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New  Becker, F., et al. Ratgeber für Bergsteiger [Guide for Mountaineers]
1920 Art. Institut Orell Füssli Zürich expanded ed, 8vo, pp.xi, 524, 20 pgs. ads, photo frontis, 6 bw photos, chart, 54 figs, illus olive cloth; signed Michael Spender 1933, cloth lightly rubbed, tight, very good #27880 $24.00
A compilation of 12 articles for mountaineers covering Switzerland, mountain maps, mountain dangers, avalanches, equipment, geology, flora, photography, hygiene, technique, and more. In German, no English translation.
A note on Michael Spender – Spender was a contemporary of both Shipton and Tilm[read more]
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New Berens, S. L. The "Fram" Expedition. Nansen in the Frozen World. Preceded by a Biography of the Great Explorer and Copious Extracts from Nansen's “First Crossing of Greenland,” also an Account by Eivind Astrup, of Life Among People Near the Pole, and His Journey …
1897 Holman Philadelphia 1st, thick 8vo, pp.viii, 560, frontis w/ tissue guard, 112 illus, 2 maps, black & gilt-stamped blue cloth; cloth worn, corners rubbed, front hinge cracked, good #26602 $49.00
An early look at the work of Nansen and Peary together with a brief history of the principal earlier Arctic explorations from the ninth century to the Peary expedition, including those of Cabot, Frobisher, Bering, Sir John Franklin, Kane, Hayes, Hall, Nordenskjöld, Nares, Schwatka, DeLong, Greely, a[read more]
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New Blessed, Brian To the Top of the World
1995 Smithmark NY 1st, 4to, pp.160, photo frontis, 95 color & 47 bw photos, map, photo eps, blue cloth; dj fine, cloth fine #20669 $39.00
Blessed has been to Everest three times and here presents a brief history plus an account of the 1993 British North Face Expedition. David Breashears served as film-maker on this expedition.[read more]
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New Boothe, Joan N. The Storied Ice: Exploration, Discovery, and Adventure in Antarctica’s Peninsula Region
2011 US 1st, 8vo, pp.ix, 373, 73 bw photos, 16 illus, 42 maps, appendices, map eps, pictorial cloth; signed, issued w/o dj, cloth new #25867 $49.00
Boothe recounts the dramatic history – from Magellan through the collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf in 2002 – of the Antarctic Peninsula Region (South Georgia Island, South Sandwich Islands, South Orkney and South Shetland island groups, Antarctic Peninsula, and Weddell Sea). This part of the south [read more]
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New Boysen, Martin Hanging On: A Life Inside British Climbing’s Golden Age
2014 UK 1st, 8vo, pp.265, 39 color & 39 bw photos, 2 drawings, black cloth; signed, dj & cloth w/ bumped corner from shipping, else new #26749 $45.00
Boysen’s long-awaited autobiography describes his passion for crags and mountains emanating from his deep love of nature and a strong sense of adventure. From his early days on rock as a Kent schoolboy after the war, he was soon among the most gifted climbers of his or any generation, famed for his [read more]
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New Clark, Ronald W. The Alps
1973 Knopf NY 1st, 8vo, pp.288, photo frontis, 32 color & many bw photos, 8 maps, illus eps, blue cloth; dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #11496 $29.00
A monumental biography of the great mountain range.
Neate C54.[read more]
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New Conefrey, Mick & Tim Jordan Icemen: History of the Arctic and Its Explorers
1999 US 1st, 8vo, pp.189, 27 bw photos, blue/white cloth; dj & cloth new. #15921 $24.95 $14.95
Profiles legendary adventurers, such as Cook and Peary, and illuminates the historical achievements of other explorers who reached their goals. Includes Ross, Franklin, Parry, Andree, Amundsen, Ellsworth, Nobile, Watkins, and others. This book was produced in conjunction with the series shown on the[read more]
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New Cunningham, Alexander Ladak: Physical, Statistical and Historical; with Notices of the Surrounding Countries
1977 Sagar New Delhi 1st thus, 8vo, pp.xii, 483, viii, 17 color & 13 bw plates, color map, black cloth; signed Richard Irvin, dj chipped, attached to cloth, good+, cloth w/ front hinge cracked, vg- #23947 $25.00
Originally published in 1853, Cunningham visited Ladak twice, by two different routes. He writes about the land, people, history, religion, climate, dress, languages, social customs, art, rivers, lakes and springs, resources, minerals, products, and more.
From the collection of American mountaine[read more]
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New David-Neel, Alexandra Magic and Mystery in Tibet
1937 Crown NY 6th prtg, 8vo, pp.xiii, 320, 15 bw photos, dark green cloth; cloth spine darkened, vg #23356 $17.00
This is David-Neel’s classic account of the practices of the mystics and magicians of Tibet from her expedition in the 1920s. She was the first western woman to travel to Lhasa.[read more]
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New Dyhrenfurth, Günter Oskar To The Third Pole: The History of the High Himalaya
1955 Werner Laurie London 1st, 8vo, pp.xxvii, 233, 47 bw plates, 9 maps, blue cloth; dj w/ edge wear, chip on back, unclipped, vg, cloth w/ bookplate on ffep, tight, fine #18327 $89.00
An important early reference to the 8000ers, including historical, technical, and geological information.
Neate D64, SB D31, Yak D204.[read more]
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New Edwards, Amelia B. Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys: A Midsummer Ramble in the Dolomites
1893 Routledge London 2nd, 8vo, pp.xxiv, 389, frontis w/ tissue guard, 8 full-page illus, 18 woodcuts, fldg color map, gilt-dec red cloth; signed Richard Irvin, cloth spine lightly darkened, prize bookplate, one sheet loose, map w/ orig folds & no tears, else fine #23453 $65.00
Edwards was principally an Egyptologist but here presents an account of her travels in the Dolomites in 1872. A most attractively decorated copy.
