, VG. The Editions Guerin mountaineering books are
distinguished by their fantastic lavish bindings, large format
pictorial red cloth. Very scarce indeed., The most sought
after Guerin Edition. The original edition was much
censored but the Michel Guerin edition includes a huge
amount of unpublished material from Lachenal's diary.
When this edition was published a storm of controversy
swept over France., 61917, £595
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Le Blond Mrs. Aubrey, Mountaineering In The Land Of The Midnight Sun, T. Fisher Unwin, 1908 First Edition,
304pp, 71 illusts, folding map, original pictorial cloth, t.e.g., owner's signature, darkening to spine, light wear to
extremities, VG., First ascents in the Lyngen Peninsula., 45876, £290
Mathews Charles Edward, The Annals Of Mont Blanc, T. Fisher Unwin, 1898 First Edition, 368pp, 34 illusts, 3
facsimiles, folding map, original dark grey decorative boards, t.e.g., VG+, A history of climbing on Mont Blanc by
an original member of the Alpine Club and Predisent., 49499, £210
Matsuura Teruo, K2 8611m, Waseda University Alpine Club, 1983 First Edition, 144pp, oblong, 4to, hardback,
original red cloth, Fine, no slipcase., Official account of the Waseda University expedition to the west ridge of K2
on which two members summited on 7 August 1981. Illustrated with dramatic finely reproduced photographs, with
a summary and photo captions in English. A very scarce 8000m title indeed., 59870, £240
Messner Reinhold, Die rote Rakete am Nanga Parbat,
Nymphenburger, 1971 First Edition, Munich, 223pp, text in
German, dustwrapper protected and secured to boards, previous
owner's signature, Good, signed by Reinhold Messner. A very
scarce title indeed., Messner’s scarcest book in which he
describes the ascent of Nanga Parbat by the Rupal face and
descent by the Diamer side, with his brother, Gunther. Sadly
Gunther died on the descent and this triggered much controversy.
Messner blamed Herrligkoffer for the accident but Herrligkoffer
subsequently sued Messner successfully for libel. As a result this
book was withdrawn from the bookshops and the publisher
destroyed most of the copies. Text in German, no English
translation., 55984, £350
Miles Pliny, Auldjo John, Nordurfari: or Rambles In Iceland,
bound with Narrative Of An Ascent To The Summit Of Mont
Blanc On The Eighth And Ninth Of August 1827, Longman,
Brown, Green & Longmans, 1867 Fourth Edition, xv,252pp and
x,119pp, half red leather with marbled boards, wear to extremities,
soiling to endpapers, Good++., Rambles in Iceland is dated 1854.
The Auldjo is the 1867 Fourth Edition, the frontispiece has 6 small
illustrations and there is an illustration on other page, at the rear is
a useful list of the early ascents of Mont Blanc. Auldjo made the
19th ascent of Mont Blanc and his book was the first to popularise
Mont Blanc., 59871, £150
Moore A.W., The Alps In 1864. A Private Journal., David Douglas, 1902 First Public Edition, 444pp, 22 plates,
10 maps, original green cloth, t.e.g., small nick to head of spine, foxing to endpapers and some tissue guards
otherwise very clean indeed, VG., Moore made extensive Alpine tours in the years 1860-81 including this one with
Whymper and Horace Walker in 1864. The Alpine Club hold his later unpublished diaries, parts of which were
incorporated into the 1902 Edition, including his account of the first ascent of the Brenva ice-ridge on Mont Blanc.
The 1902 Edition was preceeded only by the First Edition in 1867 of 100 copies which was for private circulation
only. Very scarce., 61182, £325
Mummery A. F., My Climbs In The Alps And Caucasus, T. Fisher Unwin, 1895 Second Edition, 361pp, original
cloth, t.e.g., usual slight soiling to cloth, slight scuffing to spine label, some foxing, VG., Mummery made many
important climbs in the Mont Blanc region. He led an expedition to Nanga Parbat in 1895, with Collie and Bruce,
but disappeared whilst reconnoitring., 55870, £160
Mummery A. F., My Climbs In The Alps And Caucasus, T. Fisher Unwin, 1895 First Edition, xii, 360pp, 11
plates, original fawn cloth, a strong tight copy, light foxing throughout and occasionally heavy, VG., Mummery
made many important climbs in the Mont Blanc region. He led an expedition to Nanga Parbat in 1895, with Collie
and Bruce, but disappeared whilst reconnoitring., 40957, £365
Murray W.H., Mountaineering In Scotland, J M Dent & Sons, 1947 First Edition, 252pp, light foxing to
endpapers, VG in Good+ dw, signed by W. H. Murray., Illustrated with 32 pages of photographs and 5 pages of
maps and diagrams., 58540, £170
Murray W.H., The Story Of Everest, J M Dent & Sons, 1953 Second Edition, 195pp, VG, signed by W.H.
Murray., History up to the first ascent., 58539, £150
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Newby Eric, A Short Walk In The Hindu Kush, Secker & Warburg, 1958 First Edition, 247pp, private bookplate
with signs of earlier bookplate removal, VG in Good price clipped dw with sellotape repair to head of spine, signed
dedication on the title page by Eric Newby., A classic work by a well-known writer and traveller., 56849, £475
Norton Lieutenant-Colonel E.F., The Fight For Everest 1924, Edward Arnold & Co, 1925 First Edition, 372pp,
folding map, original green cloth with gilt, light wear to extremities, inscr, first signs of foreedge foxing, VG., The
original account of Mallory and Irvine's attempt on the summit., 58030, £275
O'Hara M. J., Carn More. An Interim Guide To The District North Of Loch Maree., Cambridge University
Mountaineering Club, No Date, 37pp, paperback, staples rusty, a little soiling to cover, Good+. Tom Patey's copy,
signed by Patey with his address., Scarce climbing guide., 47192, £170
Olufsen O., Through The Unknown Pamirs (Vakhan And Garan). The Second Danish Pamir Expedition
1898-99, William Heinemann, 1904 First Edition, 238pp, 60 illusts, maps, original red boards, owner's signature,
very clean indeed, VG., The 2nd expedition to Vakhan and Garan in the Upper Amu-darya., 33413, £175
Oppenheim E. C., New Climbs In Norway. An Account Of Some Ascents In The Sondmore District., T.
Fisher Unwin, 1898 First Edition, 256pp, decorative front and rear boards, prize bookplate, light foxing to
endpapers and foreedges, rough cut page edges, minor hinge cracking but book tight and internally clean, VG, ,
56658, £270
Palmer Howard, Mountaineering And Exploration In The Selkirks. A Record Of Pioneer Work Among the
Canadian Alps, 1908-1912., G.P. Putnam's Sons, London, 1914 First Edition UK, xxvii, 439pp, 219 illusts, maps,
original green cloth, school prize bookplate, rear endpaper cracked, VG in VG dw with some sunning. Very scarce
indeed in dustwrapper., The principal work on the Selkirk Range., 50747, £325
Perren Beat H., Faszination Matterhorn. / La fascination du
Cervin.
/
Matterhorn's
fascination,
Stadler
Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 1988 First Edition, 236pp, Fine in
Fine dw in original cardboard slipcase. A beautiful copy., Text
in German, French, Italian, Spanish and English. Stunning
photographs of the Matterhorn taken during many years
service in the local rescue team. This is perhaps the most
visually striking mountaineering book I have ever seen.
Scarce., 61920, £150
Perret Robert, Les Panoramas du Mont Blanc, M. Dardel,
Chambery, 1929 First Edition, xx, 422pp, original brown cloth
and marbled boards, 210 sepia photographs with
accompanying text, some rubbing to extremities, VG., A
fantastic collection of beautiful sepia photographs of the Mont
Blanc massif. Text in French. A scarce title., 59477, £160
Rebuffat Gaston, Starlight And Storm, J.M. Dent & Sons,
1956 First Edition, 122pp, Fine in VG dw, signed dedication on
half title by Gaston Rebuffat to Hugh Merrick and his wife., The
ascent of six great North Faces of the Alps., 61077, £380
Rey Guido, The Matterhorn, T. Fisher Unwin, 1913 Third Impression, 336pp, 37 pen and ink drawings by
Edoardo Rubino and 11 photographs, original olive green cloth with gilt, slight cracking to front endpaper but
secure, near Fine in Fair much repaired dw. The very scarce dustwrapper is complete with the exception of some
small chips to corners and the spine. A bright attractive copy in the very scarce dustwrapper., A charmingly written
account of attempts on the Matterhorn by the early pioneers and by Guido Rey himself., 59624, £275
Rey Guido, The Matterhorn, T. Fisher Unwin, 1907 Deluxe Limited First Edition, 336pp, cream half vellum
boards, printed on Japan paper, duplicate set of all plates included on vellum, booksellers small label to front
pastedown, gift inscription by well known lady climber, slight darkening to spine, a little light foxing to endpapers
and foreedges, some faint soling to boards, a near Fine copy. A lovely copy of one of the scarcest of all
Mountaineering volumes, this is No.13 of only 15 copies, signed by T. Fisher Unwin the publisher., A charmingly
written account of attempts on the Matterhorn by the early pioneers and by Guido Rey himself. A most prestigious
volume., 40954, £5,250
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Rose W & F, & Seymour H., A Tour to Great St. Bernard's and Round Mont Blanc with descriptions copied
from a journal kept by the author and drawings taken from nature., Harvey and Darton, 1827 First Edition, iv,
144pp, 16 illustrations, original boards with maroon leather spine, folding map, small inscription dated 1828, edge
of board worn, Good+. A very scarce title indeed., , 61183, £695
Sale Richard, Broad Peak, Carreg, 2004 First Edition, 208pp, well illustrated, New in New dw. Very scarce,
signed by First Ascenters Marcus Schmuck and Fritz Wintersteller, Doug Scott and the author Richard Sale. The
latest account of the First Ascent of Broad Peak in 1957., , 9417, £230
Schomberg R.C.F, Unknown Karakoram, Martin Hopkinson Ltd, 1936 First Edition, 244pp, original blue cloth,
VG+ in G dw with small loss on rear. Exploring north of the main range, in the Raskam, Shaksgam, Oprang and
Braldu valleys., , 6538, £180
Scott Doug, Kangchenjunga Print - Signed, , , Image of Kangchenjunga West Side from Drohmo, image size
19'' x 13'', frame size 25.5'' x 20'', signed by First Ascenters Joe Brown and George Band, and Second Ascenters
Tony Streather and Norman Hardie, and Doug Scott who took the photograph., Photograph by Doug Scott.,
55713, £325
Shipton Eric, Blank On The Map, Hodder & Stoughton, 1938 First Edition, 299pp, original black boards, front and
rear clean and bright but the spine is badly faded and damp marked, light foreedge foxing, owner's signature,
Good in colour photocopy of original dw., Shipton's scarcest book. Exploration of Shaksgam area north of the
main Karakoram range in 1937., 46575, £175
Shipton Eric, Blank On The Map, Hodder & Stoughton, 1938 First Edition, 299pp, original black boards, light
wear to extremities, new endpapers, foxing to prelims, very clean internally, folding map reproduced, VG in colour
photocopy of original dw. 55191, £225
Shipton Eric, Nanda Devi, Hodder & Stoughton, 1936 First Edition, 310pp, original
black cloth, slight foreedge foxing, VG in VG dw with soiling to rear panel, edge wear
and internal repairs., Shipton and Tilman's important exploration into the Rishi Gorge to
the Nanda Devi Sanctuary., 7474, £320
Shipton Eric, That Untravelled World, Hodder & Stoughton, 1969 First Edition, 286pp,
map endpapers, VG+ in VG+ price clipped dw, signed on the half title by Eric Shipton.,
Autobiography of the great modern explorer., 61583, £395
Simpson Joe, Touching The Void, Harper & Row, 1988 First US Edition, 174pp, VG+
in VG+ price clipped dw, signed by Joe Simpson, Simon Yates and Chris Bonington
who wrote the foreword. Now a legendary mountaineering read., Now a legendary
mountaineering read., 46531, £225
Simpson Joe, Touching The Void, Jonathan Cape, 1988 First Edition, 173pp,
inscription on half title page, Fine in Fine price clipped dw, signed by Joe Simpson,
Simon Yates and Chris Bonington who wrote the foreword. The very scarce True First
Edition., Now a legendary mountaineering read., 41936, £330
Simpson Joe, Touching The Void, Jonathan Cape, 1988 First Edition, 173pp, Fine in
VG+ price clipped dw with slightest of sunning to spine, signed by Joe Simpson, Simon
Yates & Chris Bonington who wrote the foreword. The very scarce True First Edition.,
Now a legendary mountaineering read., 37402, £395
Slingsby W. Cecil, Norway The Northern Playground, David Douglas, 1904 First
Edition, 425pp, rebound in attractive green cloth similar to the original, gilt titling, foxing
to prelims and occasional elsewhere, VG., Slingsby climbed many of the Norwegian
peaks between 1872 and 1912. A scarce classic. Sketches of climbing and mountain
exploration in Norway between 1872 and 1903., 61915, £1,100
Slingsby W. Cecil, Norway The Northern Playground, David Douglas, 1904 First
Edition, 425pp, original green cloth, light rubbing to extremities, some pages unopened,
exceptionally clean internally, VG+. A most attractive copy in the original binding.,
Slingsby climbed many of the Norwegian peaks between 1872 and 1912. A scarce
classic. Sketches of climbing and mountain exploration in Norway between 1872 and
1903., 61916, £1,495
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Smith A. R., Hall Mrs S. C., and others, A Boy's Ascent of Mont Blanc in 'The Boy's Birth-Day Book'.,
Houlston & Wright, 1859 First Edition, 428pp, original red cloth with gilt, small split to head of spine, a.e.g., one
signature loosening, Good+. A very scarce title., Stories by Mrs. S. C. Hall, William Howitt, Angustus Mayhew,
Thomas Miller and George Agustus Sala. Illustrated with nearly one hundred original engravings. Includes the
account written by Albert Smith 'A Boy's Ascent of Mont Blanc' p9-145., 57231, £350
Smythe F.S., The Valley Of Flowers, Hodder & Stoughton, 1938 First Limited Edition, 322pp, white buckram,
t.e.g., bevelled edges, slight foxing to endpapers, VG+, signed by F. S. Smythe. No.202 of 250 copies of the
Limited Edition. The packet of seeds originally issued with the book is not present., Travels in the Garhwal
Himalaya and Bhyundar Valley. Limited Edition, 58175, £350
Stein Sir Aurel, Old Routes Of Western Iran, Macmillan And Co, 1940 First Edition, 432pp, 112 illusts, 31 plates,
numerous maps and plans, exlibrary but only discreet markings, professionally recased, only faint numbers to
spine and a few library marks internally, very clean indeed, VG-., Narrative of an archaeological journey carried
out and recorded by Sir Aurel Stein during the years 1932-6 in southern and Western Iran., 33414, £315
Stutfield H. & Collie J.N., Climbs And Exploration In The Canadian Rockies, Longmans, Green & Co, 1903
First Edition, 343pp, original grey cloth with gilt, private bookplate and occasional small ink stamp of 'The Midland
Association of Mountaineers', inscription on fep 'Presented to The Midland Association of Mountaineers in
memory of the late H. Scott Jones A.C. 1937', light foxing to endpapers otherwise Fine throughout. A most bright
and attractive copy., A tremendous book, one of the classics of the Canadian Rockies., 55560, £195
Sutton Geoffrey & Noyce Wilfrid, Samson. The Life And Writings Of Menlove Edwards, Cloister Press, 1960
First Edition, 122pp, original black cloth, VG, signed by Wilfrid Noyce. A very scarce signed copy., Essays, short
stories and poems by leading climber between the wars, his life ended in tragedy., 58395, £270
Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, Barnes Malcolm & Kurz Michel [editors], The Mountain World 1953 to
1968/69 (Ten Volumes), George Allen & Unwin, 1953 - 1969 First Edition, All VG+ in VG+ dw. A complete set of
Ten Volumes, scarce in such attractive condition., This was a superbly illustrated and highly regarded series with
fantastic accounts of the year's major expeditions from around the World., 61934, £190
Terray Lionel, Les Conquerants De L'Inutile. Des Alpes A I'Annapurna, Gallimard, 1963 reprint, 569pp,
softback, VG+, signed by Lionel Terray., Text in French., 36920, £160
Tilman H.W., The Ascent Of Nanda Devi, The Macmillan Company, 1937 First Edition US, 235pp, original blue
cloth with gilt, previous owner's signature tipped to front endpaper, owner's name ink stamp on title page, a very
clean and fresh copy, VG+ in Good++ price clipped dw with a few small chips. Very scarce indeed with the
original dustwrapper., Account of first ascent by Tilman and Odell., 61099, £175
Tilman H.W., The Ascent Of Nanda Devi, Cambridge University Press/Readers' Union, 1937 First Edition,
235pp, original blue cloth with gilt, an exceptionally clean and fresh copy, one of two front endpapers has been
neatly removed but hardly noticeable, otherwise a Fine copy in VG+ dw with just slight edge wear. This is the best
dustwrapper we have seen. A lovely copy, very scarce indeed with the original dustwrapper.61127, £330
Various, The Journal Of The Fell & Rock Climbing Club Of The English Lake District - 57 Journals
spanning the years 1911 - 1992, F.R.C.C., 1911 - 1992, 57 Journals spanning the era 1911 - 1992. No.5 1911,
No.9 1915, No.12 1918 to No.15 1921, No.19 1925 to No.39 1945, No.41 1947 to No.69 1985, No.71 1988 to
No.73 1992. Hence lacking only Nos. 6-8, 10-11, 16-18, 40 and 70 in this period. All in original paper wrappers as
issued, condition is generally Good+ to Very Good. Please call for more details and jpegs., A great opportunity to
buy a long run of this excellent and varied mountaineering journal., 58992, £155
Visser-Hooft Jenny, Among The Kara-korum Glaciers In 1925, Edward Arnold, 1926 First Edition, 303pp,
original blue cloth, VG., Account of the 2nd Dutch Karakoram expedition, exploring the Batura, Hispar and
Shimshal glaciers., 56854, £155
Wainwright A., Scottish Mountain Drawings (Six Volumes). Vol One - The Northern Highlands, Vol Two The North-Western Highlands, Vol Three - The Western Highlands, Vol Four - The Central Highlands, Vol
Five - The Eastern Highlands, Vol Six - The Islands., Westmorland Gazette, Early Reprints, Vol 1 - VG+ in VGprice clipped dw with small tears, Vol 2 - VG+ in VG dw, Vol 3 - VG+ in VG+ price clipped dw, Vol 4 - VG+ in VG
dw, Vol 5 - VG+ in VG price clipped dw, Vol 6 - VG+ in VG+ price clipped dw. All volumes with neat private
bookplate and owner's signature. An attractive set. Volume One is an early reprint, the remaining volumes are all
in green rexine covers with square corners and gold lettering and may be either First Editions or early reprints.
