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Woodfield, Capt. Tom Polar Mariner: Beyond the Limits in Antarctica – A Reminiscence of Voyageing for 20 Years to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the Antarctic
2016 UK 1st, 8vo, pp.v, 202, 34 color & 18 bw photos, 3 color maps, wraps; new #27216 $25.95
Captain Woodfield made 20 seasonal voyages to the Antarctic on three research ships between 1955 and 1974. Starting as a Junior Deck Officer he worked for The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey which in 1964 became the British Antarctic Survey.
The arts of exploration and survival during his ea[read more]
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Woodside, Christine No Limits But the Sky: The Best Mountaineering Stories From Appalachia Journal
2014 US 1st, 8vo, pp.xxi, 263, 35 bw photos, wraps; new #26856 $18.95
This anthology of 25 stories, published from 1877 to the present, collects the most riveting, real-life adventure stories from America's oldest mountaineering and conservation journal, Appalachia. The explorers chronicled push the limits – of endurance, weather, altitude, or personal achievement. So[read more]
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Worsley, Henry In Shackleton's Footsteps: A Return to the Heart of the Antarctic
2011 US 1st, 8vo, pp.xix, 233, 32 color & 30 bw photos, graph, 2 maps, appendices, map eps, blue cloth; dj & cloth new #26063 $24.95
The main objective of Shackleton’s British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09) was to reach the South Pole. On January 9th, 1909 Shackleton and his three companions turned back, just 97 miles shy of the Pole. One hundred years later, in October 2008, a team that included descendants of that original pa[read more]
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Wright, J. E. B. Rock Climbing in Britain
1958 Mountaineering Assoc London 1st, 8vo, pp.142, 31 bw photos, 23 diag/maps, appendices, green cloth; dj rubbed, vg, cloth fine. #24118 $25.00
A selection of climbs and mountaineering routes in England, Wales and Scotland with a chapter on the difference between British and Alpine climbing . Wright was a founder of the Mountaineering Association and a professional guide. From the collection of American mountaineer Richard Irvin with his [read more]
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 Wright, J. E. B. Rock Climbing in Britain
1958 Mountaineering Assoc London 1st, 8vo, pp.142, 31 bw photos, 23 diag/maps, appendices, green cloth; inscribed ‘Phil, I’ve climbed most of these areas. We should go. Cheers, Henry C. Barber’, dj near fine, cloth near fine #25178 $25.00 $20.00
A selection of climbs and mountaineering routes in England, Wales and Scotland with a chapter on the difference between British and Alpine climbing . Wright was a founder of the Mountaineering Association and a professional guide. Neate W129.
This book is from the Phil Hanson Collection. Phil'[read more]
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Wright, John H. Blazing Ice: Pioneering the Twenty-First Century’s Road to the South Pole
2012 US 1st, 8vo, pp.xvi, 295, 20 bw photos, 5 maps, blue cloth; dj & cloth new #26231 $29.95
The Antarctic is the last vast terrestrial frontier. Just over a century ago, no one had ever seen the South Pole. Today odd machines and adventure skiers from many nations converge there every summer, arriving from numerous starting points on the Antarctic coast and returning some other way. But[read more]
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Wright, Theon The Big Nail: The Story of the Cook-Peary Feud
1970 Day NY 1st, 8vo, pp.xi, 368, 7 bw photos, 6 maps, appendix, white cloth; dj rubbed, small tear bottom spine, unclipped, vg, cloth tight, fine #15910 $12.95
On September 1, 1909, Dr. Frederick Cook signaled the world that he had reached the North Pole. Only five days later, Robert E. Peary sent a message from the north that he had attained the Pole. Then on September 8th Peary said in a telegram to the New York Times that “Cook’s story should not be tak[read more]
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Wróz, Wojciech Swieta Góra Sikkimu
1982 Sport i Turystyka Warszawa 1st, 8vo, pp.212, 49 bw photos, map, wraps; vg+. #19519 $25.00
Account of the 1978 Polish ascent of Kangchenjunga. This team placed a total of five members, including Wróz, on both the Central and South summits. In Polish, no English translation.[read more]
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Wylie, Linda ed. Above the Clouds: The Diaries of a High-Altitude Mountaineer
2001 US rep, 8vo, pp.xxiv, 240, 51 color & 1 bw photos, 3 maps, wraps; inscribed by Wylie to Audrey (Salkeld) & dated 20 May 2005, fine #27823 $25.00
Anatoli Boukreev is perhaps, for better or worse, best known for his role in the 1996 Everest disaster. His account of that event, The Climb, is a compelling read and became a bestseller. Wylie, Boukreev’s companion, provides a more complete picture of this great climber. There are accounts of his c[read more]
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Wyss, Max Albert The Magic of the Mountains: A Photographic Essay on the Swiss, Austrian and Italian Alps
1966 Book Adventures NY 1st, 4to, pp.88, 42 color & 33 bw photos, sketches, blue cloth; cloth w/ 1” tear bottom spine, tight, vg #27399 $8.00 $6.80
To see all of our Sale Items, click here.[read more]
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Yakushi, Yoshimi Invitació a la Conferècia – Col-loqui a Càrrec de Yoshimi Yakushi
1999 Spain 1st, 8vo, pp.4, wraps; signed Yakushi, new; together w/ Conference text, pp.13; new. #21737 $29.00
This is an invitation pamphlet to a Spanish mountaineering conference featuring noted mountaineering bibliographer Yoshimi Yakushi. The pamphlet is signed and the accompanying text by Yakushi consists of five pages in Japanese, six in English, and a bibliography of his works.[read more]
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Yates, Simon Against the Wall
1997 Cape London 4th prtg, 8vo, pp.176, sketch frontis, 18 color photos, 2 maps, blue cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #24291 $95.00
Yates, perhaps best known as the climber who cut Joe Simpson's rope, describes a four-man ascent of a new route on the Central Tower of Paine with Paul Pritchard and Sean Smith.
