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Charles, Graham, et al The Frozen Coast: Sea Kayaking the Antarctic Peninsula
2004 US 1st, oblong 4to, pp.120, photo eps, 70 color photos, 4 color maps, blue cloth; dj & cloth new. #24246 $29.95 $15.95
A marvelously illustrated account of the January 2001 journey of three NZ men down the Antarctic Peninsula. This 528 mile expedition was the southernmost sea kayak journey ever attempted, through the freezing waste of ice, rock and ocean that makes this one of the most inhospitable coasts on earth.[read more]
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Chatwin, Bruce In Patagonia
1977 Summit Books NY 1st, 8vo, pp.205, map frontis, tan/brown cloth; dj unclipped, near fine, cloth w/ small dampstain top of text block at spine, near fine #27813 $65.00
The masterpiece of travel writing that revolutionized the genre and made its author famous overnight. An exhilarating look at a place that still retains the exotic mystery of a far-off, unseen land, Chatwin’s exquisite account of his journey through Patagonia teems with evocative descriptions, remar[read more]
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 Chaundy-Smart, David A Youth Wasted Climbing
2015 Canada 1st, 8vo, pp.xv, 247, 10 color & 1 bw photos, wraps; signed, new #27024 $19.95
Chaundy-Smart took it as a compliment when his high school vice-principal told him he was wasting his youth by climbing. Here, he tells the story of how he and his brother, Reg, spent the last years of the 1970s fighting suburban boredom to become, in the words of renowned climbing historian Chic Sc[read more]
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Cherry-Garrard, Apsley The Worst Journey in the World: Antarctic 1910-1913
[1923] Doran NY 1st, 2 vol, 8vo, vol I pp.lxiv, 300, 4, color frontis w/ tissue guard, 3 color illus, 19 bw photos, 15 illus (1 fldg), 4 maps (3 fldg), appendix, vol II pp.viii, 301-585, color frontis w/ tissue guard, 1 color illus, 14 bw photos, 8 illus, 1 fldg map,; paper spine labels, tan linen spines, blue-gray papered boards; boards w/ very little wear, no chips to labels but darkened, vol I bottom spine w/ stain mark, name Oct 1923 each ffep, vol I front hinge starting, light foxing, maps w/ no tears, very good #25645 $1,895.00
The Finest Polar Book Ever Written
Long regarded as ‘the’ classic work of Antarctic literature, Cherry-Garrard was the youngest member of Scott’s British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 and the assistant zoologist. In addition to using his own material, he had access to the diaries of Wilson, Bower[read more]
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Child, Greg Climbing: The Complete Reference
1995 Facts on File NY 1st, 4to, pp.264, 60+ bw photos & illus, appendices, black cloth; dj fine, cloth fine #23420 $9.00
From Abalakov to Zurbriggen, open it anywhere and you’re sure to find something new what with 1000+ entries on people, peaks, equipment, terminology, etc.[read more]
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Child, Greg Postcards from the Ledge: Collected Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child
1998 US 1st, 8vo, frontis, pp.223, 53 bw photos, black/white cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #15884 $39.00
More great writings from outstanding climber, and writer, Greg Child. His clever wit, sharp observations, and insightful reflections cover the full spectrum of the mountaineering experience and continue to entertain.
Winner 1998 National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor Literature.[read more]
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Child, Greg Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalaya
1990 Peregrine Smith Salt Lake City 1st, 8vo, pp.192, 36 color & 19 bw photos, map, appendices, red cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #9581 $55.00
Child's first book recounts his climbs on Shivling, Lobsang Spire, Broad Peak, & Gasherbrum IV.[read more]
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Child, Greg Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalaya
1988 Patrick Stephens Northamptonshire 1st, 8vo, pp.192, 36 color & 19 bw photos, map, appendices, blue cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #25842 $89.00
Child's first book recounts his climbs on Shivling, Lobsang Spire, Broad Peak, & Gasherbrum IV. This UK edition preceded the US edition by two years.[read more]
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Child, Greg Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalaya
1988 Patrick Stephens Northamptonshire 1st, 8vo, pp.192, 36 color & 19 bw photos, map, appendices, blue cloth; dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #16257 $29.00
Child's first book recounts his climbs on Shivling, Lobsang Spire, Broad Peak, and Gasherbrum IV. This UK edition preceded the US edition by two years.[read more]
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Chin, Jimmy There and Back: Photographs from the Edge
2021 US 1st, 4to, pp.viii, 309, photo frontis, 205 color & 4 bw photos, map, illus eps, pictorial cloth; issued w/o dj, cloth new #27787 $49.95
Filmmaker, photographer, and world-class mountaineer Jimmy Chin goes where few can follow to capture stunning images in death-defying situations. He draws from his breathtaking portfolio of photographs, captured over twenty years during cutting-edge expeditions on all seven continents—from skiing Mo[read more]
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China. A Photographic Record of the Mount Jolmo Lungma Scientific Expedition (1966-1968)
1977 Science Press Peking rep, 4to, np, 65 color & 70 bw photos, map eps, wraps; near fine #22322 $29.00
A large format photo account of the Tibet Scientific Expedition of the Chinese Academy of Sciences which reached a high point of 7790 metres. A nice production with glossy, coated paper and text in English.
Neate C43.[read more]
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China. Another Ascent of the World's Highest Peak - Qomolangma
1975 Foreign Languages Press Peking 1st, 8vo, pp.119, 97 color & 54 bw photos, map, wraps; spine/spine edges faded as usual, near fine #10306 $35.00 $19.00
Account of the 1975 Chinese ascent from the north. Neate C38, SB C16, Yak C97.
To see all of our Sale Items, click here.[read more]
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Chojecki, Jan The Quest Chronicle: The Story of the Shackleton-Rowett Expedition
2022 UK Ltd Signed ed n/500, 8vo, pp.408, 108 bw photos, 1 bw illus, 5 bw maps, appendices, pictorial cloth; signed, dj & cloth new #27807 $77.95
In 1921, a converted Norwegian sealer, Quest, carried the legendary explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton on what turned out to be his last expedition. How did this scheme come to be almost completely financed by John Quiller Rowett, the author’s grandfather, whose rum had supplied the Forces during WW1? W[read more]
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Chouinard, Yvon Climbing Ice
1978 Sierra Club SF 2nd, 4to, pp.192, photo frontis, 15 color & 153 bw photos, wraps; yellowed around edges, very good #9585 $9.00 $7.65
Chouinard’s classic book focusing on technique, history, equipment, and the science of ice.
Neate C50.
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Chouinard, Yvon Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman
2005 US 1st, 8vo, pp.264, 94 bw photos, blue cloth; dj fine, cloth fine #24130 $19.00 $15.20
Chouinard, founder and owner of Patagonia, presents both an autobiography of his years as one of the best climbers in America, and the story of developing his unique company begun from making his own equipment.
This book is from the Phil Hanson Collection. Phil's love of rock and ice climbing tr[read more]
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Christensen, Bo Belvedere Big E: Fortællingen om Big E Thrane & Thrane Danish Everest Expedition 2000 [Big E: The Story of Big: Thrane & Thrane Danish Everest Expedition 2000]
2008 Denmark 1st, 8vo, pp.132, 44 color & 14 bw photos, appendices, wraps; signed, new #27010 $34.95
Danish mountaineer Christensen has climbed for more than 30 years, the last 20 of these mostly in the Himalaya – Ama Dablam (1988), Dhaulagiri (1991), Broad Peak (1994), Everest (1996, 2000, 2013), Gasherbrum I (1998), Pandra & Danga (2002), Baruntse (2008), Lhakpa Ri (2009), Mustagh Ata (2010), and[read more]
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Christensen, Bo Belvedere De Smukke Bjerge: Gasherbrum Gruppen i Pakistan [The Beautiful Mountains: Gasherbrum Group in Pakistan]
2010 Denmark 1st, 8vo, pp.128, 37 color & 1 bw photos, 2 color & 5 bw maps, appendices, wraps; signed, new #27011 $39.95
Danish mountaineer Christensen has climbed for more than 30 years, the last 20 of these mostly in the Himalaya – Ama Dablam (1988), Dhaulagiri (1991), Broad Peak (1994), Everest (1996, 2000, 2013), Gasherbrum I (1998), Pandra & Danga (2002), Baruntse (2008), Lhakpa Ri (2009), Mustagh Ata (2010), and[read more]
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Christensen, Bo Belvedere & Henrik Jessen Hansen, eds. Everest: Drømmen & Sejren [Everest Dream & Victory]
2000 Denmark 1st, 8vo, pp.189, 49 color & 3 bw photos, 2 sketches, 2 maps, wraps w/ French flaps; signed, new #27013 $49.95
Danish mountaineer Christensen has climbed for more than 30 years, the last 20 of these mostly in the Himalaya – Ama Dablam (1988), Dhaulagiri (1991), Broad Peak (1994), Everest (1996, 2000, 2013), Gasherbrum I (1998), Pandra & Danga (2002), Baruntse (2008), Lhakpa Ri (2009), Mustagh Ata (2010), and[read more]
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Church, Ian Last Port to Antarctica: Dunedin and Port Chalmers: 100 Years of Polar Service
1997 New Zealand 1st, 4to, pp.136, photo frontis, 11 color & 173 bw photos, map, wraps; new #27609 $49.95
A fascinating account of all the ships and expeditions (Borchgrevink, Scott, Byrd, Ellsworth, Swan, and others) which have departed Otago Harbour for the Antarctic from the early days of exploration to the present day, and of the ships which returned to use the port’s first-class repair facilities. [read more]
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Clark, John Hunza: Lost Kingdom of the Himalayas
1956 Funk & Wagnalls NY 1st, 8vo, pp.xii, 271, 31 bw photos, sketch, map, green cloth; cloth spine faded, internal sticker marks, name, vg #25133 $5.00 $4.00
Clark, an American geologist, went to Hunza to teach the people to be self-dependent. He traveled widely throughout this mountainous region.
This book is from the Phil Hanson Collection. Phil's love of rock and ice climbing transcends to his collection of treasured books. He discovered his pass[read more]
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