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• 1. Alcorn, Rowena. Timothy A Nez Perce Chief 1800-1891. Fairfield (Ye Galleon Press), 1985, 1st ed, 73 + [7] pages, b/w photos, map, index. The principle biography of this Native American chief. Uncommon small-press book. Original red paperback. New condition $5.

• 2. Alt, David & D Hyndman. Roadside Geology of Washington. Missoula (Mountain Press), 2002, 15th printing, 288 pages, b/w photos, maps, diagrams, index. Very useful and detailed book that covers mountains, Columbia Plateau, and most of the interesting geological sites visible from the roads. Paperback. In new condition but has penned date on the title page. Like New SOLD.

• 3. Anderson, J.R.L. The Ulysses Factor: The Exploring Instinct In Man. NY (Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich), 1970, 1st ed, 352pp, 8 b/w photos, bibliography. Chapters on famous explorers and their particular skills: Eric Shipton, Maurice Herzog, John Rdgway, H. W. Tilman, Thor Heyerdahl, David Lewis, Francis Chichester, Kenichi Horie and others. With a chapter on women explorers and another on nationalism. DJ (two 1cm chips top edge, thin 4cm tall x 1cm chip lower rear flap edge), Fine SOLD.
  

• 4. Andrews, Roy Chapman. Under A Lucky Star: A Lifetime Of Adventure. NY (Viking), 1943, 3rd printing (same format & contents as first), 300pp. Author’s extensive travels, mostly his 12 years with the Asiatic expeditions of the American Museum of Natural History in Mongolia & China. orange cloth & lettering on cover & spine. DJ (rubbed edges), Fine SOLD.

• 5. Armstrong, Neil & Michael Collins & Edwin Aldrin with Gene Farmer & Dora Jane Hamblin. First On The Moon. Boston (Little, Brown & Co), 1970, 1st ed, 24cm tall x 15cm, 434pp, 34 b/w photos. The main account of the Apollo II moon mission written by the three astronauts who went to the moon. original black cloth, blind embossed lettering front cover, gilt lettering spine, publisher’s emblem blind embossed lower corner rear. DJ (1cm tear upper rear with small loss, 1cm tear lower rear, tape repair on front flap), Fine $10.

• 6. Beckey, Fred. Cascade Alpine Guide Columbia River To Stevens Pass. Seattle (Mountaineers), 1973, 1st ed, 342pp, b/w photos, sketches, maps, index. One of the main guidebooks to the area. Textured thick paperback, gilt lettering front & spine. Inscribed/signed by Beckey to an old ropemate on several first ascents, Bill Fix: "Remember Tetons in '48, Crags in '49 and '50 -- Fred Beckey" and dated on the same page by Beckey May 1983. The book is in fine condition but has several route headings underlined in red pen and occasional short note penned next to a few routes. SOLD.
  

• 7. Bingham, Alfred. Portrait Of An Explorer: Hiram Bingham, Discoverer Of Machu Picchu. Ames (Iowa State U), 1989, 1st ed, 381pp, 130 b/w photos, 8 maps, biblio, index. Thorough biography by Hiram’s son (however, not mentioned is the dirty tidbit that H. Bingham’s grandfather & father were guilty of imposing a prohibition of surfing in Hawaii for the last half of 1800’s). Details his many expeditions to Peru, discovery of Machu Picchu, 1st ascent of one of the summits Coropuna (6427m) once thought to be the highest peak in S America. off-white cloth boards, navy cloth spine with gilt lettering. fine DJ, Fine SOLD.

• 8. Breashears, David & Audrey Salkeld. Last Climb: The Legendary Everest Expeditions Of George Mallory. Washington D.C. (National Geographic), 1999, 1st ed, lg 8vo, 26cm tall x 215mm, 240pp, 32 color & 95 b/w photos, 4 maps, index. In depth history of the early Everest attempts, careful analysis of Mallory & Irvine’s summit push, the discovery of Mallory’s body. Both authors have extensive experience with Mt Everest, Salkeld an acclaimed mountaineering historian. Excellent selection of classic photos from the early expeditions. light grey boards, dark grey cloth spine with gilt lettering. fine DJ, Fine $5.

• 9. Buskirk, Steve. Mount McKinley. The Story Behind The Scenery. Las Vegas (KC), 1978, 1st ed, large format softcover, 305mm tall x 23cm, 48pp, 65 color photos with some by Ed Cooper & Galen Rowell. Includes climbing history. This first printing is surprisingly uncommon. very minor rubbing, VG SOLD.

• 10. Byrd, Richard. Skyward. NY (Putnam’s), 1928, 5th impression (same format as the first), 222mm tall x 145mm, 359pp, 47 b/w photos. Personal account of flying to North Pole, sometimes disputed (probably justified). original blue cloth, gilt lettering cover & spine, maps on EPs. very minor rubbing spine corners, near Fine SOLD.
  

• 11. Coleman, Loren. Tom Slick And The Search For The Yeti. Boston (Faber), 176pp, 1st ed, 8vo PB, 21 b/w photos, map, lg biblio, index. Biography of Slick’s several expeditions to Himalaya between 1956 & 1959 investigating the existence of the Yeti. Slick perished in a 1962 plane crash. This is the first published full account of his research relating to the Yeti. Fine SOLD.
  

• 12. Conway, W.M. Mountain Memories: A Pilgrimage Of Romance. Ldn (Cassell), 1920, 1st ed, 243mm tall x 158mm, 282pp, 16 b/w plates, index. Climbing autobiography—mostly pre-1900— of this significant explorer. Covers Alps, Karakoram (Baltoro-K2 region), first crossing of Spitsbergen, Bolivia (Illimani, Ancohuma), Aconcagua (3rd ascent), Tierra del Fuego (attempt on Sarmiento). debossed small decoration front cover, gilt lettering spine, gilt decoration spine. 2cm clean split lower spine, a wrinkle in spine cloth at top spine, a little flecking of spine gilt, foxing on EPs but no foxing on other pages, browning in margin of first page in index where old newspaper clipping was stored (still there), covers & spine clean and not faded, no rubbing, VG SOLD.
  

• 13. Cook, Captain James. The Explorations Of Captain James Cook In The Pacific As Told By Selections Of His Own Journals 1768-1779. Edited by A Grenfell Price and illustrated by G. C. Ingleton. NY (Heritage Press), no date [but likely around 1960], 292 pages, several sketches. Larger format book in a fancy binding and slipcase. Includes five chapters on Cook's Antarctic voyage, a chapter on the discovery of Hawaii, a chapter on his charting the NW coast of America, a chapter on Cook's death. Issued without dust jacket. Original patterned brown and tan boards with brown leather spine with gilt lettering. Fine condition in original plain slipcase. SOLD.

• 14. Darack, Ed. 6194 Denali Solo. Davis (self-published), 1994, 1st ed, 215mm tall x 137mm, 168pp, 44 b/w photos, topo map. Author’s solo climb of McKinley in 1991 via West Buttress. Also has chapter on ascents of the 3 major Mexican volcanoes. Surprisingly good book. Fine SOLD.

• 15. Davidson, Art. Minus 148: The Winter Ascent Of Mt. McKinley. NY (Norton), 1969, first printing, 215mm tall x 14cm, 218pp, 32 b/w photos. The first winter ascent. A bold & well executed climb, gripping story. Realistically beyond hope and thought dead after a fierce storm, several members granted the others a Shackleton-like surprise. One of the best stories of mountaineering in N America. navy cloth spine, blue boards, gilt lettering spine. ex-library with usual stamps and marks. tape marks covers, spine a bit slanted, lower edges rubbed. original dust jacket has edge wear with small loss at lower spine corners, spine sticker, complete with all pages and photos SOLD.

• 16. Dilwali, Ashok & Pushpesh Pant. The Garhwal Himalayas. Ramparts of Heaven. New Delhi (Lustre), 1987, 1st ed, small 4to, 287mm tall x 215mm, 40pp text + 82 color photo plates (several double-page), map. Plates have detailed captions. Fine description of this wonderful area: villages, myths, religion, plants, animals, mountains. About 24 plates are of the mountains. dark green boards, white lettering front & spine. near fine DJ (fading spine and part of rear), Fine SOLD.

• 17. Dingle, Graeme. Wall Of Shadows: Jannu, The New Zealand Adventure. Auckland (Hodder, Stoughton), 1976, 1st ed, 238mm tall x 15cm, 177pp, 59 colour photos, 1 b/w route photo, EP maps, 3 appendices. Attempted 1st ascent of the very difficult N Face of Jannu in 1975. Party did reach top of eastern side of face up to the summit ridge. Cold, poor weather, cold, cold, & exhaustion finally broke the spirit of the team after long, impressive climb. blue cloth, gilt lettering spine. nice DJ (5mm tear lower front), two 4cm x 2cm splotches front cover, cover edges faded and rubbed a bit, VG SOLD.

• 18. Dreyfus, Paul. Sylvain Saudan, Skieur De L’Impossible [Sylvain Saudan, Skier Of The Impossible]. Paris (Arthaud), 1975 rep, 20cm tall x 152mm, 281pp, 17 b/w photos. Text in french, no english edition. Story of the pioneering extreme alpine skier. Accounts of ski descents of many peaks in the Alps, SW face Eiger, NW face of the Aiguille de Boinnassay, Gervasutti Couloir Mont Blanc, N face of Mt Hood (Oregon), Grandes Jorasses, SW face of Mt McKinley, etc. 8vo stiff PB. VG+ SOLD.
  

• 19. Dyhrenfurth, G.O. To The Third Pole, History Of The High Himalaya. Ldn (Werner Laurie), 1955, 1st ed, lg 8vo, 252mm tall x 184mm, 233pp, 48 b/w plates, 9 sketch maps, biblio, index. Comprehensive account of climbs on the 8000m peaks. Very well done. tan cloth, black lettering spine. some puffing to the cloth on the lower half of the front cover but no staining, clean covers, solid binding, contents fine and complete. Original dust jacket has 1cm loss at spine ends, a 3cm and a 2cm deep chip lower rear edge). SOLD.

