Bonington, Chris

Chris Bonington's Everest

London, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. SIGNED by the author at title page. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. An absorbing first-hand account of one man's fascination with M illustrated. His overview of the evolution of Himalayan climbing during the last 50 years is particularly sharp and engaging. Many score fine photographs, maps and illustrations, many in full-color. [6], 7-256 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Fine/Fine,

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Book number: 353838

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Bonington, Chris

The Everest Years: A Climber's Life

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Brand-new, still in shrink-wrap, neither shelf- nor edge-worn, neither sunned nor marked as a remainder. A fine autobiography by one of England's greatest alpinists, he being called "the David Attenborough of mountaineering," a compelling tale of fortitude and endurance. The autobiography recounts plentiful of his ascents. Triumphs, successes, and near-death adventures.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . New/New,

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Book number: 353907

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Calvert, Harry

Smythe's Mountains: The Climbs of F.S. Smythe

London, Victor Gollancz, Ltd., 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated First Edition, a racing, racy account of some of F.S. Smythe's best, most famous climbs, including Kangchengunga, Kamet, Everest, and others. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Laid in is an original receipt and a photocopy of a Sports Illustrated review of the book. [8], 9-223 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Book number: 353848

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Dunham, Carroll

The Hidden Himalayas

New York, Abbeville Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, protected. Blind-stamped title and author's and photographer's name to front cover, sharp and distinct lettering to spine. Sumptuous photographs throughout by Thomas L. Kelly, bound in a square quarto format, 10 1/4" x 10 1/4". 200 pp. Blue card stock endpapers, heavy, substantial feel to the book, and printed on high-gloss papers, the stunning photographs of the indigenous Tibetan people augmented with full-color photographs.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

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Book number: 353843

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Fogg, G. E. and Smith, David

Explorations of Antarctica: The Last Unspoilt Continent

London, Cassell Illustrated, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Big, tall Imperial octavo format, bound in blue cloth over boards, light sunning along top edge, spine foot, else with sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Seven maps and 48 historic photographs in black-and-white. Foreword by Lord Shackleton. [5], 6-224 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Near Fine,

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Book number: 353917

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Keywords: G.E. Fogg David Smith Lord Ernest Shackleton travel exploration

Griffiths, Tom

Slicing the Silence: Voyaging to Antarctica

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 2007. First American Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated First American Edition, being a superior exemplar thereof, in gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, protected. Brand new Book. From the publisher's blurb, "From Scott and Shackleton to sled dogs and penguins, stories of Antarctica seize our imagination. In December 2002, environmental historian Tom Griffiths set sail with the Australian Antarctic Division to deliver the new team of winterers. In this beautifully written book, Griffiths reflects on the history of human experiences in Antarctica, taking the reader on a journey of discovery, exploration, and adventure in an unforgettable land.He weaves together meditations on shipboard life during his three-week voyage with fascinating forays into the history and nature of Antarctica. He brings alive the great age of sail in the initiation of travelers to the great winds of the "roaring forties." No continent is more ruled by wind, and Griffiths explains why Antarctica is a barometer of global climatic health. He charts the race to the South Pole, from its inception as part of the drive to map Earth's magnetism, to the reasons for Robert Scott's tragic death. He also offers vivid descriptions of life in Antarctica, such as the experience of a polar night, the importance of food for morale, and coping with solitude.A charming narrative and an informative history, Slicing the Silence is an intimate portrait of the last true wilderness." Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Frontis matter, 2-397 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/As New,

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Book number: 353910

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Douglas-Hamilton, James

Roof of the World: Man's First Flight over Everest

Edinburgh, Scotland, Mainstream Publishing Company, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Plentiful rare and unique black-and-white photographs makes this a particularly compelling volume of voyage and discover, exploration and reportage. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Bound simply in blue cloth over boards, gilt lettering to spine. Foreword by the Rt. Hon. Lord Tweedsmuir, C.B.E., L.L.D. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [9] 10-192 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Book number: 353927

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Keywords: Lord Tweedsmuir James Doublas-Hamilton Mount Everest Mt. Everest Nepal Tibet China mountaineering alpine climbing

Harding, Mike

Footloose in the Himalaya

London, Michael Joseph, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Oblong 12mo 7" - 7. A lovely gift for perhaps an intrepid traveler, a young, would-be alpinist in the making. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Stated First Edition, complete with sumptuous photographs, appendixes, references, notes and a full index. 242 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Near Fine,

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Book number: 353873

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Keywords: Himalayas Mike Harding backpacking mountaineering alpine climbing travel exploration

Kopp, Hans; H.C. Stevens, translator

Himalaya Shuttlecock

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1957. First English Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, tightly bound hardcover, lightly toned interior, gift inscription at first free endpaper, minimal rubbing to extremities, light bumping to the spine and foot of the light blue cloth, gilt lettering at spine still sharp and distinct. Black-and-white photographic frontis and plates throughout. First English Edition, having been translated from the original Germany by H.C. Stevens. 217 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Book number: 355097

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Larson, Edward J.

