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Exploration & Travel : Mountaineering

The history of exploration and ascents of the Alps, Himalayas, and peaks around the world, by mountaineers such as Eric Shipton, Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay, Reinhold Messner, William Martin Conway, and Edward Whymper.

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  • This title chronicles Whymper's many attempts to climb the matterhorn
    This title chronicles Whymper's many attempts to climb the matterhorn

    WHYMPER, Edward
    The Ascent of the Matterhorn. 1880.
    £600.00

  • Inscribed by Hillary on title-page
    Inscribed by Hillary on title-page

    HILLARY, Edmund
    High Adventure 1955
    £750.00

  • First edition in pristine condition
    First edition in pristine condition

    UNSWORTH, Walt.
    Savage Snows 1986
    £75.00

  • A programme for the celebration of the Ascent of Everest at the Royal Festvial Hall, issued by The Times.
    A programme for the celebration of the Ascent of Everest at the Royal Festvial Hall, issued by The Times.

    [The Times]
    Ascent of Everest. 1953.
    £150.00

  • First edition published on the occasion of the centenary of the alpine club.
    First edition published on the occasion of the centenary of the alpine club.

    GRAHAM BROWN, T; DE BEER, Sir Gavin.
    The First Ascent of Mont Blanc. 1957.
    £200.00

  • First American edition of Charles Edward Mathew's The Annals of Mont Blanc, a comprehensive history of the climbing of the iconic mountain.
    First American edition of Charles Edward Mathew's The Annals of Mont Blanc, a comprehensive history of the climbing of the iconic mountain.

    MATHEWS, Charles Edward
    The Annals of Mont Blanc. A Monograph. 1900.
    £500.00

  • First edition of Mountaineering in the Land of the Midnight Sun by Elizabeth Anne Frances, covering nineteen new ascents of the Norwegian Arctic Circle.
    First edition of Mountaineering in the Land of the Midnight Sun by Elizabeth Anne Frances, covering nineteen new ascents of the Norwegian Arctic Circle.

    LE BLOND, Mrs. Aubrey [Elizabeth Anne Frances].
    Mountaineering in the Land of the Midnight Sun. 1908.
    £650.00

  • Deluxe issue of the first edition of Mountaineering by Sydney Spencer and others for the Lonsdale Library, in full blue morocco.
    Deluxe issue of the first edition of Mountaineering by Sydney Spencer and others for the Lonsdale Library, in full blue morocco.

    LONSDALE LIBRARY The; SPENCER, Sydney and others.
    Mountaineering. 1934.
    £185.00

  • The fourth Everest espedition.
    The fourth Everest espedition.

    RUTTLEDGE, Hugh.
    Everest 1933. 1934.
    £650.00

  • Ruttledge's account of the 1935 and 1936 unsuccessful expeditions to Mount Everest.
    Ruttledge's account of the 1935 and 1936 unsuccessful expeditions to Mount Everest.

    RUTTLEDGE, Hugh.
    Everest: The Unfinished Adventure 1937.
    £800.00

  • This facsimile reprint of Weston's Mountaineering and Exploration in the Japanese Alps is almost as scarce as the first edition.
    This facsimile reprint of Weston's Mountaineering and Exploration in the Japanese Alps is almost as scarce as the first edition.

    WESTON, Rev. Walter
    Mountaineering and Exploration in the Japanese Alps. 1975
    £875.00

  • First edition including climbs in Corsica, the Appeninnes, Mont Blanc and Japan.
    First edition including climbs in Corsica, the Appeninnes, Mont Blanc and Japan.

    FRESHFIELD, Douglas W.
    Below The Snow Line. 1923.
    £300.00

  • First edition with the letter from the author. With portrait done by Bip Pares
    First edition with the letter from the author. With portrait done by Bip Pares

    SHIPTON, Eric.
    Blank on the map. 1938.
    £3,950.00

  • One of 360 copies on BFK Rives, including illustrations of views of Miolans Castle, Albertville, Conflans, Val d'Isere, Tignes and Mont Blanc.
    One of 360 copies on BFK Rives, including illustrations of views of Miolans Castle, Albertville, Conflans, Val d'Isere, Tignes and Mont Blanc.

