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2019 Antarctic Calendar
2018
UK
8.25” wide x 23.5” high when opened, 5 color & 10 bw images, 12 months
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#27428
$19.95
A nice Antarctic-themed calendar featuring historical images depicting the expeditions of Bruce, Mawson, Scott, and Shackleton.
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Rébuffat, Gaston & Pierre Tairraz
Zwischen Erde und Himmel [Between Earth and Sky]
1963
Albert Müller
Wien
1st, 8vo, pp.179, 63 bw photos (1 fldg), route drawing, pictorial cloth
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issued w/o dj, cloth tight, near fine
#27390
$15.00 $12.75
This terrific book utilizes Rébuffat’s prose and Tairraz’s wonderful black and white images. It is an outgrowth of their award-winning film which recreated four of Rébuffat’s climbs in the Alps. One of France's most famous mountain guides, Rébuffat was also a member of the 1950 Annapurna expedition.
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[Alpine Club]
Alpine Journal. 1910-11 vol 25 #'s 187-194
Alpine Club
London
8vo, pp.x, 778, many illus & 7 maps (some fldg), orig gilt-dec red cloth
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cloth corners rubbed, front hinge taped, bookplate, very good
#27404
$49.00
The longest running mountaineering journal in the world. A complete, bound volume of 8 issues from Feb 1910 through Nov 1911 (#187-194). Articles are by Farrar, Filippi, Irving, Larden, Longstaff, Meade, Montagner, Raeburn, Strutt, Wilson, and others. There is a wealth of information here.
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[Shackleton].
Shackleton Endurance Map T-Shirt - Small
Bloack, 100% cotton, preshrunk, short-sleeve, unisex adult sizes Small
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#27235
$19.95
The famous image on the front of this t-shirt shows Sir Ernest Shackleton and a portion of the crew of his Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launching their lifeboat James Caird from Elephant Island. Below ths image is the text “1914 - 1916”. The back of the shirt is a color map depicting the ro
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Allison, Stacy
Beyond the Limits: A Woman's Triumph on Everest
1993
Little, Brown
Boston
1st, 8vo, pp.282, 25 bw photos, green cloth
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dj unclipped, fine, cloth w/ small mark to ffep, else fine
#9369
$15.00 $4.25
Allison became the first American woman to reach the summit of Everest in 1988. She was also leader of the 1993 American/Canadian K2 expedition.
SB A000.
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Alpinist Magazine
Alpinist #63 Autumn 2018
2018
Alpinist
Jeffersonville, VT
4to, pp.114, color photos, wraps
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new, unread
#27419
$14.95
In this issue:
- Mountain Profile: Nanda Devi, Part I1 by Pete Takeda, Meera Baindur, Julie-Ann Clyma, Martin Moran, & Harish Kapadia
- Through the Canvas by Jenna Robinson
- The Light on the Snow by Katsutaka Yokoyama
- On Belay:Ride the Wind – Wind River Range, W
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American Alpine Club (AAC).
American Alpine Journal 1964
1964
AAC
NY
wraps
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#9400
$29.00 $12.75
The American Alpine Journal (AAJ) is considered to be the best mountaineering reference journal in the world. Each issue is packed with information from Alaska to Tibet. It contains articles by well-known mountaineers from around the world, a summary of the years most important climbs and expediti
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Anker, Daniel, ed.
Eiger: The Vertical Arena
2000
US
1st, 8vo, pp.224, photo frontis, 112 color & 67 bw photos, 8 illus, 3 maps, blue cloth
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dj w/ light rubbing, corners bumped, unclipped, near fine, cloth fine
#24701
$39.00 $33.15
A complete climbing history of the Eiger based on the works of 17 climbers, both historical and present-day. Also includes route descriptions along with wonderful color photos. This book has become surprisingly hard to find.
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Audisio, Aldo, Pierangelo Cavanna & Emanuela De Rege di Donato
Fotografie delle Montagne [Photographs of Mountains]
2009
Italy
1st, 4to, pp.400, 51 color & 551 bw photos, white cloth
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dj unclipped, fine, cloth fine
#25479
$75.00
A vast treasure trove of historic mountain photography from throughout the world. Over 600 images were selected from over 140,000 held in the archives of the National Museum of the Mountain in Italy. The images, from 1853 to the present, represent the mountain environment in 42 countries. The wor
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Azema, M. A.
The Conquest of Fitzroy
1957
Andre Deutsch
London
1st, 8vo, pp.237, 19 bw photos, 4 sketches, 3 maps, blue cloth
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cloth tight, near fine
#24051
$25.00
Account of the 1952 first ascent of this Patagonian spire by Guido Magnone and Lionel Terray.
Neate A78.
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Baker, Deborah
The Last Englishmen: Love, War, and the End of Empire
2018
US
1st, 8vo, pp.xxiv, 358, yellow cloth
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dj & cloth new
#27421
$27.95
John Auden was a pioneering geologist of the Himalaya. Michael Spender was the first to draw a detailed map of the North Face of Everest. While their younger brothers - W. H. Auden and Stephen Spender - achieved literary fame, they vied to be included on an expedition that would deliver Everest’s su
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Barker, Ralph
The Last Blue Mountain
1959
Chatto & Windus
London
1st, 8vo, pp.212, photo frontis, 28 bw photos, 3 maps/diagrams, blue cloth
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dj w/ faint label marks on spine, small chip back, tape marks on inside, unclipped, vg, cloth w/ trace dampstain bottom edge, vg
#22469
$45.00
Account of the tragic 1957 Haramosh (24,270') expedition to the Karakoram, prepared from expedition diaries and discussions with survivors. Nice copies are becoming hard to find.
