[MAIN, ELIZABETH]

High Life and Towers of Silence

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1886. First Edition. Blue illustrated hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 195pp, 32pp ads. The English photographer, writer and mountaineer (1861 - 1934) accomplished first ascents, including the first winter ascent of Piz Palu; brought all-female roped parties to the highest mountain peaks, and worked as a nurse in France during the First World War. She was a courageous, confident and down-to-earth English lady who never shied away from a challenge. But her achievements were not well received everywhere: Fellow local climbers did not like it that a woman was entering a male domain. They were also suspicious that the waifish wench, as she was referred to, was married to three men.. G: in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed, lightly marked and edge-worn. Spine lean. Inner front hinge cracked. Aeg .

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Boeknummer: k4353

Catalogus: Mountaineering

Trefwoorden: Mountaineering 1850 - 1900 Antiquarian

ABRAHAM, GEORGE D

British Mountain Climbs

London: Mills & Boon Ltd, 1923. Second Edition. Brown hardback cloth cover. 180mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). 448pp. B/w photographic plates and drawings throughout.. G+ : in good condition plus without dust jacket. Book-plate on paste-down with ownership signature on fep. Neat ink notes on rear ep .

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Boeknummer: j0148ac

Catalogus: Mountaineering

Trefwoorden: Mountaineering

ANGELL, SHIRLEY

Pinnacle Club: A History of Women Climbing

Glasgow: Pinnacle Club, 1988. First Edition. Illustrated hardback varnished board cover. 250mm x 180mm (10" x 7"). xiv, 249pp, [ix].. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket .

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Boeknummer: h0397

Catalogus: Mountaineering

Trefwoorden: Mountaineering Sports

ANON

The Mountaineering Association Members' Handbook. 1956

London: The Mountaineering Association, 1956. [First Edition]. Yellow card cover. 210mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). 42pp.. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued .

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Boeknummer: c0824

Catalogus: Mountaineering

Trefwoorden: Mountaineering

BARRY, ROGER G

Mountain Weather and Climate

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013. Reprint. Illustrated laminated card cover. 250mm x 200mm (10" x 8"). 506pp. Diagrams within the text.. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket .

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Boeknummer: k3766

Catalogus: Mountaineering

Trefwoorden: Mountaineering Meteorology

BELL, J H B [ED.]

The Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal. No. 142. 1951

Edinburgh: The Scottish Mountaineering Club, 1951. First Edition. Blue card cover. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 92pp.. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover rubbed .

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Boeknummer: smn142

Catalogus: Mountaineering

Trefwoorden: Mountaineering Scotland

BELL, J H B [ED.]

The Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal. No. 142. 1952

Edinburgh: The Scottish Mountaineering Club, 1952. First Edition. Blue card cover. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 100pp.. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover rubbed. Closed tears to some advert pages .

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Boeknummer: smn143

Catalogus: Mountaineering

Trefwoorden: Mountaineering Scotland

BELL, J H B [ED.]

The Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal. No. 137. 1946

Edinburgh: The Scottish Mountaineering Club, 1946. First Edition. Blue card cover. 230mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 84pp + ads. B/w plates.. G: in good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover rubbed and marked. Loss to spine and edges of cover .

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Boeknummer: smn137

Catalogus: Mountaineering

Trefwoorden: Mountaineering Scotland

LE BLOND, MRS AUBREY [MRS MAIN]

True Tales of Mountain Adventue

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1903. First Edition. Green hardback pictorial cloth cover. 230mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). xviii, 299pp. Numerous b/w photographic plates, many taken by the author. Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed was an Irish heiress. She married three times; firstly, in 1879, Frederick Burnaby (18421885); secondly, in 1886, John Frederick Main (died 1892); and thirdly, in 1900, to Francis Bernard Aubrey Le Blond. Her main passion was mountain photography, capturing mountain scenery, which she combined with mountaineering. She was also an author and autobiographer; in 1883 she published 'The High Alps in Winter' describing her mountaineering experiences. She wrote under the names Mrs. Fred Burnaby, Mrs. Main, and Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond, and was usually known by the latter.. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed with wear to spine ends. Corners bumped. Inner hinges cracked. Contents foxed and browned. Teg .

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Boeknummer: k4458

Catalogus: Mountaineering

Trefwoorden: Mountaineering Biography

BLUM, ARLENE

Annapurna. A Woman's Place. The Dramatic Story of the First Women's Ascent of One of the World's Highest Peaks. Signed Copy

London: Granada Publishing Ltd, 1980. First UK Edition. Blue cloth spine on grey hardback papered board cover. 260mm x 190mm (10" x 7"). xiii, 256pp. Signed by Arlene Blum on the title page.. VG: in very good condition with creased and marked dust jacket. Repaired closed tear to rear lower edge of dust jacket .

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Boeknummer: k4468

Catalogus: Mountaineering

Trefwoorden: Mountaineering Autographed Editions

CHEEVER, GEORGE B

Wanderings of a Pilgrim in the Shadow of Mont Blanc and the Jungfrau Alp

London: William Collins Sons & Co, [1880]. New Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 180mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). 367pp.. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed and marked .

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Boeknummer: a0269

Catalogus: Mountaineering

Trefwoorden: Mountaineering Travel 1850 - 1900 Antiquarian

CHORLEY, KATHERINE C [ED.]

The Journal of the Fell & Rock Climbing Club of the English Lake District. No 39. (Volume 14 No 2) 1945

Manchester: The Fell and Rock Climbing Club, 1945. First Edition. Red card cover. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 94pp + plates. With b/w plates and colour frontis plate.. G+: in Good condition plus without dust jacket as issued .

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Boeknummer: frc039

Catalogus: Mountaineering

Trefwoorden: Mountaineering North of England Travel

CLARK, W INGLIS

Ben Nevis. The Scottish Mountaineering Club Guide. 1936

Edinburgh: The Scottish Mountaineering Club, [1950]. First Edition. Red hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 42pp + plates. 4 b/w plates (3 fold-out).. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Slight mis-folding to plates .

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Boeknummer: smc01a

Catalogus: Mountaineering

Trefwoorden: Mountaineering Scotland

COLEMAN, EDMUND T

Scenes from the Snow-Fields: Being Illustrations of the Upper-Ice World of Mont Blanc,... Facsimile Limited Edition

Torino: Gherardo Priuli, 1984. Limited Edition [319/500]. Brown card cover. 500mm x 340mm (20" x 13"). viii, 47pp + plates. 12 colour plates... from Sketches Made on the Spot in the Years 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858; With Historical and Descriptive Remarks, and a Comparison of the Chamonix and St. Gervais Routes. Facsimile of the 1859 edition. Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas.. VG: in very good condition in maroon leather case. In sealed wrapper. Content unbound .

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Boeknummer: r6341

Catalogus: Mountaineering

Trefwoorden: Mountaineering Exploration

COLEMAN, EDMUND T

Scenes from the Snow-Fields: Being Illustrations of the Upper-Ice World of Mont Blanc,... Facsimile Limited Edition

Torino: Gherardo Priuli, 1984. Limited Edition [348/500]. Brown card cover. 500mm x 340mm (20" x 13"). viii, 47pp + plates. 12 colour plates... from Sketches Made on the Spot in the Years 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858; With Historical and Descriptive Remarks, and a Comparison of the Chamonix and St. Gervais Routes. Facsimile of the 1859 edition Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas.. VG: in very good condition in maroon leather solander case .

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Boeknummer: r6341b

Catalogus: Mountaineering

Trefwoorden: Mountaineering Exploration