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• 1. Alt, David D. and Donald W. Hyndman. Rocks, Ice & Water. The Geology Of Waterton-Glacier Park.Color pictorial paperback binding. Missoula (Mountain Press Publishig Co), 1973, 1st edition, 227mm tall x 150mm, 104 pages, many photos and diagrams in b/w and color, glossary, bibliography. Some water-warping to pages (no staining), owner underlining and penned comments to about 10 pages. Good working copy complete with all pages and photos. $1.
  

• 2. Alvarez, A. Feeding The Rat: Profile Of A Climber. Original green boards, black spine with red lettering. NY (Atlantic Monthly), 1988, 1st ed, 216mm tall x 137mm, 152pp, 12 b/w photos. Biography of Mo Anthoine & his climbing philosophy. Ropemate of Joe Brown, MacInness, Boysen, Bonington, etc; here are accounts of epic climbs such as the Ogre (Scott broke ankles), Roraima's prow, Old Man of Hoy, 1986 NE Ridge Everest attempt, etc. The book is in fine condition but has tiny foxing spots top edge of text block, black pen mark bottom edge of text block, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding. The original dust jacket is in fine condition with no tears, no loss, no rubbing, original printed price still present on flap corner. $10.
  

• 3. Atwater, Montgomery M. Snow Rangers Of The Andes: An Undercover Assignment Leads A Forest Service Snow Ranger To Danger & Adventure In The Andes. Original blue boards with black cloth spine lettered in silver and blue. NY (Random House), 1967, 1st ed, 214mm tall x 148mm, 215 pages. Author is well known for avalanche research. Skiing and mountaineering Fiction. The book has clean covers, no fading, minor rubbing bottom edges, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket has rubbed edges, small loss tips corners, 1cm and 2cm tear lower rear with crinkle marks, lower inside corner of rear flap cut away (nothing there other than publisher name, so maybe old owner name had been penned there. $70.
  

• 4Bastien, Joseph. Mountain Of The Condor: Metaphor And Ritual In An Andean Ayllu. St Paul (West), 1978, 1st ed, 244mm tall x 157mm, 227pp, 4 maps, 20 ills (12 b/w photos), glossary, index. The author lived among the Callahaya (aka Callahuaya and Kallawaya) people of Bolivia in the southern Cordillera Apolobamba Andes where he studied their religion, rituals, society, the influence of the mountain environment on them. A fine ethnological study. The Callahaya have been renowned for centuries for their holistic medicinal knowledge and, more recently, for their social community structures. The trek through this remote area has become one of the most sought low-volume hikes in the Andes, being 15 to 24 hours away from La Paz, though things have changed in the last decade because rich gold deposits have been discovered and extracted in the Sunchulli region about 15 miles north of the Callahaya villages. Highly recommended reading for any who are considering visiting the region. Pictorial hardcover (no DJ issued). The book has minor grubbiness covers, a light scuff/scratch rear cover, small 5mm split upper outside front spine joint, no owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. $45.
  

• 5. Bonney, T.G. The Building Of The Alps. NY (Scribners), 1912, 1st ed, 227mm x 145mm, 384pp, 32 b/w photo & illustration plates, 16 sketches & diagrams, index. Overall physical description of the Alps. Three chapters on orogeny and orography, 3 chapters on glaciers, one on avalanches, one on meteorology pertaining to the Alpine peaks, one on vegetation, one on animals, one on history of exploration and climbing. Original green cloth, TEG, gilt lettering cover and spine. The book has rubbing at cover edges, some fraying at spine ends, no previous owner writing or marks on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. $45.
  