• 20. Ekvall, Robert. Tibetan Skylines. NY (Farrer, Strauss, Young), 1952, 1st ed, 218mm tall x 145mm, 240pp, 8 b/w photos, EP map. Author’s experiences living in NE Tibet at a lamasery. gilt decorated tan board, rust cloth spine with gilt lettering. DJ (5mm chips spine corners), near Fine SOLD.
  

• 21. Evans, Brock. The Alpine Lakes. Seattle (Mountaineers), 1971, 1st ed, lg 4to, 35cm tall x 26cm, 128p, 92 color photos, 3 maps. Stunning photography of mountains & area east of Seattle between Leavenworth & North Bend east to west, Cle Elum & Index south to north. Includes Mt Stuart Range, Mt Index, Lemah Mtn, Mt Daniel, Chimney Rock, etc. grey buckram, silver lettering cover & spine. DJ (two 2cm tears upper front with crinkle line, 1cm tears at spine ends), Fine $20.
  

• 22. Farquhar, Francis & A. Phoutrides. Mount Olympus. SF (Johnck & Seeger), 1924, 1st ed paperback version, 285mm tall x 194mm, x + 49pp, 5 b/w plates, maps, fldg diagram. Edition limited to 950 copies. Account of near ascent of Olympus (2917') & Parnassus (2458) in Greece in 1914. Olympus was 1st climbed to summit in 1912 after many failed attempts. Good history included. tan wrappers with brown decoration and lettering front, brown lettering spine. inscribed to Bradford Washburn and signed by Farquhar dated 1941 on FFEP. darkening to lower edge of front cover and some shadow offsetting to cover otherwise near Fine SOLD.
  
  

• 23. Farrer, Reginald. On The Eaves Of The World. Ldn (Arnold), 1926, 2nd impression (same format as first), two volumes, 311pp & 328pp, 34 & 30 b/w photos, folding map at end of volume one, index. Exploration and plant hunting in the area south and southwest of Lan-Chou Fu in the Kansu borders of Tibet (Northwest China) in 1914. One of the major plant hunting books for Central Asia, on par with those of Kingdon-Ward. original pebbled blue cloth with gilt lettering front covers and spines. Overall a nice, clean set. Two small darkish spots on the front cover of volume one, no other marks, clean, no foxing, solid bindings. VG+ SOLD.
  

• 24. Fisher, Marnie(ed). Expedition Yukon. Toronto( Nelson), [1971], 1st ed, sm 4to, 26cm tall x 225mm, 200pp, over100 photos, 18 in color, 4 maps, 10 appendices, index. Canadian 1967 centennial expedition to St Elias Mtns, Yukon Territory. Many 1st ascents. With more than 250 climbers one of the most extensive mountaineering expeditions ever. A very useful reference for the area, it includes a 20-page history of climbing in region by Walter Wood. light blue cloth, black lettering spine. ex-library, tape marks covers, usual library marks inside, VG- SOLD.

• 25. -- another copy. Toronto (Nelson), [1971], 1st ed. DJ (rubbing, 2cm scuff lower front near spine, 8cm tear upper front near spine, tape stains on flaps, cello tape around upper spine), clean covers, tape stain upper edge of FFEP otherwise book and contents Fine $15.
  

• 26. FitzGerald, E.A. Climbs In The New Zealand Alps. NY (Scribner’s), 1896, 1st ed, large thick 8vo, 250mm tall x 178mm, 363pp, 32 b/w photos, 27 drawings & paintings, fldg map rear pocket, 4 appendices, index. Account of Fitzgerald’s climbs in New Zealand’s Southern Alps in 1895 with Zurbriggen & J. Clarke & C. Barrow. 5 major 1st ascents including that of Mt Tasman (3498m). Also includes account by Zurbriggen of new route up Mt Cook (was 3764m, now 3745m after top avalanched away 15 Dec 1991). original ochre cloth, TEG, leather title patches with gilt lettering spine. ex-library with only a few library marks (bookplate on front pastedown, crimp on title page, residue from library card pocket being pulled from rear, slight trace of spine sticker removal from covers -- no other library marks), original covers are relatively clean, no restorations or alterations, the spine patches have some fading but no significant loss and all the gilt lettering is clear and bright except for the publisher name at the base, solid binding (much better than most copies of this bulky book), no foxing and very clean & bright pages, a better than average condition example of this book that is usually found in worn condition, VG SOLD.
  
  

• 27. FitzGerald, E.A. The Highest Andes, A Record Of The First Ascent Of Aconcagua And Tupungato In Argentina And The Surrounding Valleys. NY (Scibners), 1899, 1st ed, 390pp, 45 photos 1 fldg, 2 fldg maps, 4 appendices, index. One of the classic books of mountaineering in South America, attempts with author & final solo push and 1st ascent of Aconcagua (6961m) by Matthias Zurbriggen (great guide who later succumbed to alcoholism, poverty, and suicide by hanging in 1917). Also detailed account of 2nd ascent of Aconcagua (by Vines & Lanti) & 1st ascent of Tupungato (6551m) by Vines & Zurbriggen. A tidbit: Echevarría writes in 1995 AAJ, “the name of Aconcagua is universally, but wrongly, accepted to be a translation from the Quechua-Aimara Acon (stone) and cagua (sentinel). But no Quechua or Aimara term acon, or anything faintly similar, has been found to mean ‘stone.’ The original name was Ancocagua, the ‘White Sentinel.’ Explorer Jerónimo de Vivar found and correctly entered the proper name already in 1558, but the Aimara adjective anco (white) had its letter order transposed during colonial times.” orig green cloth, gilt lettering cover & spine. from the collection of Baily Willis with his bookplate on the front pastedown. Willis was a US geologist who made one of the first maps of Mt Rainier, explored in Patagonia, etc. The book also has another Willis signature on the short-title page dated 1907. Some faint speckling to covers, solid binding, some wrinkling to spine cloth, very clean pages with very little foxing (this book is usually found with lots of foxing), VG SOLD.
  
  
  

• 28. Fleming, Peter. Bayonets To Lhasa. NY (Harper), 1961, 1st ed, 218mm tall x 143mm, 319pp, 30 b/w photos, 5 maps, index. Account of Younghusband’s 1903-04 British Expedition to Lhasa. brown cloth with gilt lettering spine and front. DJ (rubbing at edges with tiny loss to spine corners), clean covers, no foxing, VG+ SOLD.

• 29. Forbes, James D. Norway And Its Glaciers Visited In 1851, Followed By Journals Of Excursions In The High Alps Of Dauphiné, Berne, And Savoy. Edinburgh (Adam & Charles Black), 1853, 1st ed, 349pp, large 8vo, 265mm tall x 177mm, 2 maps (1 fldg rear), 10 coloured plates, 22 wood engravings, index. Classic mountain book. Account of Forbes’ visit to the mountains of Norway where he went to study the glaciers & to corroborate his new theories on glacial movement & action. Slingsby considered this a classic work. This also contains the first detailed account in English of the Dauphiné Alps & Bernese Oberland, including his ascent of the Jungfrau. Concludes with chapter on the first crossing the Mont Blanc range via the glacier of Le Tour, Narrative Of The Passage Of The Col De Salena, From The Valley Of Chamouni To That Of Ferret In 1850. original brown cloth boards with embossed borders and patterns front and back, rebacked with matching material & original title (gilt lettering) part of spine laid on spine (though the letter N from NORWAY is missing), foxing mainly restricted to plate margins & tissues, edge rubbing mainly at corners, bump lower front corner, above average condition for this book that is usually found quite worn when in original covers, VG $550.
  
  
  
  
  
  

• 30. Forbes, Rosita. Forbidden Road, Kabul To Samarkand. NY (Dutton), 1937, 1st ed, 222mm tall x 145mm, 289pp, 76 half-tone photos, map, index. The author—twice decorated— “drove” a flying ambulance in WWI & worked for the British Secret Service in Syria. This describes her clandestine entry into Afghanistan, stay in Kabul, Kandahar, journey to Doab, Tadjikistan, Bokahara and finally Samarkand. Much of this travelling required sneaking around authorities and keeping a low profile. original orange cloth, black lettering front cover & spine. some fading to spine, back panel of dust jacket cut out and pasted on the FFEP, clean covers, no foxing, VG SOLD.

• 31. Freshfield, Douglas W. Round Kangchenjunga: A Narrative Of Mountain Travel And Exploration. Kathmandu (Ratna Pastak Bhandar), 1979, 225mm tall x 138mm, 373pp, 42 b/w photos, 1 sketch, 3 maps (2 fldg), illustrated EPs, index. Complete facsimile reprint of the scarce 1902 edition. I think this is the only reprint. It has all the contents & photos of the original except the lg fldg panorama photo of Kangchenjunga. New introduction by Harka Gurung. blue cloth, gilt lettering spine. nice DJ (some wear at spine ends), VG+ SOLD.

• 32. Frutkin, Mark. Invading Tibet. NY (Soho Press), 1991, 1st ed, 215 pages. Interesting analysis of the British action into Tibet under Younghusband in 1904. The author particularly studies Candler's account, and how Candler felt awkward and perplexed about the whole ordeal. Original blue boards, black cloth spine with gilt lettering. New condition in fine dust jacket. SOLD.

• 33. Fürer-Haimendorf, C. von. Himalayan Barbary. Ldn (Murray), 1955, 1st ed, 22cm tall x 14cm, 241pp, 35 b/w photos, map, index. Author’s field work in northern Assam’s Apa Tani Valley, study of the little known region & the tribes of the Apa Tanis and Daflas, accompanied only by his wife. original red cloth, gilt lettering spine. near fine DJ, Fine SOLD.
  

• 34. Gilbert, Richard. Young Explorers. Easingwood (Smith), 1979, 1st ed, 232pp, 8 colour & 80 b/w photos, 9 maps, index. Author led group of young men from Ampleforth College in Yorkshire on climbing expeditions to Myrdals Jokull Ice Cap in SE Iceland, Atlas Mtns of Morocco, Trollaskagi Mtns in N Iceland, Lyngen Peninsula in Arctic Norway, and climb of Kolahoi (17600') in Kashmir. near fine DJ, Fine SOLD.

