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EARLY NEW ZEALAND ENGINEERS - F. W. Furkert, AH & AW Reed, Wellington, 1953, 1st edn., 300 page hardback with VG jacket, foxing, one fep small triangle cut, B&W plates, portraits, maps - covers early New Zealand engineering projects region by region plus biographies of all the principle players from early 1800s onwards - Hard to find, especially in this condition. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

EDMUND HILLARY- a biography - Michael Gill, Potton & Burton, Nelson, 1st NZ edn., 2017, 535 pages, - as new with VG+ jacket - a thoroughly researched profile of Gill's (50+ year/17 expeditions) friend - a beautifully crafted piece of writing with many previously unseen excerpts from Ed's & Louise's letters Inscribed to title page by Mike Gill.
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EDWARD WHYMPER - Frank Smythe, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1st edn., 1940, original red boards (no fading) , gilt titles, rare dustjacket (foxed) with piece missing lower spine, Internally VG+ with previous owner's name on fep., lovely B&W plates - Together with Camp Six, Edward Whymper is the rarest of Smythe's many books - the definitive early biography of a remarkable climber, expedition traveller and artist who made the first ascents of Chimborazo, Cayambe, Antisana, Carihuairazo, Sara Urco, Cotocachi & Sincholagua. Whymper was best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

THE END OF THE GAME, Peter Beard, Hamlyn, London, 1965 1st edn., 255 page VG+ hardback, VG+ unclipped jacket, The old Africa and new, wildlife in peril, the stark reality of big game hunters from the colonial era till present. The book that made Peter Beard famous, featuring his brilliant images taken in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in the early 1950s to the mid '60s. Photographs in color and b/w. A very nice copy of the rare British first edition THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

ENDURANCE - Shackleton's incredible voyage, Alfred Lansing, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1959 1st UK edition, VG in frayed but near complete jacket - reads like a thriller. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

EREBUS THE ICE DRAGON - A Portrait of an Antarctic Volcano - Colin MonteathMassey University Press, Auckland ISBN# 9781991016362Casebound, colour jacket, 350 pages, 13 richly illustrated chapters, colour & historic B&W images & paintings throughout, satellite images, original artwork, Illustrated Timeline from 1841-2020, glossary, extensive bibliography, Appendix on 1979 air crash names and Erebus medal etc, Index.* First Antarctic book on history of a single mountain.* 180 years of human history on Ross Island & Erebus since discovery in 1841 by James Clark Ross.* Chapter outlining Antarctica's volcanoes on and around the continent* Chapters on Shackleton (1908) & Scott (1912) expeditions…1st and 2nd ascents of Erebus* 50 years since discovery of Erebus lava lake in 1972 by New Zealand scientist Philip Kyle.* Ascents and early science 1959 - 1960s* Inner crater descent 1978 plus detailed chapters on science & adventure throughout 1970s & modern science to 2020.(outlining Philip Kyle's 44 seasons on… Leer más

ETERNAL ANTARCTIQUE - Voyage au pays des glaces - signed by authors Colin Monteath, Tui De Roy, Mark Jones and Ron Naveen, Solar, Paris, 1992 - French edition of WILD ICE - ANTARCTIC JOURNEYS - mainly a wildlife and landscape book with 4 personalessays. Colin Monteath's section covers his ten years with NZARP...with huskies, on Mt Erebus, in the Dry Valleys and with Prince Edward etc No other copies of the French edition were ever signed by all four co-authors THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

EVEREST - THE WEST RIDGE - Tom Hornbein, George Allen & Unwin, London, 1966. First UK Edn: of the famous Sierra Club Publication celebrating the 1963 American ascent of Chomolungma's West ridge via Hornbein couloir accessed from Nepal...led by Norman G. Dyhrenfurth Large format with stunning super glossy plates, each with 2-3 page essay. Good jacket wiuth small piece missing base of spine.
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EVEREST THE CRUEL WAY, Joe Tasker, Eyre Methuen, London, 1981, 1st Uk edn., hardback with VG+ jacket An exciting account of a winter attempt on Everest ....Tasker's second book, Savage Arena, was finished just before he left for Everest in 1982, an expedition from which he didn't return.
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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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Erebus The Ice Dragon - A Portrait of an Antarctic Volcano - Colin MonteathMassey University Press, Auckland ISBN# 9781991016362
: Boxed limited edition of 100 with black and white boards & silver font - signed & numbered bookplate. This copy # 79. Casebound, colour jacket, 350 pages, 13 richly illustrated chapters, colour & historic B&W images & paintings throughout, satellite images, original artwork,Illustrated Timeline from 1841-2020, glossary, extensive bibliography, Appendix on 1979 air crash names and Erebus medal etc, Index.

First Antarctic book on history of a single mountain.* 180 years of human history on Ross Island & Erebus since discovery in 1841 by James Clark Ross.* Chapter outlining Antarctica's volcanoes on and around the continent* Chapters on Shackleton (1908) & Scott (1912) expeditions…1st and 2nd ascents of Erebus* 50 years since discovery of Erebus lava lake in 1972 by New Zealand scientist Philip Kyle.* Ascents and early science 1959 - 1960s* Inner crater descent 1978 plus… Leer más