Himalaya
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Librerías en Himalaya
A Slender Thread
de Stephen Venables
Stephen Venables is the first and only Englishman to have climbed a famous new route on Everest, and without oxygen. This expedition was the pinnacle of a distinguished and risky Himalayan career. He is the author of Painted Mountains, (winner of the Boardman-Tasker Prize); Everest: Kanshung Face; and Himalayas Alpine-Style (with Andy Fanshawe).
Journal Of a Tour Through Part Of the Snowy Range Of the Himala Mountains, and To the Sources Of the Rivers Jumna and Ganges
de James Baillie Fraser
The Geographical Journal Volume Xxxv No 1 January 1910 -- Dr Longstaff's Himalaya Expedition + Journeys In Bhutan
de J Claude White and Tom Longstaff
Himalaya Libros & Coleccionables
One Life to Ride: A Motorcycle Journey to the High Himalayas
de Harisinghani, Ajit
Paperback. Very Good.
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EUR 18.21
The Himalayan Journal Volume XIV 1947 Records of the Himalayan Club
de Kenneth Mason (editor)
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1947. First Edition . Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Complete with all pages, plates, folding panoramas, maps. Solid binding, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, bump to upper outside corner of later pages, clean, soiling upper rear cover, minor tissue repairs spine. PHOTO IS OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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EUR 32.99
![Annapurna Conquest Of The First 8000-Meter Peak [26,493 feet] -- 1952 FIRST PRINTING of First UK Editon SIGNED Lachenal & Herzog](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/293/761/1473761293.0.b.jpg)
Annapurna Conquest Of The First 8000-Meter Peak [26,493 feet] -- 1952 FIRST PRINTING of First UK Editon SIGNED Lachenal & Herzog
de Herzog, Maurice
London: Johnathan Cape, 1952. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 1952 FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. SIGNED by Lachenal and by Herzog on a tipped-in autograph sheet. This paper which appears to be thin card used by autograph collectors is signed by both Lachenal and by Herzog on the same sheet. Any items signed by both Herzog and Lachenal are very uncommon. This autograph sheet is tipped-in just at the very edge of the gutter of the short-ttile page (could easily be extracted...
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EUR 702.24
CATALOGUE OF MAPS PUBLISHED BY THE SURVEY OF INDIA -- CORRECTED UP TO 1ST JULY 1924
de Colonel E. A. Tandy (under the direction of)
Calcutta: The Survey Of India, 1924. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket Issued. Original printed wrappers with red cloth spine. This is the catalogue updated and corrected to July 1924 as printed, but hand updated/corrected in fine red pen to 11 December 1925. The book is large format measuring 332mm tall x 250mm. It has 61 pages and many index maps including two folding ones. One index map shows Mt Everest, Makalu and Gauri Sankar with printed elevations 29002 feet, 27790 feet, and 23440 feet...
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EUR 164.96
Twenty Years In The Himalaya -- 1910 FIRST EDIITON
de Bruce, C. G
London: Edward Arnold, 1910. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. FIRST EDITION 1910. Rebound in textured purple cloth with gilt lettering spine. Complete with all plates, maps, pages. The text block has been slightly trimmed. Old owner name and date 1912 on blank FFEP otherwise no owner marks or writing on any pages. Fading spine. Light foxing on several pages mainly opposite photo plates. Paper cracked at inside hinges but binding mesh is strong and holding well. The book measures 218mm tall x...
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EUR 282.78
The American Alpine Journal 1987 Volume 29 Issue 61
de Beckwith, Christian (editor)
1987 issue of the American Alpine Journal. Near fine condition: probably never read, no spine creases, very minor rubbing tips corners, clean covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, tight binding, complete with all pages & photo plates. (PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED).
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EUR 9.43
Everest The Testing Place -- FIRST EDITION
de West M.D., John B
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1985. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original blue boards, navy cloth spine, gilt lettering spine. The book is in new condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no rubbing, no foxing, clean, tight binding -- never used. The dust jacket is in new condition with no tears, no chips, no soiling, no fading, original price still present on flap. This book was acquired directly from the publisher...