• 35. Guibaut, Andre. Tibetan Venture, In The Country Of The Ngolo-Setas: Second Guibaut-Liotard Expedition. Ldn (Murray), 1948, 1st edition, 226mm tall x 145mm, 206pp, 25 b/w photos, 2 maps, glossary, index. Geographic exploration in Tibet 1940 mapping of 180 miles of unknown territory (Tong R) by a sole pair of Frenchmen. On a high pass Louis Liotard, geographer, was killed by bandits & Guibaut narrowly escaped to tell the story. Good, observant and readable account. greyish tan cloth, gilt lettering spine. nice DJ with no chips and no tears, Fine SOLD.

• 36. Habeler, Peter. The Lonely Victory. NY (Simon, Schuster), 1979, 1st ed, 242mm tall x 158mm, 46 b/w & 23 colour photos, 223pp, appendix on the medical aspects. Account of Habeler’s & Messner’s climb of Everest without carried oxygen, the last great climb of their climbing partnership. This was the 1st ascent of Everest without using supplemental O2, a psychological breakthrough in high altitude mountaineering. white cloth spine, blue paper covered boards, silver lettering spine. DJ (15mm deep chip upper rear, clipped flap corner), publisher's mark on bottom of text block, near Fine SOLD.
  

• 37. Harrer, Heinrich. Die Weisse Spinne: Die Geschichte der Eiger Nordwand. Wien (Ullstein), 1958, 1st edition, 1st printing, 234mm tall x 16mm, 231pp, 4 color & 54 b/w (1 fldg) photos, EP sketch of the eigerwand, chronology of climbs, pitch by pitch route description for climbers. Text in german. The very first printing of one of the most famous books in mountaineering literature. signed by Harrer on title page and dated by him 7.1.1959. The true first printing in german is quite uncommon. There were many various reprints in german, and usually they are confused by dealers as being the true first printing. I have encountered only 3 signed copies of the true first german edition, and encountered about 20 signed copies of german language editions that were incorrectly claimed to be true first printings. A signed true first printing of the german language (Austrian) edition is very much less common than a signed first english language printing. orig very light blue cloth, embossed grey design of Eigerwand on cover, grey patch upper 2/3 spine with white lettering + grey lettering lower spine. nice DJ(2cm tear upper front at spine crease, clean 3cm tear upper rear, some rubbing bottom spine and tips corners), Fine SOLD.
  
  
  
  

• 38. Harrer, Heinrich. Return To Tibet. Ldn (Weidenfeld, Nicolson), 1984, 1st ed, 223mm tall x 144mm, 184pp, 30 b/w & colour photos, EP map, index. Harrer’s return to area of his previous experiences that are described in Seven Years In Tibet, a reunion with the Dalai Lama, and details of the changes after Chinese invasion. blue boards, silver lettering spine. near fine DJ (1cm tear upper front), Fine SOLD.

• 39. Harris, George & G Hasler. A Land Apart: The Mount Cook Alpine Region. Wellington (Reed), 1971, 1st ed, 4to, 135 b/w & 14 colour photos, EP map, biblio, index. Includes description of the area, climbing history, search & rescue accounts, history of exploration, route guide to climbs, etc. Good book. black cloth, red lettering cover & spine, corner EP clipped, Fine SOLD.

• 40. Heyerdahl, Thor. Fatu-Hiva. Back To Nature. Garden City (Doubleday), 1974, book club edition, 276 pages, 61 b/w photos, EP maps, index. Account of author's stay for a year in 1936 on Fatu-Hiva in the primitive Marquesas Islands. Along with his bride, Liv, they lived strictly according to nature. During this experience, Heyerdahl conceived the idea of his later famous Kon-Tiki expedition. blue boards with black spine, gilt lettering cover & spine. fine DJ, Fine $3.

• 41. Hillary, Louise. High Time. NY (Dutton), 1974, 1st ed, 192pp, 35 photos (6 in color), 2 maps. Many details of hands-on work for Hillary’s Himalayan Trust, the trek to Namche Bazar & Everest region, visits with many Sherpa friends. greyish blue spine with navy lettering, pale blue paper covered boards. fine DJ, Fine SOLD.
  

• 42. Hillary, Edmund & Peter Hillary. Two Generations. Ldn (Hodder, Stoughton), 1984, 2nd impression (same format as first), 24cm tall x 16cm, 223pp, 31 colour photos, 4 maps, index. Sir Hillary’s insights & reflections—sometimes pensive—on climbing (including his account of American 1981 Everest East Face expedition) & his activities in Nepal, and son Peter’s youth—including some daring ski descents in the NZ Alps— but most is on his account of near ascent of Lhotse. navy boards, black cloth spine with silver lettering. fine DJ (clipped flap corner), Fine $10.

• 43. Hopkirk, Peter. The Great Game: The Struggle For Empire In Central Asia. Ldn (John Murray), 1990, 2nd printing (same format as first), 242mm tall x 153mm, 565pp, 8vo, 39 b/w photos, 6 maps, lg biblio, index. Extensive historical treatment of the struggle between Russia & Great Britain (India) for control of Central Asia during the 1800’s. Author manages to make a potentially dry, dragging subject very readable, written as if it all happened yesterday. Good book. brown cloth spine, red boards, gilt lettering spine. fine DJ, some underlining in the index and in the bibliography otherwise Fine $35.

• 44. Hornbein, Thomas. Everest: The West Ridge. SF (Sierra Club), 1965, 1st edition, first printing, folio, 35cm tall x 26cm, 201pp, 89 color plates. Classic account of the first ascent of this route & first traverse of the peak. Lavish, glossy full page photos. original grey cloth, gilt decoration cover, gilt lettering cover & spine. bad DJ (missing top 4cm along top front, 4cm deep chip lower rear corner near spine, some clear tape on edges), the book is in fine condition SOLD.
  

• 45. Hunt, John. The Ascent Of Everest. Ldn (Hodder, Stoughton), 1954, 3rd impression (exactly same format as the first), 227mm tall x 144mm, 300pp, 79 photos (8 colour), 4 maps, sketches, 9 appendices, glossary, index. First ascent of Everest written by leader of the expedition, with chapter on final assault by Edmund Hillary. blue cloth, gilt lettering spine. almost like new condition but lacking the dust jacket $10.

• 46. -- another copy. Ldn, 1953, 1st printing. blue cloth, gilt lettering spine. The first printing of this famous account. fading spine and spotting covers, rubbing spine end, VG- SOLD.
  

• 47. Hunt, John. The Conquest Of Everest. NY (Dutton), 1954, 3rd printing (same format as first), 221mm tall x 145mm, 300pp, 71 b/w & 8 color photos, 4 maps, sketches, 9 appendices, glossary, index. US edition of The Ascent Of Everest. Same as UK edition but different title & binding. blue cloth boards with decoration of Everest front cover, beige cloth spine with navy title patch and beige lettering. nice DJ (3cm clean tear upper front, some edge wear, 1cm chip upper front), quite Fine SOLD.
  

• 48. Hunt, John & C. Brasher. The Red Snows: Account Of The British Caucaus Expedition 1958. Ldn (Hutchinson), 1960, 2nd printing (same format as first), 218mm tall x 137mm, 176pp, 25 b/w photos, 1 color photo, 1 map, index. Interesting account of climbing in communist times. Team included Hunt, Brasher, G. Band, R. Jones, J. Neill, M. Harris, D. Thomas, D. Bull, A. Kustovski, & E. Gippenreiter. Several climbs including Shkhara & a new route on Dykh-tau. Interesting anecdotes throughout on Soviet climbs & climbing scene including a chapter on possible Russian Everest attempt and brief innuendo on the mysterious death of A. Abalakov. dark red cloth, silver lettering spine over blue title patch. DJ (cello tape on edges, edge wear under the tape), fore-edge and EP foxing otherwise Fine SOLD.

• 49. Huxley, Anthony (ed). Standard Encyclopedia Of The World’s Mountains. Ldn (Weidenfeld & Nicholson), 1969, 3rd printing (same format as the first), 242mm tall x 185mm, 383pp, 16 color plates, many b/w photos, index. Well done reference book with entries being ranges, peaks, areas. Larger write-ups here than found in most other references: geology, history, culture, legends, etc. for each entry. 35 page peak gazetteer at end giving short descriptions of hundreds of mountains. black cloth, gilt lettering spine. DJ (rubbed corners), underlining on the list of contributors page (no other marks or writing on pages), Fine SOLD.

• 50. Irving, R. L. G. A History Of British Mountaineering. Ldn (Batsford), 1955, 1st ed, 227mm tall x 152mm, 240pp, 65b/w photos & ills, index. From pre-climbing to Everest, about 170pp concern the pre-1900 scene & events. Pretty good (especially the section on the Alps). DJ (some loss at corners up to 5mm), near Fine SOLD.
  

• 51. Jeffers, Robinson. Not Man Apart, Photographs Of The Big Sur Coast. SF (Sierra Club), 1965, 1st ed, 159pp, large format, 35cm tall x 26cm, 79 b/w & color photos. Coffee table type photo album with outstanding b/w photos by Ansel Adams, Cedric Wright, Ed Weston, & others. The color photos are also good. Fine SOLD.

• 52. Jenkins, Peter. Across China. NY (Morrow), 1986, 1st ed, 24cm tall x 16cm, 351pp, 67 b/w & 28 color photos, several maps & diagrams, biblio. Account of the 1984 USA Everest Great Couloir expedition led by Lou Whittaker where Phil Ershler summited. Roskelley, Wickwire, Dunn, and Smolich were also on the team. About 1/2 of the book is on the Everest expedition. The rest of the book is about author’s subsequent travels in Tibet, Mongolia, and other areas in China. Original pinkish tan cloth, silver lettering spine. fine DJ, Fine SOLD.

• 53. Julyan, Robert. Mountain Names. Seattle (Mountaineers), 1984, 1st ed, 214mm tall x 135mm, 233pp, 8vo PB, index. Story behind names of 300 of the world’s mtns. Also presents an interesting discussion of reasons why mountains receive their official and unofficial names. 158 item biblio at end. paperback. new, unused condition SOLD.

