Mountaineering from Ariel Books

London, United Kingdom: Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. Pale Blue bds with bright Gilt title (very fresh with tiny nick top rear of spine) 300 pages with 68 photo illus many in full colour, maps and line illus through text, a very bright clean copy not inscribed, small piece missing top ffep. Original DJ is fresh with tiny tear to top front, not price clipped. ISBN: 0000000000. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. TRAVEL ASIA GENERAL Mountaineering. ... Read More

Bookseller: Ariel Books (New Zealand)

London, United Kingdom: Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. Pale Blue bds with Gilt title (very freshand unworn) 300 pages with 68 photo illus many in full colour, maps and line illus through text, faint foxed eps and fore edge, not inscribed. Original DJ is fresh with chipped spine head else light wear to tips, price clipped. ISBN: 0000000000. 2nd Impression. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. TRAVEL ASIA GENERAL Mountaineering. ... Read More

Bookseller: Ariel Books (New Zealand)

London, United Kingdom: Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. Pale Blue bds with Gilt title (very fresh and unworn, spine faded) 300 pages with 68 photo illus many in full colour, maps and line illus through text, very bright and clean with small inscription to ffep, not inscribed. ISBN: 0000000000. 2nd Impression. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. TRAVEL ASIA GENERAL Mountaineering. ... Read More

Bookseller: Ariel Books (New Zealand)

London, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press / Humprey Milford , 1927. George Mallory (1886 - 1924) was an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s. On the third expedition, in June of 1924, Mallory and his climbing partner Andrew Irvine both disappeared during the final stage of their attempt to make the first ascent of the world's highest mountain. The pair's last known sighting was only a few hundred metres from the summit. Ma... Read More

Bookseller: Ariel Books (New Zealand)

Wellington, New Zealand: A.H. & A.W.Reed, 1958. 1st edition of 3,000 copies. (NZNB P234) Forward by Edmund Hillary. True tales of early mountaineering in NZ, many not previously published. CONDITION Red bds with bright Gilt title (unworn) pp 199 with 27 b/w photo plates and numerous maps (crisp and bright). Original DJ is fresh sl wear to spine ends and tips, one short tear to spine heel. #New Zealand History#. ISBN: 0000000000. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f... Read More

Bookseller: Ariel Books (New Zealand)

United Kingdom: Allen & Unwin, 2001. "Hillary's memoir takes us step by step up the slopes of Everest, describing vividly and in great detail the agonising climb that he and Tenzing Norgay embarked upon, the perils they faced and the dramatic final ascent that forever secured them a place of honour in the annals of human exploration. His book is a mountaineering classic, but it is also a thrilling and inspiring story of courage and endurance - a story that should captivate a new generation of r... Read More

Bookseller: Ariel Books (New Zealand)

New Zealand: A H & A W Reed, 1969. "From 1929 to 1958 Mick Bowie was guide at the Hermitage in the Southern Alps. His 40 year span of service has covered the developing period of a great alpine resort and has brought days of epic climbs, of hazardous rescue work, grim endurance, warm friendships and comedy. " CONDITION Blue bds (unworn, clean with sharp cnrs) map eps, 196 pages with b/w photo illus. Bright and crisp copy with foxed edge and ownership plate to half title. DJ has tiny tear to b... Read More

Bookseller: Ariel Books (New Zealand)

London, United Kingdom: Hurst and Blackett, 1954. Blue bds with crisp Silver title (fresh with sl rubbed spine, cnrs sharp) map eps, 208 pages with 24 photo illus, tight and clean (sl foxed mainly to edges, not inscribed) Original DJ is rubbed to spine and leading edge (not price clipped). ISBN: 0000000000. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mountaineering Lapland Artic Circle North Pole. Catalogs: Mountaineering.... Read More

Bookseller: Ariel Books (New Zealand)

Wellington, New Zealand: A H & A W Reed, 1969. Gift inscription from John Pascoe to WG (Willaim Graham) McClymont, along with a letter to the same man. WG McClymont was a friend of Charlie Douglas and helped Pascoe with research material for this title as well as being a well known author of mountaineering titles himself. CONDITION Blue cloth with bright gilt title (unworn) map eps, pp xviii 331with numerous photo illus and 4 maps. Copy is tight and crisp. Original DJ has slightly faded spine and top front ... Read More

Bookseller: Ariel Books (New Zealand)

Wellington, New Zealand: A H & A W Reed, 1969. "Charlie Douglas ranks as one of the great early European explorers of New Zealand. From 1867 to 1916 the Scottish-born Douglas lived on the west coast of the South Island, spending most of his time exploring, surveying and mapping the coast, the bush and the mountainous inland regions, in hazardous conditions, often for little or no pay. Many years later the noted mountaineer and writer John Pascoe rediscovered and preserved many of Douglas's writings and sket... Read More

Bookseller: Ariel Books (New Zealand)

New Zealand: Taranaki Herald , 1955. Cover illus by E Mervyn Taylor (different wood cuts front and rear) 48 pages with historic photo illus, map of approaches to last page, fold out map tipped into rear has a short tear at pasted joint and insect damage top inch of final fold. Covers have light bloom to front and a calculation of travel time in ink to rear. #New Zealand History#. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... Read More

Bookseller: Ariel Books (New Zealand)

London, United Kingdom: J M Dent & Co, 1953. Blue bds with bright Gilt title (fresh and unworn) coloured map eps, pp viii 198 with 15 maps and 24 photo illus. Tight and clean with light foxing mainly to end pages. Original DJ is fresh with faded spine and faintest edge wear.. ISBN: 0000000000. 4th Impression. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Andersen, Robert . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Catalogs: Mountaineering.... Read More

Bookseller: Ariel Books (New Zealand)

London, United Kingdom: George Allen & Unwin, 1939. Ex-Libris of NZ Military Camps Library Service. Tan bds with bright Gilt title, light shelf wear, pp 238 with full colour frontis illus, 78 photo illus, 2 sketches and 3 maps one is full colour fold out to rear, copy is tight, bright and clean internally, has 6 library stamps front and rear plus small name to ffep. Else very crisp bright copy. #New Zealand History#. ISBN: 0000000000. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Large 8vo. New Zealand. ... Read More

Bookseller: Ariel Books (New Zealand)