    MENEBREA, Henri; DREVET, Joanny (engraver).
    Au seuil des Alpes de Savoie, Combe de Savoie, 1936.
    £2,250.00

  • A fine set of the deluxe edition of a Himalayan classic, complete with all four volumes.
    A fine set of the deluxe edition of a Himalayan classic, complete with all four volumes.

    CONWAY, William Martin.
    Climbing and Exploration in The Karakoram-Himalayas. 1894.
    £7,750.00

  • First edition of Shipton's account of his expedition to the Garhwal Himalaya with Harold Tilman and three Sherpas, during which they surveyed Nanda Devi.
    First edition of Shipton's account of his expedition to the Garhwal Himalaya with Harold Tilman and three Sherpas, during which they surveyed Nanda Devi.

    SHIPTON, E[ric].
    Nanda Devi. 1936.
    £2,000.00

  • Scarce personal reminiscences of Conway's 1892 Karakoram expedition.
    Scarce personal reminiscences of Conway's 1892 Karakoram expedition.

    ECKENSTEIN, Oscar.
    The Karakorams and Kashmir. 1896.
    £3,500.00

  • With dust wrapper. Ruttledge's account of the 1935 and 1936 unsuccessful expeditions to Mount Everest.
    With dust wrapper. Ruttledge's account of the 1935 and 1936 unsuccessful expeditions to Mount Everest.

    RUTTLEDGE, Hugh.
    Everest: the Unfinished Adventure. 1937.
    £650.00

  • Herzog was a French mountaineer who led this remarkable ascent of Annapurna. Inscribed copy.
    Herzog was a French mountaineer who led this remarkable ascent of Annapurna. Inscribed copy.

    HERZOG, Maurice.
    Annapurna 1953.
    £750.00

  • Whistler, a fellow of the Zoological Society and a serving member of the Indian (Imperial) police, spent much of his leave in the Himalayas north of Simla.
    Whistler, a fellow of the Zoological Society and a serving member of the Indian (Imperial) police, spent much of his leave in the Himalayas north of Simla.

    WHISTLER, Hugh.
    In the High Himalayas. 1924
    £750.00

  • An fascinating account of a three months' summer journey through the high level Alps from west to east.
    An fascinating account of a three months' summer journey through the high level Alps from west to east.

    CONWAY, Sir William Martin.
    The Alps from End to End. 1900.
    £200.00

  • First edition of this remarkable adventure in the Eastern Himalayas.
    First edition of this remarkable adventure in the Eastern Himalayas.

    SMYTHE, Frank Sydney.
    The Kangchenjunga Adventure 1930
    £200.00

  • Ruttledge's richly illustrated narrative of the fourth Everest expedition.
    Ruttledge's richly illustrated narrative of the fourth Everest expedition.

    RUTTLEDGE, Hugh.
    Everest 1933. 1934.
    £500.00

  • The standard biography of the great Alpine mountaineer, Saussure, by another outstanding mountaineer.
    The standard biography of the great Alpine mountaineer, Saussure, by another outstanding mountaineer.

    FRESHFIELD, Douglas W.
    The life of Horace Benedict de Saussure. 1920
    £1,250.00

  • Rare privately printed account of George Beetham's ascents of Mounts Ruapehu, Tongariro and Ngauruhoe on New Zealand's North Island.
    Rare privately printed account of George Beetham's ascents of Mounts Ruapehu, Tongariro and Ngauruhoe on New Zealand's North Island.

    [BEETHAM, George].
    The First Ascent of Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand. 1926.
    £325.00

  • Fine example of the first-hand account of the expedition to the peak of the mount Kazbek undertaken in November 1927
    Fine example of the first-hand account of the expedition to the peak of the mount Kazbek undertaken in November 1927

    [CAUCASUS]. Асланишвили, Иосиф Антонович [ASLANISHVILI, I.A.].
    Osenee voskhozhdenie na Mkinvartsveri (vershinu Kazbeka) 9 noiabria 1927 1928.
    £2,000.00

  • First edition of this superbly illustrated work. An account of the first Swiss expedition to the Kumaon Himalayas led by the authors.
    First edition of this superbly illustrated work. An account of the first Swiss expedition to the Kumaon Himalayas led by the authors.

    HEIM, Arnold & GANSSER, August.
    Thron der Götter [The Throne of the Gods]. [1938].
    £575.00

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