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The Climbers' Club Journal
1898, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, Vols I-IV, Nos 1-16, 1898-1901. 159p, 207p; 207p, 215p. Indexes. Plates. Bound in two tall volumes by Ramage. Old half blue morocco, fade to pleasant green on spines, marbled eps, teg. Sl edge browning, mainly vol 1 where vols are diff size, VG nice set. Classic authors include O G Jones, Ashley Abraham, J M A Thomson, E A Baker, J W Puttrell & L J Oppenheimer. Very Good.
A G Cram Rare BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 001755
GBP 195.00 [Appr.: EURO 235.75 US$ 246.42 | JP¥ 37641]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
Principal Excursions of the Innerleithen Alpine Club during the Years 1889-94, with a memoir of the late Mr Robert Mathison, first President of the Club.
1895, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, First edn, for the Club, John McQueen, 'Scottish Border Record' Office, Galashiels, 1895. 8vo, [xvi], 311p. Plates. Inscribed 'Mathison', Innerleithen on endpaper. VG nice copy in original decorative green cloth gilt. Neate I08. Very Good.
A G Cram Rare BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 002139
GBP 175.00 [Appr.: EURO 211.5 US$ 221.15 | JP¥ 33781]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
The Yorkshire Ramblers' Club Journal Vols I - VI, Nos 1-22, 1899 -1936
1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, 6 vols, first edns, Leeds, Yorkshire Ramblers' Club. Complete with all plates & fldg maps. Withdrawn from Ilkley Public Library, library labels & small stamp to rear of title pages. Bound in half calf, orange boards, sm lib stamp & number on spines. VG very clean set. An excellent set of this famous Journal, with contributions on mountaineering and caving by many famous authors. These include Slingsby, Pilkington, Whymper, Calvert, Puttrell, Botterill, Farrer and many others, covering much of the early history of climbing, caving and mountaineering. Very Good.
A G Cram Rare BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 001555
GBP 325.00 [Appr.: EURO 392.75 US$ 410.71 | JP¥ 62736]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
Wasdale Climbing Book. A history of early rock climbing in the Lake District based on contemporary accounts from the Wastwater Hotel 1863-1919.
2006, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, First edition, Ernest Press & FRCC, 2006. 4to, 239p plus 146p facsimile pages. Near fine in similar pictorial unclipped dw. An attractive & well-illustrated history. Scarce. Near Fine.
A G Cram Rare BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 001841
GBP 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 121 US$ 126.37 | JP¥ 19303]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
Climbing on the Himalaya and other Mountain Ranges.
1902, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, First edn, Douglas, Edinburgh, 1902. 8vo, xii, 315p, 1p advert. Complete with 18 engraved plates and three folding maps. Fine copy in original dark-green cloth gilt. Neate C94 'Collie is one of the best-loved figures in British Mountaineering history'. This great classic includes Nanga Parbat with Mummery in 1895, as well as chapters on the Canadian Rockies, Alps, Lofoten, Skye, Ireland and Wastdale Head. Fine.
A G Cram Rare BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 001829
GBP 950.00 [Appr.: EURO 1147.5 US$ 1200.52 | JP¥ 183382]
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Climbs and Exploration in the Canadian Rockies
1903, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, First edn, Longmans, London, 1903. 8vo, xii, 343p. Complete with plates and folding coloured map. Bookplate of Shoreham Grammar School, gilt emblem on front board, nr fine copy in original cloth gilt. Neate S177 'One of the classics of the Canadian Rockies'. Very Good.
A G Cram Rare BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 001840
GBP 195.00 [Appr.: EURO 235.75 US$ 246.42 | JP¥ 37641]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
The First Crossing of Spitsbergen.
1897, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, First edn, London, Dent, 1897. Large 8vo, xii, 371p. 8 colour plates, 2 folding col'd maps, plates & text illustrations. Nr fine copy in green half-morocco, marbled boards, spine gilt in compartments, binding by Mudie. Bookplate of Clinton E Geiser. Neate C105 'An account of an inland journey of exploration & survey, with descriptions of several mountain ascents'. Near Fine.
A G Cram Rare BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 002152
GBP 450.00 [Appr.: EURO 543.75 US$ 568.67 | JP¥ 86865]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
Programme of Select Conducted Tours to Switzerland Season 1909
Thos Cook & Son 1909. 1909. Hardcover. Book, First edn thus, Thos Cook, 1909. 8vo, 56p. Illustrations and adverts. Slight wear to spine else VG in original printed card covers. Five Cook's Tours, including Rhine & Black Forest; Paris & Switzerland; Grand Alpine Tour and Valley of Aosta. Very Good.