An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science

New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University Press, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Larson's new account of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration, according to the publisher, "is the first book to place the famed expeditions of British explorers Robert Scott and Roald Amundsen, and others in a larger scientific, social, and geopolitical context." Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xiv [1], 1-326 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/As New,

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Book number: 353914

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Messner, Reinhold; Jill Neate, translator

Antarctica: Both Heaven and Hell

Seattle, Washington, Mountaineers Books, 1991. First American Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Augmented with several score sharp and distinct black-and-white photographs and illustrations from the Ernest Shackleton-led expedition of 1914. Stated First American Edition. [10], 11-381 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/Fine,

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Book number: 353849

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Moore, A.W.; E.H. Stevens, ed.

The Alps in 1864: A Private Journal, Volume I, Volume II

Oxford, England, Basil Blackwell, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover copies, complete in two volumes and in First Edition states, clean, unmarked interiors, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound in a light gray cloth, alpine illustrations to upper-right corners. Two different black-and-white illustrations of alps to each volume, front and rear paste-downs and endpapers, quite fine. Editor's Preface to Volume I, Introduction, "In Memoriam, by Horace Walker," then an Author's Preface, and list of illustrations, quite lengthy, and including sharp and distinct black-and-white photographs. Adolphus Warburton Moore (1841–1887) was known as a British civil servant but was beloved as a mountaineer. The Wikipedia entry devoted to him lists half a dozen first ascents (with guides and col-alpinists) just in the 1860s. of Volume I: xxvii, 1-246 pp.; Volume II: xi, 249-524 pp. iiMember, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 353869

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Noyce, Wilfrid

South Col: One Man's Adventure on the Ascent of Everest, 1953

London, William Heinemann, Ltd., 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, unmarked interiors, minimal rubbing to extremities. Illustrated paper dust wrapper present, fully intact, price intact, but with some wear to tips, and closed tear to spine bottom interior, tape-repaired neatly. Duotone illustrations front and rear endpapers, of Morris, Pugh, Tensing, Westmacott, Noyce, Gregory, Lowe, Wyle, Nvia, and many others. xx [1], 3-303 pp. and including a full index. Complete with black-and-white illlustrations and plates galore.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Good,

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Book number: 353866

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Paccalet, Yves

Antarctica

Paris, Flammarion, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall. Brand-new, still in shrink-wrap, neither shelf- nor edge-worn, neither sunned nor marked as a remainder. Big, tall, oblong quarto format, and replete with stunning black-and-white and full-color photographs. From the publisher's blurb, "The vast terrain covering the Earth's southernmost continent-extending from the islands off the tip of Argentina to the underbelly of the Australian continent-is home to some of the planet's most awe-inspiring landscapes. In this book, two of the foremost experts on the region present the intriguing and often surprising realities behind Antarctica's panoramas. Photographer Patrick de Wilde first ventured into the arctic circle some 25 years ago; celebrated explorer Yves Paccalet's fierce passion for the Antarctic led him to the South Pole onboard the Calypso as part of marine biologist Jacques Cousteau's team. While there, Paccalet came face-to-face with the Earth's roughest oceans and iciest landscapes; nevertheless, his experiences bear witness to the triumph of life in these seemingly hostile climates.Antarctica offers a breathtaking voyage through the history of the Antarctic and an exclusive look into the future of this largely untouched natural wonderland."Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . New/New,

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Rebuffat, Gaston

On Snow and Rock

London, Kaye & Ward, 1967. Third Impression. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated Third Impression of the English translation of the true First Edition. A magnificent, almost how-to manual from a distinguished French alpinist, augmented with many score black-and-white and full-color plates, printed on high-gloss paper. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover bound in a linen buckram cloth, clean, unmarked interior, with minimal rubbing to extremities. Dust jacket present, but in chipped and worn and tape-repaired condition. Rebuffat rose to international prominence in 1950 as one of the four principals of a French expedition during the first ascent of Annapurna, the highest peak then summitted. Rebuffat climbed all six of the great north faces of the Alps: the Grandes Jorasses, the Piz Badile, the Petit Dru, the Matterhorn, the Cima Grande di Lavaredo, and the Eiger. 206 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Fair,

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Book number: 353841

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Keywords: Gaston Rebuffat Sir John Hunt mountaineering