From the collection of American mountaineer Richard Irvin with his signature.
Neate E09.[read more]
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New Edwards, Deltus M. The Toll of the Arctic Seas
1910 Henry Holt & Co NY 1st, 8vo, pp.x, 449, ads, frontis w/ tissue guard, 54 bw photos, 3 (of 4) maps, appendix, teg, red coth; inscribed, cloth rubbed, missing primary map, else vg #21978 $89.00
A thorough account of Arctic exploration with chapters on Barents, Hudson, Bering, Franklin, Kane & Hayes, Hall, Nordenskiold, DeLong, Greely, Nansen, Andree, Sverdrup, Duke of Abruzzi, Amundsen, Erichsen, and Peary.[read more]
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New Farquhar, Francis P. History of the Sierra Nevada
1966 Univ California Press Berkeley/LA 2nd, 4to, pp.xiv, 262, color frontis, 48 bw illus, 6 maps, blue cloth; signed Richard Irvin, dj w/ 1” tear top, unclipped, else fine, cloth tight, fine #20628 $59.00
Farquhar’s classic history of the Sierra Nevada. Farquhar was an editor of the American Alpine Journal.
From the collection of American mountaineer Richard Irvin with his signature.
Neate F03.[read more]
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New Gillman, Peter Everest: The Best Writing and Pictures from Seventy Years of Human Endeavour
1993 Little, Brown Boston 1st, 4to, pp.208, color frontis, 108 color & 57 bw photos, 7 maps, appendices, black cloth; dj & cloth new #18118 $35.00 $29.00
A marvelous anthology of writing and photographs, some previously unpublished. This was the first Everest history collection in a large-format, photographic presentation. Writing by Mallory, Longland, Salkeld, Lambert, Norgay, Fu-chou, Hornbein, Gyatso, Boardman, Coffey, Buhler, Stokes, Duff, Diembe[read more]
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New Graham, Peter Peter Graham: Mountain Guide: An Autobiography
1965 Allen & Unwin, A. H. & A. W. Reed London, Wellington 1st, 8vo, pp.xiv, 245, map frontis, 35 bw photos, appendix, map eps, blue cloth; dj rubbed, unclipped, vg, cloth w/ name, tight, near fine #22928 $65.00
Graham was a leading New Zealand guide for over 30 years who made a number of first ascents and was with Du Faur on many of her trips.
Neate G42.[read more]
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New Heim, Arnold & August Gansser The Throne of the Gods: An Account of the First Swiss Expedition to the Himalaya
1939 MacMillan London 1st, 8vo, pp.xxv, 235, 220 bw & 2 fldg bw plates, 3 fldg panoramas, 18 text illus, color fldg map in pocket, teg, gold lettered green cloth; small stamp of (Louis) Baume on rep, cloth bumped bottom spine/back cover, else vg+, map w/ original folds, 2 small openings at folds, else fine #24872 $95.00
Beautifully illustrated account of the 1936 Swiss expedition to the area around Mt. Kailas in Tibet during which several 6000m peaks were climbed.
From the library of Louis Baume, author of Sivalaya, who once held the largest private library in Britain on mountaineering and polar exploration.
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New Hempleman-Adams, David Walking on Thin Ice: In Pursuit of the North Pole
1998 UK 1st, 8vo, pp.x, 271, 58 color photos, appendices, red cloth; dj & cloth new #14806 $29.95
In 1998 Hempleman completed the Explorer's Grand Slam (climbing the Seven Summits and reaching both Poles) by walking solo and unsupported to the North Pole. He man-hauled his sledge the 600 miles to the pole to complete his 15-year odyssey.[read more]
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New Howard-Bury, Lt. Col. C. K. Mount Everest: The Reconnaissance, 1921
1922 Arnold London 1st, thick 8vo, pp.xi, 356, photo frontis w/ tissue guard, 32 bw photos, 3 color fldg maps back, appendices, errata slip, uncut, blue cloth; dj is a color facsimile, cloth w/ light wear to edges, top spine pulled, externally bright, internally 2 names to ffep, hinges starting, one map w/ few tears taped, vg+ #9791 $435.00
The first British expedition to Everest designed to pave the way for the following year. First in a long line of Everest expeditions, and books!
Neate H120, SB H27, Yak H247.[read more]
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New Jeffers, LeRoy The Call of the Mountains: Rambles Among the Mountains and Canyons of the United States and Canada
1923 Dodd, Mead NY 2nd prtg, 8vo, pp.xv, 282, color frontis, 100 bw photos, gilt lettered green cloth; cloth spine darkened, bookplate, one page roughly opened, vg #17473 $19.00
Jeffers was a librarian for the New York Public Library as well as librarian for the American Alpine Club. He formed the Bureau of Associated Mountaineering Clubs of North America in 1916 and was regarded as one of the best mountaineers in North America. In 1919 he made a solo first ascent of the no[read more]
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New Jones, Owen Glynne Rock-Climbing in the English Lake District
1900 Abraham Keswick 2nd, thick 8vo, pp.lxiv, 322, ads, frontis w/ tissue guard, 31 bw photos, 9 route drawings, appendix, black cloth; signed Richard Irvin, cloth w/ black tape on spine/rear hinge, corners rubbed, internal hinges taped, good+. #24093 $275.00
This was the first part of a classic trilogy published by the Abrahams brothers. This second edition contains a memoir and portrait of Jones and an appendix of new climbs. Jones, a leading rock climber, was killed on the Dent Blanche. An important work. From the collection of American mountaineer Ri[read more]
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