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EUR 14.14
One Step Beyond: Rediscovering The Adventure Attitude, Based On The Ideas Of John Amatt
de Hobson, Alan
Banff: Altitude Publishing, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. First Printing of First Edition. Glossy large format paperback. Crease mark to upper front cover corner otherwise nice condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, no foxing, clean. The book measures 228mm tall x 152mm, and has 360 pages, 7 b/w photos. Author develops a philosophy of the adventure attitude & discusses courage, persistence, curiosity,...
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EUR 11.31
VICTORY OVER K2 Second highest peak in the World
de Desio, Ardito
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1956. First Edition . Hardcover. Poor/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Original blue coated boards with white and light blue lettering spine. Ex-library with usual library marks and pocket. The book is very worn around edges, has a 3cm split at top front of spine, has a big part of the title page missing. All pages (other than the missing part of the title page) are present as are all of the photo plates....
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EUR 9.43
The American Alpine Journal 1962 vol 13 no 1
de Carter, H. Adams (editor)
New York: American Alpine Club, 1962. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. 1962 issue of the American Alpine Journal. Excellent condition: clean covers, sharp corners, slight tanning to spine but less than usual, no tears, no chips, no marks or writing on any pages, complete with all pages & photo plates, tight binding. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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EUR 42.42
Kangchenjunga Climbed - the adventure -- Geographical Journal March 1956 extract SIGNED by SIX team members
de Evans, Charles and George Band
London: Geographical Journal, 1956. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket Issued. 1956 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. SIGNED on the title page by George Band and SIGNED by Norman Hardie, Joe Brown, Tony Streather, John Clogg, and John Jackson on the last page. Black textured covers with plastic clip binding. Title label pasted to front (mistakenly has "Band, D." instead of the correct Band, G.). Fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages (other than the...
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EUR 447.74
The American Alpine Journal 1937 volume 3 number 1
de J. Monroe Thorington (editor)
New York: American Alpine Club, 1937. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 1937 issue of the American Alpine Journal. Very uncommon. According to published records, the club had only 236 members in 1937. Original printed wrappers. Exceptional example with clean covers, no tears, sharp corners, tanning to spine, solid binding, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, complete with all pages & photo plates and maps, solid binding. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING...
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EUR 235.65
The Top of the World
de Fisher, Welthy Honsinger
New York: The Abingdon Press, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. 178 pages. Illustrated with photographs. Green cloth hardcover with color illustration of the Himalayan Mountains and gilt stamped title on the front cover and spine. Gilt top edge. Light wear to the extremities. 1926 Christmas gift inscription written on the right front flyleaf.
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EUR 23.56
K2 Challenging The Sky -- SIGNED By Diemberger, Compagnoni & Lacedelli
de Mantovani, Roberto & Kurt Diemberger
Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1997 First Printing of the First Mountaineers Edition (same size and format as the original 1995 English language edition). SIGNED by Achille Compagnoni and by Lino Lacedelli on the rear of the DJ on the image of them on the summit of K2 (first ascent of the great mountain). We obtained the signatures at mountain festivals in Italy that we visited. The book was too big and unwieldy to bring, but the DJ rolled in a sturdy tube was manageable. The...
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EUR 612.69
THE WHITE DEATH
de Bettembourg, Georges & Michael Brame
Seattle: Reynard House, 1981. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Near fine dust jacket with 1cm clean tear upper rear. The book has minor fading at top of spine, is clean, has no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, basically fine condition. The book measures 234mm tall x 150mm, and has 310 pages, 9 peak sketches (several with routes indicated), 1 chart, 2 sketches. Climbs of Broad Pk, Kanchenjunga (with Boardman, Tasker, Scott), Kusum, Kanqura, Everest...
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EUR 80.12
No Place For Men -- 1965 HARDCOVER
de Mulgrew, Peter
London: Nicholas Vane, 1965. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. SECOND PRINTING of First UK Edition 1965. The UK edition has 28 more photos than the USA edition. Original blue boards with gilt lettering spine. The book is in clean condition with no fading, no rubbing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding. Probably never used. The dust jacket has rubbing at spine ends, no tears, no chips. The book measures 223mm tall x 140mm, and has 199 page, 52 b/w photos, 2...
