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Naturalis Historiae.
1668. Hardcover. Book, 8vo, 3 vols. [16] + 838 + (134)p; 917 + [69]p; 853 + [83]p; each volume including engraved title by Wingendorp, Lugd Batav et Roterdami, apud Hackios, 1669 (1668 on 2 printed titles). Finely printed Variorum edition of this great natural science classic. During the Middle Ages Pliny the Elder's Natural History was one of the main sources of available scientific knowledge. His views on geography, zoology, botany, medicine, mineralogy and astronomy continued to exercise considerable influence for centuries to come. Near fine clean set in original full vellum, old lettering on spines slightly faded. Near Fine.
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GBP 950.00 [Appr.: EURO 1098 US$ 1161.45 | JP¥ 173264]
Catalogue: History of Science
Life and Letters of James David Forbes F.R.S.
1873, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, First edition, Macmillan, London, 1873. Thick 8vo, xiv, 577p, 2p ads. VG in original cloth gilt, with new endpapers at some time. Complete with folding map (by Adams-Reilly), & eight illustrations including 4 mounted photographs (two of the Mer de Glace, Chamonix). Important biography of the famous alpine mountaineer and glaciologist. DNB - 'He was the first to study scientifically the phenomena of glaciers'. Very Good.
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GBP 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 173.5 US$ 183.39 | JP¥ 27357]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
Keywords: Alps
The Practical Decoration of Furniture
1926, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, First edn, 3 vols in one, London, Benn, 1926. 4to, xv, 44p (48 b/w plates), xvii, 37p (48 b/w plates), xiv, 15p (48 b/w plates). Nr fine in an attractive full stained calf binding, upper hinge cracking but firm. Gilt title piece, blind decorated spine, gilt inlay decoration to front board. Very Good.
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GBP 295.00 [Appr.: EURO 341 US$ 360.66 | JP¥ 53803]
Catalogue: Fine Bindings
Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries.
1843, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, 2 vols, Pickering, London, 1843. First edn complete with 94 engraved plates mainly in full colour & gilt, wood engraved initials and text illustrations also in colour. Small folio, unpaginated, original cloth gilt, neatly recased with spines laid down. Bkplt, some light foxing not usually on plates, VG attractive set. Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages is considered to be Henry Shaw's most ambitious work on the decorative arts of the medieval period. Described by Ruari McLean, in his Victorian Book Design and Colour Printing, as 'a magnificent production. It has a considerable claim to be called the most handsome book produced in the whole of the nineteenth century'. McLean p66. Very Good.
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Catalogue: Antiquarian
Visits to High Tartary, Yarkand and Kashgar (formerly Chinese Tartary) and Return Journey over the Karakoram Pass
1871, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, First edn, Murray, London, 1871. 8vo, xvi, 486p, 16p cat. 2 folding maps, 4 attractive tinted litho plates, 3 wood eng plates & text illus. Wear to corners & head & tail of spine, new endpapers, spine cloth slightly wrinkled from old reback, else VG clean copy in original green cloth gilt. Shaw was awarded a Gold Medal by the Royal Geographical Society in 1872. Yakushi S194. Scarce, not in Neate or Perret. Very Good.
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GBP 650.00 [Appr.: EURO 751.25 US$ 794.68 | JP¥ 118549]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
Panorama seen from the Observatory on the Summit of Ben Nevis
1895, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, First edn, Shearer & Son, Stirling, [1895]. A very attractive folding coloured litho panorama ca 8 x 256 cm, plus outline map. Hardback, VG in original blue cloth gilt (8 x 33 cm). Not in Neate - scarce. Very Good.
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GBP 350.00 [Appr.: EURO 404.5 US$ 427.9 | JP¥ 63834]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
Blank on the Map.
1938, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, First edn, H&S, 1938. Complete with 36 plates, 3 maps (one folding in colour), drawings by Bip Pares. Inscr. Foxing to prelims and page edges, slight wear, VG in original black cloth, red lettering unfaded. Important Himalayan exploration with Tilman, Spender & Auden of the Shaksgam area north of the main Karakoram range. Neate S58. Perret 4043 'Un des livres les plus recherchés sur l'Himalaya'. Very Good.