• 54. -- another copy. Seattle (Mountaineers), 1984, 1st ed. paperback. some rubbing to spine edges, VG $3.
  

• 55. Kalab, Heinz. Nepal Land Im Himalaya. Gutersloh (S. Linnemann), 1992, 1st ed, 4to, 291mm tall x 277mm, 84pp, 36 large color photos, 1 b/w photo, 4 maps. Text in german, no english edition. Mostly just photos and captions in three sections: Kathmandu area, Annapurna circuit, Mt Everest Khumbu trek. fine DJ (but light scratch faintly visible across image on front panel -- not bad), Fine SOLD.

• 56. Keay, John. When Men And Mountains Meet: The Explorers Of The Western Himalaya 1820-1875. Ldn (Murray), 1977, 1st ed, 277pp, 24 b/w photos & ills, 4 maps, biblio, index. Includes Gardiner, Wolff, Thomson, Moorcroft, Goodwin-Austen, etc. in three sections: Pir Panjal & the great Himalaya; Pamirs & Hindu Kush; Karakorams & Kun Lun. Excellent, important history presented in a readable narrative kept afloat with choice details. red cloth, gilt lettering spine. fine DJ (clipped flap corner), Fine SOLD.

• 57. Keay, John. The Gilgit Game: The Explorers Of The Western Himalaya 1865-1895. Hamden (Archon), 1979, 1st ed, 223mm tall x 139mm, 277pp, 27 b/w photos, 3 engravings, 3 maps, biblio, index. Very well researched history of exploration and political intrigue. One of the best general treatments of the subject. Author lived & travelled in the areas discussed. blue covers, gilt lettering spine. nice DJ (1cm tear upper rear), Fine SOLD.
  

• 58. Kelso, Linda. Volcano. First Seventy Days. Mount St. Helens, 1980. Beaverton (Beautiful America), 1980, 1st ed, 4to PB, 277mm tall x 213mm, 30 color photos. Description of the mountain and the famous eruption. Photos cover the mountain leading up to the eruption, the eruption, and the aftermath. paperback. Gift inscription penned to title page, VG SOLD.

• 59. Kingdon-Ward, F. Plant Hunting On The Edge Of The World. Ldn (Cadogan), 1985, 1st ed, large PB reprint with new introduction, 383 pages, color frontispiece, index. Exploration in Northern Burma & in Assam, mostly in the mountains & mtn valleys in search of plants. Kingdon-Ward was a good writer. sturdy paperback binding. some pen underlining in the preface and index and on about 10 other pages, VG SOLD.
  

• 60. Knight, Max. Return To The Alps. SF (Friends Of The Earth), no date [1970], lg 4to, reprint (same as 1st), 350mm tall x 267mm, 159pp, 64 pages color photos. Hefty photo album of the Alps with descriptive text. green cloth, gilt lettering cover & spine. DJ (3cm tear & 2cm tear upper rear with crinkle line), Fine SOLD.
  

• 61. Lancaster, Roy. Plant Hunting In Nepal. Ldn (Croom Helm), 1981, 1st ed, 239mm tall x 157mm, 194pp, 20 color photos, 39 b/w sketches, 2 maps, index. Account of a 3 month expedition through East Nepal collecting plant seeds for Western gardens: Jaljale Himal, Topke Gola, SE of Makalu. original brown boards with gilt lettering spine. fine DJ, underlining and short notes on about 10 pages otherwise Fine SOLD.

• 62. Long, John. Gorilla Monsoon. Evergreen (Chockstone), 1989, 1st ed, 221mm tall x 140mm, 177pp. Zany, thrill-seeking, action adventures by well known rock climber. Whitewater, jungles, climbing, etc. Extreme adventure, good fast-paced read. near fine DJ (a little rubbing edges), Fine SOLD.

• 63. Maillart, Ella. The Cruel Way. Boston (Beacon), 1987 PB reprint, 17 b/w photos, 2 maps, biblio, index. Account of author’s trip with her friend Christina, a drug addict, from Geneva to Kabul and Peshawar. paperback. Fine $5.

• 64. Maillart, Ella. Forbidden Journey: From Peking To Kashmir. NY (Holt), 1937, 1st ed, 222mm tall x 145mm, 306pp, 57 b/w photos, 2 maps, EP map, index. Author’s journey in 1935 with Peter Fleming (his account is News From Tartary) through Chinese Turkestan, from Peking to Kashgar & south to Srinagar. ex-library. rebound in sturdy blue cloth with white lettering spine. Usual library marks, VG SOLD.

• 65. Maraini, Fosco. Secret Tibet. NY (Grove), 1960, 8vo PB, 202mm tall, 306pp, 60 b/w photos, 2 maps, index. Account of author’s experiences & observations as member of Giuseppi Tucci’s 2nd expedition to Tibet (1948) with very many details on cultural history, countryside, religious practices, customs & manners of Tibetans. Route was through Ganktok (Sikkim), Yatung, Phari, Tuna, Samada, Gyantse. spine creases, some fading, VG $5.
  

• 66. Mariner, W. Mountain Rescue Techniques. Innsbruck (Oesterreichischer Alpenverein), 1963, 1st ed (in english), 8vo PB, 200pp, sketches, biblio. Translated from the German manual (distributed by the Mountaineers, Seattle), recognized as official manual of International Commission For Alpine Rescues in 1963. VG SOLD.

• 67. Matthiessen, Peter. The Cloud Forest. A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness. NY (Viking), 1961, 1st ed, 218mm tall x 148mm, 280pp, 43 b/w photos, 3 maps, index. Author's trip all over remote South America: Tierra del Fuego, Brazil's jungles, Bolivia, Peru. Down the headwaters of the Urubamba River with several side visits to ancient ruins. original black cloth, gilt lettering spine. nice DJ (some corner and edge rubbing), Fine SOLD.

• 68. Mcnulty, Tim & Pat O'Hara. The Place Of Blue Smoke. Great Smoky Mountains National Park. San Rafael (Woodlands), 1987, large format, 32cm tall x 32cm, 72pp, color photos on most pages. Description of the features of this most visited national park in Tennessee & N Carolina, part of the Blue Mountains of the Appalachia chain. brown cloth, tan lettering front and spine. fine DJ, Fine $5.

• 69. Mendenhall, Ruth. Backpack Techniques. Glendale (La Siesta ress), 1967, 1st ed, 36pp, 4 b/w photos, several sketches, biblio. Succinct yet thorough treatment. Original pictorial softcover. Fine $1.

• 70. Messner, Reinhold & A. Gogna. K2: Mountain Of Mountains. NY (Oxford UP), 1981, 1st ed, sm 4to, 264mm tall x 22cm, 175pp, 49 color & 33 b/w photos, 9 maps & route diagrams. Messner’s account of his ascent of K2 with Michl Dacher. This was the 4th expedition to reach the summit. Team included Renato Casarotto, Friedl Mutschlechner, Alessandro Gogna, Jochen Hoelzgen & Robert Schauer. Includes good history of expeditions & climbs of K2. blue boards, white lettering spine. fine DJ, Fine SOLD.
  

• 71. Meyer, Karl & Shareen Blair Brysac. Tournament Of Shadows. The Great Game And The Race For Empire In Central Asia. Washington D.C. (Counterpoint), 1999, 235mm tall x 155mm, 646pp, 37 b/w photos & illustrations, 9 maps, extensive notes at end, index. Very extensive treatment of the subject: Moorcroft, Afghan wars, India, Younghusband and Tibet, the Russian explorers, A. Stein and the Silk Road explorers, Roerich's expedition, Nazi's in Tibet and Afghanistan. yellow boards, black spine with gilt lettering. nice DJ, two short underlines in notes section, VG SOLD.

• 72. Miller, Keith. Continents In Collision. The International Karakoram Project. Ldn (G. Philip), 1982, 1st ed, small 4to, 285mm tall x 192mm, 212pp, 45 color photos, 16 b/w figures, index. Account of the 150th anniversary expedition of the Royal Geographical Society. Three months of exploration and study: continental drift, mountain building and mountain decay, local populations. Interesting. One member of the expedition was killed in a fall down a cliff. red boards, gilt lettering spine. nice DJ (clipped flap corner), Fine SOLD.
  

• 73. Miller, Tom. The North Cascades. Seattle (Mountaineers), 1964, 1st ed, 4to, 31cm tall x 257mm, 94pp, 66 duotone-sharp b/w photos, 2 sketches, 10 maps. Classic photographic description (with text too) of some of the most rugged mountains in the lower 48 states. The photos are of the mountains. grey cloth, silver lettering cover & spine. worn DJ (cello tape repairs at corners and bottom edge, rubbed edges, two 3cm tears), near Fine SOLD.
  

• 74. Mitchell, Dick. Mountaineering first Aid: A Guide To Accident Response & First Aid Care. Seattle, 1980, 5th ed, 102pp, softcover. New $2.

• 75. Moore, A.W. The Alps In 1864: A Private Journal. Oxford (Blackwell), 1939, 2 volumes, 208mm tall x 132mm, 246pp & 292pp, 35 attractive b/w photos, 10 maps. Nice reprint of one of the classics of mountaineering literature. Moore’s climbing partners included Whymper and Walker. beige cloth, green lettering spine, green vignette front covers. some darkening to spines, some wear to spine ends and rubbing to lower edges of covers, VG SOLD.
  

• 76. Morse, R.G. The Naked Mountain: An Adventure To The Deadliest Peak In The Himalaya. Toronto (Fleet), 1982, 1st ed, 235mm tall x 153mm, 193pp, 27 color photos, 4 maps. 1980 Canadian attempt on Rupal Face (Schnell Route) of Nanga Parbat. The Burgess twins and Paul Moores reached the high point of the expedition at 7800m where they were stopped by treacherous, soft snow and deteriorating weather. black boards, gilt lettering spine. nice DJ, Fine SOLD.

• 77. Murphy, Dervla. Tibetan Foothold. NY (Transatlantic Arts), 1968, 1st ed, 206pp, 26 b/w photos, 1 map, 1 diagram, index. Follow-up to Full Tilt. Account of author’s work in two nurseries at Dharamsala with Tibetan refugee children in 1963, and following travels to Simla & bicycle trip through the Kulu Valley. blue cloth, gilt lettering spine. DJ (rubbed corners), Fine $20.

