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1902Best.-Nr. 13109Genève, Henriy Kündig, 1902. In-8 de VII-570 pages, demi-chagrin bordeaux, dos à 5 nerfs, pièces de titre beige et bordeaux, A. Meli-Lupi en lettres dorées en queue.
1883Best.-Nr. CA0238a5 volumes. 495 pages with frontispiece six plates plan and appendices; 536 pages with appendices and index; 567 pages with appendices and index; 675 pages with appendices and index; 840 pages with appendices tables and index. Royal octavo 9 3/4" x 7" bound in quarter calf with marbled boards and gilt lettering to spine. Palau 4576 Second edition. Lucas Ignacio Alamán y Escalada Alamán studied at the Real Colegio de Minas de la Nueva España in the Viceroyalty of New Spain colonial México. He frequently traveled on his credentials as a scientist and diplomat becoming one of the most educated men in Mexico. At the outset of the war for Mexican independence in September 1810 Alamán is said to have been an eyewitness of the massacre of Spanish families in his home city of Guanajuato. This experience may have influenced his lifelong devotion to conservative politics and his nostalgia for monarchic rule for Mexico. For most of the 1840s he devoted himself primarily to writing the history of Mexico from the perspective of a conservative. His three-volume work Disertaciones sobre la Historia de la Republica mexicana Mexico 1844–1849 and his five-volume Historia de México desde los primeros movimientos que prepararon su independencia en el año de 1808 hasta la época presenteMexico 1849–1852 stand as the major intellectual productions of the Conservative Party in nineteenth-century Mexico and the only histories produced by a Mexican author of his era to view the Spanish presence in his country favorably. Condition: Early owner's embossed stamps to title pages moderate wear some age toning corners bumped and rubbed book plates removed from front pastedowns some chipping to edges else a good to very good set. Due to the size and/or weight of this lot extra shipping and/or handling charges may apply. Victoriano Agueros y Comp hardcover
1883Best.-Nr. CA0238a5 volumes. 495 pages with frontispiece six plates plan and appendices; 536 pages with appendices and index; 567 pages with appendices and index; 675 pages with appendices and index; 840 pages with appendices tables and index. Royal octavo 9 3/4" x 7" bound in quarter calf with marbled boards and gilt lettering to spine. Palau 4576 Second edition. Lucas Ignacio Alamán y Escalada Alamán studied at the Real Colegio de Minas de la Nueva España in the Viceroyalty of New Spain colonial México. He frequently traveled on his credentials as a scientist and diplomat becoming one of the most educated men in Mexico. At the outset of the war for Mexican independence in September 1810 Alamán is said to have been an eyewitness of the massacre of Spanish families in his home city of Guanajuato. This experience may have influenced his lifelong devotion to conservative politics and his nostalgia for monarchic rule for Mexico. For most of the 1840s he devoted himself primarily to writing the history of Mexico from the perspective of a conservative. His three-volume work Disertaciones sobre la Historia de la Republica mexicana Mexico 1844–1849 and his five-volume Historia de México desde los primeros movimientos que prepararon su independencia en el año de 1808 hasta la época presenteMexico 1849–1852 stand as the major intellectual productions of the Conservative Party in nineteenth-century Mexico and the only histories produced by a Mexican author of his era to view the Spanish presence in his country favorably. Condition: Early owner's embossed stamps to title pages moderate wear some age toning corners bumped and rubbed book plates removed from front pastedowns some chipping to edges else a good to very good set. Due to the size and/or weight of this lot extra shipping and/or handling charges may apply. Victoriano Agueros y Comp hardcover books
19948vo., First Edition, with numerous plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
2008Best.-Nr. 18781Genève 2008. Pendule de 28 cm de diamètre, au cadran illustré par Albertine pour la course de l'Escalade (fond illustré très légèrement gondolé).
in-8, 187 pp., illustrations h.t. n&b, broché, couverture illustrée.- Bel exemplaire. [DV-8][CA27/0-]
1932Paris Les Editions de France 1932, In-12 relié demi-basane marron amateur, dos à nerfs. 264 pages. Préface du Général BRUCE.
1932Best.-Nr. 9996660Editions de France Paris Les Editions de France 1932, In-12 relié demi-basane marron amateur, dos à nerfs. 264 pages. Préface du Général BRUCE.
18998vo., Fourth Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 6 plates by Whymper; maroon cloth, boards framed and blocked in blind, gilt back, black endpapers, joints lightly rubbed and case a litle shaken else a very good, bright, clean copy. With 2pp publisher's catalogue at end. First published in 1871. This edition includes minor textual corrections and the first Index. Neate *839.