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GBP 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 48.5 US$ 50.55 | JP¥ 7721]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
Alpine Studies (Signed By Ashley Abraham ).
1912, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, First edn, Longmans, London, 1912. 8vo, xiv, 307p. Plates mainly by Vittorio Sella. Spine evenly faded, light foxing to edges & some pages, slight wear to head of spine else VG in original cloth. SIGNED by Keswick climber Ashley Abraham on the endpaper. Neate C126. A rare signature of one of the Keswick Brothers, noted for their photography, rock and Alpine climbing. Very Good. Signed by Author(s).
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GBP 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 181.25 US$ 189.56 | JP¥ 28955]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
Les Cols de Glaciers des Alpes Dauphinoises dans l'Histoire.
1912, 1st Edition. Soft cover. Book, First edn thus, Grenoble, Edouard, 1912. Extrait de la Revue des Alpes Dauphinoises 1911-12. Tall 8vo, 52p. Text in French. Original printed paper covers. Inscribed 'Hommage de l'auteur'. WITH: 'Les Deux Pics Jocelme', first thus, Lyon, Geneste, 1909. Extrait de la Revue Alpine 1909, 8p, similar format to above, also inscribed by the author. Coolidge was an important mountaineer, who wrote much on the Dauphiné Alps. Very Good. Signed by Author(s).
A G Cram Rare BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 002254
GBP 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 181.25 US$ 189.56 | JP¥ 28955]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
Swiss Travel and Swiss Guide Books.
1889, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, First edn, Longmans Green and Co, 1889. 8vo, xii, 336p, 16p cat. Minor light foxing else near fine copy in original cloth gilt. An important reference work, with a history of Zermatt. Neate C129, Perret 1098. Scarce. Very Good.
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GBP 325.00 [Appr.: EURO 392.75 US$ 410.71 | JP¥ 62736]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
Sketches of the Natural, Civil, and Political State of Swisserland in a Series of Letters to William Melmoth Esq.
1779, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, First edn, London, printed for J Dodsley, 1779. 8vo, viii, 532p, 1p postscript. Original wrappers bound in. Completely uncut copy, 16 x 25 cm. Attractively bound in 1/4 calf, marbled boards, gilt label, not recent. Minor dampstain to corner of early pages else VG clean copy. Pp 286-295 describe a visit to the 'glacier of Montenvers' and the use of 'a long pole spiked with iron' and crampons. Also an attempt on Mont Blanc by 'four inhabitants of Chamouny'. Perret 1159 'Un des ouvrages de voyages en Suisse les plus classiques de la fin du XVIII siecle'. The first edition of the book later issued (1789) as 'Travels in Switzerland' which ran to four editions. Very Good.
A G Cram Rare BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 001929
GBP 750.00 [Appr.: EURO 906 US$ 947.78 | JP¥ 144775]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
Granite Crags of California ( Yosemite ).
1886. Hardcover. Book, New edn, Blackwood, Edinburgh & London, 1886. x, 384p, 5 attractive autotype plates & fldg map. Unopened. New front endpaper at some time. Near fine copy in original pictorial cloth gilt. A nice copy of an important early account of Yosemite. Near Fine.
A G Cram Rare BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 002271
GBP 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 114.75 US$ 120.05 | JP¥ 18338]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
The Pioneers of the Alps
1888. Hardcover. Book, Second edn, 4to, 1888. 180p. Complete with 23 plates & text illus. Inscr. Minor browning to edge of photo pages but not the engravings, else VG in orig pict cloth gilt. Clark 'only 200 copies printed'. A great classic with a history of Alpinism & biographical sketches of the great Alpine guides. Neate C156 'with Abney's superb portraits.'. Very Good.
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GBP 300.00 [Appr.: EURO 362.5 US$ 379.11 | JP¥ 57910]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
Above the Snow Line Mountaineering Sketches between 1870 and 1880
1885, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, First ed, Longmans Green, London, 1885. 8vo, xiv, 327p. 3 engraved plates (2 by Edward Whymper). Sl wear, 2 small booksellers labels, VG clean copy in original pictorial cloth. Neate D19 'includes the first ascent of the Aiguille du Dru'. Perret 1286 'ouvrage important et peu courant'. Classic ascents. Very Good.
A G Cram Rare BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 001993
GBP 220.00 [Appr.: EURO 265.75 US$ 278.02 | JP¥ 42467]
Catalogue: Mountaineering and Mountain Travel
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