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1916Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Two Men's Madness - six lives and a fine ship, the Frank N. Thayer, are lost through the unaccountable frenzy of two Indians; In Wildest Ireland - A.W. Cutler describes and photographs "unspoilt" regions of the Emerald Isle - with many fascinating photos; The Guardian of the Line - the ordeal undergone by a humble railway-crossing keeper's wife in Lithuania on the Russian Front; In Search of the Unknown Land - The tragic story of the Stefansson Arctic Exploration Expedition, twelve-page article including many photos; The Tales of Golab Khan - some amusing stories of Indian life; The Airman's Escape - two British aviators raid a Bulgarian town, then one is shot down and must be rescued by his companion; From Job To Job Around the World - part VI - Two American wanderers make there way through the Holy Land to Constantinople - with photos; The Trouble at Crib No. 2 - a tug-boat fireman recounts an exciting story of a winter rescue on the Great Lakes; Australia's Water Miracle - article and photos describe how the Government of New South Wales has created a miracle of irrigation; The Story of Count Seilern - A Tragedy of the Hapsburgs; Alpine Acrobats - A vivid account, illustrated by some very remarkable photographs, of the first ascent of the needle-like "Cigar Rock" in the Italian Alps; Lovely one-page illustrated ad by Canada Steamship Lines promotes their Niagara to the Sea all-water route; and more. pp. 4 [ads], [3], 290-385, 7-32 [ads]. Unmarked with moderate wear. Soiling to back cover. Covers beginning to loosen, otherwise a sound vintage copy of this exceptional issue.. Book
1922Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Last Fight of the Five Hundred - Part I - Events attending the siege and fall of Urfa where 500 French troops held out against the overwhelming force of Mustapha Kemal Pasha's rebel Kurds and Turks - article with photos; The World's Largest Ice Cavern - in the mountains of Tyrol in Austria - article with photos; The Three "Little People" of St. Gwendron - an odd story from the wilds of Cornwall involving the occult - article with photos; The World's Most Thrilling Sport - photo-illustrated article on the rock climbers of Tyrol; A Man's Luck - Part VII - a man tries to build an Alaska home for the girl of his dreams but keeps being jailed; The Loneliest Briton - Ernest Davies spent eight years in the Paumotus, three thousand miles from the nearest Australian or American ports; Photo of a thirty foot python; A Treasure-Hunt in the Land of Thirst - Part II - description of an exciting trip into the practically unknown region to the north of Cape Colony, sometimes called the "Mysterious Richtersveld"; Bill's First Lion - things didn't go as planned; The Man Who Fooled a Continent - "Lord Gordon Gordon" nearly brought about an international incident between Great Britain and the USA; A Film-Hunter on the Amazon - Part IV - documenting what was probably the most adventurous expedition ever undertaken in the interests of the movies; "Moonshine Valley" - account of a raid on a stronghold of moonshiners in Strawn, Texas; The Death-Trap - A Texas cowpuncher's night of horror; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2] 444-528, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
1971ref. 2090202118000349Kodansha 1971. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Kodansha paperback
19998vo., First Edition, with coloured plates, illustrations and maps in the text, and coloured endpaper maps; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19678vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Vividly-written biography of the 'father of modern mountaineering', who disappeared on Nanga Parbat in 1895. Neate 854.
1967Contents: Color Smirnoff ad features Frankenstein; The Vietnam War - with air photo of Thai Nguyen Steel Complex before bombing; Picture of Jimmy Hoffa entering Lewisburg Penitentiary with coat over his handcuffs; Arlen Specter; Haight-Ashbury; The Mind of China - Time Essay; Photo of Svetlana & "Papochka" (Joseph) Stalin circa 1940; Mountain Climbing; Fran Tarkenton; Color photo ad for the Chevrolet Camaro; Photo of Canadian CF-104 downed by a goose; Air Force SV-5D; The Redgrave Sisters - feature article with photos; and much more. Unmarked. Above-average wear. One page loose but present. Book
2019New Turkish Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 191 p., ills. Tirmanis güncesi: Denizin mavisinden daglarin beyazina 7 bin 105 metre hikayesi. A climbing chronicle of a Turkish mountaineer.
19838vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece and numerous plates, diagrams and maps; grey cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper.