Without the unclipped price on the dustwrapper it is impossible to determine the exact edition and hence this set
has been priced according to being early reprints., A wonderful addition to any library., 61933, £175
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Walton W. H. Murray, Scrambles In Japan And Formosa, Edward Arnold & Co, 1934 First Edition, 304pp, 26
plates, original cloth with bright gilt, VG copy, inscribed on the front endpaper and also signed on the title page by
W. H. Murray Walton. A very scarce book especially so when signed., , 54815, £495
Weston Rev Walter, Mountaineering And Exploration In The Japanese Alps, John Murray, 1896 First Edition,
346pp, 35 illusts, magnificent new brown half leather binding with raised bands, very clean internally, a lovely fine
copy., The most important work on Japan's mountains. The Rev. Weston is considered the 'father' of
mountaineering in Japan., 10445, £595
Weston Rev. Walter, The Playground Of The Far East, John Murray, 1918 First Edition, 333pp, original red
cloth, gold embossed emblem of the Japanese Alpine Club on the front board, spine faded as usual, some fading
to boards, inscription, foxing to endpapers, internally very clean, Good+, Scarce early work on mountaineering in
Japan., 5572, £180
Whillans Don & Ormerod Alick, Don Whillans. Portrait Of A Mountaineer, Heinemann, 1971 First Edition,
266pp, circular mark on the front board, otherwise very clean, VG- in VG+ dw, signed by Don Whillans on half
title, also a second unidentified signature on the half title perhaps a previous owner., A most sought after title.
Biography of the tough British mountaineer., 55989, £250
Whillans, Haston, Estcourt, Bonington, Official Annapurna South Face Expedition 1970 Souvenir Postcard
Stamped Base Camp 1970, , 1970, Very good condition signed by Martin Boysen, Dougal Haston, Don
Whillans, Chris Bonington, Nick Estcourt, Mick Burke, Tom Frost, Mike Thompson, Kelvin Kent and the ink stamp
signature of Ian Clough, who sadly died in an avalanche on the expedition., I understand a batch of 1000 of these
postcards were produced and all were signed by the ten members of the expedition (some were also signed by
the expedition's doctor, Dave Lambert). Sadly, many of these postcards never reached their destination. Left at a
post office in Kathmandu before the expedition set off for Annapurna, many were stolen, the stamps steamed off
and the cards thrown away. Ian Clough was in charge of supplies and arrived late in Kathmandu. The expedition
members completed the signatures by using a rubber stamp of his signature., 61442, £225
Workman F.B.& W.H., In The Ice World Of
Himalaya…Among The Peaks And Passes Of Ladakh,
Nubra, Suru, And Baltistan., T.Fisher Unwin, 1901 2nd
Edition, 204pp, 65 plates, 2 maps, original red decorative
cloth, wear to corner tips, rubbing to extremities, private
bookplate, inscription, foxing to endpapers, near VG., Their
first Himalayan expedition, during which they reached the
Karakoram Pass and Biafo Glacier., 61148, £180
Workman Fanny Bullock & Workman William Hunter, IceBound Heights Of The Mustagh. An Account of Two
Seasons of Pioneer Exploration and High Climbing in
the Baltistan Himalaya., Archibald Constable & Co., 1908
First Edition, xvi, 444pp, 170 illustrations (many full-page), 4
colour and 3 photogravure plates (including 2 portraits), 2
folding maps, original decorative front and rear boards,
professionally recased with new spine with gilt lettering,
t.e.g., exlibrary, small rubber stamp mark "withdrawn"
reverse of title-page, blindstamps to plates, slight sunning to
extremities of boards, internally very clean indeed, slight
map repair, VG. This is a very clean, strong and attractive
copy., Account of the Workmans’ exploration in Baltistan
during 1902 and 1903. They explored the Chogo Lungma
Glacier to its head, and ascended Mt. Chogo and Mt.
Lungma. Much new ground was also covered including
exploration of the Alchori, Hoh Lumba and Sosbon
Glaciers., 55873, £240
Workman Fanny Bullock & Workman William Hunter, IceBound Heights Of The Mustagh. An Account of Two
Seasons of Pioneer Exploration and High Climbing in the Baltistan Himalaya., Archibald Constable & Co.,
1908 First Edition, xvi, 444pp, 170 illustrations (many full-page), 4 colour and 3 photogravure plates (including 2
portraits), 2 folding maps, original decorative boards, t.e.g., gilt lettering to spine faint, bottom corners slightly
bumped, first signs of foreedge foxing, light foxing to endpapers, rear of maps and slightly more so to the
photogravure plates (loose tissue-guards foxed), minor repair edge of title page and maps, a VG copy of this
desirable book.55874, £440
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Whillans Don & Bonington Chris, The South Patagonia Survey Expedition II 1962-63 - Official Expedition
Postcard, , 1962 First Edition, Postcard of The Towers of Paine, VG, signed by all expedition members, Don
Whillans, Chris Bonington, Ian Clough, Barrie Page, Derek Walker, Vic Bray and John Streetly., Bonington and
Whillans made the First ascent of the Central Tower of Paine., 47604, £165
Whymper Edward, A Guide To Zermatt And The Matterhorn, John Murray, 1899 Third Edition, 224pp, 44pp
adverts, paperback, owner's signature on front cover, occasional blind stamp of the R.S.G.S., VG, 'With the
compliments of the author' written on front cover by Edward Whymper in his distinctive hand but without his actual
signature. An attractive copy., , 53791, £195
Wiessner Fritz, K2. Tragodien und Sieg am sweithochsten Berg der Erde, Bergverlag Rudolf Rother,
Munchen, 1955 First Edition, 56pp, 18 photographs, 2 maps, original paper wraps, near Fine in near Fine
dustwrapper. A scarce title., The tragic story of the American K2 expedition in 1939 led by the author. German
text, there is no English language edition., 59434, £175
Wilson Ken, Extreme Rock. Great British Rock Climbs, Diadem Books, 1987 First Edition, 296pp, small
owner's address label, VG in VG dw., Great British Rock Climbs. Now extremely scarce., 61415, £175
Wilson Ken, Extreme Rock. Great British Rock Climbs, Diadem Books, 1987 First Edition, 296pp, Fine in VG
price clipped dw with slight sunning to spine, Great British Rock Climbs. Now extremely scarce., 44312, £200
Yoda Takayoshi, Ascent Of Manaslu In Photographs
1952-6, The Mainichi Newspapers, Japan, 1956 First
Edition, 126pp, 9 colour photos, 177 black and white
photos, 2 maps, 4to, five pages of photo comments in
English, otherwise the text is in Japanese. Silver lettering
on upper board and spine, protective glassine cover intact,
VG+. Black illustrated slipcase has general wear to
extremities and has some repairs with tape., This photo
book documents the Japanese mountaineering expeditions
to Manaslu culminating in the First Ascent in 1956. Manaslu
is the eighth highest mountain in the world, 8156m. A very
scarce title indeed., 58892, £750
Young Geoffrey Winthrop, Sutton Geoffrey & Noyce Wilfrid,
Snowdon Biography, J.M. Dent & Sons, 1957 First
Edition, 194pp, VG+ in VG+ price clipped dw, signed
dedication on the front endpaper by Wilfrid Noyce., A full
length mountain biography of Snowdon., 58402, £160
Younghusband Sir Francis, Peking to Lhasa. The
narrative of journeys in the Chinese Empire made by
the late Brigadier-General George Pereira. Compiled by
Francis Younghusband from notes and diaries supplied
by Cecil Pereira., Constable and Company Ltd, 1925 First
Edition, x, 293pp, 33 illusts, 2 folding maps, original blue
cloth with gilt titling to spine, VG+., Narrative of the journeys
of G. Pereira in 1921-23. He tried to journey from Peking to
Lhasa, and died at Kanze near Batang on his way in
October 1923. A scarce title., 59854, £170
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A Selection of other Mountaineering Books
Alder Garry, Beyond Bokhara, Century Publishing, 1985 First Edition, 417pp, Fine in Fine dw, The Life of William
Moorcroft, Asian explorer and pioneer veterinary surgeon 1767 - 1825., 56654, £34
Anderson Robert, Venables Stephen, Webster Ed & Teare Paul, Everest 88. The 25th anniversary reunion of
the first British Ascent without supplementary oxygen 12th May 1988., Royal Geographical Society, 2013
First Edition, 32pp, Official Programme for the event at the Royal Geographical Society, London 14th March 2013,
signed by the members of the original expedition, Robert Anderson (leader), Stephen Venables, Ed Webster, Paul
Teare, Joseph Blackburn and Miriam Zieman., The historic anniversary brought together the full team for the first
time since the expedition. Their new route up the mighty Kangshung Face was described by Reinhold Messner as
'probably the most adventurous expedition in Everest's history'., 58896, £32
Angell Shirley, Pinnacle Club. A History Of Women Climbing, Pinnacle Club, 1988 First Edition, 213pp,
pictorial boards, Fine., Women's contributions to rock-climbing and mountaineering this century., 59410, £22
Anker Daniel, Eiger. The Vertical Arena, The Mountaineers, 2000 First Edition, 224pp, VG+ in VG dw, Superbly
illustrated history of climbing on the Eiger, now scarce., 58241, £80
Anon, Edinburgh Mountaineering Song Book, Edinburgh University Mountaineering Club, 1995 circa First
Edition, 64pp, card covers, card from spine lost, still securely bound, some marks to covers, Good., Published for
private circulation to members of Edinburgh Mountaineering and Edinburgh University Mountaineering Club only.
