Mountaineering from Walkabout Books

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903. Hardcover. Very good. Revised and enlarged edition of "Camping in the Canadian Rockies." 309 pp, with numerous illustrations from photographs by the author, two folded maps in rear pocket. Original green cloth binding nicely decorated in gilt. Moderate rubbing to boards, corner of front free endpaper clipped, binding sound, text clean. Neatre… Saber más sobre este artículo

Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. pp. xxiv, 349, with two maps (one folding), 10 color lithograph plates, and additional illustrations in the text. Bound in three-quarter leather and marbled boards, with marbled edges, gilt spine in six compartments with title on black label. Old repairs to joints and hinges, leather well rubbed… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: John Murray, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+. First edition of both volumes: Volume I (published in 1892): pp xxiv, 456, with four maps (3 folding, including one in rear pocket), 20 full-page illustrations and more than 100 additional illustrations in the text, appendices, index. Rebound in green cloth with gilt titles on spine, no illustration or decoration… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York and London: Harper and Brothers, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 402 pp, with appendix, bibliography, index, and more than 50 illustrations from photographs, in pictorial cloth binding. Spine slanted, corners lightly bumped, binding sound, text clean. Neate C102: "The first major climbing expedition to the area. Conway's party made the first ascent of the south… Saber más sobre este artículo

London. New York, Toronto and Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 282 pp, indexed, with 16 full-page plates. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with blind-stamped decoration on front board, gilt spine. Corners lightly bumped, short tear in cloth at head of spine, slight spine slant. Internally sound and clean, unmarked other than an… Saber más sobre este artículo

London, Paris, New York, and Melbourne: Cassell and Company, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 252 pp + publisher's ads, with 27 illustrations and a folding map, in original maroon cloth. Considerable rubbing to edges of boards, corners bumped, slight bleed of cloth color onto top edge of rear endpapers. Binding sound, text clean. Neate C99: After a quick… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Faber and Faber, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. 279 pp, with index, illustration from photographs. Fine copy in orignal blue cloth, in a near fine jacket with light toning at the top margin. Neate R51: Definitive biography written by Mallory's son-in-law.

London and New York: T. Fisher Unwin and Chas. Scribner's Sons, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 10.75" x 7.5", 360 pp, with frontispiece and 10 other full-page photographure and lithorgraph plates, many other illustrations in the text. A good copy, with soiling to cloth, rubbing to leather panels on spine, bumped corners, some marginal dampstaining through about page… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1900. Hardcover. Very good. New Edition, revised and annotated by Coolidge. pp xxxviii, 572 pp, with illustrations, index, 5 folding maps (2 in rear pocket). Original publisher's cloth, top edge gilt. A very good copy with some fraying to cloth at corners, minor foxing to fore edge. Neate F45: "Forbes was a Scottish… Saber más sobre este artículo

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1902. Hardcover. Very good. First trade edition of this work first published in 1867 in an edition of 100 copies for private circulation. pp xxxv, 444, with 10 maps and 22 photographic plates, in original publisher's cloth with gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt. Moderate rubbing to extremities, light foxing to endpapers; very good. Neate… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. pp xviii, 370, with a folding map and many illustrations from photographs. Original pale green cloth with decoration in gilt and white. Corners bumped, previous owner's signature on front free endpaper, small stain at lower spine, otherwise sound and clean. Annie Smith Peck (1850-1935) was a founding member… Saber más sobre este artículo

Tokyo: Bungeishunju, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. 10" x 12", 90 (nearly all photographs), [14] pp, extensively illustrated in full color. Slight bump to foot of spine, else a fine copy in like dust jacket, with the original pictorial slipcase, which shows moderate wear (some chipping) to the paper at the corners. Text in English and… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Doubleday, Page, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 321 pp with illustrations from photographs, in original green cloth with mountain vignette in white on front board, top edge gilt. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper, some tiny white paint specks on spine, foxing to fore edge of text block and front matter. Binding tight, text… Saber más sobre este artículo

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1962. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Third edition. 185 pp, illustrated. Fine copy in a verygood dust jacket with moderate edgewear and a few small chips. This edition includes a new chapter updating the book (regarding new roads, tunnels, towns, dams, etc.) since its first publication in 1942. "The standard introduction to the Kosciusko Country," with… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1955. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. 372 pp, with illustrations and index. Boards lightly rubbed at extremities, large bookplate on front pastedown. Binding tight, text clean. Dust jacket shows moderate edgewar and has a vertical spine crease. Includes discussion of Jesuit travelers in the Himalaya, exploration by British Army officers and surveyors, and, of course,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Chicago, IL: Swallow Press, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. 126 pp, 11.25" x 8.5", extrensively illustrated with b/w photos. Slight wear to extremities, else a fine copy, in original red cloth binding. Dust jacket is chipped along top edge. Provides short histories of exploration and ascents for each of 53 Colorado peaks over 14,000 feet. … Saber más sobre este artículo

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1964. Hardcover. Fine/very good. 259 pp, illustrated with color and b/w photographs, maps. Fine copy in a clean dust jacket with some wear to the top edge. Engaging account of an unauthorized and unsupported attempt by four amateur mountaineers to climb Everest's then-unconquered north face. Neate S11.

Toronto: Holt, Rinehart and Winston of Canada, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. 185 pp, with photographic illustrations, bibliography, notes. Fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with slight shelfwear visible at edges. John Norman Collie (1859-1942) was a professional scientist and avid mountaineer who climbed in all the major ranges of the world.

Boston: Charles T. Branford Company, 1954. Hardcover. Near fine/good. Reprint. 456 pp, indexed, with 20 photographic illustratations. Minor wear to spine ends, else fine. Dust jacket is price-clipped and has creasing and tears to the lower front panel. Memoirs of an accomplished Alpine guide, edited and with additional chapters by Thorington.

London: Secker and Warburg, 1965. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Second revised edition, with new introduction and 32 pages of plates. Mild bump to head of spine, else a fine copy. Dust jacket has to edgewear. small chips/tears at head and foot of spine. First published in 1935, this mountaineering classic describes climbes in North Wales, the Lake District,… Saber más sobre este artículo