2005ref. 36248Nimes, 2005. Format a l'italienne 21x15 cm, broche, 194 pages. Bon etat.
ref. 1792742894.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2007Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. 180 pages with full color illustrations throughout, contents include: Animated toys, Balancing toys, Climbing toys, Catch toys, Wooden dolls, Wheeled toys, Elastic band power, Flying toys, Skittles, Spinning toys Trreet toys, Whistles, rattles and noismakers, Optical toys, Second world war toys, etc.
195066 pages. Features: 12 Hours with 6009 - watch this NYC engine as it is readied for the run, then ride the cab for the 403 fleeting miles - great photos and write-up; Burlington Route relocates 13.4 miles of line as Federal Government constructs new dam on the Big Horn River in Wyoming - article and photos; To Alaska Someday - The Great Pacific Eastern - a structly rural steam and diesel road in British Columbia - excellent photos, maps and article; Photo Section includes wonderful shot of sunbeams inside the concourse of Grand Central Station, New York, centerfold photo of a Union Pacific freight climbing Sherman Hill, west of Cheyenne, Wyoming - a 4-8-8-4 'Big Boy'; Millions for Signals - "Either slow down your streamliners or intall more signals", says Interstate Commerce Commission - long article with photos; The Morristown & Erie Railroad - article and photos; Great vintage ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1843Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with lithograph frontispiece, 8 lithograph plates, 9 tinted lithograph topographical sketches on 4, engraved illustrations in the text and large folding map in pocket at end, plates mildly spotted, text-block clean, neat inscription on blank preliminary; original terracotta cloth, boards elaborately framed and blocked in blind, neatly rebacked in cloth to style with original gilt label laid down, dove-blue endpapers, a very good, bright, firm copy. With the nineteenth-century engraved armorial bookplate of Sir Hugh Hume Campbell of Marchmont. Robust copy of an alpine classic. VERY SCARCE. Neate *274.
grand in-8, 255 pp., photographies in texte, broché. Très bel exemplaire. [SO-8]
2000242pp. Hardcover Very good condition good
2014New Turkish Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 15 cm). In Turkish. 112 p., color ills. Uludag MIKS tirmanis rehberi. Climbing guide to Uludag (Mt. Monk) in Bursa city.
1935Very Good Turkish Paperback. Brochure. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 10 cm). In Turkish. 20, [4] p., b/w ills. Extremely rare. Uludagin tarihi, kayak sporlari, otel ve signaklar, nakliye vasitalari, belediye ve kayak sporlari, dagcilik klöpleri hakkinda malûmat, 1935.
ref. 10466suivi de l’Oberland Bernois et de la Suisse centrale et de un pêcheur vosgien sur une île flottante. In 8 cartonnage rose, gaufré, à décor passe partout. Faux-titre, frontispice, titre 167 pages. Tours Alfred Mame & fils éditeurs 1886. Rousseurs., dos insolé
1964ref. 2111902154600890Kodansha 1964. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Kodansha paperback
19518vo. First Edition with frontispiece plates and maps some very light and occasional age-staining; handsomely bound in burgundy full morocco sides with gilt frame border back with raised bands second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt all other compa Nice copy of Murray's second great work on Scottish mountaineering. Neate M189.
ref. 20131Genève, Imprimerie Genevoise, 2002. In-4, cartonnage couleurs. Abondamment illustré, entre autres de nombreuses publicités de sponsors...
ref. 26464Genève, Course de l'Escalade, 2019. Trousse de toilette avec suspensoir - décorée par la dessinatrice genevoise.
2018ref. 1-1493034774Falcon Pr Pub Co 2018. Hardcover. New. 241 pages. 9.50x6.00x1.00 inches. Falcon Pr Pub Co hardcover
1924ref. WOC-553Illustrations de Paul-Franz Namur, croquis et dessins, et phototypies hors-texte dont portrait en frontispice. Préface de Madame P.-F.Namur-Vallot. Paris, Imprimerie Paul Dupont, 1924. Grand in-4 (28x23cm) broché, plat supérieur orné d'un dessin à la plume, dos avec manque et restauration. 167pp. Complet de la copie de Guido Rey , Turin 3 mai 1925 à Myrtil.
19998vo., First Edition, with 65 coloured plates on 24, 22 monochrome plates on 8, several maps (a number full-page) in the text, and endpaper maps; grey cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE.