194032 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Photo taken aboard the Abel P. Upshur as she leaves port; RAF to the aid of gallant Greece; Super full-page aerial photo of RAF bombing attack in progress on the Albanian port of Valona, being used by Italy; Illustrated text of statement in the House of Commons on the progress of the war by Winston Churchill; Wonderful full-page photo of a massive British factory containing many bombers under construction; photo of desert listening post in action; Map showing the progress of British operations in the western desert; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black shows the Albanian port of Valona under bombardment by the British navy; Photos of terrible London bomb damage to the House of Commons and Middle Temple Library; Photos on Hitler's 'invasion coast' (France); Illustration of fallen German pilots in rubber boat climbing aboard a Nazi raft prepositioned for them off the coast of France; Great before and after photos of repaired bomb damage to the London and North Eastern Railway; Illustrated text of the last speech of the late Lord Lothian, British Ambassador the the U.S., who passed away on 12 December; Dramatic photo of a British battle squadron firing on the French Fleet to keep it from enemy hands - the Bretagne is shown ablaze; Gallabat taken from Italians; Commentary on the war this week; British Army studies invasion tactics - photos of British troops in boats practising to cross unbridged rivers; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
19773 vols., 8vo., Mixed Impressions, with coloured and monochrome plates and maps; cloth (blue/brown/blue respectively), gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. FIRST VOLUME SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. First volume with personal armorial bookplate on front free endpaper. The trilogy comprises: I Chose to Climb (sixth impression, 1977), The Next Horizon (first impression, 1973) and The Everest Years (first impression, 1986). Neate 90, 94 (first and second volumes respectively).
19738vo., Fourth Impression, with frontispiece, plates and maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The author's first book, originally published in 1966. Includes his first major Scottish climb in 1953, the first British ascent of the Eigerwand, first steps in the Himalaya and the Central Tower of Paine in Patagonia. Neate 90 (recording the first edition).
19668vo., First Edition, with 44 plates; handsomely bound in full dark green crushed morocco, sides with git frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with an ice-axe motif, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. An elegant copy of author's first book. Includes his first major Scottish climb in 1953, the first British ascent of the Eigerwand, first steps in the Himalaya and the Central Tower of Paine in Patagonia. Neate 90.
Best.-Nr. 18484Genève, Editions de la Compagnie 1602, sans date. In-8 broché, couverture décorée. 20 images en noir par Elzingre, Noël Fontanet, Paul Perrelet, Jules Courvoisier, Serge Pahnke, Francis Portier, Ed.-Louis Baud, Van Muyden et Georges Chapot.
19138vo., First Edition, with several plates, free endpapers lightly browned; original green cloth, boards framed in blind, upper board lettered in gilt, green top, green marbled endpapers, a remarkably bright, clean, crisp copy. The Britannia Hut is the only mountain club hut in the Alps built entirely from funds raised by British climbers. Clinton Dent (1850-1912) was the first President of the Association. RARE. Neate 33.
1996Best.-Nr. LFA-126728880Un ouvrage de 136 pages, format 160 x 240 mm, illustré, broché couverture couleurs, publié en 1996, Amphora, collection "Savoir-Faire Sportif", bon état
19138vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and plates, free endpapers lightly browned; green cloth, boards framed in blind, gilt back, a remarkably bright, fresh copy. WITH THE SEPARATELY PRINTED LEAF OF CORRIGENDA & NOTES. Printed for the author. SCARCE. See Neate p.121.
No publication date or edition statement, 159 pages, illustrated, appendices, index, (Beaufort Library ; 4), Boots Library sticker on front cover. eng
19488vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece, and numerous plates and maps (a number folding); red cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt (faded but wholly legible), a bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter frayed at edges and with loss at upper edge of rear panel. Revised and expanded version of the original edition of 1923.
1965Best.-Nr. 2090502113706351Not Available 1965. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1972Best.-Nr. 2090202118200221Aoki-sha 1972. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Aoki-sha paperback
1902Best.-Nr. 20812Journal de Genève, 1902. Journal de 4 pages, au format imposant de 47 x 65 cm. Plusieurs petites déchirures sans manque, plié en 8.
19928vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, plates, maps in the text and endpaper maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19878vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured plates, and maps in the text; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
1961Sm. 4to., First Edition thus, with title in blue and black, coloured and monochrome plates, and endpaper maps in blue; burgundy cloth, gilt back, boards unevenly sunned else a very good, bright, clean copy. Published two years after the Italian edition. 'His books rank high for the quality of the writing and illustrations' (Neate). Neate *493.