• 78. Navarra, Fernand. The Forbidden Mountain. Ldn (Macdonald), 1956, 1st ed, 221mm tall x 141mm, 176pp, 2 maps, 19 b/w photos. French expedition and climb of Mt Ararat & attempt to find Noah’s Ark. red cloth, gilt lettering spine. DJ (rubbing spine ends and corner tips, 3cm tear upper front, clipped corner), foxing opposite some of the photo plates, VG SOLD.
  

• 79. Nazaroff, Paul & Peter Hopkirk. Hunted Through Central Asia. On The Run From Lenin's Secret Police. Oxford (Oxford University Press), 1993, PB reprint, 336pp, single page map. Originally published in 1932 this modern edition has a good introduction and epilogue by Peter Hopkirk. Account by the leader of a plot to overthrow the Bolsheviks in Central Asia in 1918. He had secretly been working with F. M. Bailey on the project. The author, a White Russian, was betrayed before the plan was activated, and he avoided capture by the Reds by fleeing over the Tien Shan mountains to Kashgar. An amazing true story of adventurous escape. The author wrote another book, Moved On!, published in 1935 that describes his time in Kashgar and subsequent escape over the Karakoram Pass. Paperback, some penned marks and note on the map, VG SOLD.
  

• 80. Neate, Jill. Mountaineering Literature: A Bibliography Of Material Published In English. Milnthorpe & Seattle (Cicerone & Mountaineers), 1st ed, 214mm tall x 135mm, 8vo PB, 1986, 1st ed of this updated version, 296pp. The highly recommended, standard bibliography for mountaineering literature arranged as main listing (alphabetical by author), guidebooks, fiction, journals, bibliographies, short title index, subject index. New condition SOLD.
  
  

• 81. Newby, Eric. A Short Walk In The Hindu Kush. Ldn (Secker, Warburg), 1958, 1st ed, 22cm tall x 14cm, 247pp, 2 fldg maps, 40 b/w photos. Attempt on 6061m Mir Samir in NE Afghanistan & exploring Nuristan. A humorous, classic work. orig orangish red cloth, silver lettering spine. worn DJ (lacking bottom 4cm of spine and 3cm into lower front spine area, tear across most of lower front panel, 3cm tears upper spine creases, loss at tips of corners, clipped flap corner), generally clean and nice covers with minor edge wear, clean contents with no marks, no foxing, VG SOLD.
  
  

• 82. Newby, Eric. On The Shores Of The Mediterranean. Boston (Little, Brown), 1984, 1st ed, 24cm tall x 16cm, 448pp, several b/w sketches, index. Newby's circuit of the Mediterranean countries including an ascent of Mount Olympus and the Great Pyramid, the latter incurring a fine). blue boards, gilt lettering spine. fine DJ, some edge fading to covers otherwise Fine SOLD.

• 83. Norbu, Thubten Jigme (as told to Heinrich Harrer). Tibet Is My Country. NY (Dutton), 1961, 2nd printing, 215mm tall x 137mm, 264pp, 19 color plates, map, chronology. The autobiography of Norbu, a high ranking monk as reincarnation of Tagster & the brother of the Dalai Lama & friend of Harrer. brown cloth, gilt lettering spine. ex-library with usual library markings. DJ (spine sticker, minor wear corners), tape marks covers, VG SOLD.

• ***. Noyce, Wilfrid. SIGNED by Noyce page in a book from his personal collection (see item 113)

• 84. Noyce, Wilfrid. South Col: One Man’s Adventure on the Ascent of Everest, 1953. Ldn (Heinemann), 1954, 1st ed, 22cm tall x 137mm, 303pp, 48 b/w & 4 colour plates, 5 maps, 15 drawings, index. One of the best personal accounts of an Everest expedition, the story of the first ascent of Everest. Noyce was a lead climber and the first on the team to reach the South Col. blue cloth, gilt lettering spine. slight fading spine, VG SOLD.

• 85. Noyce, Wilfrid & Ian McMorrin (editors). World Atlas Of Mountaineering. NY (Macmillan), 1970, 1st ed, 4to, 275mm tall x 215mm, 224pp, 240+ photos (58 in color), 32 maps, index. Written by climbers experienced & familiar with each region (Eric Shipton, Noyce, McMorrin, A Khrguian-USSR, Maraini, etc). Excellent book & reference. grey cloth, blue gilt lettering spine. DJ (7cm tear front near spine, scuff upper front 3cm x 2cm, corner wear), the book is in Fine condition SOLD.
  

• 86. Nunlist, Hugo. Spitsbergen: The Story Of The 1962 Swiss- Spitsbergen Expedition. NY (Barnes), 1966, 1st ed, 234mm tall x 15cm, 191pp, 48 b/w photos, 5 maps. Ski-mountaineering in Spitsbergen, a group of mountainous Norwegian islands in the Arctic Ocean. 1st ascents of about 20 peaks in the Cross Fjord region of NW Spitsbergen. light blue cloth, gilt lettering spine. DJ (rubbed, especially at edges, two 1cm tears), VG+ SOLD.
  

• 87. Ortner, Sherry. Sherpas Through Their Rituals. Cambridge (Cambridge U Press), 1978, 1st PB ed, 195pp, 7 b/w photos, large biblio, index. Discussions of Sherpa rituals in relation to marriage, families, asceticism, problems of exchange, status & authority, problems of corruption by wealth, pollution, religious anger, social unrest, issues of reincarnation. larger size paperback, VG $2.

• 88. Peary, Robert. The North Pole. Its Discovery In 1909, Under The Auspices Of The Peary Arctic Club. NY (Dover), 1986 PB reprint, 244mm tall x 176mm, 373pp, 108 b/w photos, folding map, index. The story of the second claim at being first to the North Pole. Sturdy paperback binding (solid). near Fine $5.

• 89. Peissel, Michel. Mustang, The Forbidden Kingdom: Exploring A Lost Himalayan Land. NY (Dutton), 1967, 1st ptg, 24cm tall x 16cm, 318pp, 18 colour & 18 b/w photos, 6 drawings, 4 maps, biblio, index. Peissel was 1st foreigner allowed to make extended visit to the isolated kingdom of Mustang in northern Nepal. Very well done. orig green cloth, embossed dec cover, orange lettering spine. DJ (clipped inside flap corner, 1cm tear at top spine crease, minor edge rubbing), near Fine SOLD.

• 90. -- another copy. NY (Dutton), 1967, 1st ed. ex-library with usual markings. original binding. tape marks covers, rubbed corners, underlining on 4 pages, VG $4.
  

• 91. Peissel, Michel. The Great Himalayan Passage. The Story of an Extraordinary Adventure on the Roof of the World. Boston (Little, Brown), 1975, 1st ed, 213mm tall x 14cm, 33 b/w & 26 color photos, 7 maps (including EP maps). Flying in a hovercraft on the rivers of Nepal: Kali Gandaki near Annapurna, Indrawati near Kathmandu, Arun near Makalu. azure boards, silver lettering spine. DJ (6cm x 10cm chunk missing from lower front, three other chips 2cm deep), underlining on about 5 pages, Fine $5.

• 92. Peissel, Michel. Tiger For Breakfast: The Story Of Boris Of Katmandu. Bombay (Allied), 1972, 1st India ed, 282pp, 24 b/w photos, map, index. Biography of Boris Lissanovich and his adventures. Lissanovich opened Hotel Royal in Kathmandu which became a center & meeting place for expeditions. pictorial large paperback. VG $15.
  

• 93. Petzoldt, Patricia. On Top Of The World: My Adventures With My Mountain Climbing Husband. NY (Crowell), 1953, 1st ed, 208mm tall x 135mm, 248pp, 9 b/w photos. Biography of author and husband, Paul: Teton guide, member of US 1938 K2 expedition (he reached 26,500'), & founder of NOLS. greyish blue boards, red lettering spine. DJ (rubbed corners with surface loss up to 1cm, some rubbing edges), Fine SOLD.
  

• 94. Petzoldt, Paul. The Wilderness Handbook. NY (Norton), 1974, first printing, 214mm tall x 135mm, 286pp, 25 b/w photos, biblio, index. Mountaineering and outdoors text by organizer of National Outdoor Leadership School. Petzoldt made 1st double traverse in a day of Matterhorn and was first (with Houston) to reach summit pyramid on K2. blue boards, gilt & black lettering spine. nice DJ (rubbing top spine, clipped flap), Fine $3.

• 95. Petzoldt, Paul . Teton Tales: And Other Petzoldt Anecdotes. Merrillville IN (ICS), 1995, 1st ed, 229mm tall x 153mm, 214pp, 12 b/w photos, 8vo PB. Petzoldt’s climbing autobiography of his early years in the Tetons, 1924 to early 1930s. Much on the early climbs of the Grand Teton & the characters around Jackson. Paperback (no hardcover issued?), near Fine SOLD.

• 96. Poole, Michael. The Love Of Mountains. NY (Crescent), 1980, 1st ed, lg 4to, 325mm tall x 241mm, 96pp, index. Foreword by Bonington. Color photos and text describing climbing throughout the world’s great ranges/ mountains. b/w photo illustrated cloth covers, white lettering spine. fine DJ, Fine SOLD.
  

• 97. Poucher, W. A. Snowdon Holiday. Ldn (Chapman, Hall), 1943, 1st ed, sm 4to, 278mm tall x 199mm, 127pp, 76 b/w photos, index. Full page photos with full page textual description opposite each photo. Mostly summer scenes. beige cloth, brown lettering cover & spine. light smudges cover, soiling at top of spine, VG SOLD.

• 98. Poucher, W.A. Over Lakeland Fells. Ldn (Chapman & Hall), 1948, 1st ed, 286mm tall x 203mm, 152pp, 110 b/w photo plates, maps. better than average DJ for this book (4cm clean tear upper front, 5mm chip upper rear near spine), Fine SOLD.
  

• 99. Ratchnevsky, Paul. Genghis Khan His Life And Legacy. Oxford (Blackwell), 1995 PB reprint, 313pp, several b/w illustrations and photos, very large bibliography, index. Probably the best biography of Genghis Khan, very detailed but very readable. large format PB. Fine SOLD.