Neate B42, Yak B48.
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Barker, Ralph
The Last Blue Mountain
1960
Doubleday
NY
1st, 8vo, pp.210, 13 bw photos, 3 maps, black cloth
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dj unclipped, fine, cloth fine
#22995
$65.00
Account of the tragic 1957 Haramosh (24,270') expedition to the Karakoram, prepared from expedition diaries and discussions with survivors. Nice copies are becoming hard to find.
Neate B42, Yak B48.
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Barry, John
K2: Savage Mountain, Savage Summer
1987
Oxford
Somerset
1st, 8vo, pp.187, 41 color photos, 5 maps, appendices, pictorial cloth
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signed Jim Curran, dj unclipped, very fine, cloth very fine
#13508
$49.00
This book details the tragic events of the summer of 1986 when a number of international expeditions attempted the peak. As a result of accidents and a violent storm 13 of the world's top climbers lost their lives. Curran, who wrote his own book ‘K2, Triumph and Tragedy’, was at K2 where he recorded
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Barry, John
The Great Climbing Adventure
1985
Oxford Illus
Somerset
1st, 8vo, pp.251, 26 color photos, 8 maps/sketches, black cloth
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dj unclipped, fine, cloth fine
#12003
$19.00 $16.15
Barry's climbs including the north face of the Eiger and Matterhorn, Gauri Sankar, Mt. Cook, Mt. Deborah, and others.
Neate B48.
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Bates, Robert H., et al
Five Miles High: The Story of an Attack on the Second Highest Mountain in the World by the Members of the First American Karakoram Expedition
1939
Dodd, Mead
NY
1st, 8vo, pp.xii, 381, photo frontis, 36 bw photos, fldg chart, appendices, map eps, red cloth
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signed Bates & Charles Houston, dj facsimile, cloth spine darkened, internally tight, fine
#9494
$645.00
This is the classic story of the 1938 First American Karakoram Expedition to K2. This small team made a tremendous attempt on the mountain and nearly reached the summit, paving the way for subsequent expeditions. An important and scarce work in the original edition.
(This copy includes a color p
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Bates, Robert H., et al
Five Miles High: The Story of an Attack on the Second Highest Mountain in the World by the Members of the First American Karakoram Expedition
1940
Hale
London
1st UK ed, 8vo, pp.319, photo frontis, 30 bw photos, fldg chart, appendices, map ep, red cloth
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signed Bob Bates & Charles Houston, cloth w/ very light wear, bookplate, internally tight, near fine
#9495
$475.00
This is the classic story of the 1938 First American Karakoram Expedition to K2. This small team made a tremendous attempt on the mountain and nearly reached the summit, paving the way for subsequent expeditions. An important and scarce work.
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Bates, Robert H., et al
Five Miles High: The Story of an Attack on the Second Highest Mountain in the World by the Members of the First American Karakoram Expedition
1939
Dodd, Mead
US
1st, 8vo, pp.xii, 381, photo frontis, 36 bw photos, fldg chart, appendices, map eps, red cloth
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w/ Ad Carter’s bookplate, signed Charles Houston, cloth spine lightened, couple spots to cover, vg
#23652
$495.00
This is the classic story of the 1938 First American Karakoram Expedition to K2. This small team made a tremendous attempt on the mountain and nearly reached the summit, paving the way for subsequent expeditions. An important and scarce work in the original edition.
Ad Carter (1914-1995) was a mo
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Bates, Robert H., et al
Five Miles High: The Story of an Attack on the Second Highest Mountain in the World by the Members of the First American Karakoram Expedition
1940
Hale
London
1st, UK ed, 8vo, pp.319, photo frontis, 30 bw photos, fldg chart, appendices, map ep, red cloth
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xlib, signed Bob Bates & Charles Houston, cloth worn, lib plate on cover & fep, miss ffep, front hinge starting, good.
#18686
$295.00
This is the classic story of the 1938 First American Karakoram Expedition to K2. This small team made a tremendous attempt on the mountain and nearly reached the summit, paving the way for subsequent expeditions. An important and scarce work.
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Bates, Robert H., et al.
Five Miles High: The Story of an Attack on the Second Highest Mountain in the World by the Members of the First American Karakoram Expedition
1939
Dodd, Mead
NY
1st, 8vo, pp.xii, 381, photo frontis, 36 bw photos, fldg chart, appendices, map eps, red cloth
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cloth w/ slight darkening to ‘F’ in ‘Five’ on spine, tight, fldg chart w/ original folds & no tears, fine
#25305
$350.00
This is the classic story of the 1938 First American Karakoram Expedition to K2. This small team made a tremendous attempt on the mountain and nearly reached the summit. An important and scarce work in the original edition.
Neate B58.
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