Shortlisted for the 1997 Boardman Tasker Mountaineering Literature Award.[read more]
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Yates, Simon Against the Wall
1997 Cape London 1st prtg, 8vo, pp.176, sketch frontis, 18 color photos, 2 maps, blue cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth w/ UPC sticker to back, tight, fine #26411 $145.00
Yates, perhaps best known as the climber who cut Joe Simpson's rope, describes a four-man ascent of a new route on the Central Tower of Paine with Paul Pritchard and Sean Smith.
Shortlisted for the 1997 Boardman Tasker Mountaineering Literature Award.[read more]
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Yates, Simon The Flame of Adventure
2001 Mountaineers Seattle 1st, 8vo, pp.x, 220, 29 color photos, 2 maps, wraps; fine #22261 $9.00
Yates’ second book tells of his early climbing years in such places as the Tien Shan, the Eiger, tha Karakoram, and Australia. His adventures and descriptions of other climbers like Doug Scott and Joe Simpson are entertaining.[read more]
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Yates, Simon The Flame of Adventure
2001 Cape London 1st, 8vo, pp.x, 220, 29 color photos, 2 maps, black cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth fine #22067 $49.00 $39.00
Yates’ second book tells of his early climbing years in such places as the Tien Shan, the Eiger, tha Karakoram, and Australia. His adventures and descriptions of other climbers like Doug Scott and Joe Simpson are entertaining.
To see all of our Sale Items, c[read more]
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Yates, Simon The Wild Within: Climbing the World’s Most Remote Mountains
2012 UK 1st, 8vo, pp.239, 45 color photos, sketch, 4 maps, blue cloth; signed, dj & cloth new #25999 $45.00
Yates’ third book takes us on unique expeditions to unclimbed peaks in the Cordillera Darwin in Tierra del Fuego, the Wrangell St-Elias ranges on the Alaskan-Yukon border, and to Eastern Greenland. Laced with dry humour, he relates his own experience of the rapid commercialisation of mountain wilder[read more]
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Younghusband, Sir Francis Everest: The Challenge
1936 Nelson London 2nd, prtg, 8vo, pp.ix, 243, photo frontis, 15 bw photos, 3 maps, map eps, green cloth; cloth rubbed, spot on back cover, vg. #11737 $35.00
Everest through the 1936 attempt, Nanga Parbat, Kamet, Trisul, Nanda Devi, and early Himalayan pilgrims. This second printing contains a new account of the 1936 expedition. Neate Y28, SB Y10, Yak Y18.[read more]
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Younghusband, Sir Francis Everest: The Challenge
1936 Nelson NY 1st, 8vo, pp.ix, 243, photo frontis, 15 bw photos, 3 maps, map eps, green cloth; dj chipped, unclipped, good, cloth frontis loosening, bookplate, tight, fine #12134 $95.00
Everest through the 1936 attempt, Nanga Parbat, Kamet, Trisul, Nanda Devi, and early Himalayan pilgrims. This is the second US copy I’ve seen with the jacket priced in UK Pounds.
Neate Y28, SB Y10, Yak Y18.[read more]
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Younghusband, Sir Francis The Epic of Mount Everest: The Historic Account of Mallory’s Expeditions
2000 UK rep, 8vo, pp.xviii, 254, 16 bw photos, 2 maps, wraps; fine #11736 $5.00
A summary of the first three British expeditions to Everest by one of the major organizers. Neate Y27, SB Y09, Yak Y15.[read more]
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Zanetti, Giovanni Kangch 82: La Spedizione delle Guide Valdostane al Kangchenjunga
1984 Musumeci Editore Aosta 1st, 4to, pp.127, 140 color photos, 3 sketches, appendices, map eps, white cloth; dj edges rubbed, 1” taped tear back, unclipped, vg+, cloth tight, fine #12135 $49.95
This large Italian expedition had hoped to attempt the unclimbed Southwest Face of Kangchenjunga but had to divert to the normal route due to bad weather. They succeeded in placing three members on the summit. In Italian, no English translation.[read more]
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