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New Mason, Kenneth Abode of Snow: A History of Himalayan Exploration and Mountaineering
1955 Rupert Hart-Davis London 1st, 8vo, pp.xi, 372, photo frontis, 20 bw photos, 16 maps/diagrams, appendices, green cloth; dj worn, split along spine, unclipped, poor, cloth w/ pencil name, tight, near fine #11536 $79.00
Mason was Superintendent of the Survey of India and editor of the Himalayan Journal. This is an excellent reference on early Himalayan exploration and mountaineering.
Neate M62, SB M18, Yak M105.[read more]
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New Mawson, Sir Douglas The Home of the Blizzard: Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
1915 Heinemann London 1st, 2 vol, thick 8vo, vI pp.xxx, 349, photo frontis w/ tissue, 9 color plates w/ tissue, 140 bw plates (6 fldg pans), 17 illus/maps; vII pp.xiii, 338, frontis w/ tissue, 12 color plates w/ tissue, 133 bw plates (7 fldg pans), 20 illus/maps, 3 fldg maps; in pocket, appendices, blue cloth; cloth spines darkened as usual, bright covers w/ light rubbing, nice corners, maps w/ original folds & no tears, fine. Handsome set. #25777 $1,500.00
Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914, is a classic account of early polar exploration. The expedition explored 1500 miles from George V Land to Queen Mary Land, and had a very rough time! This is a great read and one of the classics of polar literature! Uncommon.
Conrad pg.208[read more]
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New  Monteath, Colin Hall & Ball - Kiwi Mountaineers : From Mount Cook to Everest
1997 Hedgehog House Christchurch 1st, 8vo, pp.160, photo frontis, 244 color & 7 bw photos, color map, blue cloth; signed, dj & cloth new #13525 $125.00
Rob Hall and Gary Ball were two of New Zealand’s most accomplished expedition climbers with 47 expeditions to the highest mountains of the seven continents. This large-format book uses much of their own material and is a tribute to their accomplishments from their early days in the New Zealand Alps [read more]
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New Mummery, A. F. My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus
1908 Unwin London 2nd ed 4th imp, thick 8vo, pp.xl, 361, frontis w/ tissue guard, 10 bw full-page plates (all but 2 w/ tissue guards), 22 text illus, teg, uncut, leather title patch, brown cloth; cloth w/ very light rubbing, front hinge starting, very good #26382 $195.00
Mummery, an expert rock and alpine climber, made many important climbs in the Mont Blanc region. Here are his climbs of the Matterhorn, Aiguille des Charmoz, Grépon, Dent du Requin, Aiguille du Plan, Aiguille Verte, Dych Tau, in the Caucasus, and more. Mummery disappeared while leading an expedition[read more]
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New Neve, Dr. Ernest F. Beyond the Pir Panjal: Life and Missionary Enterprise in Kashmir
1914 Church Missionary Soc London popular ed, 8vo, pp.viii, 178, photo frontis w/ tissue guard, 32 bw photos, uncut, dec grey cloth; signed Richard Irvin, cloth rubbed, near fine #23475 $39.00
Neve spent over 25 years living in Kashmir. From the collection of Richard Irvin with his signature.[read more]
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New Pallis, Marco Peaks and Lamas
1949 Knopf NY rev & updated ed, thick 8vo, pp.xvii, 428, 76 bw photos, 4 maps, gilt-lettered red cloth; dj worn, chipped, clipped, good, cloth tight, near fine #23332 $19.00
Principally concerned with Tibetan Buddhism but also includes expeditions to Garhwal and Sikkim.
Neate P03.[read more]
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New Pilley, Dorothy Climbing Days
1965 Secker & Warburg London 2nd, rev, 8vo, pp.xxviii, 352, 35 bw photos, map eps, brown cloth; w/ Ad Carter’s bookplate & address label of Ann Carter, dj w/ ‘Norton’ sticker on spine, rubbed, tear back, clipped, very good, cloth tight, fine #23752 $39.00
Pilley was a leading British climber in the 1920's. Here she tells of her travels and climbs throughout Europe.
Neate P57.[read more]
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New Potterfield, Peter, ed In the Zone: Epic Survival Stories from the Mountaineering World
1996 Mountaineers Seattle 1st, 8vo, pp.270, photo frontis, 18 bw photos, 4 sketches, black cloth; dj & cloth new #5320 $25.95 $19.95
An excellent gripping trilogy of survival on K2, Foraker, and Chimney Rock with Ed Viesturs, Scott Fischer, Colby Coombs, and Peter Potterfield. If you liked ‘Touching the Void’ by Joe Simpson, you’ll like this one, a page turner! Sketches by Dee Molenaar. Now out-of-print in hardcover.
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New Tichy, Herbert Himalaya
1970 Putnam NY 1st, 4to, pp.175, frontis, 61 color & 84 bw photos, drawings, map eps, blue cloth; dj w/ taped tear on back, edge rubbing, unclipped, vg, cloth tight, fine #10172 $49.00
A lively introduction to the history, geography, and ethnology of the Himalaya region. Tichy was the first to ascend Cho Oyu and includes photos from the expedition as well as other Austrian expeditions.
Neate T33.[read more]
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New Ullman, James Ramsey Americans on Everest: The Official Account of the Ascent led by Norman G. Dyhrenfurth
1964 Lippincott Phil & NY 1st, 8vo, pp.xxi, 429, 7 color & 120 bw photos, map, appendices, map eps, blue cloth; inscribed 3 times (see below), cloth lightly rubbed, name on title page, former label mark on ffep verso, tight, near fine #18556 $395.00
inscribed ‘Sabine The only gal who can type all night and guide all day, Bar, Maha Sete Bhalu’ & ‘To Sabine – with thanks for all the help on Mt. Kennedy. James W. Whittaker’ (both on half-title) & ‘Warm Regards to Sabine With the hope that you also have your own “Mt. Everest!” Barry C. Bishop 5/22/[read more]
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New Viesturs, Ed & Page Stegner, eds No Boundaries: Spirit Of Adventure
2001 US 1st, 4to, pp.179, 93 color photos, brown cloth; dj & cloth new. #22712 $34.95 $13.95
A large-format photo book, sponsored by Ford, to inspire one to get outdoors. The photos, including many by Galen Rowell, are supplemented with a varied selection of writings by travel and nature writers. A less-common book related to Ed Viesturs who wrote the Foreward.
To see all of our Sale It[read more]
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