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London: W. Swan Sonnenschein And Co., 1883. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1883 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition with "1883" date printed on title page. Original olive green cloth with gilt lettering front and spine, decorated front cover and spine, original dark brown coated EPs. Superior condition example of the first edition with no restorations. Clean covers, minor fading spine, light rubbing edges with very tiny rub-throughs at corner tips (see photo), partial minor cracking at one gathering but binding remains strong and solid (see photo), tiny book collector's inventory stamp lower corner of the recto of the coated rear EP (see photo) otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, complete with all pages and plates. The book measures 271mm tall x 195mm and has 256 pages, 16 b/w wood engravings, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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The Cruise Of The "Alert." Four Years In Patagonian, Polynesian, And Mascarene Waters. (1878-82.) --- FIRST EDITION 1883
by R. W. Coppinger, M.D.
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Cambridge Mountaineering 1934 Journal
by Ramsay, J. A. (editor)
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London: Cambridge University Mountaineering Club & Unwin Brothers, 1934. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION 1934 in original green wrappers with black lettering front & spine, advertisement illustration in black on rear cover. Clean covers, faint creasing lower outside corner rear cover, no old owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding, complete with all pages and photo plates. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL JOURNALS BEING OFFERED..
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The Great Plateau: Being An Account Of Exploration In Central Tibet, 1903, And Of The Gartok Expedition 1904-1905
by Rawling, Captain C.G.
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London: Edward Arnold, 1905. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Printing of First Edition in original binding of blue cloth, gilt lettering cover & spine, gilt decoration front cover, edges untrimmed, original untinted EPs. Clean covers, bright gilt on front cover & spine, some rubbing at tips of corners but nothing too pronounced, solid binding in original endpapers, some foxing to end-pages otherwise no foxing, clean pages, previous owner name dated 1917 on front pastedown otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, better than average condition for this book. The book measures 231mm tall x 148mm, and has 324 pages, 57 b/w photos, 2 folding maps, appendix, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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Mont-Blanc, Jardin Féerique -- SIGNED By Rébuffat
by Rébuffat, Gaston
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Paris: Hachette, 1976. Second Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. Same size and contents as the first edition. Original glossy pictorial stiff soft cover binding (color photo of Mont Blanc). Near Fine condition with minor rubbing very tips of corners, tight binding, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by Gaston Rébuffat on short title page. Book measures 24cm tall x 215mm, and has 208 pages, 17 color & 183 b/w photos & ills.Text in french. This one of the few books by Rébuffat that has not been translated to english. Rébuffat's grand presentation of Mont Blanc & man's history with it. Thorough history of early explorers and climbs, more modern ascents branching out to the surrounding peaks, concluding with two chapters of Rébuffat's own experiences on the mountain. Excellent collection of rare old prints, engravings, sketches followed by fine photography.
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BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH -- FIRST EDITION -- SIGNED By Rebuffat
by Rebuffat, Gaston
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London: Nicholas Vane, 1965. First Edition 1st Printing. Original Wraps. Very Good/Very Good. 1965 FIRST PRINTING of FIrst UK Edition. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by Rebuffat on the short title page. The book has clean covers, rubbed lower outside corner tips, some browning to page edges, no foxing, solid binding, no owner marks or writing on pages (other than author's signed inscription). The original dust jacket has loss upper front edge, 3cm tear upper rear, flecked spine ends. The book measures 237mm tall x 182mm, and has 183 pages, 104 b/w plates (1 double fold-out), 7 color plates. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.
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Take It To The Limit --- FIRST PRINTNG
by Rees, Lucy and Alan Harris
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London: Diadem Books, 1981. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition 1981. Original black boards with gilt lettering spine. The book is in fine unused condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no page creases, no foxing, tight binding, never used having been purchased directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The original dust jacket is in new condition with no tears, no chips, no loss, clean. The dust jacket is in rare unfaded condition. Almost every copy of this jacket has spine fading where the orange coloring of the spine has faded to white. This example has the original orange coloring bright and not faded (since the book was kept in a box for years not exposed to light). The book measures 222mm tall x 145mm and has 197 pages. Novel about a hedonistic, party-going climber in North Wales, Lake District, Ben Nevis, Old Man of Hoy, with…
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The Mountain World FULL SET OF TEN ENGLISH ISSUES 1953 1954 1955 1956/57 1958/59 1960/61 1962/63 1964/65 1966/67 1968/69
by Marcel Kurz Malcolm Barnes Swiss Foundation For Mountain Research
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London New York Chicago: George Allen & Unwin Rand McNally, 1953. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Full set of the english language volumes of THE MOUNTAIN WORLD. All volumes complete with original dust jackets. Some of the jackets have rubbing and tiny loss spine ends (see photos) and several have price-clipped flap corners. The book covers are clean and not rubbed and not faded. NOT Ex-Library. Previous owner name on FFEP of 1956/57 volume; otherwise, there are no previous owner marks or writing on any pages of the volumes. Foxing along top edge of text block on most volumes but no foxing on page faces. Pages are bright and clean, bindings are tight, complete set with all foldouts and rear pocket maps present. Extra postage required. For mailing to a USA destination, postage comes to a total of about $11 since the set weighs about 18 pounds. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL VOLUMES BEING OFFERED FOR SALE.