• 100. Raup, Omer & others. Geology Along Going-to-the-Sun Road Glacier National Park, Montana. West Glacier (Glacier Natural History Association), 1983, 1st ed, 4to PB, 278mm tall x 215mm, 62pp, 42 color photos, diagrams, mountain sketches, folding shaded relief map. Very clear and useful guide prepared by the US Geological Survey and the National Park Service. paperback. Fine $5.

• 101. Reid, Robert. Mountains Of The Great Blue Dream. SF (North Point), 1991, 1st ed, 235mm tall x 155mm, 184pp. 7 essays by author covering his mountain experiences & his interpretive reflections that have resulted from those experiences, reasons for climbing, etc. purple cloth, gilt lettering spine. fine DJ, Fine SOLD.

• 102. Ripley, Dillon. Search For The Spiny Babbler: An Adventure In Nepal. Boston (Houghton Mifflin), 1952, 1st ed, 211mm tall x 14cm, 301pp, 18 b/w photos, biblio, index, index of birds, EP maps. Yale University & National Geographic funded trips (2) to Nepal 1948-1949 to study & identify birds. Author was allowed to visit then closed areas: Arun Valley, Rekcha, & Kune Ghat regions. This was one of the first modern expeditions to the Nepal side of Everest. tan cloth with gilt lettering spine. VG+ SOLD.
  

• 103. Rossiter, Richard. Teton Classics. 50 Selected Climbs In Grand Teton National Park. Evergreen (Chockstone), 1994, 1st ed, 126pp, b/w photos, maps and diagrams. Excellent guide to very classic routes. Pen marks on seven pages otherwise Fine $10.

• 104. Russell, Franklin. The Mountains Of America From Alaska To The Great Smokies. NY (Abrams), 1975, 1st ed, folio, 345mm tall x 245mm, 224pp, 124 plates (most color), maps.. Extensive photo essay of the mountains with descriptive text including some climbing & exploration histories. dark grey cloth, silver lettering front and spine. nice DJ (no chips or tears), Fine SOLD.

• 105. Schaller, George. Stones Of Silence: Journeys In The Himalaya. NY (Viking), 1980, 1st ed, 24cm tall x 156mm, 292pp, 14 color photos, ills, 6 maps, index. Profound study (6 years afield) of sheep, goats, & other animals throughout the Himalayan mtn ranges. Very well written, one of the best natural histories in form of travelogue. Brings the reader to the sights, people, life, and size of the Himalaya. brown cloth spine with gilt lettering, tan boards. nice DJ (clipped flap corner), Fine SOLD.
  

• 106. Schneider, Steve & Ann. The Climber’s Sourcebook. Garden City (Anchor), 1976, 1st ed, 207mm tall x 135mm, 340pp, b/w photos & illustrations. Much information on all aspects of climbing. Still useful. Sections on where to learn to climb (clubs, schools, guides, etc.), 114 pages on climbing equipment, a chapter on guidebooks, a section on mountain media (periodicals, recommended mountaineering books, booksellers, publishers, films, slide show & lectures). paperback. scuff on front cover were price sticker was removed otherwise Fine $4.

• 107. Shackleton, Sir Ernest. South: The Story Of Shackleton’s Last Expedition 1914-17. North Pomfret Vermont (Trafalgar Square), 1992, 1st US ed this version, 4to, 255mm tall x 215mm, 208pp, over 100 Frank Hurley b/w photos, maps and sketches, index. Very interesting version of the famous book with tons of detailed notes printed in the margins by the editor, Peter King, providing explanations and details that only came to light long after the original 1919 edition. King is a historian and author who researched extensively to produce this version of the book. The lively story of an amazing adventure. Attempt to be first to cross Antarctica, ship lost & crushed in ice, the small boat journey to S Georgia, recovery of the rest of crew, nobody lost on this one. grey boards, silver lettering spine. fine DJ, Fine SOLD.
  

• 108. Sherwonit, Bill. To The Top Of Denali: Climbing Adventures On North America’s Highest Peak. Anchorage (Alaska NW), 1990, 1st ed, 8vo PB, 23cm tall x 15cm, 347pp, 29 b/w photos, 2 maps, biblio, refs, index. History of famous climbs & new routes: early ascents, West Buttress, Cassin Ridge, first winter ascent, the winter solo climbers, rescues, guiding, etc. small crease mark lower corner front cover otherwise VG+ $5.

• 109. Shipton, Eric. Upon That Mountain. Ldn (Hodder, Stoughton), 1943, 1st ed, 207mm tall x 13cm, 222pp, 31 b/w photos, 4 maps. First printing which is becoming hard to find. Early climbing autobiography includes climbing in the Alps, 2nd through 5th ascents of Mt Kenya described in two good chapters covering 1st ascent of S Ridge Nelion—considered now the normal route to both summits—with Wyn Harris and 1st traverse via long new route with Tilman via W Ridge & down normal route, Mtns of the Moon, Everest, Nanda Devi, Karakoram. black cloth, light blue lettering cover & spine. faint partial cup ring mark front cover otherwise VG SOLD.

• 110. Shirakawa, Yoshikazu. Himalayas. NY (Abrams), 1971, 1st ed, folio, 45cm tall x 30cm, 300pp, 248 magnificent color photos on heavy paper including 88 full page & 6 multiple foldouts, 7 maps & diagrams + 1 foldout map. Neate's bibliography of mountaineering literature has this book dated 1972, but the copyright date printed in the book is 1971. The Library of Congress catalogue data printed on the copyright page does have a 72 in the number sequence which suggests that the book was likely released in 1972. The GIANT photo book of the Himalaya. This is the first edition, not the smaller 1977 edition and not the same-size 1986 edition which was printed on thinner paper. This 1971 first edition is the nicest. This is a big item that weighs 11.75 pounds. cloth slipcase with imitation ivory tie pegs (fading to the spine of case, otherwise quite nice), fine DJ, minor crease first 4 leaves otherwise Fine SOLD.
  
  

• 111. Singh, Madanjeet. Himalayan Art: Wall-Painting And Sculpture In Ladakh, Lahaul and Spiti, The Siwalik Ranges, Nepal, Sikkim And Bhutan. NY (Macmillan), 1971, reprint but first printing of this compact version, 212mm tall x 154mm, 287pp, 63 color plates, 105 b/w illustrations. Originally published in 1968 as a very large format book, this is the first printing of the compact (normal hardcover size) edition. Sumptuous presentation & discussion of this culturally rich, colorful art of the high Himalaya. Singh is both art scholar & photographer. One of the best treatments of the subject. navy cloth, gilt lettering spine. fine DJ, Fine SOLD.

• 112. Slesser, Malcolm. Red Peak: A Personal Account Of The British-Soviet Pamir Expedition. NY (Coward-McCann), 1964, 1st ed, 227mm tall x 145mm, 256pp, 29 b/w photos, EP map, index. Wilfrid Noyce & Robin Smith were killed in fall on this trip. John Hunt, Joe Brown & McNaught-Davis were also on this trip. Details an ascent of the highest peak in the range 7495m, unfortunately named Mt Stalin, then daftly renamed Pik Kommunizma. Some other peaks were also climbed. Underrated good read; Slesser is a good writer. blue cloth, gilt lettering spine. nice DJ, Fine SOLD.
  

• 113. Smythe, Frank. The Kangchenjunga Adventure. Ldn (Gollancz), 1932, 5th impression (smaller than 1st & 2nd since printed on thinner paper, otherwise same inside), 222mm tall x 137mm, 464pp, 48 b/w photos, 8 maps, 2 appendices, index. G. Dyhrenfurth led this 1930 international expedition. Attempt on N Ridge aborted after death of Sherpa Chettan in avalanche, followed by attempt on NW Ridge reaching 6400m. After abandoning Kangchenjunga attempts members of the party made 1st ascents of nearby Jongsong Pk (7393m), Dodang Nyima (6925m), & Ramthang Pk (6640m, 22-page chapter on ascent & descent using skis). orig black cloth, gilt lettering spine. From the collection of Wilfrid Noyce (Everest 53 team member) with his signature and date August 1933 on the top of the blank FFEP. Cracking at EPs, slight fading spine, VG SOLD.
  
  

• 114. Smythe, Frank. The Valley Of Flowers. Ldn (Hodder, Stoughton), 1938, 1st ed, 229mm tall x 145mm, 322pp, 16 colour plates, 2 maps (1 fldg), index. The photos here are nicer than those in his photo albums. Account of 4 months in the Garhwal Himalaya including the Bhyundar Valley where he took the photos of the flowers in this book. Several 1st ascents in lightweight style, including 1st ascent of Mana Pk (7273m) & Nilgiri Parbat (6483m), & attempts on Rataban, Nilkanta, & Dunagiri. His climbing partners were Sherpas. A trip best described by the title of Bob Bates autobiography. Includes a chapter on the Yeti and his investigation of large footprints in the snow near the Bhyundar Pass. original green cloth, gilt lettering spine. some faint small spotting to covers, short black pen mark across bottom of text block, VG SOLD.
  

• 115. Smythe, Frank. Peaks And Valleys. Ldn (Black), 1938, 1st ed, 4to, 276mm tall x 204mm, 129pp, color frontispiece photo, 75 b/w photos. Selection of Smythe's mountain photos from the Alps and Himalaya. 13 are Alps and the rest are Himalaya including: Garhwal, Zaskar, Kamet, Badrinath and Nilkanta, Nanda Devi and Dunagiri, Smythe's photos of Yeti footprints in snow. One of Smythe's best photo albums with good, sharp photos. Each photo has an extensive caption, most being a large paragraph long that explain the scene and what Smythe was doing at the time (many taken during climbs). original tan cloth, brown lettering front cover & spine. VG+ SOLD.

• 116. Smythe, Frank. My Alpine Album. Ldn (Black), 1947, 2nd impression, 4to, 278mm tall x 205mm, 147pp, 47 b/w photos. Good photos by Smythe that cover most of the Alps. Each photo has a huge caption. Includes a 3.5 page gripping account of Smythe's attempt to make the first ascent of the South Face of Mont Maudit where he was caught in a heavy snow storm that created many dangerous snow avalanches. red cloth, silver lettering front and spine. some fading spine, VG $5.