62 climbing and other folk songs, such as 'Ha! Ha! The Climbing Knot' and 'S.M.C. Song'. A scarce and
interesting item., 59194, £49
Anon, Qomolangma Sagarmatha 1988, Yomiuri Shimbun-Sha, 1988, 162pp, near Fine in VG+ dw with slight
sunning to edges. A very scarce title., Text in Chinese and English. China, Japan, Nepal Friendship Expedition to
Qomolangma/Sagarmatha 1988. Superbly illustrated with wonderful photographs., 59395, £135
Atwater Mongomery M., The Avalanche Hunters., Macre Smith Co, No Date Second Printing US, 235pp, light
sunning to spine and very edge of boards, sellotape repair to top spine of dw, VG in Good+ dw, In 1946
Montgomery Atwater joined the United States Forest Service and established the first avalanche research center
in this hemisphere at Alta, Utah., 54313, £45
Baillie-Grohman W.A., Tyrol, Adam & Charle Black, 1908 First Edition, 208pp, 24 coloured illustrations by
E.Harrison Compton, lovely clean and bright original boards, t.e.g., very occasional pencil lining under text, a little
light foxing, a near fine copy., , 4056, £50
Baker Ernest A., Moors, Crags & Caves Of The High Peak And The Neighbourhood, John Heywood, 1903
First Edition, 207pp, original pictorial cloth, owner's signature, occasional foxing, head and tail of spine a little
worn, a bright copy., Pioneer climbing in the Derbyshire Peak District. Baker's most important and sought after
book, a very scarce item., 3881, £80
Baker, Ernest A., The Highlands With Rope And Rucksack, H.F. & G. Witherby, 1923 First Edition, 253pp,
foxing to endpapers, foreedge foxing and occasional elsewhere, owner's signature, Good., Baker was a
contemporary of the Abraham Brothers with whom he climbed on occasions., 58392, £27
Ball John, Central Tyrol Including The Gross Glockner. Ball's Alpine Guides, Longmans, Green & Co, 1873
First Edition, 139-314pp, original green cloth with gilt, G+., , 32611, £60
Ball John, The Central Alps. Part I and Part II. The Alpine Guide., Longmans, Green & Co, 1907 / 1911 New
Edition, Part I - xxviii, 326pp, original boards, some damp rippling on rear board, top and bottom of spine worn, 1
of the 5 maps missing, G+. Part II - xix, 432pp, original boards, 9 maps, head of spine a little worn, VG-., , 4078,
£78
Ball John, The Western Alps, Longmans, Green & Co, 1898 New Edition, 612pp, original cloth, abundant maps,
endpapers foxed, small tear to fep, VG., A most detailed early guide., 32972, £55
Band George, Road To Rakaposhi, Hodder & Stoughton, 1955 First Edition, 192pp, VG in VG dw with scuff mark
to centre of spine, signed dedication by George Band on the title page., Attempt on Rakaposhi by British climber
who was on the 1953 Everest expedition., 61107, £56
Barker Ralph, The Last Blue Mountain, Chatto & Windus, 1959 First Edition, 212pp, VG in VG- dw with small
chip to head of spine., The tragic 1957 Haramosh expedition., 59178, £35
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Mick Fowler - Signed Books
On Thin Ice. Alpine Climbs in the Americas, Asia and the Himalaya
Baton Wicks, 2005 2nd printing, 224pp, hardback, New in dw, signed on the title page by
Mick Fowler. Foreword by Chris Bonington.
Mick Fowler's second set of climbing memoirs, follows 'Vertical Pleasure', and recounts
his expeditions since 1990. Despite work and family commitments he has maintained a
regular series of 'big trips' to challenging objectives around the world with a sequence of
major successes.
Price £22
Vertical Pleasure
Early Climbs In Britain, The Alps, The Andes And The Himalaya.
Baton Wicks, 2006 Revised Edition, 224pp, hardback, New in dw, signed on the title
page by Mick Fowler.
Biography of one of the most well respected climbers in the world today and includes
Alpine style first ascents on Taulliraju, Spantik and Cerro Kishtwar. The book is a great
read and was shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Prize in 1995.
Price £25
Vertical Pleasure. The Secret Life Of A Tax Man
Hodder & Stoughton, 1995 First Edition, 224pp, VG in VG dw, signed on the title page
by Mick Fowler.
Biography of one of the most well respected climbers in the world today and includes
Alpine style first ascents on Taulliraju, Spantik and Cerro Kishtwar. The book is a great
read and was shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Prize in 1995.
Price £40
LIMITED NUMBERS AVAILABLE AT THESE PRICES
Banks Mike, Commando Climber, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1955 First Edition, 240pp, VG+ in VG- dw with chip to
base of spine, and minor chips at corners, inscription to T. Patey from the Author Mike Banks., Illustrated with 16
pages of photographs and with a frontispiece and drawings in the text by Lilias Stirling., 47146, £135
Banks Mike, Rakaposhi, Secker & Warburg, 1959 First Edition, 238pp, private bookplate, VG in VG slightly
rubbed dw, signed dedication by Mike Banks on the title page., Account of 1956 attempt and first ascent in 1958
with Tom Patey., 56850, £75
Barrow John, Mountain Ascents in Westmoreland and Cumberland, Sampson Low And Co., 1886 First
Edition, 208pp, original decorative green cloth with gilt, inscription, private bookplate, cracking to rear endpaper
but hinge is still tight, some foxing to frontispiece and title page, VG+. A most attractive bright copy.40922, £110
Bauer Paul, Himalayan Campaign. The German Attack on Kangchenjunga., Blackwell, 1937 First Edition,
174pp, VG in Good+ dw with chip to head and tail of spine., Account of the 1929 and 1931 German attempts
written by the leader of both expeditions., 39132, £65
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Exploring Greenland – Signed Copy!
Gregson Jim
Vertebrate Publishing, 2012 First Edition, 146pp, New,
pictorial boards, signed by Jim Gregson.
Twenty years of adventure mountaineering in the great Arctic
wilderness. One of the few books available about
mountaineering in Greenland, well recommended.
Price £19
Bauer Paul, Himalayan Quest. The German Expeditions To Siniolchum And Nanga Parbat., Nicholson &
Watson, 1938 First Edition, 150pp, owner's signature, VG+ in Good dw with many repairs, The German
expeditions to Siniolchum and Nanga Parbat, 56701, £36
Bauer Paul, The Siege Of Nanga Parbat 1856-1953, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956 First Edition, 211pp, owner's
signature, VG in VG rubbed dw., , 55973, £30
Bechtold Fritz, Nanga Parbat Adventure. A Himalayan Expedition., John Murray, 1935 First Edition, 93pp, light
foxing to a few pages and foreedges, light wear to extremities, VG- in colour photocopy of original dw from a later
reprint., Account of the disastrous second German expedition on which four climbers and six porters died.£22
Bellows William, Zermatt and The Matterhorn including A Day In The Val Tournanche, John Bellows, 1926
Second Edition, 31pp, original paper wraps with image of the Matterhorn on the front cover, a little foxing, wear to
spine, VG-., An account of a traverse of the Matterhorn. This title was first printed in 1925 'for the entertainment of
friends', this later edition also includes two articles on his visit to the val Tournanche. A very scarce title.£75
Benson C. E., Crag and Hound in Lakeland, Hurst and Blackett Ltd, 1902 First Edition, xvi, 313pp, original black
cloth with gilt titling, corner tips worn, crack to endpapers so loosening a little, near VG., Rock climbing and fox
hunting classic., 59696, £36
Benuzzi Felice, No Picnic On Mount Kenya, Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1989 reprint, 231pp, small inscription by
previous owner on half title, VG+ in VG dw., Amazing true account of escaping a POW camp during the war to
climb Mount Kenya and breaking back into the camp afterwards., 59613, £29
Berlepsch H., The Alps or Sketches Of Life And Nature In The Mountains, Longman, Green Longman &
Roberts, 1861 First Edition, 407pp, 17 plates by Emil Rittmeyer, later full calf binding with gilt, rubbed at
extremities and with one inch split at head of spine, gift inscription to fep, occasional foxing, very clean internally,
a strong and clean copy, G+. A scarce alpine title., An account of mountain and village life, the mountain passes
and summits., 30983, £90
Berrisford A. B., 55-60 Years Of Mountaineering In South Africa, , , 114pp, bump to rear board, inscription,
VG in Good+ dw with one small chip, signed by the A. B. Berrisford to title page. A rare title., Over 300 peaks
ascended., 45923, £48
Bettembourg Georges & Brame Michael, The White Death, Reynard House, 1981 First US Edition, 309pp, Fine
in Fine dw. Illustrated by Kathe Strangfeld Krohn., Broad Peak, Kangchenjunga, Kusum Kanguru, Everest and
Nuptse with Boardman, Scott and Tasker. Bettembourg was killed in a fall near Chamonix while crystal hunting.,
57228, £75
Blackburn Henry, The Pyrenees A Description Of Summer Life At French Watering Places, Sampson Low,
1881 2nd, VG, , 1659, £120
Blossom Frederick A. [editor], Told At The Explorer's Club. True Tales of Modern Adventure, George G.
Harrap & Co Ltd, 1933 reprint, 389pp, VG in VG dw. Uncommon in dustwrapper., Thirty three separate accounts
of exploration and adventure, from all corners of the earth including Korea, Australia, Greenland and the Alaskan
Coast., 61561, £20
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Cameron McNeish - Signed Books
Scotland End to End. Walking the Gore-Tex Scottish National Trail.
Mountain Media, 2012 reprint, 176pp, pictorial hardback, New, signed by Cameron McNeish and Richard Else.
Meandering through some of the most beautiful and rugged landscapes in Scotland the 470 mile Gore-Tex
Scottish National Trail connects some of Scotland's finest scenery into one long end-to-end journey. £15
The Skye Trail. A journey through the Isle of Skye.
2010 First Edition, 176pp, pictorial hardback, New, signed by Cameron McNeish and Richard Else. The 70
mile long Skye Trail connects two of the island's most extraordinary landscapes, the world famous Cuillin, the
most rugged mountain range in Britain, and the Trotternish ridge, a rolling escarpment of basalt hills that overlook
the sea. This long walk through the island, the 'Skitis' of the Celtic world, follows ancient byways, cattle drovers'
routes, mountain footpaths and an old railway line. £15
The Sutherland Trail. A journey through north-west Scotland.
Mountain Media, 2009 First Edition, 176pp, pictorial hardback, New, signed by Cameron McNeish and Richard
Else. The Sutherland Trail between Lochinver and Tongue follows ancient pathways, stalkers' routes and hill
tracks through one of the most geologically fascinating parts of the UK. £15
SPECIAL OFFER - ALL 3 TITLES FOR £40
Boardman Peter, Sacred Summits. A Climber's Year, Hodder & Stoughton, 1982 First Edition, 264pp, near Fine
in Fine dw, New Guinea, Kangchenjunga and Gauri Sankar., 55972, £22
Boardman Peter, Sacred Summits. A Climber's Year, Hodder & Stoughton, 1982 First Edition, 264pp, VG in
VG+ price clipped dw, signed by Doug Scott., New Guinea, Kangchenjunga and Gauri Sankar., 40214, £36
Bonatti Walter, Magic Of Mont Blanc, Victor Gollancz, 1985 First Edition, 208pp, VG in VG dw., Upwards of 200
photographs depicting all the main peaks and ridges of the Mont Blanc range., 61120, £52
Bonatti Walter, On The Heights, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1964 First Edition, 248pp, VG in Good+ dw with some
rubbing and small chips, Bonatti's account of climbs to K2 and solo ascent of the Dru's South West Pillar., 50595,
£140
Bonatti Walter, The Great Days, Victor Gollancz, 1976 Third Impression, 189pp, owner's ink stamp to front and
rear endpaper, occasional biro annotation mainly in the margins, VG in VG dw., Autobiography picks up the tale
after the retreat from the Central Pillar of Freney., 9851, £36
Bonatti Walter, The Great Days, Victor Gollancz, 1974 First Edition, 189pp, VG+ in VG+ dw, Autobiography picks
up the tale after the retreat from the Central Pillar of Freney., 55418, £120
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Bonington Chris, Everest South West Face, Hodder & Stoughton, 1973 First Edition, 2nd Printing, 352pp, Fine in
VG dw, signed by Chris Bonington and Hamish MacInnes., In the autumn of 1972, cutting manpower and
equipment to a minimum, Chris Bonington led an all-British team, including Hamish MacInnes and Dougal Haston,
in an attempt to climb the South West Face., 46120, £30
Bonington Chris, Everest The Hard Way, Hodder & Stoughton, 1980 rep, 239pp, VG+ in VG+ dw, signed by
Doug Scott., Successful ascent of the south-west face, Mick Burke disappeared near the summit on this
expedition., 6784, £22
Bonington Chris, Boysen Martin, Hankinson Alan, Haston Dougal, Sandhu Balwant, Scott Doug, Changabang,
Oxford University Press, 1976 First US Edition, 118pp, VG+ in VG+ dw, signed by Doug Scott and Chris
Bonington., First ascent of this Garhwal peak via Shipton's Col and the east ridge., 44502, £50
Bonney T.G., Ice-Work Present And Past. The International Scientific series Vol LXXIV, D. Appleton, 1896
First Edition US, inscription, spine just slightly faded, VG, , 1860, £50
Borthwick Alastair, Always A Little Further, John Smith, 1969 rep, 221pp, owner's signature, VG+ in VG+ dw, A
classic tale of camping, hiking and climbing in Scotland in the thirties, written by a well-known Scottish journalist,
broadcaster and climber., 37457, £48
Bouvier Jean-Pierre, Rock-Climbing In France. Locations & Descriptions Of 279 Crags., Diadem Books, 1984
First Edition, 71pp, card covers, VG, French climbing guide book, first UK edition, 50706, £20
Boysen Martin, Hanging On. A Life Inside British Climbing's Golden Age, Vertebrate Publishing, 2014 First
Edition, First Printing, 265pp, hardback, New in dustwrapper, signed by Martin Boysen., Boysen made a huge
contribution to British rock climbing, especially in North Wales, he discovered Gogarth in the 1960s and climbed
some of the best new routes of his era. For more than two decades, Boysen was alo one of Britain's leading
mountaineers. A crucial member of Bonington's team that climbed the South Face of Annapurna in 1970, Boysen
was also part of Bonington's second summit team on the South West Face of Everest. In 1976 he made the first
ascent of Trango Tower with Joe Brown. Wry, laconic and self-deprecating, Martin Boysen's 'hanging On' is an
inseider's account of British climbing's golden age., 60039, £22
Bridge George, The Mountains Of England And Wales, Gaston's Alpine Books and West Col Productions, 1973
First Edition, 199pp, owner's signature, VG in VG dw, Tables of Mountains of Two Thousand Feet and more in
altitude. Photographs by W.A.Poucher. A very scarce guide., 55190, £50
Briggs John, Mountains Of Malaysia. A Practical Guide And Manual., Longman, 1988 First Edition, 228pp,
paperback, owner's signature, VG, This guide is based on the Author's field notes, collected from his numerous
mountain expeditions into Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak over the past fifteen years., 58779, £40
Brooker W.D., A Century Of Scottish Mountaineering, The Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 1988 Special
Edition, 372pp, Fine in Fine dw. No 131 of 400 of a Special Edition published to celebrate the Centenary of The
Scottish Mountaineering Club., An anthology from the Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal., 31687, £110
Brower David (Editor), Everest The West Ridge, Sierra Club - Ballantine Books, 1968 First Edition, 160pp,
abridged softback, rubbing to spine and rear cover, Good+, The first American Everest ascent of Everest, and the
traverse of the summit via the West Ridge, 58760, £28
Brown Hamish, Poems Of The Scottish Hills, Aberdeen University Press, 1982 First Edition, 202pp, Fine in Fine
dw, signed by Hamish Brown., An anthology selected by Hamish Brown, foreword by Norman MacCaig, nearly
250 poems by 140 poets both past and present., 58021, £50
Brown Joe, The Hard Years, Victor Gollancz, 1979 6th Imp, 256pp, VG+ in VG+ dw, signed by Joe Brown on the
half title., Classic and most sought after autobiography., 46576, £80
Brown Joe, The Hard Years, Victor Gollancz, 1967 First Edition, 256pp, inscription, VG in VG slightly chipped
price clipped dw, signed on the half title by Joe Brown., Classic and most sought after autobiography.48337, £140
Bruce Brig Gen Hon C.G., The Assault On Mount Everest 1922, Edward Arnold, 1923 First Edition, 339pp,
original maroon cloth, folding maps, exlibrary but only one bookplate and one ink stamp, very clean indeed, light
wear to boards and a few faint blemishes, VG- in colour photocopy of original dw., Second Everest expedition
lead by Bruce. Mallory and Norton reach 26,985 feet., 58442, £125
Carr Glyn, Murder On The Matterhorn, Geoffrey Bles, 1951 First Edition, 238pp, light sunning to spine and part
of rear board, slight lean to spine, owner's signature, Good+, , 58249, £49
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W.H. Murray Biography – Signed Copies
The Sunlit Summit. The life of W.H. Murray
Lloyd-Jones Robin
Sandstone Press, 2013 First Edition, First Impression
358pp, hardback, New in dustwrapper, signed by Robin Lloyd-Jones.,
This long awaited biography is destined to be very popular. There are only 750
copies of the First Printing. With a foreword by Robert Macfarlane.