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GBP 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 289 US$ 305.64 | JP¥ 45596]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
Voyage en Suisse fait dans les annees 1817, 1818 & 1819.
1822, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, 2 vols, 8vo, 1st edn, Paris, 1822. A nr fine very nice set in recent quarter calf gilt. Includes the region of 'Chamouni'. Perret 4062 'un des classiques'. Near Fine.
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Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
Keywords: Alps
Mines and Miners or Underground Life.
1868, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, First Eng edn, MacKenzie, London, [1868]. Large 8vo, [ii], xx, 522p, xii, 2p cat. Small inscr, spotting to prelims, inner hinges strengthened, backstrip very neatly (almost invisibly) laid down, all edges gilt, VG in original pictorial cloth gilt. Complete with frontispiece, 16 colour plates, 14 coloured geological maps, 165 figs & 2 folding plates. Authoritative work on C19 mines and mining. Very Good.
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GBP 400.00 [Appr.: EURO 462.25 US$ 489.03 | JP¥ 72953]
Catalogue: History of Science
This Game of Ghosts.
1993. Hardcover. Book, First edn, Cape, London, 1993. Tall 8vo, 320p. Illustrated. Fine copy in similar unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED on title by the author.The sequel to 'Touching The Void'. Fine.
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GBP 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 52.25 US$ 55.02 | JP¥ 8207]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
Studies in the History and Method of Science
. Hardcover. Book, 2nd edn, Dawson, London, 1955. large format, xiv, 304p. Plates. Inscription neatly cut from free endpaper else nr fine in original cloth gilt. Includes Saint Hildegard, Vitalism, early renaissance anatomy, cramp-rings and Witch Mania. Scarce. Very Good.
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Catalogue: History of Science
The Boy's Birthday Book / A Boy's Ascent of Mont Blanc
1859. Hardcover. Book, First edn, London, Houston & Wright [1859]. 8vo, 428p, text engs. VG clean copy in original cloth gilt. Contains the famous story 'A Boy's Ascent of Mont Blanc' by Albert Smith pp 9 - 145, presumably based on his own successful ascent. Neate S88. Attractively illustrated classic. Scarce. Very Good.
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GBP 395.00 [Appr.: EURO 456.5 US$ 482.92 | JP¥ 72041]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
Mountain Holidays.
1946. Hardcover. Book, First edn, London, Dent, 1946. 8vo, 195p, plates. Nr fine copy in a repaired with slight loss, unclipped good dustwrapper. Climbing pre-war in the alps. Neate S102 'A minor classic'. Very Good.
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GBP 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 52.25 US$ 55.02 | JP¥ 8207]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
The Story of Mont Blanc
1853, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, First edn, London, Bogue, 1853. 8vo, xii, 219p, 8p cat. Coloured frontispiece, text engravings. Armorial bookplate (E F Fitch), minor very light browning else VG nice clean copy in original orange blind-stamped cloth gilt. The first chapters describe the history of Chamonix and earlier ascents of Mont Blanc, followed by the excellent account of his own ascent. Neate S86. Perret 4074 'La premiere véritable monographie sur le Mont-Blanc. L'édition la plus recherchée'. A scarce classic. Very Good.
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GBP 1200.00 [Appr.: EURO 1386.75 US$ 1467.09 | JP¥ 218860]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
Keywords: Alps
The Story of Mont Blanc.
1853, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, First edn, London, Bogue, 1853. 8vo, xii, 219p. Hand-coloured frontispiece, engravings in text. Bookplate of J Cresswell (in Bewick style), inscr, partly in French. In an attractive half-calf binding, spine blind-stamped in compartments, marbled boards, gilt label. Slight wear, near fine nice copy. Neate S86 'His illustrated lecture [in the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly] based on his experiences ran for six years and made him a rich man [the Baron of Piccadilly]. Near Fine.
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GBP 600.00 [Appr.: EURO 693.5 US$ 733.55 | JP¥ 109430]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
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