• 6. Borchers, Philipp and team members. Die Weisse Kordillere [The Cordillera Blanca].. Berlin (Scherl), 1935, 1st ed, thick text block, 232mm tall x 155mm, 395pp, 98 b/w photos, tables & charts, large folding color 1/100000 contour map loosely inserted (called for on the title page), index. Text in German; no English edition. Official account of the German 1932 expedition to the Cordillera Blanca Peru, the first team of highly skilled mountaineers to visit the range. This is the seminal, technical climbing book of mountaineering in the Cordillera Blanca, and for the Andes in general. Some challenging climbs in Bolivia preceded this expedition, but none accomplished as much. Nine first ascents in the Cordillera Blanca were made including Artesonraju (6025m), Huandoy (6395m), Huascaran South (6768m), Chopicalqui (6400m), Hualcan, Copa North (6173m), Copa South (6203m). The first 213 pages describe the expedition & ascents. The remaining pages are on the research: geology, cartography, culture, place names, etc. The chapters in both the climbing narrative & the research section are written by various team members: Borchers, E. Hein, E. Schneider, H. Kinzl, B. Lukas, H. Biersack, W. Bernard. The b/w photos & reproduction quality of them in this book are quite good. The big folding map was sold at additional cost to the book; hence, it is much less common than the book. The combination of book + dust jacket + map is very scarce. E. Schnieder was chief cartographer on this expedition, later the principal mapper of Everest, Mt. Kenya and other peaks. He was also a skilled mountaineer who climbed high and carried loads on most of the early German expeditions. Schnieder's photography was also much better than average. Original light blue cloth, white & navy lettering cover, navy title patch spine with white lettering. The book is in excellent condition with clean covers, a few faint tiny foxing spots to spine cloth, minor fore-edge foxing, no foxing on page faces, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding. The original dust jacket is better than average with three tiny 5mm tear top front, clean, tiny 3mm loss spine ends. The original large folding color map is in fine condition stored in the original card folder. The book and map are in the original plain cardboard shipping slipcase that has "Borchers Kordillere" stamped on the bottom and top. $250.
  
  
  

• 7. Brown, Stewardson & Mrs. Charles Schaffer. Alpine Flora of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. NY (Putnam's Sons), 1907, 1st ed, 192mm tall x 131mm, 353pp + 2 page ad for Schaffer's Old Indian trails, glossary, 80 plates (30 being color paintings) , index. Original ribbed dark green cloth, front & spine lettered in gilt, all edges tinted green. Rubbed edges, binding a little shaken but holding well, old owner name penciled to FFEP, penciled notes throughout specifying when and where owner found specific plants featured in book and some lists of plants and notes about many trips (1925 through 1930s), a good working copy complete with all pages and plates. $65.
  

• 8. Alpine Club of Canada. Canadian Alpine Journal 1993. Magazine-style color pictorial paperback. 124 pages with many b/w photos, sketches, and a few maps, index. Feature articles include Jannu, Ama Dablam, Manaslu, Guided climb of N Face Mount Temple, N Face Mt Alberta, etc. Light rubbing spine edges, VG. $25.
  

• 9. Child, Greg. Postcards From The Ledge: Collected Mountaineering Writings Of Greg Child. Seattle (Mountaineers), 1998, 1st ed, 236mm tall x 154mm, 223pp, 53 b/w photos (27 are small size). Collection of 27 essays about author's climbs, his take on other climbers & issues, major climbing events. Entertaining snippets. Includes Mt Everest, Tomo Cesen controversy, K2 tragedy of Allison Hargreaves, travels in Tibet, climbing Russian Tower in the Pamirs with Lynn Hill, Trango Towers, Yosemite, interview with Lydia Bradey and her being first woman to climb Everest without supplemental oxygen, etc. Original black cloth spine, white cloth boards, red lettering cover & spine. SIGNED by Child on title page. Clean covers, no writing or marks other than author signature, no foxing, no rubbing, solid binding. The dust jacket is fine with no tears, no chips, clean, original printed price present on flap corner. $35.
  

• 10. Clark, Ronald. Men, Myths, And Mountains. NY (Thomas Y. Crowell), 1976, 1st US ed, 260mm tall x 185mm, 292pp, over 100 b/w photos, index. An excellent historical survey of mountaineering from earliest days and Mont Blanc, Golden and Silver Age in Alps, early Himalaya, North America climbing history, harder climbs worldwide up to 1970s. Original textured blue boards with silver lettering spine.EX-LIBRARY with stamp on title page, no EP marks or pockets or bookplates, tape residue covers otherwise quite clean, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket is in nice shape but has trimmed flaps and clipped front flap corner, no spine sticker. $5.
  

