Nepal from Bob Worth Mountain Books

1st ed VG in VG- dw fiction: written for children, a young lad accompanies his Uncle to the Himalaya and stays with Kami, while his Uncle makes an attempt on a high mountain.

1st ed VG+ in VG dw an anthology of articles from 'The Kukri', the Gurkha Regimental journals covering the past 60 years.

1st ed VG pb undated c. 1990 slim 60 page guide to conversation and basic words in Sherpa / Nepali / English

Book People, 2003. Book People ed VG+ in VG dw. very large format, produced for the 50th anniversary celebrations, well illustrated history of early attempts up to the 1953 success. Please note that this is a large, heavy book and thus postage may be a little more than that quoted as default.

Ratna Pustak Bhandar, Nepal, 1978. Nepalese ed 1978 VG- in VG- dw. Nepalese reprint of a hard to find 1899 classic about travels through the Himalaya, Nepal, Sikkim [Neate W01]

TBC, undated c.1956?. TBC ed G only as some small scribbles in biro on a number of pages in G dw. lively account of ascents of peaks up to 22,000ft in 1952 in region to SE of Gauri Sankar, Nepal [Neate W33]

Karto+Grafik, 1985. 2nd ed VG soft cover. small format 'Hildebrand's' travel guide to India and Nepal, complete with separate fold-out map.

Createspace / Amazon, 2013. 1st ed New/Fine pb signed by Bob Worth. Yes. account of 40 years, walking, running and climbing in mountains around the world: includes The Munros, long runs in Scotland, runs over 14 long 'tours' in the Alps and Dolomites such as the Tour du Mont Blanc, plus Nepal, Mongolia, Morocco, Pindos Mtns… Saber más sobre este artículo

Allen Lane, 1981. 1st ed VG in VG dw. a comprehensive history of attempts on Everest from all sides, up to 1978 [Neate U21]

Little Brown & Co, 2000. 1st UK ed VG+ in VG dw. left for dead on Everest in 1996, he survived a night out on the South Col in the severe storm

Hodder & Stoughton, 2001. 1st Eng ed VG in VG dw. the story of the first blind man to summit Everest, plus accounts of some of his other climbs (Kilimanjaro, McKinley, Aconcagua, North America, El Cap) that led up to the big one

Canongate, 1997 reprint. 1997 reprint VG pb. a fascinating account of a Welsh mountaineer doing a bit of espionage in Tibet for the Indian army during the days of mounting tension between India and China after China's 'annexation' of Tibet in the 1950's. (it is basically a re-write of 'Prisoner in Red Tibet')

Hurst & Blackett, 1955. 1st ed VG no dw. account of an attempt on Baudha, in the Manaslu region of Nepal [Neate S191]

Book Faith India, 1994 reprint. 1st Indian ed VG pb. true account of the 43 day ordeal of a young trekker, lost in winter between the Langtang and Helambu areas of Nepal

Gollancz, 1984. 1st ed VG in VG dw. a 5000 mile journey by a lone woman, by bike, from Karachi to Kathmandu

Diadem, 1983. 1st ed VG in VG dw. almost 900 pages, includes: Snow on the Equator; Ascent of Nanda Devi; When Men & Mountains Meet; Everest 1938; Two Mountains and a River; China to Chitral; Nepal Himalaya [Neate T46]

Gollancz, 1988. 1st ed VG in VG dw. the author recounts a year spent living in the shadow of Annapurna

Shrestha S, Nepal, 1983. 1st ed G++ small format pb limited to 1,000 copies. small format 30 page pb, a trekking guide from Lamasangu to Mt Everest Base Camp plus a simple Nepali phrase guide, a couple of minor corrections to text made in ink

Sharda Prakashan Griha, Nepal, 1978. 1st ed VG pb limited ed of 2,000 copies. account of a journey to the remote Dolpo region in north west Nepal, by a Nepalese forester and conservationist

Constable, 1997. 1st ed VG+ in VG dw. well written account of a trek round the Annapurna Circuit and up into the Annapurna Sanctuary