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EUR 14.14
SAVAGE ARENA
de TASKER, JOE
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1982. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Usual slight tanning of pages otherwise an exceptionally fresh example in like-new condition: no marks, no foxing, crisp, very clean, likely never read. The dust jacket is flawless. The book measures 240mm tall x 156mm, and has 270 pages, 52 b/w photos on 24 plates, 8 maps, 6 diagrams, index. Original navy boards, silver lettering spine. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING...
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EUR 47.13
Through The Heart Of Asia Over The Pamir To India -- TWO VOLUMES first edition
de Gabriel Bonvolat
London & New York: Chapman & Hall -- A.C. Armstrong and Son, 1889. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Albert Pepin. TWO VOLUMES First Edition. Mixed publisher set with volume I being the London issue and volume II being the New York issue. Nearly identical light wear pattern to both volumes with exactly the same spine tone, suggests that this was a very early pairing, if not an original pairing by the publishers. The only difference in the London and New York volume is the publisher...
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EUR 612.69
The American Alpine Journal 1983 vol 25 issue 57
de Carter, H. Adams (editor)
New York: American Alpine Club, 1983. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 1983 issue of the American Alpine Journal. Very good condition: light edge wear covers, a few minor marks covers, solid binding, no tears, no chips, no marks or writing on any pages, complete with all pages & photo plates, tight binding. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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EUR 9.43
The American Alpine Journal 1948 vol 7 no 1
de Farquhar, Francis (editor)
New York: American Alpine Club, 1948. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 1948 issue of the American Alpine Journal. Very good condition: clean, sharp edges, no tears, no chips, slight tanning spine, no marks or writing on any pages, complete with all pages & photo plates, tight binding. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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EUR 89.55
Ascent Of K2 Second Highest Peak In The World --- 1955 First UK Edition SIGNED by first summiters Lacedelli and Compagnoni
de Desio, Ardito
London: Elek Books, 1955. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1955 FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Original teal cloth with gilt lettering spine. SIGNED by Achille Compangnoni and by Lino Lacedelli on their summit portrait photos opposite page 225. Lacedelli and Compagnoni were the first two people to attain the summit of K2. The book is in clean, unfaded condition with no rubbing, old owner name penned to top of blank FFEP...
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EUR 1,555.29
To The Untouched Mountain. The New Zealand Conquest of Molamenqing, Tibet -- FIRST EDITION
de Anderson, Warwick
Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1983. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition 1983. Original blue boards with gilt lettering spine. The book is in new condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no rubbing, no foxing, clean, tight binding -- never used. The dust jacket is in new condition with no tears, no chips, no soiling, no fading. This book was acquired directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years....
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EUR 23.56
Painted Mountains Two Expeditions to Kashmir
de Venables, Stephen
Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First US Edition. Original navy boards with gilt lettering spine. The book is in fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, clean, tight binding. The dust jacket has no chips, no tears, rubbing at the very tips of flap creases, clean. The book measures 240mm tall x 154mm, and has 239 pages, 9 maps, 17 b/w & 14 colour photos, index. Winner of Boardman-Tasker prize for...
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EUR 18.85
TWO AND TWO HALVES TO BHUTAN -- A Family Journey In The Himalayas -- SIGNED by author
de Steele, Peter
London: Travel Book Club, 1970. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Travel Book Club edition. SIGNED by Dr Peter Steele on the title page. The book is in fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no fading, tight binding, no foxing. The dust jacket is in fine condition with no tears, no chips, no rubbing, no soiling, no fading, complete with original price printed on flap corner. The book measures 222mm tall x 140mm, and has 191 pages, 26 b/w photos. Same format...
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EUR 28.28
TENTS IN THE CLOUDS THE FIRST WOMEN'S HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION -- First Edition
de Jackson, Monica & Elizabeth Stark
London: Collins, 1956. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original black boards with gilt lettering spine. The book has clean covers, minor dulling of the gilt lettering on spine, small bump lower rear corner of cover, previous owner name and date penned to first blank page, no other previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding. The dust jacket has light soiling on rear panel, 1cm loss to upper corner of spine, tiny loss at corner...
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EUR 14.14