Price £19
Bubriski Kevin, Portrait Of Nepal, Chronicle Books, 1993 First US Edition, 84 plates, card covers, VG+ copy,
Rare portraits and stunning landscape images by photographer Kevin Bubriski create an exquiste Portrait of
Nepal - a poignant celebration of the Nepal people and their culture., 54375, £35
Buhl Hermann, Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage, Hodder & Stoughton, 1956 First Edition, 360pp, internally very clean
indeed, VG+ in VG dw with slight edge wear and two crease lines to spine, Buhl's solo ascent of Nanga Parbat
ranks as one of the most outstanding feats in climbing history., 48025, £62
Butterfield Irvine, A Survey Of Shelters In Remote Mountain Areas Of The Scottish Highlands, Ian
Mackenzie, 1979 First Edition, 129pp, paperback, A4 size in ring binder, some faint marks to front cover, VG. Now
a very scarce and collectible item., A comprehensive historical study of all the shelters in the Scottish Highlands.
The report details the findings of a survey whose objects were to locate and inspect shelters and buildings, which
might provide potential shelter in the remote areas of the Scottish Highlands. The area covered is basically that
contained in Munro's Tables. The main survey covered approximately 400 buildings in the Highland area.
Additionally some shelters on the more mountainous islands off the West Coast of Scotland, in the Borders and in
the Galloway hills are included in this survey., 37452, £120
Butterfield Irvine, Dibidil. A Hebridean Adventure, Irvine Butterfield, 1972 First Edition, 82pp, paperback, some
slight soiling to the cover, VG. A very scarce title indeed., Irvine's involvement in the Mountain Bothies Association
saw him serve as its second secretary from 1969–1972. He was the driving force behind the famous Dibidil
project in 1970. An account of bothy renovation on the island of Rum., 55933, £68
Byne Eric, Brassington Rocks. A Climbing Guide, Midland Association Of Mountaineers, 1950 First Edition,
32pp, ink stamp of YHA retail outlet, some minor annotation to margins, VG. This was Tom Patey's copy although
there is no ownership mark to suggest this., With photographs by J. A. Best & F. H.Restall., 47135, £75
Carr Glyn, Lewker In Tirol, Chivers Press, 1980 reprint, Large Print Edition, 308pp, exlibrary, original blue
binding, slant to spine, front endpaper removed, reading copy in Good dw. Large print edition., Scarce
Abercrombie Lewker novel., 61520, £22
Carr Herbert, The Irvine Diaries. Andrew Irvine and the enigma of Everest 1924., Gastons-West Col
Publications, 1979 First Edition, 143pp, VG+ in VG+ dw., Irvine's brief but fulfilled life is told here largely from his
diaries written during the expeditions to Spitsbergen and Everest., 59397, £48
Cassin Riccardo, 50 Years Of Alpinism, Diadem Books, 1981 First Edition, 207pp, Fine in Fine dw,
Autobiography of the legendary Italian mountaineer, his first ascents include North Face of the Cima Ovest and
the Walker Spur of the Grande Jorasses, 54529, £32
Christie, Johnston, Johnstone & Ogden, Scotrock: A Lomond Climbing Group Guide, Lomond Climbing Group,
1980 First Edition, 79pp, paperback, VG. Useful climbing guide., , 37289, £20
Coleman A. P., Glaciers of the Rockies and Selkirks, Honourable W. J. Roche, Department of the Interior, 1911
First Edition, 29pp, 15 illusts, original paper wraps, a few spots on the rear but a lovely copy, VG+. A scarce and
appealing item., With notes on five great glaciers of the Canadian National Parks by A. O. Wheeler., 55522, £105
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Stephen Venables - Signed Copies
First Ascent
by Stephen Venables
Cassell Illustrated, 2008 First Edition, 192pp, hardback, New in dw, signed by
Stephen Venables.
Pioneering first ascents over the last 150 years illustrated with fantastic
photography and artwork. A beautiful book.
Price £23
Fanshawe Andy & Venables Stephen, Himalaya Alpine-Style. The Most Challenging Routes On The Highest
Peaks., Hodder & Stoughton, 1995 First Edition, 192pp, VG+ in VG+ dw, signed by Fanshawe's regular climbing
partner, Stephen Venables., A celebration of the pleasures and possibilities of the alpine-style approach to
climbing the 6000, 7000 and 8000 metre peaks of the Himalaya and Karakoram., 54382, £42
Venables Stephen, A Slender Thread. Escaping Disaster In The Himalaya., Hutchinson, 2000 First Edition,
208pp, Fine in Fine dw, signed by Stephen Venables., Venables' account of his remarkable escape from death on
his return from his triumphant first ascent of Panch Chuli., 46208, £24
Venables Stephen, Everest Kangshung Face, Hodder & Stoughton, 1989 First Edition, 236pp, VG+ in VG+ dw,
signed by Stephen Venables., The least accessible and most dramatic face on Everest. Venables solo summit
success from the South Col was regarded as perhaps the most considerable climbing feat of the year. £32
Venables Stephen, Everest. Summit Of Achievement, Ted Smart, 2003 rep, 252pp, pictorial boards, Fine,
signed by Stephen Venables., This is a wonderful publication, superbly illustrated and containing a wealth of
Everest information. Includes a yearly list of summiters. The only book to benefit from complete access to the
Royal Geographical Society's rich collection of photographs, documents and artefacts., 42377, £28
Venables Stephen, Higher Than The Eagle Soars. A Path To Everest, Hutchinson, 2007 First Edition, 5th
Printing, 370pp, VG+ in Fine dw, signed by Stephen Venables., An autobiography of Stephen Venables - one of
the greatest British climbers of his generation. It explores how and - more importantly - why he became a
mountaineer, and reveals a series of his unrecorded adventures on four continents., 39565, £20
Venables Stephen, Meetings With Mountains. Remarkable face-to-face encounters with the world's peaks.,
Cassell Illustrated, 2006 First Edition, 192pp, Fine in Fine dw, signed by Stephen Venables., Foreword by Sir
Chris Bonington. A superbly illustrated history of climbing on the World's major peaks., 46212, £28
Venables Stephen, Painted Mountains, Hodder & Stoughton, 1986 First Edition, 239pp, VG+ in VG+ dw, signed
by Stephen Venables., Two expeditions to Kashmir, a Boardman Tasker Award winner., 41937, £32
Saunders Victor, Elusive Summits, Hodder & Stoughton, 1990 First Edition, 191pp, VG in VG dw, signed by
Stephen Venables., Four expeditions to the Karakoram. A Boardman Tasker winner., 32516, £35
Saunders Victor, No Place To Fall, Hodder & Stoughton, 1994 First Edition, 175pp, VG+ in VG dw with two tears
repaired, signed by Stephen Venables., Three alpine-style Himalayan expeditions to Makalu, to Ultar and to
Panch Chuli between 1989 and 1992, ending with a rescue of Stephen Venables and Chris Bonington on Panch
Chuli. Saunders won the Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountaineering Literature for "Elusive Summits".£35
Fanshawe Andy, Coming Through. Expeditions To Chogolisa And Menlungtse, Hodder & Stoughton, 1990
First Edition, 217pp, Fine in Fine dw, signed by Fanshawe's regular climbing partner, Stephen Venables., Account
of Fanshawe’s climbs beginning with north face the Aiguille Du Plain ending with the North Face Of the Eiger, in
between come two contrasting and successful expeditions, to Chogolisa and to Menlungtse. Fanshawe was killed
on Lochnagar in 1992. A beautifully produced book., 47568, £24.00
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Finch George Ingle (Rodway George W. editor), George Ingle Finch's 'The
Struggle For Everest'., Carreg, 2008 First Edition, 232pp, new in dw,
signed by George Rodway. First English translation of ‘Der Kampf um den
Everest’ with entries from Finch's diary kept during the 1922 British Mount
Everest Exped. Finch and Geoffrey Bruce attained an altitude never
previously achieved., He was a pioneer in the use of supplementary oxygen
for climbing at extreme altitude and Alpine Club President 1959-61. He
received little recognition from the Britsh climbing establishment as they
found him difficult. An important Everest work. £20
Clark Jane Inglis, Pictures And Memories, The Moray Press, 1938 First
Edition, 91pp, original fawn cloth, slight darkening to the spine, VG. A very
scarce item. Charles Inglis Clark and his father William were both
accomplished mountaineers, photographers and active early members of the
SMC., This book describes some of their early climbs with Harold Raeburn
and family travels. After Charles was killed in Persia during the war his
parents arranged for the CIC Memorial Hut to be erected on Ben Nevis.,
30188, £85
Connor Jeff, Creagh Dhu Climber. The Life And Times Of John Cunningham., Ernest Press, 1999 First
Edition, 251pp, pictorial hardback, Fine copy, Cunningham, an inspirational climber born in Glasgow climbed in
Scotland, Antarctica, Himalaya and the Alps., 58444, £29
Conway Sir Martin, The Bolivian Andes. A Record Of Climbing & Exploration In The Cordillera Real In The
Years 1898 And 1900., Harper & Brothers, 1901 First Edition US, 403pp, professionally rebound in matching
cloth, gilt titling also just as per the original, pictorial front cloth retained, F-., The first major climbing expedition to
the area, includes first ascent of Illimani south 6402 metres., 2362, £110
Conway Sir W.M., The Alps From End To End, Archibald Constable And Co, 1900, VG+, A famous high level
traverse of the Alps in 1894, from Monte Viso to the Gross Glockner., 1599, £55
Cooper, W. Heaton, Mountain Painter, Frank Peters Publishing, 1984 First Edition, 148pp, light foxing to half
title, VG in VG price clipped dw. Signed by W. Heaton Cooper., An Autobiography by W. Heaton Cooper. £28
Cornford Frances, Collected Poems, The Cresset Press, 1954 First Edition, 117pp, slight sunning to edge of
boards, VG, signed by Frances Cornford, and also with a signed dedication by the famous climber, Wilfrid
Noyce., , 59681, £80
Cox James R., Classics in the Literature of Mountaineering and Mountain Travel from the Francis P.
Farquhar Collection of Mountaineering Literature., University Of California Library, Los Angeles, 1980 First
Edition, 58pp, exlibrary, usual markings to front endpaper, small spine label, otherwise very clean indeed, VG-.,
An annotated Bibliography compiled and edited by James R. Cox. A description of 110 of arguably the most
important books on mountaineering and mountain travel. A very useful reference for collectors and booksellers.
Only 500 copies were produced., 58538, £45
Curran Jim, here, there and everywhere… The autobiography of Jim Curran, Edgebrook Publishing, 2012
First Edition, 388pp, hardback, New in dw, signed by Jim Curran. A substantial well written volume., Curran
describes his life travelling to the world's great ranges to climb, film and write about them. Frankly written and with
humour never far away. He has had 15 trips to the Himalaya, written seven books and his films have won many
awards at festivals around the world., 46697, £42
Curran Jim, High Achiever, Constable, 1999 First Edition, 264pp, VG+ in VG dw, signed by Chris Bonington.,
The Life and Climbs of Chris Bonington., 39607, £22
Dainelli Giotto, Buddhists And Glaciers Of Western Tibet, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1933 First
Edition, 304pp, 32 plates, map, original blue cloth boards, boards rather soiled, front endpaper cracking, red ink
mark on rear board, internally clean, Good only in colour photocopy of original dw., In 1930 Dainelli and his
companion spent two months in the Karakoram, principally making a geological and botannical survey of the
whole of the Siachen glacier. They travelled by Kashmir, Baltistan, and Ladakh to Leh, then to the Karakoram, the
Shyok and Nubra valleys, the Siachen, Teram Sher and Rimo glaciers. He was also with de Filippi's great 191314 Karakoram expedition., 56290, £36
23
Dainelli Giotto, Buddhists And Glaciers Of Western Tibet, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1933 First
Edition, 304pp, 32 plates, map, original blue cloth boards, corners rounded, VG in colour photocopy of original
scarce dw, 44491, £95
De Segogne Henry et Couzy Jean, Les Alpinistes Celebres, Lucien Mazenod, 1957, 416pp, original decorative
boards, text in French, Fine. A magnificent volume, a brief biography on most of the notable Alpinists , superbly
illustrated., , 32638, £120
Dent Clinton, Above The Snow Line, Longmans Green & co, 1885 First Edition, 327pp, original picturorial
boards, professionally recased with new endpapers, light wear to extremities, small newpaper cutting tipped to
half title page, VG., Dent was a leading figure in mountaineering in the late 19th century, being a vice-president of
The Alpine Club. The book describes some of his climbs including his first ascent of the Aiguille du Dru, at his
19th attempt., 33193, £140
Desmaison Rene, 342 Heures Dans Les Grandes Jorasses, Flammarion, 1973, 201pp, text in French, original
wraps, VG+ signed dedication by Rene Desmaison., , 32634, £32
Desmaison Rene, La Montagne A Mains Nues, Flammarion, 1971 First Edition, 303pp, VG, signed dedication by
Desmaison on half title., , 10907, £32
Diemberger Kurt, Summits And Secrets, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1971 First Edition, 344pp, slant to spine,
wear to extremities, Good in Good chipped dw., Excellent early autobiography. Diemberger is a legendary
mountain climber, and is the only living person who has made the first ascents on two mountains over 8,000
meters: Broad Peak in 1957 and of Dhaulagiri in 1960., 9911, £52
Dreyfus Paul, Sylvain Saudan Skieur De L'impossible, Arthaud, 1975 rep, 287pp, text in French, original wraps,
some wear along spine edge, VG, signed dedication by Sylvain Saudan on half title., , 10533, £35
Evans Charles, Eye On Everest. A Sketch book from the Great Everest Expedition., Dennis Dobson, 1955
First Edition, 123pp, VG+ in Good dw with some loss to front cover., A charming sketch book with some amusing
drawings depicting the successful 1953 Everest Expedition., 42256, £22
Faux Ronald, High Ambition. A Biography Of Reinhold Messner, Alpine Sports, Gollancz, 1982 First Limited
Edition, 180pp, Fine in Fine dw, signed by Ronald Faux and Reinhold Messner. Special edition of 1000 copies
commissioned by Alpine Sports to mark the first lecture tour., A biography of Messner., 59677, £75
Filippi Filippo De, Karakoram And Western Himalaya 1909. An Account Of The Expedition of H.R.H. Prince
Luigi Amedeo Of Savoy Duke Of Abruzzi, Nabu Press, 2011, 469pp, softback, New, We ordered one of these
print of demand books for a client and we were very pleased when we saw it so have ordered a few more. It does
have some errors and imperfections which we ask you to accept. The illustrations which are contained within the
text appear to be all present, some of the larger whole page photographs are not. If you are happy with an
affordable reading copy of the bulk of the main volume of this great work then this would make a very worthwhile
purchase., 46528, £36
Finch G.I., The Making Of A Mountaineer, Arrowsmith, 1924 First Edition, 340pp, 81 illusts, original bright cloth,
gold decoration to front board, owner' signature, VG+., An autobiography, Finch was a scientist and responsible
for the oxygen equipment on Everest., 61570, £55
Forsyth Captain J., The Highlands of Central India. Notes on their Forests and Wild Tribes, Natural History
and Sports., Chapman and Hall Ltd, 1919 New Edition, xi, 387pp, 17 illusts, map, original red cloth with gilt,
owner's signature, light foxing to endpapers and foreedges, VG. An attractive copy of an uncommon title., Captain
Forsyth, an officer in the Bengal Staff Corps, wrote this account of a complete tour of the Central Provinces
including much on the ethnography of the Gonds of the Central Highlands., 46673, £90
Franco Jean, Makalu, Jonathan Cape, 1957 First Edition, 256pp, exlibrary, library binding, very clean indeed,
near VG in colour photocopy of original dw., Account of the 1955 French expedition which made the 1st, 2nd and
3rd ascents. The highest peak yet conquered by an entire team., 61517, £105
Green William Spotswood, The High Alps Of New Zealand, Macmillan, 1883 First Edition, 350pp, inscription,
new endpapers, occasional blemish to boards, very clean internally, VG, , 3371, £125
Herrligkoffer Karl, German Rupal Expedition To Nanga Parbat 1964 - Official Postcard, , 1964, Official
Expedition Postcard, with expedition ink stamp and signed by 8 expedition members., This was a winter attempt
lead by Karl Herrligkoffer. The team was ordered off the mountain by Pakistani officials due to a problem with their
climbing permit before they got very high., 61172, £45
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Ueli Steck – The Swiss Machine - Signed
Jon Griffith and Ueli Steck
Alpine Exposures (SIGNED COPY)
Vertebrate Publishing, 2014 First Edition
288pp, 300x250mm, hardback, New in dustwrapper,
signed on the title page by Jon Griffith and Ueli Steck
who wrote the foreword, signed with forenames only.