• 11. Clark, Ronald. Men, Myths, And Mountains. NY (Thomas Y. Crowell), 1976, 1st US ed, 260mm tall x 185mm, 292pp, over 100 b/w photos, index. Original textured blue boards with silver lettering spine. Clean covers, no owner marks or writing on any pages, light rubbing bottom edge outside cover corners, red pen dot on top edge of text block, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket has 3cm tear top front flap crease, no loss, original printed price still present on front flap corner. $15.
  

• 12. Coleman, A.P. The Canadian Rockies, New And Old Trails. Toronto (Henry Frowde), 1912, 2nd printing (same format as 1st), 227mm tall x 145mm, 383pp, 4 maps (3 folding), 41 b/w photos. Same binding & contents as the first USA, first Toronto, and first UK printings. This Canadian Frowde edition has "T. Fisher Unwin" stamped at the base of the spine cover (as usual). Original blue cloth, color pictorial cover, TEG, gilt lettering cover & spine. The 3rd map is a color folding CPR route map that is not called-for in the table of contents but seems to have been placed in most examples of this book. Exploration & climbing in the Canadian Rockies & Selkirks starting in 1884. A large part describes the first attempts to climb Mt Robson, all spearheaded by the author. A Canadian Rockies mountaineering classic. This book is from the collection of the pioneering climber, Robert Underhill, with his name-stamp on front pastedown. Underhill made many significant first ascents including challenging traverse from the Aiguilles du Diable to Mont Blanc du Tacul, new routes on Grand Teton (SE Ridge, N Ridge, E Ridge), first ascent of Thunderboldt Peak in Sierra Nevada Pallisades, first ascent of E Face of Mt Whitney. He was one of the first American climbers to learn and use advanced rope work and protection which he introduced to many starting in 1928. His wife, Miraim, a pioneering woman climber, wrote the classic book GIVE ME THE HILLS. The book has generally clean covers, some rubbing to corners (= some loss of color, not rubbed through cloth), darkening to spine, 4mm split to cloth at top rear spine corner, Underhill's name stamp on pastedown otherwise no owner marks or writing on any pages, nearly every page free of foxing, slight tanning to pages, solid binding.$125.
  

• 13. Cook, Frederick MD. To The Top Of The Continent: Discovery, Exploration And Adventure In Sub-Arctic Alaska. The First Ascent Of Mt McKinley, 1903-1906. NY (Doubleday, Page), 1908, 1st ed, 236mm tall x 154mm, 321pp, 71 b/w photos, 12 maps & diagrams (none of route), 4 appendices. Account of Cook's attempts on Denali & his faked first ascent, probably the greatest exposed hoax in mountaineering history. Original dark green cloth, white-grey decoration front cover, TEG, gilt lettering spine. Rubbing tips corners, faint 3cm x 4cm splash mark bottom rear cover near spine (hard to see, basically a loss of sheen), tiny 4mm thin scuff lower rear, old owner name in pencil at top of FFEP, no foxing, solid binding. $225.
  

• 14. Coverley-Price, Victor. An Artist Among Mountains. Ldn (Hale), 1957, 1st ed, 222mm tall x 140mm, 231pp, 33 drawings by author, index. Author was a climber and diplomat. He relates his experiences in Britain, Alps, N & S America. He was with J.W. Gregory in Peru & saw Gregory drown in the Urubamba R. About 1/3 is about the Latin America climbs and travels, 2/3 on the Alps and mountain painting. Interesting discussions of mountain painting and artists' unique perspectives of mountains, recommended reading for mountain artists. Original navy boards, gilt lettering spine. The book has clean covers, no rubbing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, no foxing. The dust jacket has tiny loss spine ends, diffuse grubbiness rear panel, 5mm small tears front panel edge, original printed price still present on front flap fold. $20.
  

• 15. Dodge, Ernest S. Beyond The Capes. Pacific Exploration From Captain Cook To The Challenger (1776-1877). Boston (Little, Brown), 1971, 1st ed, 240mm tall x 155mm, 429pp, 59 b/w illustrations, 3 maps + EP map, biblio, table of Pacific voyages, index. Very well researched and very readable history by a devoted expert, one of the world's foremost ethnologists and maritime historians. The voyages of Bligh, Hunter, Vancouver, Wilson, Flinders, Baudin, Von Krusenstern, Kotzebue, Dumont d'Urville, Wilkes, and dozens of lesser known expeditions are analyzed. Original blue cloth, gilt lettering spine. The book is in excellent condition with clean covers, sunning to extreme edges of spine, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The dust jacket has minor wear at top of spine, small 1cm tear bottom front, original printed price still present on front flap corner. $20.
  

