NEW CLIMBS IN NORWAY: An Account of Some Ascents in the Sondmore District. Illustrated by A.D. McCormick and from Photographs by OPPENHEIM, E.C - 1898

London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1957. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Original tan cloth with red lettering spine. Book is in fine condition with some fore-edge foxing and a little foxing in margins of a few pages, mainly near the front. The binding is tight and solid. There are no creased or torn pages. There are no previous owner marks, no writing, no stamps, no underlining on any pages. Handsigned & dated autograph of Herbert Tichy is tipped-in on the pre-title page (like an errata slip, not fully pasted down, only pasted at hinge). The original dust jacket is in nice condition with no tears and no chips. The DJ has darkening of the spine and the inside front flap corner is clipped. The very ends of the spine of the DJ are lightly rubbed. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED (NOT GENERIC STOCK PHOTOS).

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1894. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A. D. M'Cormick. FIRST PRINTING of First UK Editioin. Rebound in dark brown leather spine and cover corners, raised bands spine with gilt lettering and gilt rules, patterned EPs. Binding covers in very good condition with a few marks that are enhanced by the photo being set at a high contrast (they don't show much -- or at all -- upon in-person inspection). The interior is in near fine condition: Old owner name penned to short-title and title page dated 1928, old bookseller mark on corner of first blank page, no other marks or writing on any pages, very clean and bright pages (no foxing, no fading or tanning, no odors, tight binding). The covers have a touch of rubbing very tips corners and top of spine. The book measures 238mm tall x 165mm, and has 709 pages, 300 illustrations, folding map, index. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: William Heinemann, 1901. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. "Outstanding work, Superb Primary Resource" Omi-shan is a Sacred Mountain in north-west Szechuan. The description of Omi a high peak within sight of the snowy ranges of Thibet is particularly interesting for its account of life in the mountain monasteries. [TDN] Light blue cloth, sun faded with gilt titles and front decoration. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with bumped upper corners. Erased inscription on front free end page lightly showing; gift inscription on the half-title page. Tissue guard of the frontispiece has age-toned. 8vo; 9 inches tall. vi, 272 pages with an index contains a Sketch Map of Northern and Central Szechuan and fifteen black and white photographs.. This very lengthy tour of 1899 includes commentaries on the various Christian Missions, the land, people, flora, fauna, rivers, mountains, opium, customs, native… Read More

1910 1ed Landor Exploring Adventures in TIBET Asia Himalayas Nepal Voyages RARE
Arnold Henry Savage Landor was an early 20th-century explorer in Central Asia, most notably Tibet and Nepal. After his voyages, Landor published his book "An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet" – an account of his experiences in Tibet. Landor describes his dangerous encounters with bandits, mountain climbs, snow and rainstorms, and river crossings! Note the sketch illustrations made by Landor himself.
Item number: #12869
Price: $499
LANDOR, Arnold Henry Savage
An explorer's adventures in Tibet
New York and London: Harper & Bros., 1910. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[10], 275, [1]
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16 illustrations
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
· Size: ~8in X 5.5in (20cm x 14cm)
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True 1st Edition of this classic mountaineering book. The book contains an inscription from Joe Simpson to his friend, thanking him for for his advice given before the expedition to Siula Grande. The friend's name and address is written inside the book, and the wrapper is price-clipped, presumably by Joe, as the book was given as a gift upon publication. Colour photos. The wrapper is creased at the top of the spine area.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1957. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST USA EDITION. SIGNED by Ernst Reiss on the photo opposite page 145 that shows Reiss, Luchsinger and von Gunten on the Lhotse face below the couloir that leads to the summit. Reiss along with Luchsinger made the first ascent of Lhotse described in this book. Original blue boards, silver lettering spine. Generally nice condition, clean covers, tight binding, complete with all pages & photo plates, no previous owner marks or writing on any page other than the signature of Reiss, no foxing. The dust jacket has edge wear, some soiling rear panel, 1cm chip upper rear corner. This book has 222 pages, 31 b/w photos, color frontispiece, 2 maps, 1 route diagram, index. The leader's account of the Swiss expedition that in 1956 made the 1st ascent of Lhotse (8511m by Ernst Reiss & Fritz Luchsinger via Geneva Spur & the Reiss Rinne) & made 2nd & 3rd ascents of Everest (2nd by… Read More

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, And Rivington, Limited, 1888. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Original red cloth with gilt lettering front and spine, gilt decoration lower front cover. EX-Library with library stamp on title page, library bookplate on front free end-page, library card pocket on rear free end-page, library sticker pulled from spine leaving white patch (see photo), no other library marks. The plates are clean, not damaged, and do not have any library markings or stamps. Generally a clean, sound example of the book. The end-pages are the original coated green paper. The original tissue guards are present and browned as usual. The binding is sound and not loose or cracked. There is some foxing on some of the early pages and near the end, otherwise the book is mostly free of foxing. The book is complete with all pages and plates (nothing missing). The book measures 289mm tall x 209mm and has 180 pages, 22 photogravure plates of guide portraits on heavy stock paper… Read More

Seattle: Cloudcap, 1990. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Original black cloth, silver lettering cover & spine. The book is in new condition: no rubbing, no fading, no foxing, no owner marks or writing on any pages, tight binding, never used. The dust jacket is in new condition with no chips, no fading, no tears, no soiling, original price still present on flap corner. This book was acquired directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book is large format and measures 37cm tall x 27cm, and has 192 pages, 101 fine color photos. Text in English. Probably the best photo album of Karakoram, Nanga Parbat, Hindu Raj, & Hindu Kush. Detailed captions are at the rear indexed by small versions of the big photos. The book includes a short essay by the author describing his several trips to obtain the photos in this book. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED. Read More

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1st Printing First Printing of First USA Edition 1908 (same format and binding as the UK first edition). Original green cloth with gilt lettering front and spine, TEG, colored illustration front cover. Corners and spine ends rubbed with a little fraying, tight binding, old private owner bookplate on front pastedown otherwise no writing or marks on any pages, no foxing, faint smudge mark lower front cover corner, general fading to spine cloth, rear EP paper cracked but hinge holding fine and strong. The book measures 225mm tall x 150mm and has 304 pages, 71 b/w photos, folding map. One of only a few pre-WWII books on mountaineering in Norway. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: Edward Arnold, 1910. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST EDITION 1910. Rebound in navy cloth with gilt lettering spine. Complete with all plates, maps, pages. Text block very slightly trimmed. Old owner name and date 1932 on front pastedown where bookplate removed. No other owner marks or writing on any pages. Solid binding, clean pages, light foxing on only a few pages (nearly all pages have no foxing). Crease mark lower front cover and cracking to front pastedown paper corresponding to crease mark on cover (see photo). Page 81 has a small paper repair in the outside margin (see photo). The book measures 213mm tall x 150mm and has 335 pages + 20 pages of ads at end, 60 b/w photos, colored folding map at end, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED