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SOUTH, - The Story of Shackleton's last expedition 1914-1917 expedition, Sir Ernest Shackleton, William Heinemann, London, 1st edn 1919,3rd imp March 1920.Four months after the first edition, pages with some browning as is common.Previous owner's name on prelims Original blue cloth unfaded and silver titles and front board decoration of Endurance crisp. All Hurley plates complete, binding sl worn. South is an important polar book that came to define the end of an era of Antarctic exploration.
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RUWENZORI, Filippo De Filippi, Archibald Constable, London, 1909, first edition, 2nd imp, 403 pages VG+ hardback in original red cloth with gilt titles, B&W Vittorio Sella plates throughout, some large fold-out, five maps, two large fold-out, An account of the Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy, The Duke of Abruzzi, early exploration and climbs in the Ruwenzori, Mountains of the Moon. Scarce, especially in this condition.
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ON THE HEIGHTS - WALTER BONATTI - 1st UK edn, Hart-Davis, London, 1964, VG+ 250 page hardback in original cloth withVG+ jacket...Bonatti's classic and very hard to find autobiography. THIS COPY inscribed by Walter Bonatti to title page to Kiwi guide and climbing companion in Antarctica - Gary Ball THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

FROM THE ALPS TO THE ANDES - Being the autobiography of a mountain guide - Mattias Zurbriggen, 1st edn., Fisher Unwin, London, 1899, 290 page hardback in original red cloth with bright gilt titles and designs Fading to spine, rubbing top & bottom of spine, B&W drawings throughout. A tight copy. One of the most sought after biographies of an early guide - Karakoram, New Zealand, Argentina, The Alps - scarce - THIS item is heavy and may require extra postage when sent internationally outside New Zealand. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED.

FIRST ON THE ANTARCTIC CONTINENT - C E Borchgrevink, Newnes, London, 1901, 1st edn., in original blue cloth with bright gilt cover designs, minor fraying to top/bottom of spine, one section inside loose, three fold-out maps in facsimile, Classic account of the first winter on the Antarctic continent at Cape Adare - Scarce THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

THE INDIAN ALPS AND HOW WE CROSSED THEM BY A LADY PIONEER, Nina Mazuchelli 1st edn., Logman's Green, London, 1876, expertly recased with original spine, original red cloth with gilt decoration, gilt titles, large fold-out map of Eastern Nepal, beautiful colour plates, B&W sketches throughout, Married to an English army chaplain, Nina Mazuchelli set out from her home in Darjeeling accompanied by the local District Officer to explore the Eastern glaciers of the Himalayas. Although provisioned with every conceivable comfort from bedsteads to a dinner service, they were not prepared for the rigorous conditions and were forced to abandon their expedition. The author was carried throughout by bearers - a beautiful copy of a very scarce book.
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FIRST ON THE ANTARCTIC CONTINENT - C E Borchgrevink, Newnes, London, 1901, 1st edn., in original red cloth with gilt titles, sl fading on spine, minor fraying to top/bottom of spine, foxing, three fold-out maps complete, Classic account of the first winter on the Antarctic continent at Cape Adare - Scarce. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

EVEREST 1933 - Hugh Ruttledge, Inscribed by the author "Claude..from Hugh in memory of many climbs - May 1934" (Claude Butlin, Commander Royal Navy) Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1934. Hardcover, VG+. First U.K. Edition. 390 pp, 3 large fold-out maps, 1 other map, 3 diagrams, frontispiece with tissue-guard and 59 monochrome photographs. British expedition led by Ruttledge on north side of Everest reached over 28,000 ft. which was highest point achieved at the time. A classic account of this early Mount Everest mountaineering expedition from Tibet, with a team including Eric Shipton. Scarce original dustjacket in near perfect condition, almost no foxing, spine v slightly mottled spine relaid professionally, overall clean and tight inside,new endpapers, overall. VG
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CLIMBING AND EXPLORATION IN THE KARAKORAM HIMALAYAS, William Martin Conway,T Fisher Unwin, London, 1894, 1st edition, 700 pages, original orange/brown cloth with decorations, gilt titles, profusely illustrated by expedition member AD McCormick, fold-out map of Karakoram This copy was owned by prominent NZAC member Charlie Collins, his signature on prelim with a piece missing - This was the first major attempt to explore the Karakoram. The six-man expedition ascended the Hispar Glacier,and the Biafo and the Baltoro and achieved a height record. A remarkable achievement. Unfortunately most of the photographic plates which were to be used to illustrate the book were lost. This volume is also particularly significant for Conway's narrative of the expedition's sighting of K2 and reference to the mountain by its Indian Atlas letter and number code. This code was subsequently adopted as the standard name for the world's second highest mountain.
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ROUND KANGCHENJUNGA, Douglas Freshfield, Edward Arnold, London, 1903, 1st UK edition, 366 page hardback in original red cloth with gilt titles and gilt chorten on front cover, spine sunned, illustrated with Vittorio Sella's B&W plates, two large fold-out maps - an important expedition journeying around Kangchenjunga both in Sikkim and Nepal - an inspirational book and an important one for any serious mountain library.
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WITH THE AURORA IN THE ANTARCTIC 1911 -1914 - John K Davis, Andrew Melrose, London, 1919. Original blue cloth with gilt ship design and titles, spine titles pale. Overall VG+ some foxing, Scarce account by JK Davis, captain of Aurora that supported Douglas Mawson's 1911-14 expedition to the Home of the blizzard base at Commonwealth Bay, East Antarctica. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

THE CALL OF THE SNOWY HISPAR, Fanny Bullock & William Hunter Workman, Constable, London, 1910, 1st UK edition, 287 page hardback, rebound in grey cloth with gilt titles, no library markings, one waterstain to one of the 100+ B&W plates, two large fold-out maps in rear - near perfect, one detached. Previous owner's signature on prelims, fep missing, Account of the Workman's 1908 exploration of the Hispar and Biafo glacier areas in the Karakoram. Scarce.
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TRANS-HIMALAYA - Discoveries and adventures in Tibet, Sven Hedin, 3 vols, Vols 1 & 2 published 1909, this imp 1910 and the rarer Vol3, published 1913. Original red cloth, gilt titles, some sun fading and minor insect damage to boards, VG+ inside including B&W and colour plates...and superb large fold-out maps of Hedin's remarkable journeys across southern Tibet, Kailas, etc...including the range he named the Trans-Himalaya. The Swedish explorer devoted his third journey, 1906-8, to the region lying between Shigatse and Leh and to the north of the Brahmaputra. He produced maps of the area, which had not been previously visited and revealed the existence of a large range of mountains lying parallel to the Himalaya on the Tibetan side. Hedin visited the sources of the major Asian rivers that rise near Mt Kailas and Lake Manasarowar. He never did reach Lhasa. Overall, despite minor binding damage,a fine set, very hard to find in the 3 vols.
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AFTER EVEREST - The experiences of a mountaineer and medical missionary, Howard Somervell, 1936 1st edn., Hodder & Stoughton, London, 339 page hardback in original green cloth with gilt titles, extremely scarce original jacket with a some small pieces missing/spine fade but overall bright, archival tape repair - endpaper map of 1924 attempt on north/Tibet side Chomolungma, frontispiece painting by Somervell with glassine protection, B&W plates throughout with fold-out map of Travancore in Sthn India where Somervell was a medical missionary. Lovely biography covering early war years, Everest 1922 and 1924 expeditions, his music & his superb mountain paintings - Very hard to find in this condition with original jacket THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

ICE BOUND HEIGHTS OF THE MUSTAGH Fanny Bullock Workman & William Hunter Workman, Archibald Constable & Co, London, 1908. First edition. 444 page hardback, nicely rebound in grey cloth with gilt titles, no library markings, 170 illustrations, some coloured, some full-page, including 3 photogravure portraits - two with minor water stain, 2 large folding maps in rear, fep missing & binding loose, Account of the authors' 1902-3 expedition in the Baltistan Himalayas. They explored the Chogo Lungma Glacier and later reached the Nushik La from the Hoh Lumba Glacier. All the impressive illustrations are from the authors own photographs. Mrs Workman established a new world height record for women (c.23,000 ft) when she climbed the Pinnacle Peak during a later expedition in 1906. She was aged 47 - Scarce.
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THE CROSSING OF ANTARCTICA, Sir Vivian Fuchs & Sir Edmund Hillary, Cassell London, 1958, 300 page hardback, VG This copy signed to title page E P Hillary, George Lowe and chief pilot John Claydon, jacket, profusely illustrated with B&W and colour plates, maps, - the story of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic expedition 1955-58. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

NANSEN'S FARTHEST NORTH - Fridtjof Nansen, George Newnes, London, 1898 - 2nd edn., two volumes, B&W plates, fold out map of Nansen's drift in Fram across the Arctic in facsimile,dark green leather spine with gilt titles and designs with blue cloth boards, gilt titles, a bright, crisp set, Colin Monteath bookplate inserted.
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FIVE MILES HIGH - The Story of an attack on the second highest mountain in the world, Robert Bates, Charlie Houston, Paul Petzoldt et al., Robert Hale, 1940. 1st UK edn. 319pp. B&W plates, folding chart. maps as endpapers, bright silver titles, original pink/maroon cloth, Good unfaded jacket with small piece missing and tape repairs -This 1939 expedition set the standards for American Himalayan mountaineering, the book is one of the classics of American climbing literature. More plates than the US edition published in New York the previous year - scarce with jacket, THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

HIGH ADVENTURE - EDMUND HILLARY - 1st edn.,1st impression, 1955, Hodder & Stoughton, London, VG, minor foxing, tape marks on fep, good jacket with minor marks top and bottom, - Ed Hillary's account of his 1953 climb, "My favourite book" - this copy signed E.P. Hillary on reverse title page (rare to be signed this way) THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

MOUNT EVEREST - The Reconnaissance, 1921 - Howard-Bury & Mallory, Edward Arnold, London, 1922. Hardcover. VG+. 1st Uk Edition. 355 pp, 3 large fold-out maps VG+, frontispiece with tissue-guard and 32 B&W photographs. British expedition led by Howard-Bury to north side of Everest, eventually reached the North Col to open the way for subsequent attempts on the North ridge. A classic account of this early Mount Everest mountaineering expedition that walked from Darjeeling into Tibet, with a team including George Mallory, almost no foxing, clean and tight inside, rubbed edges to original blue boards, gilt titles, one bumped corner, overall VG. Previous owner's signature and stamp fep.
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