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19258vo., Sole Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, 28 monochrome plates on 24, 2 folding plates, 17 illustrations and diagrams (a number full-page) in the text, 3 folding maps on japon (2 coloured in outline and one coloured), appendices including 6 tables (4 folding), 5 folding sketch-maps in red and black and 1 folding meteorological table, some light foxing throughout; cloth, blocked in blind, gilt back, uncut, covers a little faded else a sound, clean copy of a very scarce work. The definitive general study and notoriously hard to find. Neate 142
18758vo., Second Edition, with 13 woodcuts in the text, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper verso; handsomely bound in early twentieth century half calf BY MUDIE, marbled boards, back with five raised bands ruled in gilt, second compartment with leather label lettered and ruled in gilt, third compartment with author's name in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with a floral spray, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, backstrip faded (but all gilt just legible) else a most attractive copy of a scarce work. The binding is signed on front free endpaper verso. The publisher's catalogue sometimes found at end has not been bound with this copy. The first printing of the first edition was in Vol. IX of the Journal of the Linnean Society of London (dated 1867 but issued in 1865). The present edition, the first in book form, is greatly revised and enlarged; Freeman notes that 1500 copies were printed. The woodcut illustrations are by George Darwin, the author's son. SCARCE. Freeman (Darwin), 220; Freeman (BNHB), 909.
19538vo., Third Impression, with frontispiece, plates and rear endpaper map; original series binding of red cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, radial corners, primrose endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy.
18598vo., Second Edition, with a mounted chromolithographed frontispiece, engraved title-vignette, 7 fine mounted chromolithographed plates (all original tissue guards save one present), 24 woodcut illustrations in the text, and 9 folding engraved and coloured maps (one of two short tears in folds), neat contemporary signature on blank preliminary recto; attractively bound in late nineteenth century half calf BY SMART OF GLOUCESTER, marbled boards, back with five raised bands tooled in gilt, second compartment ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments ruled in blind, red sprinkled edges, marbled endpapers, upper hinge tender else a very good, bright, clean copy. With the engraved binder's ticket on front paste-down. Published in the same year as the first edition. This edition has a new title-vignette and an extra woodcut illustration. This work is effectively the forerunner of the Alpine Club Journal. 'Commonly regarded as the cornerstone of any mountaineering collection' (Neate). An appendix lists all Alpine peaks above 12,000ft. Neate 18.
19338vo., First Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 13 plates on 11, half-title and title lightly spotted; original cloth, backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, backstrip lightly mottled else a very good, bright, clean copy. The author was a contemporary of the Abraham brothers with whom he climbed occasionally. He was also one of those who made the first ascent of the Ben Nuis Chimney on Arran in 1901. Includes short bibliography. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Neate 43.
19508vo., First Edition, with 24 plates, neat inscription on front free endpaper; original blue cloth, gilt back, blue top, a very good, bright, clean copy. Neate 243.
19088vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece and a plate; original red cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, gilt top, uncut, covers unevenly faded else a very good, bright, clean copy. The first, and perhaps deceptively humble, appearance of a rock-climbing classic; in its plea for conservation it is decades before its time. It was several times reissued in various forms, but never as attractively as in this, its original binding. Neate 680.
18968vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), coloured plate and 60 wood-engraved illustrations (a number full-page) in the text, a few relevant pencilled marginal annotations in a neat scholarly hand; handsomely bound in navy full crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame borders, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, uncut, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With 2pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. Dedicated to Faraday, Tyndall's classic account was first published in 1860. This revised edition, sanctioned by his widow and issued three years after his death, includes minor textual corrections and a much improved index. Equally notable both as scientist and mountaineer, Tyndall transformed his scientific interest in mountains into a keen appreciation of their beauty and pleasures. His most famous climb is probably the first ascent of the Weisshorn, but he was also a contender for the first ascent of the Matterhorn. In July 1862 (with Johann Bennen) he reached the main shoulder, only to be defeated by a deep cleft. Neate 836.
19678vo., First Edition, with 43 plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in dustwrapper, the latter mildly frayed and creased at edges. Much sought-after biography of the climber who almost single-handedly rejuvenated the sport during the 1950s. Often accompanied by Don Whillans, he pioneered routes of extraordinary severity including Alps, first ascents of Kanchengjunga and the Montagh Tower. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Neate B185.
19488vo., First English Edition, with 32 plates, 13 tail-piece engravings by Whymper and 6 maps in the text; cloth, a very good, clean copy in worn dustwrapper, the latter with loss at edges of front and rear panels. Describes twenty-two fatal accidents in the High Alps. The work was first published in Paris in 1940. Neate 318.
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.
19558vo., Second Impression, with a frontispiece and 30 plates; cloth, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Published in the same year as the first edition. Izzard covered the 1953 Everest expedition for the Daily Mail newspaper. This work was first published in the US in 1954. The UK edition is uncommon in the dustwrapper. Neate 405.
19468vo., Fourth Impression, with frontispiece and 16 plates; original red cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped, lightly dust-soiled dustwrapper, the latter with minor loss (affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip. First published in 1943. See Neate 468
1947Roy. 8vo., Third Edition, with a frontispiece, 2 large folding panoramas, 27 plates and rear endpaper map, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; original series binding of red cloth lettered in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly age-soiled and wanting section from lower backstrip/front panel and from rear fold-in.
19674to., First Edition, with very numerous fine photographs throughout; cloth, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Neate 643.
19468vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece, 59 plates on 46 and 7 full-page maps in the text; original blue buckram, gilt back, blue top, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly age-browned and chipped (not affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip. Written from a Japanese POW camp at Singapore, Russell's classic account records summer camps with New Zealand pioneer A.P.Harper, experiences in Jan Mayen and the Arctic, and an expedition to the Karakoram-Himalaya under Shipton. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Neate R98.
19488vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 14 plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Neate 835.
19578vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, numerous plates and endpaper maps in red; red cloth, gilt back, red top, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Detailed and well-illustrated account of Snowdon, Snowdonia and its climbers during the 'golden age'. Uncommon in this condition. Neate 943.
19518vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, 33 plates and 12 maps (7 double-page); original green cloth, gilt back, green top, a near fine copy. WITH THE BOOKPLATE OF VICTOR WILKINSON DIX ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN . A keen alpinist, Dix was Professor of Surgery at London University Hospital. he finest guide of the period to the high level circuits and routes of the Alps, and still a most useful compendium today. Neate 864.
19538vo., with 32 plates (a number double-page), several maps in the text and mounted folding map printed in colours; original wrappers printed in red and black, all edges uncut, PARTIALLY UNOPENED, a very good, clean copy in the pictorial dustwrapper, the latter a little worn and frayed at extremities. 'Collection Supervivium', 16, with publisher's catalogue bound in at end. The original account of the first conquest of Annapurna.
19864to., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs (many full-page); blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Vividly-written and sumptuously illustrated account of the author's four expeditions to the world's highest peak.
19738vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs (many full-page) and maps in the text; brown cloth, gilt back, red endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19754to., First English Edition, with coloured frontispiece and plates, and numerous illustrations and maps in the text; cloth, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Lavishly illustrated with route maps and descriptions. Neate 645.
20018vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper. The first substantial biography of the mountaineer, explorer and scholar.
19738vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, numerous coloured and monochrome photographs (many double- or full-page) throughout, and pictorial endpapers; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Hodder & Stoughton, [1991]