Price £34
Ueli Steck reclaimed the speed record for the North
Face of the Eiger on 18 November 2015 with a time of
2 hours 22 minutes.
Alpine Exposures, mountain sports photographer Jon Griffith presents over ten years of breathtaking photography
in the Western Alps. Written in English, French and German languages. Alpine Exposures takes the reader on a
tour of cutting edge climbs deep in the heart of the Alps' most celebrated mountains. True to Jon's work ethic the
book only shows photos taken in real situations in order to offer readers an in-depth experience of the world of
extreme mountain sports. Featuring shots from around the European Alps from the Eiger North Face to Mont
Blanc, there are detailed captions accompanying every shot.
The book is a photographic guide to the Alps' most beautiful climbs, ski descents, and flying terrains, and will
inspire the reader to add a few more climbs/descents to their tick list. Over the last ten years, Jon Griffith has
established himself as one of the world's leading mountain sports photographers. A highly accomplished alpinist,
he continues to push himself to shoot that which has never been shot before. This approach has taken his
climbing and photography to a level that sees him regularly work with climbers such as Ueli Steck and embark on
cutting edge scents in the Alps, Patagonia, Alaska and the Himalaya.
Harrer Heinrich, The White Spider, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959 First Edition, 240pp, original blue cloth, exlibrary,
usual stamps internally but no marks to boards, lacking colour plate at p232, Good+ in colour photocopy of
original dw., The history of the Eiger's North Face, a classic title and a tremendous read., 61750, £22
Harrer Heinrich, The White Spider, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1960 Second Impression, 240pp, corners rounded, small
chip in corner of fold out photograph, VG in colour photocopy of original dw. 55260, £38
Harrer Heinrich, The White Spider, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1961 Second Impression, 240pp, VG+ in VG price clipped
dw with rubbing to extremities. £45
Harrer Heinrich, The White Spider, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1960 Second Impression, 240pp, foxing to foreedges and
first few pages, VG- in VG- dw, signed on the title page by Chris Bonington who made the first British ascent of
the North Face. 37439, £50
Harrer Heinrich, The White Spider, E.P. Dutton & Co., 1960 First US Edition, 240pp, Fine in VG+ dw, signed by
Chris Bonington who made the first British ascent of the North Face in 1962. Same format as the UK First. £80
Heckmair Anderl, My Life As A Mountaineer, Victor Gollancz, 1975 First Edition, 224pp, VG in VG dw with slight
sunning to spine, Autobiography of famous Bavarian mountaineer, includes the first ascent of the Eiger North
Face., 53651, £32
Hiebeler Toni, North Face In Winter, J. B. Lippincott, 1963 First Edition US, 121pp, occasional slight foxing, top
corner bumped, VG in VG slightly chipped price clipped dw, The account of the first winter climb of the Eiger’s
North Face by Hiebeler a well-known German journalist, publisher and climber., 48138, £22
Roth Arthur, Eiger Wall Of Death, Gollancz, 1982 First Edition, 350pp, VG in VG price clipped dw, History of
climbing on the Eigerwand., 57190, £23
25
Fisher Hervey, From A Tramp's Wallet. A Life of Douglas William
Freshfield, The Erskine Press, 2001 First Edition, 307pp, hardback, New in
dustwrapper., Freshfield's parents were wealthy and this allowed him the
opportunity to devote his life to mountain exploration and the promotion of
geographical study. He went on three expeditions to the Caucasus and once to
the unmapped region north of Kanchenjunga. He was a scholar, author,
biographer, art collector as well as an explorer and his work resulted in much
new geographical and cultural information being made available to the world.,
£18
Freshfield Douglas W., Below The Snow Line, Constable, 1923 First Edition,
270pp, original green cloth with gilt, slight blemish on front board, VG., ,
39096, £46
Freshfield Douglas W., Italian Alps, Basil Blackwell Oxford, 1937, 246pp, near
Fine in VG dw, Sketches in the mountains of Ticino, Lombardy, the Trentino
and Venetia., 31440, £25
Herzog Maurice, Annapurna, E P Dutton, 1953 5th printing, 208pp, slight sunning to edge of boards, owner's
signature, very clean internally indeed, VG+ in VG price clipped dw, signed on the half title by Maurice Herzog. A
very attractive copy., Excellent account of the conquest of the first 8000m peak. More illustrations than the UK
edition., 32663, £110
Gordon Seton, The Immortal Isles, Williams & Norgate, 1927 rep, 227pp, 32 illustrations, original blue cloth with
gilt, private bookplate, foreedge foxing, VG+ in VG price clipped dw. Very scarce in dustwrapper., No nature lover
can fail to be charmed with the sketches of bird-life which are drawn with a naturalist's minute care and
observation of detail, and the chapter on grey seals is one of the most delightful in the book., 42151, £85
Gribble Francis, The Early Mountaineers, T. Fisher Unwin, 1899 First Edition, 338pp, 48 plates, new spine with
original cloth laid on, new endpapers, a strong secure copy, VG, Authorative and detailed account of prenineteenth century mountaineering in the Alps and Pyrenees., 32279, £120
Habeler Peter, Everest Impossible Victory, Arlington Books, 1979 First Edition, 223pp, VG in VG with some
edge wear dw, signed by Peter Habeler. 1st ascent of Everest without oxygen with Reinhold Messner. £60
Hankinson Alan, Geoffrey Winthrop Young. Poet, Mountaineer, Educator., Hodder & Stoughton, 1995 First
Edition, First Printing, 365pp, VG+ in VG+ dw., A Boardman Tasker Award Winner. This book gives the first public
account of Geoffrey Winthrop Young's life. Compiled with the help of Young's voluminous diaries and letters.,
61389, £28
Hargreaves Alison, A Hard Day's Summer, Hodder & Stoughton, 1994 First Edition, 158pp, VG+ in VG+ dw, In
1995 Hargreaves was the first woman to scale Mount Everest solo without supplementary oxygen. This book is
her account of climbing all the great north faces of the Alps in a single season. She was the first climber to
accomplish that feat. The series of climbs included summiting the famously difficult north face of the Eiger, which
she did while pregnant. She also climbed Ama Dablam in Nepal. Hargreaves died tragically in 1995 while
descending from the peak of K2 in violent weather. £40
Howard Tony, Troll Wall, Vertebrate Publishing, 2011 First Edition, 186pp, hardback, New in dw, signed by Tony
Howard and Doug Scott who wrote the foreword., The untold story of the British First Ascent of Europe's tallest
rock face. The gripping story of one of the most dramatic first ascents in British climbing history., 55351, £30
Howard Tony, Walks And Climbs In Romsdal, Norway., Cicerone Press, 1979 Second Edition, 205pp,
paperback, VG, , 58767, £22
Huber Alexander & Zak Heinz, Yosemite. Half A Century Of Dynamic Rock Climbing, Baton Wicks, 2003 First
Edition, 176pp, slight lean, VG+ in VG+ dw, Yosemite is one of the most exciting rock climbing books ever
published, Its gripping accounts are embellished by outstanding photographs of the Valley's rock, mountain and
waterfall scenery., 57083, £27
Humble B. H., The Cuillin Of Skye, Robert Hale, 1952 First Edition, 144pp, some sunning to boards, small
inscription, VG in colour photocopy of original dw., A principal book on the history of climbing in Skye., 34247, £34
Humble B. H., The Cuillin Of Skye, Ernest Press, 1986 Limited Edition, 140pp, original red cloth, VG+ in VG+
dw. No.8 of a Limited Edition of 200 copies, specially bound in cloth. Geoff Millburn's copy signed by him on the
front endpaper., A principal book on the history of climbing in Skye., 55877, £125
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A Few K2 Titles
Sale Richard
The Challenge of K2. A History of the Savage Mountain
Pen & Sword Books, 2011 First Edition
227pp, hardback, 49 illusts, New in dw.
K2 is one of the most demanding mountaineering challenges in the world and
one of the most teacherous. Extreme and unpredictable weather and the
acutely difficult climbing conditions test the technique, endurance and
psychological strength of the most experienced mountaineers to the limit - and
often beyond. Over 70 climbers have died or disappeared on K2. Richard
Sale traces the climbing history of K2 over the last 150 years, describing how
it acquired its awesome reputation. It was during the first serious attempts on
the summit in the 1930s and 1950s that K2 became known as the Savage
Mountain. £19
Lacedelli Lino and Cenacchi Giovanni
K2. The Price Of Conquest.
Carreg, 2006 First Edition, 2nd impression
127pp, New in dw.
A new important account of the successful summit bid on K2 in 1954, one
which resulted in accusations and court proceedings from Walter Bonatti. The
truth is told. £15
Desio Ardito, Ascent Of K2, Elek Books, 1955 First Edition, 239pp, light
foxing to foreedges, VG+ in Good+ dw with sellotape repairs to inside cover.,
First ascent of K2, the second highest peak in the world., 54593, £45
Houston C. & Bates R., Five Miles High, Robert Hale, 1940 First Edition, 319pp, exlibrary, library binding with
usual markings, lean to spine, a decent complete reading copy enhanced with a colour photocopy of original dw
with small loss to top and bottom of spine., The thrilling true story of the first American expedition to K2., 61597,
£45
Houston C. & Bates R., Five Miles High, Robert Hale, 1940 First Edition, 319pp, rebound in plain red cloth,
removal mark from a Boots Booklover's library sticker from the front cloth and rear endpaper, page edges trimmed
slightly, spine sunned, map endpapers have not been retained but otherwise complete with all illustrations, the
book is a bit slack, Good only in colour photocopy of original dw with small loss to top and bottom of spine., The
thrilling true story of the first American expedition to K2., 56965, £68
Houston C. & Bates R., K2 The Savage Mountain, Collins, 1955 First Edition, 192pp, fading to top and bottom of
spine, VG- in Good dw with tears and chip to base of spine, signed by K2 ascenters Jim Wickwire and Nazir
Sabir. This book previously belonged to Tom Patey and comes from his personal library., Despite failure to reach
the summit, this expedition is considered to be one of the pinnacles of American Himalayan mountaineering. A
dramatic and tragic story of how an accident almost resulted in the destruction of the whole party on the descent.,
47120, £65
Kielkowski Jan, K2 and Northern Baltoro Mustagh. Monograph, Guide and Chronicle, Explo, 1997 First
Edition, 115pp, paperback, Fine. Very Scarce, , 53251, £49
Messner Reinhold, K2 Mountain Of Mountains, Kaye & Ward, 1981 First Edition, 175pp, slight bumping to
corners, VG in VG price clipped dw., A history of K2 attempts and Messner's 1979 expedition., 9271, £29
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JOE SIMPSON SIGNED COPIES !!! - ONLY £18
The Sound of Gravity, Simpson Joe
Jonathan Cape, 2011 First Edition, First Printing, 234pp, hardback, New in dw,
signed by Joe Simpson.
The latest book from this tremendous writer. “The Sound of Gravity" is a harrowing,
dramatic and powerful tale of love, loss and redemption. Trapped high on a
stormbound mountain face in the icy depths of winter a stricken young man is forced
to fight for his life.
Please ask about signed copies of Joe’s other titles.
