7 186 résultats
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).
1948Sm. 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, title in red and black, and numerous full-page illustrations in the text, a few small marginalia, neat contemporary signature on blank preliminary; original olive cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in red, radial corners, brown endpapers, a very good, bright, crisp copy. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
19278vo., First Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), 17 [of 18] plates (missing plate supplied in photofacsimile) and double-page map; original burgundy ribbed cloth, upper board letterd in white, gilt back, expertly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, hand-made endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy. Wanting the plate 'Mount Buckland' at p.190 (missing plate supplied in photofacsimile). With 8pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. SCARCE. Neate 180.
19898vo., First Edition, with coloured plates, and illustrations and maps in the text; grey cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
20178vo., First Edition, with plates, maps in the text and endpaper maps; purple cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Surprisingly, the first detailed account of the Rock's secret contributions to victory in WWII.
18308vo., Second Edition, with lithographed frontispiece, 16 mounted lithographed proofs as plates, 2 lithographed folding maps and 2 folding charts (ALL NEATLY COLOURED BY HAND), lithographed folding facsimile, lithographed folding panorama and large lithographed folding map (some moderate spotting), plates and some maps mildly spotted (mainly at margins), text generally clean and crisp, neat contemporary signature on blank preliminary; brown cloth, neatly rebacked in calf lettered in gilt, gilt top, new laid endpapers, uncut, a very good, bright, crisp copy. Crisp copy of a scarce Alpine classic, first published in 1828. Neate *38.
19918vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in dustwrapper.
19508vo., Third Edition, with frontispiece, and numerous plates and maps (a number folding); red cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, radial corners, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Revised and expanded version of the original edition of 1923.
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.
18688vo., First Edition, with engraved frontispiece, 4 engraved plates and 6 illustrations in the text; attractively bound in tan half calf BY LARKINS, marbled boards, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and third compartments with dark brown leather labels lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments elaborately tooled with floral spray in gilt, gilt top, marbled endpapers, uncut, a very good, bright, clean copy. CLINTON THOMAS DENT'S COPY WITH HIS FINE ENGRAVED PICTORIAL BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. The binding is signed on front free endpaper verso. With the trade ticket of Matthews & Brooke of Bradford and Leeds on front paste-down. Bonney was President of the Alpine Club from 1881 to 1883; Dent from 1887 to 1889. Dent made the first ascent of the Dru (1978) and visited the Caucasus several times during the last decades of the century. He was instrumental in founding the Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club and became its first President in 1879; an obituary and memoir was published when the Association opened the first British hut on the Allalinhorn in 1912. A UNIQUE AND SPLENDID COPY LINKING TWO PRESIDENTS OF THE ALPINE CLUB AND WITH OUTSTANDING BRITISH AND ALPINE MOUNTAINEERING PROVENANCE. Neate *98.
19788vo., with portrait frontispiece, plates and route maps; terracotta buckram, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. English rock-climbing classic. Much-needed facsimile reissue of the original Abraham edition of 1900.
19558vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 70 plates on 32, numerous line illustrations (a number full-page) and several full-page maps in the text, some faint offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; blue cloth, gilt back, backstrip lettering very slightly dulled else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly creased at head and tail of backstrip. Hillary's climbing autobiography with Everest 1953 as its climax. INCREASINGLY ELUSIVE IN ANYTHING LIKE THIS CONDITION. Neate 369
19558vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 70 plates on 32, numerous line illustrations (a number full-page) and several full-page maps in the text, title and following few leaves lightly spotted; handsomely bound in full dark blue crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with 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. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR [E. P. HILLARY] ON TITLE. Hillary's climbing autobiography with Everest 1953 as its climax. Neate 369.
19548vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, coloured and monochrome plates, illustrations and maps in the text, and portrait endpapers; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at extremities. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Arguably the best of the personal accounts of the first successful Everest expedition. On 21 May Noyce and Annullu were the first members of the team to reach the South Col, so lifting morale of the expedition as a whole. 'One of the best of the many Everest books' (Neate). Neate *576.
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.
1997Mm 190x245 Brossura editoriale con bandelle formato album, pagine 80, ricco apparato iconografico in bianco e nero e colore. Opera in buonissime condizioni. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE. WORLDWIDE DELIVERY
1999Mm 155x215 Brossura editoriale di pp. 222, con 30 illustrazioni in bianco e nero su tavole ft5s. In ottimo stato. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
1983Mm 140x215 Brossura editoriale con bandelle di pp. 438, in buono stato. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
2000Mm 140x210 Brossura editoriale di pp. 413, in ottimo stato. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
2011Mm 145x210 Collana " Le Boe ". Brossura originale con bandelle, copertina a colori, 564 pp. con 8 tavole in nero non comprese nel testo. Copia in ottimo stato, spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
1988Mm135x205 Brossura editoriale con bandelle di pp. 347+indice, con illustrazioni in bianco e nero su tavole fuori testo, con una postfazione di Riccardo Bertoncelli, in ottimo stato. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
1999Mm 185x265 Volume in copertina rigida, sopracoperta figurata a colori, (8)-384 pagine con illustrazioni in nero nel testo. Libro in ottime condizioni ovvero mai letto. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
1995Mm 165x235 Collana "Vessazioni". Brossura editoriale di 177 pagine. Esemplare in ottime condizioni. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
Mm 200x200 Collana "Sconcerto". Brossura editoriale figurata di 107 pagine con numerose illustrazioni in nero entro il testo. Esemplare in ottime condizioni. Testo in inglese e in italiano - english and italian texts. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
1980Mm 115x190 Lato Side 44. Brossura editoriale di pp. 156 con illustrazioni in nero nel testo, testo originale a fronte. Opera in buonissime condizioni, pari al nuovo. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.