19568vo., First Edition, with very numerous plates and illustrations in the text, and endpaper maps; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly age-browned on (predominantly white) rear panel. Sequel to 'High Conquest', continuing the story of post-war climbing and the conquest of Everest. UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION. Neate, 843.

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Royaume-Uni34,12 €

UMLAUFT Professor F.MareMagnum

The Alps. Translated by Louisa Brough. [First English Edition.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY OF THE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION

18898vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), numerous plates and illustrations in the text, and 2 folding maps (one coloured; one coloured in outline); pictorial cloth, gilt back, green endpapers, covers very lightly faded else a very good, bright, crisp copy. With the armorial bookplate of Harry Robert Sauve Pulman on front paste-down. Not recorded by Neate.

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Royaume-Uni81,89 €

UNSWORTH WaltMareMagnum

Everest. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

19818vo., First Edition, with very numerous coloured and monochrome plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Royaume-Uni22,75 €

UNSWORTH WaltMareMagnum

Hold the Heights. The Foundations of Mountaineering. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

19948vo., First Edition, with numerous plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Royaume-Uni13,65 €

UNSWORTH WalterMareMagnum

Tiger in the Snow. The Life and Adventures of A.F. Mummery. 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.

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Royaume-Uni20,47 €

VALBUENA, Antonio de (Seud "Miguel de Escalada". 1844-1929)Biblio.com

Ripios Geográficos

1905réf. 43373PRIMERA EDICION.- Madrid: Librería General de Victoriano Suárez Tip. de Idamor Moreno 1905.- 334 p.; 8º 181 x 115 cm; Intonso con todas sus barbas; Rústica Ed. La cubierta anterior con una leve mancha. A este autor se le considera el crítico más contumaz de España junto con Leopoldo Alas "Clarín". También publicó muchas obras atacando a la Real Academia Española de la que pensaba que era una amenaza contra el idioma. En este curioso libro censura los errores cometidos por los geógrafos oficiales en especial los relativos a la provincia de León donde el nació concretamente en Pedrosa del Rey. LITERATURA Y FILOSOFÃA ESPAÑOLAS DE LOS SIGLOS XIX-XXI Y SU HISTORIA EN GENERAL Libro en español Librería General de Victoriano Suárez (Tip. de Idamor Moreno) paperback

Librería Miguel Miranda · Espagne45,00 €

VALLS; AlfonsMareMagnum

ROCA LLIURE - Alella 1987 - Molt il·lustrat

Alella, Edit. Pleniluni, 1987. Nombroses il·lustracions en b/n. 181 p. 8è major. Rústica editorial il·lustrada. Molt bon exemplar.

Llibres del Mirall · Espagne30,00 €

VariousMareMagnum

The Wide World Magazine - July 1952

1952Features: Outlaw Struggle - The hectic history of an extensive area of rugged wilderness in Oklahoma and Arkansas which has been a recognized sanctuary for desperadoes and fugitives; Climbing the Southern Falls - An absorbing description of a wonderful feat of mountaineering - the single-handed ascent of a 1,904 ft cataract which New Zealanders claim to be the loftiest in the world; Frensham's Bungalow - A strange story related by a former officer of the Indian Army; A Bid For Fortune - A youthful newcomer to Darwin, Australia risks his slender capital by joining a veteran skipper in a trip to a secret pearl-oyster bed; A Pygmy Net-Hunt - A graphic description of a most ingenious method of capturing wild animals; The Lost Mine - Originally published in 1929, author set forth to study native Indians in Panama but became involved with Tisingal, reputed to be one of the richest gold mines ever worked by the Spaniards; Velnagel's Gold - Engaged in salvaging old machinery from a long-abandoned Australian goldfield, the author stumbled into a most extraordinary experience; The Arrow Mystery - A curious affair from the early days of the Nigerian tin-field; Front cover missing. Above-average wear externally. Contents in decent condition. Magazine

RareNonFiction.com · Canada69,95 €

Various ContributorsMareMagnum

The Illustrated London News - January 14, 1961

1961Features: Hooliganism in Belgium; The New Significance of Laos; Lady Lytton's Court Diary; 7th International Boat Show; The New Millbank Skyscraper (2 page pictorial); Peruvian Mountain Climbing; Congo disputes; Baluba refugees; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine

RareNonFiction.com · Canada149,95 €

VERDIER Jean-PierreLivre Rare Book

Escalade : s'initier et progresser.

2004réf. 113594Amphora 2004 Amphora, 2004, 351 p., broché, une étiquette sur second plat (ancien code barre), bon état.

Librairie Diogène · Lyon, France15,00 €

VERDIER, J.-P.MareMagnum

ESCALADE. S'initier et progresser - Techniques de sécurité.

in-8, 255 pp., illustrations en n&b et (surtout) en couleurs, broché, couverture illustrée. Très bel exemplaire. [LA-9] Imprimé sur beau papier.

Pique-Puces · France15,00 €

VOGLER RomainLivre Rare Book

Les Etats-Unis. Shawangunks, Colorado, Yosémite... les plus belles escalades.

réf. 7753Cartonnage illustré de l'éditeur, 1984, 176 pages, 26X23 cm, nombreuses photos et cartes, collection les plus belles escalades, éditions Denoël. Petit frottement au premier plat sans gravité, bon exemplaire.