Javelle Emile, Alpine Memories, T. Fisher Unwin, 1899 First Edition, 444p, original cloth with gilt, t.e.g. minor
marks on spine, clean tidy copy, VG+, Javelle's finest climb was the first ascent of the eastern face of the Tour
Noire., £23
Jenkin Gordon, Oxley Pete & Coe Nigel, Swanage Supplement, Climbers' Club, 1989 Edition, 111pp, paperback,
Fine copy. A scarce guide., , 58286, £35
Kearney Alan, Mountaineering In Patagonia, Cloudcap, 1993 First Edition US, 143pp, superb photographs, Fine
in Fine dw., A thorough history of the ascents of the major peaks with accounts of Kearney's own climbs.£44
Kerr Doug, Rock Climbs In The West Midlands., Cicerone Press, 1988 First Edition, 116pp, paperback, owner's
name and address, VG copy, , 58252, £25
Kilgour Wm.T., Twenty Years On Ben Nevis, Alexander Gardner, 1906 2nd Edition, 168pp, 32 illusts and
panoramic map, private bookplate, owner's signature, top corner worn, foxing to endpapers, clean internally,
fading to spine, VG-, A very scarce title relating the history of the Observatory on the summit and all events
surrounding it., 42121, £59
Kugy Dr Julius, Son Of The Mountains, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1938 First Edition, 200pp, owner's signature,
VG in scarce Good+ dw., Biography of Anton Oitzinger, Kugy's friend and guide., 5044, £58
Labarbe Patrice, Mont-Blanc Panoramas, Glenat, 2000 First Edition, 144pp, text in French, VG+ in VG+ dw., A
beautiful photographice book on the Mont Blanc region, accompanying text is in French., 61537, £24
Landor A. Henry Savage, Tibet & Nepal., A. & C. Black, 1905 First Edition, 233pp, original highly decorative
boards, folding map, exlibrary, very few library marks, only a faint circle of slight fading on the spine and one ink
stamp, private bookplate, near VG. An attractive copy with clean and bright boards., Painted and described by A.
Henry Savage Landor. Beautifully illustrated., 58447, £90
Larden Walter, Argentine Plains And Andine Glaciers. Life On An Estancia,
And An Expedition Into The Andes., T. Fisher Unwin, 1911 First Edition,
320pp, professionally recased, new spine with original laid on, slight bumping to
corners, foreedge foxing, some internal foxing, VG., Includes an attempt on
Aconcagua. A very scarce item., 10127, £100
Larden Walter, Inscriptions From Swiss Chalets, Horace Hart, 1913 First
Edition, 208pp, 52 Illustrations, original green cloth, inscription, foxing to
endpapers, slight wear to extremities, VG., A collection of inscriptions found
outside and inside Swiss chalers, storehouses and sheds., 7218, £48
Isserman Maurice & Weaver Stewart, Fallen Giants. A History Of Himalayan
Mountaineering., Yale University Press, 2008 First Edition, 579pp, hardback,
New in dustwrapper., A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of
Empire to the Age of Extremes., £14
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Hamish MacInnes – Signed Books
Errant Nights, MacInnes Hamish
Glencoe Productions, 2011 First Edition, 235pp, paperback, New, signed by Hamish
MacInnes.
This is a tale of murder and adventure in remote Western Scotland. Though set in modern
times it was sparked by the Knights Templar. The heroes are in tow with a brilliant blonde
marine archaeologist, and expert in medieval artifacts.
Price £9
Murder In The Glen, MacInnes Hamish
Glencoe Productions Ltd, 2008 First Edition, 249pp, paperback, New, signed by Hamish
MacInnes.
A cliff hanging tale of what befell a rescue team in the Scottish Highlands. Set in the 1970s
and though fiction, it gives a true portrayal of Highland life by a world authority on
mountain rescue and the Scottish mountains.
Price £9
Special price for both £16.
MacInnes, Hamish, Call-Out. A famous climber's adventures and experiences in mountain rescue., Hodder
& Stoughton, 1974 2nd Imp, 190pp, VG in VG dw with usual fading to spine, signed by Hamish MacInnes., The
work of the Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team., 32643, £28
MacInnes, Hamish, Climb To The Lost World, Hodder & Stoughton, 1974 First Edition, 224pp, previous owner's
ink stamp to front endpaper, VG+ in VG+ dw, signed Hamish MacInnes and by expedition member, Adrian
Thompson., First ascent of the Great Prow of Roraima, by an all-star team including MacInnes, Brown, Whillans
and Anthoine, amid horrifying creepy-crawlies and appalling conditions., 56464, £32
MacInnes, Hamish, Look Behind The Ranges, Hodder & Stoughton, 1979 First Edition, 271pp, VG+ in VG dw,
with tear repaired, signed by Hamish MacInnes., A selection of MacInnes's adventures, including the Matterhorn,
the Caucasus, the Eiger and St Kilda., 40133, £28
MacInnes, Hamish, Look Behind The Ranges, Hodder & Stoughton, 1979 First Edition, 271pp, Fine in VG dw,
signed by Hamish MacInnes., A selection of MacInnes's adventures, including the Matterhorn, the Caucasus, the
Eiger and St Kilda., 37886, £29
MacInnes, Hamish, Sweep Search, Hodder & Stoughton, 1985 First Editon, 192pp, Fine in VG+ dw, signed by
Hamish MacInnes., Account of 18 years of the Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team with rescue dogs., 40106, £21
Larden Walter, Recollections Of An Old Mountaineer, Edward Arnold, 1910 First Edition, 320pp, original
maroon cloth with bright gilt, private bookplate, occasional foxing, spine slightly sunned, bumping to corners,
some wear to extremities, VG., Climbing memoirs of a British alpinist who did much to promote Arolla as a
climbing centre., 5961, £55
Le Blond Mrs. Aubrey, Adventures On The Roof Of The World, T. Fisher Unwin, 1907 2nd Imp, 333pp, original
grey pictorial boards, edge of spine worn in places, Good., , 37484, £38
Le Blond Mrs. Aubrey, Adventures On The Roof Of The World, T. Fisher Unwin, 1904 First Edition, 333pp, 32
plates, original pictorial green cloth with gilt, t.e.g., spine heavily spotted with foxing, front and rear boards clean
and bright, inscription, light foxing throughout, Good+., Excerpts from accounts of Alpine climbs by well known
figures. A scarce title., 49975, £85
Lubbock Bart. Sir John, The Scenery of Switzerland and the causes to which it is due (Two Volumes),
Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1897 Edition, 279pp, 280pp, VG, Lubbock spent time with Tyndall in the Alps. A most
interesting item well illustrated with sketches., 53796, £50
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Lunn Arnold, The Story Of Ski-Ing, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1952 First Edition, 224pp, some foxing to endpapers,
some fading to spine and very top of front board, VG in VG rubbed dw, Arnold Lunns descriptions of the ardours
and exaltations of the sport he loves have made his mountaineering books classics., 38859, £48
Malby Reginald A., With Camera And Rucksack In The Oberland And Valais, Headley Brothers, 1913 First
Edition, 310pp, original cloth with gilt, t.e.g., owner's signature, VG+ in colour photocopy of the original scarce
dw., With over 70 photographic studies by the author. Reginald Alfred Malby, 1882-1924, was one of the greatest
Horticultural photographers of the century. This his second book was a guided tour of the Bernese Oberland, led
by the Rev. Canon Horsley, which provided the base for his first forays into real plant photography. 40026, £35
Mallory George Leigh, Climbing Everest. The Complete Writings of George Mallory, Gibson Square, 2010
First Edition, First Printing, 256pp, Fine in Fine dw. Introduction by Peter Gillman., Already a scarce title., 61941,
£44
McConnochie Alex. Inkson, Lochnagar, D. Wyllie & Son, Aberdeen, 1891 First Edition, 188pp, folding map,
original dark red cloth, some blemishes to cloth, foxing to endpapers, first signs of foreedge foxing, near VG.,
McConnochie highlights the book with many tales and legends of both Lochnagar and the surrounding glens as
well as describing the many ways of reaching the summit itself. Other anecdotes relate to illicit whisky distillation
and smuggling as well as stories about Glen Muick, Ballater, Braemar and Loch Callater. A scarce Aberdeenshire
title., 57230, £90
McDonald Bernadette, Tomaz Humar, Hutchinson, 2008 First Edition, First Printing, 258pp, crease to top corner
of front board, VG in VG+ dw, Tomaž Humar fled civil war in Yugoslavia and became one of the world’s greatest
and certainly most controversial mountaineers. 55622, £36
Messner Reinhold, Everest. Expedition To The Ultimate, Kaye & Ward, 1979 First Edition, 254pp, owner's
signature, VG+ in VG dw with usual fading to spine, signed by Peter Habeler., Messner's success on Everest
without oxygen with Peter Habeler., 3229, £70
Messner Reinhold, Solo Nanga Parbat, Kaye & Ward, 1980 First Edition, 277pp, Fine in Fine dw. Pages are
secure, they often come loose in this title., In this book Messner tells of the first absolutely solo ascent of Nanga
Parbat – the formidable 8000 metre mountain in Pakistan, and his three previous unsuccessful attempts., 54574,
£50
Messner Reinhold, The Big Walls, Kaye & Ward, 1978 First Edition, 143pp, near Fine in near Fine dw., Seven
big wall expeditions - Agner, Matterhorn North Face, Grand Jorasses, Eiger North Face, Aconcagua, Nanga
Parbat South Face and Dhaulagiri South Face., 47590, £34
Messner Reinhold, The Challenge, Kaye & Ward, 1977 First Edition, 205pp, Fine in VG+ dw, Unsuccessful
attempt on Lhotse south face, and his Alpine style ascent of Hidden Peak with Peter Habeler., 54555, £25
Messner Reinhold, To The Top Of The World, Crowood Press, 1992 First Edition, 256pp, Fine in VG dw., Alpine
challenges in the Himalaya and Karakorum, includes Manaslu, Gasherbrum I, and K2., 32960, £20
Midland Association Of Mountaineers, The Journal of the Midland Association of Mountaineers (M.A.M.) - 14
Journals from Volume II, No.1, 1947 to Volume IV, No.4, 1966, Midland Association Of Mountaineers, 1947 1966, 14 Journals, paperback, VG, some original dustwrappers are present which are slightly chipped. These
would appear to have belonged to Showell Styles as his signature appears on some journals., Volume II Nos.1-4.
Volume III Nos.1-6. Volume IV Nos. 1-4, 50475, £55
Milburn Geoff, Walker Derek and Wilson Ken, The First Fifty Years Of The British Mountaineering Council,
The British Mountaineering Council, 1997 First Limited Edition, 321pp, Fine in Fine dw, signed by John Hunt,
George Band, Joe Brown & Chris Bonington., This book describes the political actions and struggles that have
taken place in order to maintain the seemingly tranquil activity of mountaineering. Limited Signed Edition No. 495
of 500., 58451, £74
Milburn Kenneth, Beyond The Swale, K. Milburn, 1981 First Edition, 42pp, Fine, no 71 of 100 limited edition,
signed by Kenneth Milburn., , 8380, £45
Miotti Giuseppe & Gogna Alessandro, Du Badile A La Bernina. Bergell Disgrazia Engadine. Les 100 Plus
Belles Courses Et Randonnees, Denoel, 1985 First Edition, 240pp, pictorial boards, split to top and bottom of
spine, rubbing to edges, Good only no dw issued., , 58745, £25
Morcombe Irene & Michael, Australia's Mountain Ranges, Rigby Ltd, 1978 First Edition, 128pp, small crease to
front endpaper, VG in VG dw, Beautiful photographs of Australia's mountains., 58736, £20
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Some Useful Reference Books
Perret Jacques, Regards Sur Les Alpes. 100 livres d'exception, 1515-1908,
Editions du Mont-Blanc, 2011 Limited Edition, 272pp, pictorial hardback with
publisher's wrap around paper title band and protective sleeve in a card slipcase, a
New copy. A Limited Edition of 250 numbered copies signed by Jacques Perret. This
is number CXXIX. Text in French, no English edition., A beautifully produced
publication. Jacques Perret, the French authority on antiquarian alpine and
mountaineering books, selects 100 of the most significant and rare books on the Alps.