• 16. Dunn, Robert. et al. The Shameless Diary Of An Explorer. NY (Outing), 1907, 1st ed, 188mm tall x 130mm, 297pp, 11 b/w photos, 2 folding maps. Classic account of an attempt to climb McKinley & of the first complete circuit around Mt McKinley, led by Dr Frederick Cook in 1903. Dunn, second in command, writes rather scorchingly about Cook, referred to throughout as "the Professor." Actually, Cook comes through looking pretty good; Dunn's complaints grow petty with number & soon appear to be mostly the result of a personality clash & Dunn's superiority complex. This book is from the collection of the pioneering climber, Robert Underhill, with his name-stamp on front pastedown. Underhill made many significant first ascents including challenging traverse from the Aiguilles du Diable to Mont Blanc du Tacul, new routes on Grand Teton (SE Ridge, N Ridge, E Ridge), first ascent of Thunderboldt Peak in Sierra Nevada Pallisades, first ascent of E Face of Mt Whitney. He was one of the first American climbers to learn and use advanced rope work and protection which he introduced to many starting in 1928. His wife, Miraim, a pioneering woman climber, wrote the classic book GIVE ME THE HILLS. Original dark red cloth, gilt lettering & small design front, gilt lettering and publisher emblem spine. The book has darkened spine gilt (to dark brown), fading spine, light soiling covers, some light speckling rear cover, solid binding, Underhill name/address stamp on FFEP, old bookseller ticket on front pastedown otherwise no owner marks on pages, no foxing. $180.
  

• 17. Gibbs, Phillip. Adventures In Journalism. Ldn (Heinemann), 1923, 2nd imp, 227mm tall x 151mm, 336pp. Author's life and adventures as British newspaper reporter. He was the first reporter to interview Dr Frederick Cook after his claim to have reached the N Pole and to widely disseminate doubts about the veracity of Cook's story. The encounter & aftermath are detailed here along with his adventures as a war correspondent during WWI and the conditions in Red Russia after the revolution. Original blue cloth, gilt lettering cover & spine. Very faint darkening to areas of front cover, bright gilt, light rubbing at tips of corners, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. $35.
  

• 18. F. Scott Fitzgerald. TWO PAPERBACKS: The Great Gatsby (1953 NY reprint) and This Side Of Paradise (1970 NY reprint). This Side of Paradise: NY (Charles Scribner's Sons), 1970, 282 pages. crinkling to upper corners pages 30 through 47, minor cover wear, no writing or marks. The Great Gatsby: NY (Charles Scribner's Sons), 1953, 182 pages, rubbing spine edges, no marks or writing. Both books have solid bindings and measure 203mm tall x 136mm. $1 .
  

• 19. Goodspeed, Harper. Plant Hunting In The Andes. NY (Farrer, Rinehart), 1941, 1st ed, 241mm tall x 155mm, 429pp, 125 b/w photos, 3 EP maps, index. Account of 1935-36 & 1938-39 University of California Botanical Garden Expeditions to Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Argentina mostly along the Andes & a little into the jungles. Most of the text covers explorations in Peru, Chile, and near Aconcagua. Original brick red cloth, gilt lettering spine, top edge tinted dark red. The book has rubbing spine ends, darkening to spine with lettering almost invisible, some tiny light spotting lower rear near outside edge, no previous owner names or marks on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. $125.
  

• 20. Greene, Graham. In Search Of A Character. Two African Journals. NY (Viking Press), 1962, 1st USA ed, 235mm tall x 142mm, 93pp. Journals not intended for publication. The longer one, about his trip to Belgian Congo, was the raw material for the novel that became A Burnt-Out Case. The shorter journal about a sea voyage as part of a wartime convoy to West Africa in 1941 was the prelude to the writing of The Heart Of The Matter. Original mauve cloth with gilt lettering spine. Clean clovers, slight fading cover edges, no owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The dust jacket has a 3cm tear lower front near spine corner, original price still printed on front flap corner. $15.
  