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THE MATTERHORN
by Rey, Guido
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London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1913. Reprint . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 1913 third impression (same size as first impression). Original green cloth with gilt lettering spine. Lower outside cover corners have some fading (probably due to dampness - but no pages show any signs of exposure to dampness), slight fading to spine cloth, old owner name penned to corner of blank FFEP, no other owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding, partial cracking to EP paper at hinges but hinges are strong and not about to fail. The book measures 266mm tall x 187mm and has 336 pages, 37 b/w illustrations, 11 b/w photographs. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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Hans The Eskimo. His Story Of Arctic Adventure With Kane, Hayes, And Hall -- FIRST EDITION 1934
by Rich, Edwin Gile
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1934. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Rockwell Kent. 1st Printing FIRST PRINTING of First Edition 1934. Original blue cloth. Paper title pages lettered in black (front cover one has illustration) front cover & spine. The book has rubbing to spine ends and corner tips, slight fading to spine, minor faint soiling, browning to EPs, some foxing on first and last few pages but other pages mostly free of foxing, old gift inscription on front pastedown dated 1938 otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding but paper-cracked rear EP (hinge is strong and not in danger of breaking). The book measures 208mm tall x 143mm, and has 287 + [1] pages, several b/w illustrations by Rockwell Kent. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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Yuraq Janka Cordilleras Blanca and Rosko Peru -- FIRST EDITION in NEW condition
by Ricker, John F.
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New York: American Alpine Club, 1977. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original glossy pictorial paperback. New condition purchased directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. In publisher's original shrink-wrap with the four (on two sheets) folded loose maps under the shrink-wrap. The book measures 228mm tall x 152mm, and has 180 pages, several b/w photos, 4 large folding maps on 2 sheets of paper (loose as issued). PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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Welzenbach's Climbs -- A Biographical Study & The Collected Writings Of Willo Welzenbach
by Roberts, Eric
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Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1981. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original blue boards, gilt lettering spine. Fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, tight bihnding, no foxing, like new. The dust jacket is in fine condition with no tears and no chips. This book measures 222mm tall x 135mm, and has 271 pages, 36 b/w photos, index. Welzenbach, superb climber, is credited with being first to use an ice piton, and invented modern route grading. He made many first ascents & climbs in the Bernese Alps. He died in 1934 on Nanga Parbat; Roberts, the author of this book, died at age 33 on Annapurna. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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The Mountain Of My Fear -- 1968 ADVANCE PROOF of First Edition
by Roberts, David
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New York: Vanguard, 1968. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1968 ADVANCE PROOF COPY of the FIRST PRINTING of the First USA Edition. Original dust jacket over completely unbound page gatherings (all 157 pages present). There are no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, clean, no tears. Complete with all of the photos, maps, and folding chart. The dust jacket is the same as that put on the final publication but the flaps are not trimmed and deeper than those on the final publication. The jacket has no tears or chips but does have crinkling at the spine ends. The book measures 229mm tall x 153mm and has 157 pages, 12 b/w photos, 3 maps (1 folding of route), 4 appendices. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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The Mountain Of My Fear -- INSCRIBED and SIGNED by ROBERTS
by Roberts, David
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London: The Quality Book Club, 1969. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. BOOK CLUB UK EDITION WITH MORE PHOTOS THAN THE USA EDTION. Original red boards with black title patch lettered in gilt. The book is like new with clean covers, no rubbing, no fading, no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding (probably never read or used). The original dust jacket has two clean 1cm tears upper cover, minor rubbing spine ends. The inscription is to a longtime publisher of mountaineering books, some of which include Rowell's photos. Pollock was the head of Mountaineers Books (Seattle) for years and later had his own publishing at Alpen Books and Cloudcap Books. He was the publisher of Roberts' book, MOMENTS OF DOUBT. The book measures 222mm tall x 137mm, and has 157 pages, 22 b/w photos, 3 maps (1 2-page route diagram), 4 appendices. This UK edition has nearly twice as many photos as the USA first edition but is slightly smaller format. PHOTOS ARE OF THE…
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The Mountain Of My Fear -- 1969 FIRST UK edition