Each book is described and illustrated and other books associated with the title are
also quoted. This title will surely become very collectible and sought after especially in
this Limited Edition format of 250 signed and numbered copies. This edition is not to
be confused with an edition of 1250 copies which are also numbered., 55451, £115
Perret Jacques, Guides Des Livres Sur La Montagne Et L'Alpinisme (2 Volumes), Editions de Belledonne,
Grenoble, 1997, 572pp, 573pp, original blue cloth with gilt titling, Fine. Only 1100 copies produced. Text in
French., Invaluable reference work covering a wider scope than Neate as it also covers other languages. £130
Neate Jill, High Asia. An Illustrated History Of The 7000 Metre Peaks., Unwin Hyman, 1989 First Edition,
213pp, map endpapers, VG in VG dw with sunning to spine., Excellent reference now very hard to find. £40
Neate W.R., Mountaineering And Its Literature, The Mountaineers, 1980 First Edition, 165pp, softback, VG,
The definitive reference book for dealers and collectors., 38082, £12
Neate W.R., Mountaineering And Its Literature, Cicerone Press, 1978 First Edition, 165pp, slight bump to
corners, VG+ in slightly rubbed VG dw., The definitive reference book for dealers and collectors., 20176, £22
Bridge George, Rock Climbing In The British Isles 1894 - 1970 - A Bibliography Of Guidebooks, West Col
Productions, 1971 First Edition, 40pp, paperback, VG+ copy, A Bibliography of Guide Books, 42358, £28
The Alpine Club, Alpine Club Library Catalogue. Volume One 1982 - Books And Periodicals, Heinemann,
1982 First Edition, 230pp, large format softback, VG. Most useful reference of mountaineering literature, £25
Porter Edward C., Library of Mountaineering and Exploration and Travel, Edward Porter, Chicago, 1959 First
Edition, 74pp, original red cloth with gilt titling to spine and front board, Fine in VG dw with some slight staining,
signed dedication on the front endpaper by Edward Porter., An inventory of the author's library on the above
subjects. A very scarce reference work., 55906, £130
Krawczyk Chess, Mountaineering: A Bibliography of Books in English to 1974., The Scarecrow Press, 1977
First US Printing, 180pp, ex Appalachian Mountain Club library, very clean internally, VG-, A very useful reference
for collectors and book dealers. It is now very hard to find., 55116, £20
Jeffers LeRoy, Selected List Of Books On Mountaineering, The New York Public Library, 1916 Revised
Edition, 46pp, original brown wrappers, small pencil annotation, VG+. A most attractive copy., The New York
Public Library had become a depository of the printed material of the clubs and societies that formed the Bureau
of Associated Mountaineering Clubs of North America. This publication lists the mountaineering titles compiled in
recognition of the growing interest in North America in the exploration, and development, of mountain regions, and
in their preservation in National parks. The first issue was 1914. A very scarce reference item., 55406, £85
Yakushi Yoshimi, Catalogue Of Himalayan Literature, Hakusuisha Publishing, 1984 Second Edition, 759pp,
light wear to extremities, minor pencil annotation on many pages, VG, no slipcase., A truly superb reference for
collectors and dealers. 4607 entries relating to the Himalayas, together with Tibet and Central Asia, the range
east to Yunnan and Upper Burma and to the west to the Karakoram, Hindu Kush, Tien Shan and the Pamirs.£200
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Moss Alan, British and Irish Climbing Guidebooks 1894 to 2011. A Collector's Guide, British Mountaineering
Council, 2012 First Edition, 368pp, paperback, New, signed by Alan Moss., A fantastic new reference book,
accurately and meticulously compiled., 55675, £27
Moss Alan, Haigh Peter and Baker Nigel, Alpine and European Climbing Guidebooks 1863-2013. A
Collector's Guide, Green Woods Publishing, 2014 First Edition, 208pp, hardback, New in dustwrapper. SIGNED
A high quality production with a Limited print run of only 100 copies, each copy is numbered and signed by Alan
Moss, Peter Haigh and Nigel Barker., Details of all Alpine and European Climbing Guidebooks along with Ski
Mountaineering and Via Ferrata guidebooks that are either written in English or have a significant English
content., 59982, £28
Mosso Angelo, Life Of Man On The High Alps, T. Fisher Unwin, 1898 First Edition, 342pp, original decorative
cloth, some marks and fading to boards, wear to extremities, small W.H. Smith library blindstamp, moderate
foxing, Good, An Italian explorers account of his study of physiology of Alpine life in the year 1894 on Monte
Rosa., 56260, £50
Moulton Robert, Lundy Rock Climbs., Royal Navy Mountaineering Club, 1970 First Edition, 52pp, paperback,
VG copy, A Guide Book to rock climbing on Lundy. Including map of Lundy., 58250, £22
Murray W. H., Maelstrom, Secker & Warburg, 1962 First Edition, 253pp, inscription, corner of front endpaper
clipped, VG in VG dw, Scarce novel., 59669, £70
Murray W.H., W.H. Murray. The Evidence Of Things Not Seen. A Mountaineer's Tale, Baton Wicks, 2003
reprint, 352pp, Fine in Fine dw, signed by Hamish MacInnes who wrote the foreword., Foreword by Hamish
MacInnes. W.H. Murray was a major figure in climbing, environmental affairs and letters. His auto-biography
completed shortly before his death in 1996 had been eagerly awaited., 46149, £20
Naess Arne, Tirich Mir. The Norwegian Himalaya Expedition, Hodder & Stoughton, 1952 First Edition, 192pp,
owner's signature, fading to head and tail of spine, VG in Good rubbed dw with chip to head and tail of spine,
signed on the title page by Tony Streather, who was in the party who made the first ascent., The Norwegian
expedition made the first ascent of Tirich Mir, the highest mountain in the Hindu Kush., 59882, £140
Naylor Robert & Naylor John, From John O'Groats To Land's End or 1372 Miles On Foot. A Book Of Days
and Chronicle Of Adventures By Two Pedestrians On Tour., Caxton Publishing C., 1916 First Edition, 659pp,
original green cloth, titling to spine dull, wear to head and tail of spine, 'Published For Presentation Only' label to
front pastedown, VG, An account of the first recorded walk between John O'Groat's and Land's End, undertaken
by the Naylor brothers in 1871., 55683, £70
Newbury Mike, A Guide To Walks And Scrambles In The Julian Alps, Zlatorog Publications, 2006 revised,
70pp, paperback, Fine, signed by Mike Newbury., Detailed instructions and some history of eight walks and
scrambles in Slovenia, beginning with information on travel, accommodation and access to the country. Very well
set out with a fair number of small coloured photographs to assist along the routes. Sketch maps. Very scarce.,
61937, £24
Newby Eric, A Short Walk In The Hindu Kush, BCA, 1973 rep, 247pp, Fine in VG dw with fading to spine., A
classic work by a well-known writer and traveller., 51444, £24
Noyce Wilfrid (summary), Ascent Of Everest 1953: Programme To Accompany Lectures Given By Members
Of The Expedition., , 1953, 20pp, short summary by Wilfrid Noyce, introduction by Duke of Edinburgh
(expedition Patron), includes photographs and advertisements. Some rubbing, small tears and light soiling, slight
rippling to some pages, G+., , 7539, £28
Oppenheimer Lehmann J., The Heart Of Lakeland, Sherratt & Hughes, 1908 First Edition, 196pp, original blue
cloth, fading to spine area, wear to base of spine, private bookplate, owner's signature, VG-., Lehmann, artistclimber, is best remembered for his pioneering work on the Buttermere crags., 10138, £45
Oppenheimer Lehmann J., The Heart Of Lakeland, Sherratt & Hughes, 1908 First Edition, 196pp, some uneven
fading to original blue boards, corner tips worn, light foxing to endpapers, Good+, signed dedication 'To Miss
Agness M. Findlay, with best wishes from her nephew, the author. 1908.' on the front endpaper by Lehmann
Oppenheimer., Lehmann, artist-climber, is best remembered for his pioneering work on the Buttermere crags.,
47567, £70
Pause Walter & Winkler Jurgen, Extreme Alpine Rock. The 100 Greatest Alpine Rock Climbs., Granada
Publishing, 1979 Second Revised Edition, 202pp, VG+ in VG+ dw., A scarce title. This is the First English
language edition., 59407, £120
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Limited Editions – New Lower Prices
In The High Mountains by Emil Zsigmondy
The Ernest Press, 1992 First UK Edition, 378pp, highly decorative binding with gilt, a.e.g.,
New
The only English edition of the Austrian 19th century classic 'Im Hochgebirge', a limited
edition of 300 copies, New. A magnificently produced book.
Price £39 A bargain at this price for such a quality book.
The Black Cloud by I. D. S. Thomson
The Ernest Press, 1993 First Limited Edition, 274pp, hardback, New.
A special Limited Edition of 125 case bound copies, signed by I. D. S. Thomson. A
fascinating account of some of the most noteworthy Scottish mountain misadventures in
the years 1928-1966.
Price £60
Tight Rope. The Fun Of Climbing by Dennis Gray
The Ernest Press, 1993 First Limited Edition, 183pp, hardback, New.
A special Limited Edition of 125 case bound copies, signed by Dennis Gray. Dennis Gray
has pursued the climbing life with astonishing single-mindedness, and he has shown equal
enthusiasm for boisterous humour. From his early teens until his forties he shared ropes
with the foremost climbers of the day - Arthur Dolphin, Tom Patey, Don Whillans, Joe
Brown - and all have contributed to his fund of often hilarious and sometimes scary epics.
Price £70
Hands Of A Climber. A Life Of Colin Kirkus by Steve Dean
The Ernest Press, 1993 First Limited Edition, 278pp, Fine in Fine dw.
A special Limited Edition of 125 case bound copies, signed by Steve Dean and Guy
Kirkus. Colin Kirkus, the most influential figure in pre-war Welsh rock-climbing.
Price £65
Everest. A Thousand Years Of Exploration by Michael Ward
Hayloft Publishing, 2013 reprint, 353pp, hardback, New in dustwrapper.
A record of Mountaineering Geographical Exploration, Medical Research and Mapping.
First published to acclaim in 2003 Everest has been out of print since shortly after the
author's death in 2005. Only 500 copies of reprint were produced.
Price £28
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Peascod Bill, Journey After Dawn. The Autobiography Of Climber/Artist., Cicerone Press, 1985 First Edition,
173pp, Fine in Fine dw., Don Whillans was holding the rope when Bill died of a heart attack. An autobiography
rich in anecdote and humour, the story of a remarkable man., 58448, £48
Porter John, One Day As A Tiger. Alex MacIntyre and the birth of light and fast alpinism, Vertebrate
Publishingh, 2014 First Edition, First Printing, 248 pages, black and white text with 2 x 24pp colour plates,
hardback, New in dustwrapper, signed by John Porter., In the autumn of 1982, a single stone fell from high on the
south face of Annapurna and struck Alex MacIntyre on the head, killing him instantly and robbing the climbing
world of one of its greatest talents. Although only twenty-eight years old, Alex was already one of the leading
figures of British mountaineering’s most successful era. £30
Pritchard Paul, Deep Play, Baton Wicks, 1997 First Edition, 192pp, Fine in Fine dw, signed by Paul Pritchard., A
Climber's Odyssey from Llanberis to the Big Walls. Winner of the Boardman-Tasker Award in 1997., 33062, £35
Pye David, George Leigh Mallory. A Memoir, Oxford University Press, 1927 First Edition, 183pp, original cloth,
spare spine label at rear, VG. Scarce biography., Pye climbed with Mallory in Skye. While this book has been
superseded by Robertson's biography, it remains the most touching portrayal of one of the most enigmatic figures
in mountaineering history., 47584, £60
Raeburn Harold, Mountaineering Art, T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, 1920 First Edition, 274pp, 51 illusts, original green
cloth with gilt, new spine with original laid on, owner's signature, a strong tight copy, wear to extremities, VG, With
diagrams and illustrations., 50582, £70
Rebuffat Gaston, Starlight And Storm, J.M. Dent & Sons, 1956 First Edition, 122pp, owner's signature, small
bump to bottom corner, VG in colour photocopy of original dw, The ascent of six great North Faces of the Alps.,
51468, £32
Rebuffat Gaston, Starlight And Storm, J.M. Dent & Sons, 1956 First Edition, 122pp, VG in VG dw. 54031, £48
Reinisch Gertrude, Wanda Rutkiewicx. A Caravan Of Dreams, Carreg, 2000 First Edition, 192pp, new in dw, A
beautifully produced book about the woman who has climbed eight 8000m peaks, only to be lost on
Kangchenjunga her ninth summit in 1992., 34202, £20
Rey Guido, Peaks And Precipices, T. Fisher Unwin, 1914 First Edition, 238pp, 76 illusts, mint new brown quarter
leather binding, pages have had margins reduced, a few pages are of slightly different size, couple of plates
wrongly positioned, corner of one page torn just clipping text., Splendid book about about Rey's personal
experiences - The Grepon, Requin, Petit Dru, Aiguille Verte and some fine climbs in the Dolomites. The
companion to Rey's fine book on the Matterhorn., 2351, £55
Rey Guido, The Matterhorn, T. Fisher Unwin, 1908 Second Edition, 336pp, 14 coloured plates, 23 pen and ink
drawings by Edoardo Rubino and 11 photographs, original fawn cloth, t.e.g., owner's signature, small owner's
address label to front pastedown, damp marks to front board, bottom corner of front board creased, foxing to
endpapers, internally very clean indeed, Good., A charmingly written account of attempts on the Matterhorn by the
early pioneers and by Guido Rey himself. A most prestigious volume., 49507, £55
Rey Guido, The Matterhorn, T. Fisher Unwin, 1907 First Edition, 336pp, 14 coloured plates, 23 pen and ink
drawings by Edoardo Rubino and 11 photographs, original fawn cloth, t.e.g., cloth darkened, some water staining
to top of boards and down the leading edge, similar staining on frontispiece but not affecting the image, foxing to
endpapers, Good., A charmingly written account of attempts on the Matterhorn by the early pioneers and by
Guido Rey himself., 59865, £120
Robertson David, George Mallory, Faber And Faber, 1969 First Edition, 279pp, Fine in VG dw, Definitive
biography written by Mallory's son-in-law., 37351, £60
Rowell Galen, Many People Come, Looking, Looking, The Mountaineers, 1980 First Edition US, 164pp, Fine in
VG price clipped dw, signed by Galen Rowell., Account of Rowell's experiences with three Himalayan expeditions
- Nun Kun, Thorungtse, Trango Tower. Striking Himalayan photographs,, 56305, £50
Rowell Galen, Mountains Of The Middle Kingdom, Century Publishing, 1985 First Edition, 192pp, VG+ in VG+
dw, Exploring the high peaks of China and Tibet, 51428, £35
Ruttledge Hugh, Everest 1933, Hodder & Stoughton, 1934 rep, 390pp, VG+ in colour photocopy of original dw.,
The expedition was the first attempt since the 1924 expedition on which Mallory and Irvine had been killed. In
1933 three climbers, Wager, Wyn Harris and later Smythe, reached 8580 metres. On this expedition an ice axe
was found (now in the Alpine Club) which belonged to Mallory or Irvine., 1426, £45
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FANTASTIC GREENLAND BOOK – by Peter Schmidt Mikkelsen
North-East Greenland 1908-60. The Trapper Era
SIGNED COPY
Scott Polar Research Institute, 2008 First Edition, 527pp, pictorial hardback,
New, SIGNED by Peter Schmidt Mikkelsen.
A magnificent publication packed with a huge wealth of useful information and
historical interest both of which are superbly illustrated.
At last we have an English edition of Nordøstgrønland 1908-60 Fangstmandsperioden. This updated and enlarged translation of the classic
Danish edition from 1994 has been published in response to the request of the
increasing number of English-speaking scientists, adventurers and tourists
visiting North-East Greenland.
Price £60
Ruttledge Hugh, Everest The Unfinished Adventure, Hodder & Stoughton, 1937 First Edition, 295pp, 63 plates,
original blue cloth with gilt, light wear to extremities, VG in colour photocopy of original dw., The story of the 1936
Everest Expedition led by Ruttledge which sadly achieved little due to an early monsoon. The book has interesting
appendices on medicine, the name of Everest, wireless and a fine portfolio of pictures., 55665, £44
Ruttledge Hugh, Everest The Unfinished Adventure, Hodder & Stoughton, 1937 First Edition, 295pp, 63 plates,
bright original cloth, owner's signature, foxing to page edges, otherwise VG+ in VG- rubbed dw with light soiling.
