Search Results: Mountaineering from Books Bought and Sold

London: Alpine Club, 1993. Book in fine condition first issue in Alpine Club series. 365pp lots of information and many photographs showing routes for climbing. DETAILED PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL ON REQUEST.. Card in Plastic Sleeve. Near Fine/No Jacket. 15 x 10.5 Cms. Softcover.

London: Longmans Green and Co., 1907. From the Alpine Guide series, this is a new edition of this book reconstructed and revised on behalf of the Alpine Club under the general editorship of A V Valentine Richards.327 pages describing in detail the alpine regions with large pull out map at the front and 5 smaller colour pull out maps in the book. Front map of the central Alps is complete with tiny tear on outer margin and tiny split on the centre fold, a little foxed on rear with some browning showing lightly through on map and there is a light brown line along the centre fold. There is a fabric strip on rear of map this I believe is put on at publication it is not hiduing a split. The first and last two pages are browned, rest of pages are clean previous owners name on rear of front endpaper. Outer covers are a little dusty and spine very slightly darkened, overall a good sound copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Reprint. Cloth Covered Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 7 ½ x 5… Read More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1946. Excellent book on mountaineering illustrated with 43 of the author's own photographs and many maps. Light foxing and slight darkening on the spine, book clean and bright, SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. Photographs available via email on request.. Signed by Author. First. Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 23 x 15 Cms. Hardcover.

London: Collins, 2003. Excellent book on mountain climbs on Everest, the early climbs, the first successful climb in 1953 and subsequent climbs.256 pages in very bright clean condition, many splendid colour, B/w photographs and illustrations,all present as listed, all on art paper for excellent quality plus very informative text. Dustwrapper is also very bright and clean, not price clipped.SIGNED by George Band on half title page. HEAVY BOOK 1.7Kg with packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. A very nice, near fine, example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Signed by Author. Reprint. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 11 ¼ x 9 Inches. Hardcover.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. Book translated by Nea Morin and Janet Adam Smith, giving Giusto Gervasutti's account of his mountaineering exploits. 201 pp with several splendid B/w photographs Book very good plus, wrapper bright just a little rubbed and creased along edges still a very good copy. DETAILED PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL ON REQUEST.. First Edition. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 22 X 14.5 Cms. Hardcover.

London: University of London Press Ltd , 1962. Very informative book on Nepal and the land of the Sherpa. 96 pages in bright clean condition just very faint browning to endpapers not elsewhere in bbok, many B/w photographs and illustrations of the people the mountainsand architecture, all present as listed plus very informative text, Dustwrapper is lightly marked and rubbed to edges, small tear to top front of spine of wrapper, not price clipped, a nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . First UK Edition. Boards. Very Good/Good Plus. 8 ¼ x 5½ Inches. Hardcover.