Bouquinerie Latulu · Besançon, France28,00 €

Von Nicholas Mailõnder; Volker LeuchsnerMareMagnum

Sun Rock - Klettern am Mittelmeer

1987No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to front cover, creasing to rear and to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slightly scratched rear and no bumping to corners. 364pp. A climbing guide of the Mediterranean Coast from Spain to Monaco, with routes, diagrams, descriptions, photographs and supplies. Text in English and German.

Godley Books · Royaume-Uni22,18 €

W. N. Ling and J. Rooke CorbettMareMagnum

The Scottish Mountaineering Club : The Northern Highlands

1936Name inside front board. Most of book in very good clean condition. Two large fold-out maps and a number of large fold-out photographs in excellent condition. Large part of upper corner of rear cover badly damp marked Clear gilt lettering to front and spine and rounded corners. Dusty dust jacket not price clipped with nicks, chips and small tears to upper and lower edges and badly damp stained rear upper corner. 106pp. Descriptions of climbs on twenty mountains plus geology of the area. Well illustrated.

Godley Books · Royaume-Uni5,63 €

WAINWRIGHT AlfredMareMagnum

A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells. Book Four. The Southern Fells. [Thirteenth Impression.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

1966Sm. 8vo., Thirteenth Impression, with numerous illustrations and maps throughout; original brown cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in blue, radial corners, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, lightly age-soiled dustwrapper. First published in 1960.

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Royaume-Uni31,85 €

WAINWRIGHT AlfredMareMagnum

A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells. Book Six. The North Western Fells. [Sixth Impression.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

1967Sm. 8vo., Sixth Impression, with numerous illustrations and maps throughout; original yellow cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in blue, radial corners, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, lightly age-soiled dustwrapper. First published in 1964.

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Royaume-Uni31,85 €

WAINWRIGHT AlfredMareMagnum

Fell Wanderer. The Story behind the Guidebooks. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

1966Oblong 4to., First Edition, with title-vignette, and numerous plates and illustrations in the text; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter frayed and creased with minor loss at extremities. UNACCOUNTABLY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Royaume-Uni50,04 €

WALKER KevinLivre Rare Book

L'ESCALADE EN UN WEEK-END

1991réf. 122561991 cartonné blanc éditeur (editor hard-back) in-octavo, dos et plats illustrés en couleurs (spine and illustrated in colours), tranches lisses (smooth edges), abondamment illustré (plentifully illustrated), 96 pages, 1991 à Paris Editions du Sport,

Librairie Guimard · Nantes, France20,00 €

WALKER J. H.MareMagnum

Walking in the Alps. With Photographs and Map by the Author. VICTOR DIX'S COPY WITH HIS BOOKPLATE

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.

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Royaume-Uni168,33 €

WALKER J. HubertMareMagnum

Mountain Days in the Highlands and Alps. With Illustrations by the Author. NEAR FINE COPY

19378vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, plates (toned in blue or sepia) and maps, and 2 maps in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, uncut, joints faintly rubbed else a near fine copy. Neate 862.

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Royaume-Uni45,49 €

WALKER J. HubertMareMagnum

Walking in the Alps. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

19518vo., First Edition, with plates and maps, small neat signature on front free endpaper and title; green cloth, gilt back, green top, backstrip mildly faded else a good, clean copy. Neate *864.

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Royaume-Uni10,24 €

Wenger DanielLivre Rare Book

Mes plus belles balades dans le massif vosgien

2004réf. 500124329Rhin 2004 20x1 4x11cm. 2004. Broché.

Démons et Merveilles · Joinville, France16,00 €

WHYMPER EDWARD.Livre Rare Book

ESCALADES DANS LES ALPES DE 1860 à 1869.

réf. CSP-383Genève, 1912. Librairie A. Jullien, Editeur. Illustré d'un portrait, de trente-six gravures d'après les dessins de l'auteur, et de trois cartes. 284 pages

Clef de Sol Productions · Vevey, Suisse59,00 CHF≈ 63,87 €

WHYMPER EdwardMareMagnum

Scrambles amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69. Second Edition. SECOND EDITION IN HALF MOROCCO

18718vo., Second Edition, with engraved frontispiece, title-vignette, 21 engraved plates, 92 illustrations in the text, 5 folding maps (one or two short tears in folds) and large folding chart at end, neat contemporary signatures on blank preliminary, title very lightly dust-soiled; firmly bound in contemporary brown half morocco, marbled boards ruled in blind, back with raised bands, second and third compartments letterd in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, marbled edges, cream endpapers, covers mildly age-marked and faded else a very good, bright, clean copy. Bright, clean copy in contemporary binding of the most famous mountaineering book of all time. Neate *897.

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Royaume-Uni363,95 €

WIETLISBACH (Bernard)Livre Rare Book

Le Guide du Salève, en collaboration avec les grimpeurs du Salève.

1986réf. WOC-2129Nombreux schémas ou croquis. Genève, chez l'auteur, avril 1986. In-8 (21x15cm) broché couverture jaune illustré, petite fente au dos. 110pp.