• 117. Smythe, Frank. Snow On The Hills. Ldn (Black), 1948, 2nd printing, large 4to, 326mm tall x 258mm, 119pp, 47 b/w plates. Smythe's largest form photo album. Photos from the Alps, UK, Canadian Rockies, and the Himalaya. Each photo has a lengthy caption. grey cloth, blue title patch front and spine with silver lettering. DJ (some clear tape repairs on front side, tattered edges, lacking bottom 3cm of spine), bump lower outside front cover corner otherwise near Fine SOLD.

• 118. Smythe, Frank. Mountains In Colour. Ldn (Readers Union), 1951, 2nd ed, 155pp, 4to, 286mm tall x 218mm, 57 colour photos. Covers Himalaya (12 pages on his own Everest climbing), Switzerland, Britain, & Canadian Rockies (40pp). Smythe’s photos and commentary with accounts of his own climbs in these areas. grey cloth with brown lettering front and spine, brown decoration front. DJ (clear taped edges, 1cm deep chips, 5cm tear rear), Fine SOLD.
  

• 119. Somervell, T.H. After Everest. The Experiences Of A Mountaineer & Medical Missionary. Ldn (Hodder, Stoughton), 1936, 1st ed, 228mm tall x 144mm, 339pp, color frontispiece illustration, 22 b/w photo plates, fldg map + EP map, biblio, index. Author’s personal accounts of British 1922 & 1924 attempts on Everest & autobiographical notes mostly relating to his medical work & travels in India following the 1924 climb. On the 1922 expedition Somervell, Mallory and Norton became the first people ever to climb above 8000 meters under their own power (some balloon guys had gone higher, some dying). They reached about 8200 meters on Everest without supplemental oxygen. Somervell was an extremely gifted man with disparate talents. He was also one of the strongest & smartest of all the early Everest climbers. About half the book is on Everest. original green cloth, gilt lettering spine. Becoming hard to find in first printing, which is much nicer that reprints because it is larger size, has color frontis and more b/w photos. fading to spine but not as bad as most copies without DJ, tips of lower spine corners rubbed through cloth, some foxing EPs but no foxing on inside pages, VG SOLD.
  
  

• 120. Spectorsky, Augusti (ed). The Book Of Mountains: Being A Collection Of Writings About Mountains In All Their Aspects. NY (Appleton), 1955, 1st ed, 491pp, lg 8vo, 253mm tall x 173mm, 74 b/w photos, engravings & sketches. Wide ranging, thought provoking selection of authors tending towards the literary & academic. In sections: Men Climb The Mountains (Beaupré, Whymper, De Gomara, Keats, Muir, Albert Smith, Wyndham, H.G. Wells, etc), Men Live And Work On The Mountains (C. Dickens, Borrow, D.H. Lawrence, J. Evelyn, etc), Men Against The Mountains (T. Mann, Pliny, D. Dafoe, Auden, Belloc, etc.), Men Study The Mountains (Muir, A. Jonas, von Humboldt, L. Da Vinci, G. Gamow, etc), Men Fight The Mountains (Livy, Napoleon, S. Davis, N. Mailer, Xenophon, R. Burton, etc), Men Wonder At The Mystery Of The Mountains (Kipling, Melville, Clemens, Thoreau, C.G. Jung, T. Wolfe, etc). Good photos. I don’t know if this ever came with DJ. white and brown cloth decorated covers and spine. VG+ SOLD.

• 121. Spring, Bob & Ira (text by H. Manning). The North Cascades National Park. Seattle (Superior), 1969, 1st ed, 4to, 31cm tall x 25cm, 143pp, 16 color & 84 b/w photos. One of the few photo essays of these fine, glaciated peaks. Manning gives detailed accounts of his tramps & climbs, including an ascent of Mt Shuksan with unplanned bivouac near summit. Photos & text include Glacier Pk, Dome Pk, Spider Mtn, Shuksan & vicinity, Luna Cirque, Mt Baker, Mt Challenger, Pickets, etc. greenish buckram, gilt lettering cover & spine. nice DJ (tape repairs to jacket, edge wear), some tan staining to edge of blank FFEP and very tiny bit (about 2mm) to next three pages otherwise Fine SOLD.
  

• 122. Stefánsson, Vilhjalmur. Hunters Of The Great North. Ldn (Harrap), 1923, 1st ed, 200mm tall x 135mm, 288pp, 26 b/w photos, two folding maps. A reflective appreciation of the author’s 1906-7 explorations mostly in the vicinity of the McKenzie Delta and the Arctic coast of Alaska. This was written long after the experience to include a better perspective and understanding of the people than was possible immediately following the expedition. navy cloth, white lettering front & spine, polar bear decoration in white on front. slight fading spine, clean, VG SOLD.

• 123. Stephen, Leslie. The Playground Of Europe. NY (Longmans, Green), 1924, new impression, 191mm tall x 123mm, 339pp, b/w frontis illustration, title vignette, two engraved b/w plates. Nice edition with same contents and illustrations as the first printing. One of the cornerstones of mountaineering literature, a classic and a good read. red cloth, gilt lettering and decoration spine. slight fading spine, foxing on a few pages (not lots), VG+ SOLD.
  

• 124. Stonor, Charles. The Sherpa & The Snowman. Ldn (Hollis, Carter), 1955, 1st ed, 220mm tall x 138mm, 209pp, 1 colour & 36 b/w photos, index. Expedition to search for Yeti lasting 5 months in Nepal & base of Everest. Also good account of experiences with the Sherpa people. Author was biologist & anthropologist on expedition. red cloth, black lettering spine. brown cloth, black lettering spine. owner name stamp on title page, VG $3.

• 125. Styles, Showell. The Moated Mountain. Ldn (Hurst, Blackett), 1955, 1st ed, 218mm tall x 142mm, 32 photos (1 in colour), 10 ills, 3 maps, index. Attempt on Baudha (21890') to the S of Manaslu, then virtually unknown & unexplored area. DJ (big chip top spine 7cm deep, 2cm deep chip around bottom spine), VG+ $25.
  

• 126. Synge, Patrick. Mountains Of The Moon: An Expedition To The Equatorial Mountains Of Africa. NY (Dutton), 1938, 1st US ed (copyright page states 3rd UK edition but all research indicates that this is the first US edition), 221pp, 2 color & 91 b/w photos, 2 maps (1 fldg), index. Author went to Ruwenzori to study the flora and fauna of the area. Includes 2nd ascent of Weiseman Pk of Mt Luigi Di Savoia. Also visits Mt Kenya & Mt Elgon. ex-library. rebound in navy cloth with white lettering spine. usual library markings. VG $10.
  

• 127. Thesiger, Wilfred. The Life Of My Choice. NY (Norton), 1988, 1st ed, 24cm tall x 155mm, 459pp, 59 b/w photos, 12 maps, glossary, index. Autobiography of famous British explorer that finally reveals his true character & motives (reading this adds to the humour in Newby’s description of Thesiger at the end of Short Walk In The Hindu Kush). tan boards, brown cloth spine with gilt lettering. fine DJ, Fine SOLD.
  

• 128. Tilman, HW. Snow On The Equator. NY (Macmillan), 1938, 1st ed, 219mm tall x 145mm, 265pp, 26 b/w photos on 20 plates, 4 maps. Climbing with Shipton: Mt Kenya, Kilimanjaro, Ruwenzori, and bicycle trip across Africa. One of the least common of Tilman’s books. orig bright red cloth, silver title block spine with red lettering. lacking DJ but exceptionally bright, clean, tight, Fine SOLD.
  

• 129. Tilman, HW. Ice With Everything. Sidney B.C. (Gray’s), 1974, 1st ed, 223mm tall x 14cm, 142pp, 19 b/w plates, 2 maps, EP map. Visits to east and west Greenland in 1971-3. Includes chapter on ascent of peaks on Upernivik Island & Qioqe peninsula. greyish blue boards, silver lettering spine. nice DJ, Fine SOLD.

• 130. Trenker, Luis. Bergwelt—Wunderwelt. Munchen (Bertelsmann), 1973, 1st ed this version, 4to, 276mm tall x 213mm, 96pp + unnumbered photo plates, 8 b/w & 7 color vintage illustrations of Alpine scenes, 104 b/w & 8 color photos. Text in german. History of mountaineering, about 3/4 covers period prior to the Golden Age. Chapters on von Haller, de Saussure, von Goethe, von Humbolt, Schlagintweit brothers, A. Burgener, A. Dibona, Zsigmondy, Paul Preuss, Hans Dulfer, Buhl, Harrer, H. Geiger, Reinhold and Gunther Messner. Good photos by leading mountain photographers including one by Vittorio Sella. This book was published in 1935 and later in different formats with different content. This is the first version with the chapter on the Messner brothers. glossy color pictorial hardcover. worn spine ends, VG SOLD.

• 131. Tucci, Giuseppe. Nepal: The Discovery Of The Malla. NY (Dutton), 1962, 1st ed, small format, 19cm tall x 126mm, 96pp, 60 b/w & color photos, map. Tucci’s description of his expedition to western Nepal and the Annapurna region, then on to Jumla & Dullu. Kingdom of Malla was a forgotten, ancient empire in NW Nepal that Tucci unexpectedly discovered. green-red interlace cloth, white dec cover & lettering spine. DJ (rubbed edges), Fine SOLD.
  

• 132. [Uemura, Naomi] Japanese. Naomi Uemura's Last Expedition. Japan, 1985, presumed 1st edition, 211mm tall x 149mm, 30 color & 6 b/w photos, map. Two-page summary in English otherwise the text is entirely in Japanese. No english edition. Short biography of Uemura and then full discussion of his disappearance on Denali after making the first solo winter ascent, account of the Japanese search expedition on the mountain. This book is presumably written by a member of the search team. glossy pictorial paperback. New SOLD.