Very scarce in dw.,9214, £125
Sahm Reiner, Patagonia. Tierra del Fuego, Easter Island, NZ Visitor, 2007 First Edition, 186pp, hardback, New,
pictorial cloth. RRP £51.50., In almost 100 compelling colour photographs, including magnificent fold-out
panoramas, this book captures the beauty of Patagonia, the volcanic island of Tierra del Fuego, and far off in the
Pacific, the enigmatic statues of Easter Island., 46014, £32
Sale Richard and Rodway George, Everest and Conquest in the Himalaya. Science and Courage on the
World's Highest Mountain, Pen & Sword, 2011 First Edition, 231pp, hardback, New in dustwrapper. Signed by
Richard Sale. 47745, £20
Sale Richard, Eberhard Jurgalski, Rodway George, Hemmleb Jochen, Herausforderung 8000er, Tyrolia, 2013
First Edition, 271pp, hardback, New in dustwrapper, text in German, signed by George Rodway., Die hochsten
berge der welt im 21. Jahrhundert. Menschen Mythen Meilensteine, 59627, £39
Sansom George S., Climbing At Wasdale Before The First World War, Castle Carey Press, 1982 First Edition,
100pp, plus appendix, Fine in Fine dw. With 9 drawings and a map by Alfred Wainwright, Privately published as a
memorial to George S. Sansom. 1000 copies only produced. A very scarce item., 31174, £60
Scott Doug & MacIntyre Alex, The Shishapangma Expedition, Granada, 1984 First Edition, 322pp, owner's
name on rear endpaper, VG+ in VG+ dw with slight sunning to spine, signed by Doug Scott., 1982 expedition to
climb the south west face, with historical detail about climbers and travellers in the region., 55969, £24
Shipton Eric, Nanda Devi, Hodder & Stoughton, 1936 First Edition, 310pp, private library label to half title, part of
front endpaper removed, tear in cloth at head of spine, Good+ in colour photocopy of original dw., Shipton and
Tilman's important exploration into the Rishi Gorge to the Nanda Devi Sanctuary., 37083, £32
Shirahata Shiro, The Alps, Rizzoli International Publications, 1980 First Edition, 104 full page or double page
colour plates, xli pages of text, near Fine in near Fine dw., Stunning photography by the famous Japanese
photographer., 61411, £28
Simpson Joe, Touching The Void, Jonathan Cape, 1988 reprint, 173pp, owner's signature, inscription, VG+ in
Fine dw, signed by Joe Simpson and Simon Yates., Now a legendary mountaineering read., 39746, £95
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Slingsby W. Cecil, Norway The Northern Playground, Basil Blackwell Oxford, 1941 rep, 227pp, VG in Good,
complete but foxed dw, Slingsby climbed many of the Norwegian peaks between 1872 and 1912. A scarce
classic even in the Blackwell edition., 50575, £50
SMC Guide - Bennet Donald & Wallace Bill, Ski Mountaineering In Scotland, The Scottish Mountaineering
Trust, 1987 First Edition, 121pp, pictorial boards, owner's name and address, the pages are a bit wavy due to
previous water damage, Good only. Now scarce., General guide to selected Scottish skiing areas., 61515, £28
SMC Guide - Bennet Donald & Wallace Bill, Ski Mountaineering In Scotland, The Scottish Mountaineering
Trust, 1987 First Edition, 121pp, pictorial boards, near Fine. Now scarce., General guide to selected Scottish
skiing areas., 61516, £65
Smith Roger, 42 Peaks. The Story of the Bob Graham Round, Hayloft Publishing, 2007 Revised Edition, 45pp,
paperback, Fine copy, The Bob Graham Round of 42 Lake District fells traversed within 24 hours is probably the
most demanding test of physical fitness available to british athletes or mountaineers. 58233, £24
Smythe F.S., Camp Six. An Account of the 1933 Mount Everest Expedition, Hodder & Stoughton, 1937 First
Edition, 307pp, original blue cloth, slight wear to head and tail of spine, small label removal mark to bottom of front
board, near VG in colour photocopy of original dw., Includes his solo attempt on the summit, one of the great
efforts in Everest history., 56968, £70
Smythe F.S., Edward Whymper, Hodder & Stoughton, 1940 First Edition, 330pp, original red cloth, sunning to
head of spine, owner's signature, foxing to endpapers, VG in near VG dw with light foxing and rubbing to
extremities.46372, £125
Smythe Tony & Cleare John, Rock Climbers In Action In Snowdonia, Secker & Warburg, 1967 rep, 127pp,
owner's signature, VG in colour photocopy of original dw, signed on the title page by Tony Smythe., One of the
most sought after books from the 1960s., 50733, £100
Smythe Tony & Cleare John, Rock Climbers In Action In Snowdonia, Secker & Warburg, 1966 First Edition,
127pp, bump to base of spine, internally very clean indeed, VG in colour photocopy of original dw, One of the
most sought after books from the 1960s., 50789, £140
Snow Sebastian, The Rucksack Man, Hodder and Stoughton, 1976 First Edition, 253pp, VG+ in colour
photocopy of original dw. Foreword by Eric Newby., An idiosyncratic account of one of the longest uninterrupted
walks ever accomplished, 8700 miles from Tierra del Fuego to the Panama Canal. A very scarce title., 61106, £50
Stainforth Gordon, Eyes To The Hills. The Mountain Landscapes Of Britain, Constable & Co, 1993 rep, 207pp,
Fine in Fine dw, signed by Gordon Stainforth., In a series of beautiful images Stainforth has captured the magic of
the mountains of Britain., 47597, £45
Steven H.M. & Carlisle A., The Native Pinewoods Of Scotland, Steven & Carlisle, 1996 reprint, 368pp, Fine in
Fine dw. Facsimile reprint of 1959 First Edition., The history of the native pinewoods from late glacial times to the
present day is traced, with an outline from archaeological and historical sources showing the impact of man upon
the forests of Scotland., 41415, £44
Swindin Barbara, All But One. One woman's quest to climb the 52 highest mountains in the Alps.,
Vertebrate Publishing, 2012 First Edition, 274pp, pictorial boards, hardback, New, , 55369, £20
Tasker Joe, Everest The Cruel Way, Eyre Metheun, 1981 First Edition, 166pp, VG+ in VG price clipped dw.,
Unsuccessful attempt on the West Ridge in winter., 61098, £55
Tasker Joe, Savage Arena, Methuen, 1985 rep, 270pp, slight browning page edges, VG+ in VG+ dw, signed by
Doug Scott., Experiences on the Eiger, Dunagiri, Changabang, K2 and Kangchenjunga., 56444, £32
Tasker Joe, Savage Arena, Methuen, 1982 First Edition, 270pp, slight browning to pages as usual, VG+ in VG+
dw, signed by Doug Scott., Experiences on the Eiger, Dunagiri, Changabang, K2 and Kangchenjunga., 54573,
£55
The Alpine Club, The Alpine Club Jubilee Dinner on Tuesday, 17 December, 1907 at Lincoln's Inn Hall. Plan
of Tables., The Alpine Club, 1907 First Edition, Plan of Tables. A lovely collectible item, attractive booklet
secured with red ribbon with a fold out seating plan, signed by H. E. B. Harrison, VG condition. Many famous
names of course appear on the plan., , 55931, £60
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The Times Newspaper, Everest - The Times Colour Supplement, The Times Newspaper, 1953 First Edition,
23pp, excellent photographs, VG. 58998, £45
Thomson Thomas, Western Himalayas and Tibet. A Narrative Of A Journey Through The Mountains Of
Northern India During The Years 1847-48., Ratna Pustak Bhandar, 1979 rep, 501pp, folding map, VG in VGdw, First published in 1852. Bibliotheca Himalayica, Series 1, Volume 11., 54479, £22
Thorington J. Monroe, A Survey of Early American Ascents In The Alps In The Nineteenth Century,
American Alpine Club, 1943 First Edition, viii, 83pp, original red cloth, VG+. A scarce title., Excellent record with
many extracts from original accounts, diaries and letters, accompanied by black and white photographs and
illustrations., 30898, £58
Tilman H.W., China To Chitral, Cambridge University Press, 1951 First Edition, 124pp, owner's signature, VG+ in
VG dw with small tear to head of spine and a little foxing to the rear and to the flaps., A journey through Chinese
Turkestan in 1949. He attempted Bogdo, Ola and Chakar Aghil with Shipton., 52460, £52
Tilman H.W., Mischief In Patagonia, Cambridge University Press, 1957 First Edition, 185pp, VG+ in VG+ price
clipped dw., Traverse of the southern ice-cap from Calvo Fiord eastwards to Lago Argentino, and return; a total of
six weeks arduous travel., 61123, £85
Tilman H.W., Mount Everest 1938, Cambridge University Press, 1948 First Edition, 160pp, very slight sunning to
spine, VG in colour photocopy of original dw., This expedition lead by Tilman reached c8300metres, and included
Shipton and Smythe., 4377, £22
Tilman H.W., Mount Everest 1938, Cambridge University Press, 1948 First Edition, 160pp, pencil annotation to
rear endpaper and pastedown, VG in VG dw with very small chip to head and tail of spine, This expedition lead by
Tilman reached c8300metres, and included Shipton and Smythe., 39105, £42
Tilman H.W., Nepal Himalaya, Cambridge University Press, 1952 First Edition, 272pp, inscription, small owner's
address label to front pastedown, VG in VG price clipped dw., Account of three expeditions - Langtang and
Ganesh, Annapurna IV and Manaslu, and the Khumba side of Everest., 56888, £70
Tilman H.W., Snow On The Equator, G. Bell & Sons Ltd, 1937 First Edition, 265pp, owner's signature, foreedge
foxing, VG in colour photocopy of original dw., Climbing with Shipton on Mount Kenya, Kilimanjaro and
Ruwenzori., 36950, £78
Tilman H.W., The Seven Mountain-Travel Books, Diadem, 1983 First Edition, 896pp, VG+ in VG price clipped
dw with fading to spine, This volume contains Tilman's seven books which are exclusively devoted to
mountaineering and mountain travel - Snow on the Equator, The Ascent of Nanda Devi, When Men and
Mountains Meet, Mount Everest 1938, Two Mountains and A River, China to Chitral, Nepal Himalaya., 40497, £24
Timings Lesley & Covell Geoffrey, An Teallach. The Forge, Footprints, 2010 First Edition, 160pp, New hardback
in dw. Signed by Lesley Timings and Geoffrey Covell, An Teallach is one of Scotland's most spectacular
mountains. A lovely well illustrated book describing this wild mountain and the surrounding area through the four
seasons., 59213, £24
Tollefsen Ivar Erik, Antarctica. The Ronde Spire, Orion Forlag, 1997 First
Edition, 160pp, corners bumped, light rippling to very bottom of pages due to
water damage, Good+, The first ascent of the Ronde Spire, stunning
photographs., 38091, £22
Tollefsen Ivar Erik, Antarctica. The Ronde Spire, Orion Forlag, 1997 First
Edition, 160pp, VG+ in VG dw. 61918, £34
Tollefsen Ivar Erik, Queen Maud Land, Dronning Maud Land, 1994 First Edition,
160pp, VG in VG dw., Ivar Erik Tollefsen organised and led the 13 man climbing
expedition to Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. Stunning photographs., 61109,
£55
Tollefsen Ivar Erik, Queen Maud Land, Dronning Maud Land, 1994 First Edition,
160pp, Fine in VG+ dw, 58105, £60
Tucker John, Kanchenjunga, Elek Books, 1955 First Edition, 224pp, VG in VG dw with slight edge wear, signed
by George Band who later summited on Kanchenjunga., Reconnaissance expedition in 1954 that found the route
for the first ascent in 1955., 44369, £55
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Van Der Sleen, Four Months Camping In The Himalayas, Phillip Allan & Co, 1929 First Edition, 213pp,
bookshop ink stamp, occasional foxing, boards have some marks and scratches, Good. Mainly geological
expedition around Kailas in Tibet., , 6567, £48
Whillans Don & Ormerod Alick, Don Whillans. Portrait Of A Mountaineer, Heinemann, 1971 First Edition,
266pp, VG in VG- dw, signed by Doug Scott., A most sought after title. Biography of the tough British
mountaineer., 34124, £78
Whillans Don & Ormerod Alick, Don Whillans. Portrait Of A Mountaineer, Heinemann, 1971 First Edition,
266pp, Fine in VG dw with small tear repaired, signed by Doug Scott and Chris Bonington., A most sought after
title. Biography of the tough British mountaineer., 31468, £100
Whipplesnaith (Noel Howard Symington), The Night Climbers Of Cambridge, Chatto And Windus, 1953 reprint,
183pp, VG+ copy, A fascinating book, with many photographs, of Cambridge students and friends climbing
precarious and daring routes on the University buildings under the cover of night. Whipplesnaith is pseudonym of
Noel Howard Symington., 54532, £48
Williams W. Mattieu, Through Norway With Ladies, Edward Stanford, 1877 First Edition, xv, 380pp, 36pp of
adverts, 30 illusts, folding map, professionally recased, original blue cloth, faded blemish to front board, very clean
internally, Good+, School girl's trip that scaled the northernmost limits of Arctic Europe and sailed through the
Arctic Ocean to the Russian frontier travelling near two thousand miles within the Arctic Circle., 44834, £68
Wyman David M., Yosemite In Photographs., Gramercy Books, 2005 First Edition, 96pp, Fine in Fine dw,£24
Yates Simon, Against The Wall, Jonathan Cape, 1997 First Edition, 4th Printing, 176pp, Fine in Fine dw, signed
by Simon Yates., A new route on the Central Tower of Paine., 42214, £32
Penguins on Everest by David Durkan
Swami Kailash Publications, 2012 First Edition
186pp, paperback, New, with a foreword by Doug Scott and a historical perspective by
Chris Bonington.
An entertaining read, written to help raise funds for 'Mountain People' a charity started by
David Durkan. David travelled the world whilst in the military and in the pursuit of his love
for mountaineering. The book tells his life story and explores how mountaineering in the
Himalayas has changed with the popularity of big commercial expeditions.
Price £15
On Top Of The World. The New Millennium, Sale Richard, Jurgalski Eberhard &
Rodway George
Snowfinch Publishing, 2012 First Edition, 248pp, 240 colour photos, 25 archival black &
white images, 21 route maps, hardback, New in dw, signed by Richard Sale.
The development of climbing on the world’s highest mountains. Though concentrating on
the new millennium, from 2000 to 2011, with an epilogue on 2011, the book also covers
the first ascent of the mountains, and the new routes climbed between the first ascent
and 1999. A sequel to On Top of the World, published in 2000.
Price £29
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South Georgia
Unclaimed Coast: The first kayak journey
around Shackleton's South Georgia
Charles Graham, Jones Mark and Waters Marcus
Penguin Group, NZ, 2007 First Edition NZ, 144pp, large
paperback, 23x26.5cm landscape, New, signed by
Graham Charles.
Gripping account of one of the most extreme sea kayak
expeditions ever undertaken - the first successful
circumnavigation of South Georgia.
Stunning photography shows a pristine yet often
treacherous environment teeming with wildlife.
Price £45
Putting South Georgia On The Map by Alec Trendall
Although South Georgia was visited with increasing frequency after its
discovery by Captain Cook in 1775, and was for a long time a busy base for
the sealing and whaling industries, a properly surveyed map of the island was
not published until 1958. That map resulted from a series of small privatelyorganised expeditions – the South Georgia Surveys – initiated and led by
Duncan Carse. Alec Trendall, who served as geologist with the South Georgia
Surveys of 1951-52 and 1953-54, tells for the first time the full story of Carse's
expeditions to South Georgia in the 1950s.
First Edition, 30x22cms, 216pp, 112 photographs. Large format softback,
New, £27
One hardback copy has become available, only 300 hardback copies were
printed, as New, £125
Book Descriptions
The following abbreviations and terms are used in this catalogue:
Mint / M
As new condition, may have neat inscription.
Fine / F
Almost like new condition with the first signs of use.
Very Good / VG
Average condition with some signs of use.
Good / G
Below average condition with obvious signs of use.
Poor / P
A worn book with some significant defect but complete unless stated.
+ or –
is used to indicate slightly better or worse than the above.
Other abbreviations:- fep - front endpaper, t.e.g. - top edge gilt, a.e.g. - all edges gilt, pp - printed pages, sl slightly, exlib - ex public/private library, o/w - otherwise, dw - dustwrapper, inscr - inscription by previous owner.
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