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SCRAMBLED AMONGST THE ALPS: IN THE YEARS 1860-69 1871 by Edward Whymper - 1871

by Edward Whymper

SCRAMBLED AMONGST THE ALPS: IN THE YEARS 1860-69 1871 by Edward Whymper - 1871

SCRAMBLED AMONGST THE ALPS: IN THE YEARS 1860-69 1871

by Edward Whymper

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London: John Murray City, 1871. First Edition.. half Leather. very good Plus. The Author. Copyright Date Is 1871, This Volume Is Handsomely Bound In Private Period Binding With Half Vellum And Marbled Paper Covered Boards. The Work Is Heavily Illustrated With Plates And Images Of Whymper's Creating. This Volume Includes A Folding Plate, Three Black And White Folding Maps And A Single Lithographed Folding Map In The Rear. This Volume Documents Whymper's Attempts To Ascend The Matterhorn And Peaks Of The Alps. This Antique Volume Is Bound In Half Vellum With Marbled Paper Covered Boards And Marbled Endpapers. The Spine Is Adorned With Raised Bands And Gilt Tooling And Lettering. The Exterior Shows Mild Signs Of Age/Wear With Rubbing And Scraping To The Boards And Light Soiling. The Pages Are Bright And Clean With Mild Age Toning And Occasional Light Ripping To The Folding Maps And Plate. Text And Maps Are Bright And Clean, Binding Is Secure, A Solid Collectible Book. Size: 7ľ" - 9ľ" Tall
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  • Date Published 1871
RUWENZORI,

RUWENZORI,

by Filippo De Filippi

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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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FROM THE ALPS TO THE ANDES

FROM THE ALPS TO THE ANDES: Being the autobiography of a mountain guide

by Mattias Zurbriggen

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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.
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Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator

Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator

by Edward Whymper

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Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years Eighteen Sixty to Eighteen Sixty-Nine
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Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years Eighteen Sixty to Eighteen Sixty-Nine

by Edward Whymper

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Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years Eighteen Sixty to Eighteen Sixty-Nine

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Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator

by Edward Whymper; Editor-Loren McIntyre

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Scrambles Amongst the Alps

Scrambles Amongst the Alps

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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre

The Treasure Of Sierra Madre

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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 Âľ X 8 Âľ. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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The Sky and the Forest
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Murder On The Matterhorn

Murder On The Matterhorn

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Murder on the Matterhorn (1951, F.A. Thorpe, Large Print Edition, for vision Impaired ) By Glyn Carr. ARTISAN HOUSE, ANSTEY, LEICESTERSHIRE.THIS LARGE PRINT EDITION HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY KIND PERMISSION OF GEOFFREY BLES, LONDON. EXLIB. GOOD CONDITION /VERY GOOD ORIGINAL DUST JACKET PROTECTED BY MYLAR WRAP. Please see stock photo. Our jacket is VG with no library stickers on it. "This cleverly constructed story presents the neatest imaginable puzzle in detection". RARE/SCARCE.
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A Climber's Guide to Glacier National Park
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A Climber's Guide to Glacier National Park

by Edwards, J. Gordon

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San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1966. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Revised edition. 155 pp, with index, photographs, maps. Near fine copy in original pictorial cloth, slight spotting to top edge. Dust jacket has a few minor chips and tears. Edwards, who spent nine years as a seasonal ranger and naturalist at Glacier, provides descriptions of numerous peaks and routes, supplemented by general and area maps and 48 pages of photographs by Ansel Adams, Philip Hyde, Cedric Wright, Bob and Ira Spring, and others.
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MOUNTAINEERING HOLIDAY
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MOUNTAINEERING HOLIDAY

by Smythe F. S. [Frank]

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London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1950. First edition in this format, being the first issue of the Uniform Edition. Illustrated with 24 of the author's photographs nicely reproduced on glossy double-sided plates, and with a map of the route taken over Mont Blanc. 8vo, in the original red cloth, lettered on the spine in black and in the original dustjacket. xi, 229 pp. A very pleasing copy, the text is essentially fine and very fresh, the binding strong and sturdy with very little wear but with some mottling and fading to the red dye, the jacket a bit toned on the spine and rear and with some very minor edge-rubbing but in all quite attractive and complete. FIRST PRINTING OF THE TITLE IN THE FORMAT UNIFORM WITH OTHER WORKS OF THE AUTHOR. The textblock of the Uniform Edition is somewhat larger then the original and uses a larger, bolder typeface. Smythe was one of the greatest mountaineers of his age, and was also a pioneer in mountain photography. In this book he recounts a mountaineering… Read More
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The eastern Alps, including the Bavarian highlands, the Tyrol, Salzkammergut, Styria, and...

The eastern Alps, including the Bavarian highlands, the Tyrol, Salzkammergut, Styria, and Carinthia. Handbook for travellers

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Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1879. Fourth edition, "remodelled and augmented," 12mo, pp. xxix, [1], 406; color folding map frontispiece, 26 plates of maps and plans, including 16 double-paged and 4 folding; map back endpapers, additional text illustrations throughout; original red gilt-lettered cloth (dampstain to top upper cover edge), all edges marbled; upper hinge starting to crack, some shelf wear; previous ownership signatures (some cancelled in manuscript) on front endpaper, else interior very good and sound. Hinrichsen E45.
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Louis Trigardt's Trek Across The Drakensberg 1837 - 1838
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Capetown S.A.: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1932 Interesting Book, Apparent First, Which Describes In Detail A Trek Across The Drakensberg, Complete With One Trifold Plate, Five Maps And Some B/W Photographs. . No Dust Jacket If Issued. Some Age Toning But Quite Sound And Clean, Rated Very Good. Verso of title page contains a stamp of former owner, Hiram Blauvelt, "Bluefield" Oradell, New Jersey. He was a notable big game hunter, conservationist and philanthropist. His Wildlife Art Museum, established in 1957 in the large stables next to his house is still operating. 171 pages plus prelims.
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Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains

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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster (The Illustrated Edition)
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster (The Illustrated Edition)

by Krakauer, Jon

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NY: Villard Books, 1998. First edition. Hard cover in original printed clear acetate dust jacket. Published NY: Villard Books, 1998. Square 8vo., 9 1/4" x 9 1/4", xxii+407pp., illustrated with b/w photos and drawings. Cream cloth with blue titles and cover design, color pictorial endpapers. "Now, in Into Thin Air: The Illustrated Edition, readers are given a new dimension of insight into this harrowing story with the addition of more than 250 photographs that show the people, the places, and the history, illustrating not only the ill-fated 1996 climb, but the pursuit of Everest itself. The book includes the complete text of Into Thin Air, with a new Postscript by the author, and is lavishly illustrated with stunning black-and-white photographs, the majority of which were taken during the 1996 expedition by the climbers themselves." Fine in near fine dust jacket with slight crinkle at the crown. . 1st. Hard. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.
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