• 133. Valli, Eric & D. Summers. Dolpo, Hidden Land Of The Himalayas. NY (Aperture),1987, 1st ed, 267mm tall x 30cm, 4to, [98pp], 78 color photos, map. Photo essay & text description of the people & places (NW of Annapurna). grey boards, white lettering spine. fine DJ, Fine SOLD.
  

• 134. Van der Post, Laurens. Venture To The Interior. NY (Morrow), 1951, 1st edition, 253pp, 3 maps. Former bestseller, and always on the lists of best adventure travel books. Account of author’s exploration in Africa, especially on the Mt Mlanje uplift in Nyasaland (alongside Lake Nyasa). tan cloth, green lettering spine. VG+ $5.

• 135. Van der Post, Laurens. The Lost World Of The Kalahari. NY (Morrow), 1988, 1st ed this greatly enlarged pictorial version, 284pp, 4to, 297mm tall x 224mm, 75 color photos, map. Thirtieth anniversary reissue of the book first published in 1958. This edition has been amplified with many large color photos by David Coulson. Account of author's expedition through the Kalahari Desert and study and life with the Bushmen of southern Africa. A classic on Africa. fine DJ, Fine SOLD.

• 136. Vermeulen, James (editor). Mountain Journeys: Stories Of Climbers And Their Climbs. NY (Overlook), 1989, 1st ed, paperback version 5 illustrations, 251pp. Includes accounts by Rowell, Rébuffat, Bates, Robert Craig, Hornbein, Benuzzi, Clinch, Patey, Davidson, Ridgeway, Tullis, Tenzing, etc. paperback. New $4.
  

• 137. Von Braun. Space Exploration. NY (Holt, Rinehart, Winston), 1967, 1st ed, 216pp, b/w photos & sketches, index. Excellent, detailed yet accessible treatment of the subject by the Director of the George Marshall Space Flight Center. One of the major books on the subject, published just prior to the first successful manned landing on the moon. black boards, blue metallic lettering front & spine, red metallic decoration of a rocket on the spine. nice DJ (no chips, no tears), Fine SOLD.

• 138. De Watteville, Vivienne. Speak To The Earth: Wanderings And Reflections Among Elephants And Mountains. NY (Norton), 1987, reprint, 215mm tall x 14cm, 329pp, 17 b/w photos, map. Modern reprint with 23-page interesting biography of De Watteville. She was a fascinating lady; in 1928 she held her father in Africa while he died after a lion attack (very little about that in this book). This book covers her return to Africa: a lone, two month stay (1928) high on Mt Kenya (121pp, with photos of the mtn). She explored much of the mountain and on her visit to the “Curling Pond” she witnessed the famous ascent of Batian and Nelion by Harris, Shipton and Sommerfelt and greeted them with hot tea & then dinner when they descended. The climbers later took her out onto the glaciers & ridges to explore. tan boards, black cloth spine with copper lettering. fine DJ, Fine SOLD.
  

• 139. White, Stewart E. The Mountains. NY (Grosset, Dunlap), [ca 1911], reprint, 197mm tall x 129mm, 282pp, color frontispiece, 4 b/w illustration plates, illustrated EPs. Copyright page states 1904 but this book is not dated on title page, and there is no indication of edition; however, it must be 1911 or later since advertisement on DJ notes author’s book, The Cabin, which was published in 1911. Fictionalized account, based on author’s real life experiences, describing horseback trips in the Sierra Nevada in the 1890s. original dark green boards, light green spine cloth, dark green lettering spine. very uncommon DJ (missing bottom 4cm of spine, 1cm deep chip along top spine, 5mm chips corners, 2cm tear lower front, decorated on front panel with color drawing of a man riding a horse on a mountain trail with mountains in the background, advertisement for author’s other books on rear panel), Fine SOLD.
  
  

• 140. Whymper, Edward. Scrambles Amongst The Alps In The Years 1860-69. NY (Scribner’s), 1937, 6th ed, 8vo, 414pp, 5 fldg maps, 110 ills, 7 b/w photos, 11 appendices, index. A cornerstone classic in the literature of mountaineering. The first mountaineering book to appeal to a wide audience, this book had a real impact on the growth of mountaineering as a sport. Solid, sturdy edition about the same size as the original 1871 first edition with the same contents as the slightly revised 1900 fifth edition. Original tan buckram, gilt snowflakes cover & spine, gilt lettering spine. Solid binding, small light 15mm spot rear cover, some fading rear cover along spine, clean, no foxing, VG SOLD.

• 141. -- another copy. Ldn (Murray), 1948, 7th ed, 414pp, 5 fldg maps, 110 ills, 7 b/w photos, 11 appendices, index. original brick red cloth, gilt snowflakes cover & spine, gilt lettering spine. bad DJ (missing lower 5cm of front panel), some faint light splotches front cover, former owner name penned across title page, VG SOLD.
  
  
  
  

• 142. Whymper, Edward. Travels Amongst The Great Andes Of The Equator. NY (Scribner’s), 1892, 1st ed, 231mm tall x 161mm, 456pp, 20 full-page engravings, 118 in text engravings, 4 maps (2 fldg, 1 fldg in pocket), index. The most successful of all early Andean mountaineering expeditions. The US edition consists of one volume (UK is two vols). rebound in green cloth boards with green leather spine and corners ruled in gilt, raised bands spine in 6 compartments, gilt lettering spine, TEG, marbled EPs. Fancy rebind but rubbed patches on leather front and rear, rubbed corners and edges, leather cracking near spine ends (but spine is solid and not about to break, complete with all pages, plates and maps. Maps have been lenin-backed. Other than the rubbed edges and rubbed patches on the covers VG SOLD.
  
  

• 143. Wickersham, James. “Old Yukon” Tales-Trails-Trials. Washington DC (Washington Law Book Co), 1938, 1st ed, 235mm tall x 145mm, 514pp, 64 b/w photos, map, index. Author made the first serious attempt to climb Mt McKinley in 1903 — up Peters Glacier reaching about 8000ft. Party was stopped by an enormous face, now called the Wickersham Wall. About 120 pages of the book are devoted to the Mt. McKinley trip. Author was US District Judge in Alaska from 1900-1908. Excellent history. blue cloth, gilt lettering cover & spine. uncommon DJ (loss at spine corners up to 15mm deep, 5mm deep chip upper rear), Fine $60.
  
  

• 144. Wilson, Ken(ed). The Games Climbers Play. SF (Sierra Club), 1980, 1st ed, 8vo PB version, 688pp, 35 b/w photos, ills, index. 100 articles selected by Wilson, editor of Mountain, mostly from journals and magazines. Lots of humor & satire. crease marks along spine, VG SOLD.

• 145. Yard, Robert Sterling. The Book Of The National Parks. NY (Scribners), 1919, 1st ed, 420pp, EP map, 76 b/w photos, 15 maps & diagrams. Detailed history & descriptions of the parks, geologic features, scenery, including climbing (Rainier & McKinley). Chapters on each park including Yosemite (33pp), Rocky Mtn Nat Park (24pp), McKinley (14pp), Mt Rainier (11pp), Crater Lake (25pp), Glacier Nat Park (33pp), etc. red cloth, gilt lettering cover & spine. fading spine, some light spots, about VG SOLD.
  

• 146. Young, Geoffrey W. On High Hills: Memories Of The Alps. Ldn (Methuen), 1927, 2nd ptg (same as 1st ptg), 229mm tall x 14cm, 368pp, 24 b/w plates, index. Selection of Young’s climbs in the Alps including Grépon, Mont Blanc, Jorasses, Dent Blanche, Matterhorn, Weisshorn, etc. J.A. Smith comments on this book in his Introduction To Mountaineering (1957), “Young is a stylist of the printed page as well as of his hills. Beautiful writing, beautiful reading.” orig green cloth, embossed lettering cover, gilt lettering spine. old inscription from 1929 on blank FFEP, crisp clean covers, Fine SOLD.
  

• 147. Young, Geoffery W. Mountain Craft. Ldn (Methuen), 1949 revised ed, 22cm tall x 14cm, 319pp, 8 b/w photos, index. Classic manual of mountaineering instruction. “..every latter-day guide or instructional book written remains in the shadow of Mountain Craft.”—J. Waterman in Climbing (mag) #134 “Perspective,” Oct/Nov 1992. Much revised, the chapters on ranges of the world, skiing, & photography have been left out of the post WWII editions. J.A. Smith comments on this book in his Introduction To Mountaineering (1957), “The mountaineer’s ‘bible.’ Not a book to be dashed through, but to be read and referred to across a lifetime.” green cloth, white lettering spine. some fading to spine otherwise Fine SOLD.
  

• 148. Young, S.Hall. Hall Young Of Alaska,”The Mushing Parson”: The Autobiography Of S. Hall Young. NY (Revell), 1927, 1st ed, 229mm tall x 151mm, 448pp, 17 b/w photos, map, index. Young travelled much of Alaska in the early days. He joined John Muir on the Glacier Bay discoveries (about 60p description here). Author was killed by trolley before publication. orig green cloth, gilt lettering cover & spine. missing blank FFEP, spine faded, VG SOLD.
  
  

• 149. Young, Peter. Himalayan Holiday: A Trans-Himalayan Diary 1939. Ldn (Jenkins), ND [1945], 1st ed, 219mm tall x 143mm, 108pp, 3 maps (1 lg fldg), 19 half-tone plates, route index. Author’s 3 month trek of 822 miles: Srinagar, over Khardung La 18380', to Leh; next to Siachen Gl (Karakoram) near Gyong Kangri (23500); then to Skardu via Turtok and back to Srinagar. Author was active RAF officer at the time and this was his vacation for relaxation (not to climb or explore). blue cloth, gilt lettering spine. DJ (rubbing especially along edges, 5mm loss spine ends, faded spine, 3mm loss bottom front), fading bottom edge and spine ends (this book was very prone to fading), VG SOLD.
  

• 150. Younghusband, Francis. Wonders Of The Himalaya. NY (Dutton), 1929, 3rd printing (same format as first), 223mm tall x 142mm, 210pp, 1 b/w plate, map. Author’s travels & exploration in the Himalaya & Karakoram, plus his shuffling against the Russians in the Great Game. original green cloth binding, gilt lettering spine. clean covers, VG+ SOLD.