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London: Souvenir Press, 1969. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST UK Edition. Original blue boards with gilt lettering spine. Excellent condition book that is clean, sharp corners, tight binding, no rubbing, tiny amount of fore-edge foxing but no foxing on any page faces, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. The original dust wrapper has wear at spine ends with small loss, edge rubbing, splotchy light stain middle of spine and surrounding areas of front and rear panels, price-clipped flap corner. The book measures 222mm tall x 137mm, and has 157 pages, 22 b/w photos, 3 maps (1 2-page route diagram), 4 appendices. This UK edition has nearly twice as many photos as the USA first edition but is slightly smaller in size. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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Welzenbach's Climbs -- A Biographical Study & The Collected Writings Of Willo Welzenbach
by Roberts, Eric
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Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1981. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST PRINTING. Original blue boards, gilt lettering spine. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket that is 100% complete, clean, no tears, no chips. This book measures 222mm tall x 135mm, and has 271 pages, 36 b/w photos, index. Welzenbach, superb climber, is credited with being first to use an ice piton, and invented modern route grading. He made many first ascents & climbs in the Bernese Alps. He died in 1934 on Nanga Parbat; Roberts, the author of this book, died at age 33 on Annapurna.
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Deborah -- A Wilderness Narrative --1970 FIRST EDITION
by Roberts, David
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New York: Vanguard, 1970. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST Edition. Original blue cloth with silver lettering spine. Ex-library with usual library marks and pocket traces on EPs. Tape marks on covers. NO DJ. Solid binding, no writing or marks on pages, no foxing. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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MOMENTS OF DOUBT AND OTHER MOUNTAINEERING WRITINGS -- 1986 ADVANCE PROOF of First Editiion
by Roberts, David
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Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1986. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 1986 ADVANCE PROOF of First Edition. Original yellow paperback covers with plastic comb binding, a b/w photo of the book is mounted on the front cover. Mounted to the inside of the front cover is a b/w press photo portrait of Roberts by John Krakauer. The covers have light soiling, some wear at corners, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, no tears. The proof is much larger than the eventually published book. It is the size of standard copy paper. It measures 279mm tall x 212mm. There is no pagination, but comparison with a published example indicates that all of the text is present. The only photos are the cover photo and the portrait photo. PHOTOS ARE OF BOOK BEING OFFERED (Not stock photos)
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Leading People From The Middle The Universal Mission Of Heart And Mind -- SIGNED first edition
by William P. Robinson
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Provo: Executive Excellence Publishing, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by author on title page. The book is in fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages (other than the author's signed inscription), no foxing, tight binding, clean, no fading, no rubbing. The dust jacket is in fine condition with no tears, no soiling, no rubbing, no chips. The book has 256 pages. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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Dark Companion -- 1947 FIRST USA EDITION
by Bradley Robinson
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New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1947. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1947 FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. NOTE: This is not the National Travel Club edition. This is the McBride first printing. Original black cloth with red lettering spine. Generally clean covers, some splotchy marks to covers (seems to be common with this book: hard to see but evident under raking light), old owner name penned to FFEP and on verso of same page otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, no foxing. The original dust jacket has edge wear, loss at spine ends up to 1cm deep, small loss at tips of flap corners, red spine lettering very faded, original printed price still present at corner of front flap. The book measures 209mm tall x 138mm, and has 266 pages, EP map at front, and 6 b/w photos on rear EP. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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Dark Companion -- 1948 FIRST UK EDITION
by Bradlley Robinson
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1947. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1948 FIRST UK EDITION. Original pale blue cloth with black lettering spine. LACKING the dust jacket. The book has light soiling to covers, minor rubbing to spine ends and very tips of corners, some fore-edge foxing and foxing on first two and last two pages otherwise no foxing on page faces, solid binding, old owner name dated 1948 penned to upper corner of FFEP otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. The book measures 205mm tall x 145mm, and has 255 + [1] pages, EP maps, 6 b/w photos. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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