• 21. Greene, Graham. Journey Without Maps. NY (Viking Press), 1965 reprint, with preface to the 1946 2nd edition, 310pp. Account of Greene's journey alone on foot through the wilderness of Liberia, conceived in part to experience and relearn what it is to be simply human, devoid of centuries of modernization. He travelled without maps, slept in local huts, crossing areas where there was no memory by locals of ever having encountered white men. Original paperback binding. Staining along spine but no staining to pages, clean pages, no foxing, no owner marks or writing. $8.
  

• 22. Grob, Ernst & Ludwig Schmaderer. Drei im Himalaja. Die Erlebnisse einer Himalajafahrt. Munchen (Bruckmann), 1938, 1st ed, 229mm tall x 153mm, 97pp, 63b/w photos, 2 folding b/w photo panoramas, 3 sketch maps. Text in german, no english edition. Account of small 1937 expedition of three climbers: 2nd ascent of Siniolchu, attempt on Gimmigelai (Twins I, 7350m), and attempt of Nepal Peak (7180m). Original beige rough cloth, dark green lettering front and spine. Clean covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. $45.
  

• 23. Haines, A. Mountain Fever: Historic Conquests Of Rainier. Portland (Oregon Historical Society), 1962, 1st ed, 235mm tall x 152mm, 255pp, 17 b/w photos, 3 maps, large bibliography, index. The most detailed & carefully researched history of early climbs of Mt Rainier (1852-1900): Kautz, Coleman, Stevens, Fay, Fuller, etc. Original teal cloth, white lettering spine. The book has some light rubbing along bottom edges of covers, no previous owner names or marks on pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket has small loss at corners, 3cm tear upper front spine crease, 1cm tear lower front, general rubbing, price-clipped flap corner. $10.
  

• 24. 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 folding) 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 the title page and dated by him Berlin Dec 1958. 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 4 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, particularly so when signed in the year of publication. Harrer signed most items in the 1980s and 1990s when he was then regularly lecturing. Original very light blue cloth, embossed grey design of Eigerwand on cover, grey patch upper 2/3 spine with white lettering + grey lettering lower spine, top edge text block tinted light blue. The book has generally clean covers except for a faint area of soiling upper rear, very tip one corner slightly rubbed (barely noticeable), no writing or marks on any pages other than Harrer's on the title page, no foxing, bright pages, tight and square binding. The original dust jacket, which is surprisingly uncommon, is in better than average condition for this book with clean 10mm tear lower front, 6mm tear top front, 5mm tear top rear, minor rubbing spine ends, very light diffuse soiling rear panel. $850.
  
  
  
  

• 25. Hiebeler, Toni. North Face In Winter: The First Winter Climb Of The Eiger's North Face. Philadelphia (Lippincott), 1963, 1st ed, 219mm tall x 141mm, 121pp, 21 b/w photos. The first winter ascent of this famous wall, a six day climb, very well planned & finely executed. Original blue boards, grey cloth spine with silver lettering. The book has clean covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, tiny foxing spots top edge text block but no foxing on pages, solid binding, tan splotch mark upper outside corner of blank verso of last text page. The original dust jacket has no tears, no loss, no rubbing, original printed price still present on front flap corner. $35.
  

• 25. Hiebeler, Toni. North Face In Winter: The First Winter Climb Of The Eiger's North Face. Philadelphia (Lippincott), 1963, 1st ed, 219mm tall x 141mm, 121pp, 21 b/w photos. The first winter ascent of this famous wall, a six day climb, very well planned & finely executed. Original blue boards, grey cloth spine with silver lettering. EX-LIBRARY LACKING dust jacket, clean covers, no spine mark, library number penned to verso of title page and card pocket on last page otherwise no other library marks, no writing or underlining, no foxing, solid binding. $5.
  

• 26. [Mt. Hood] WPA Federal Writers' Project. Mount Hood A Guide - American Guide Series. Compiled by WPA (Duell, Sloan, Pearce), 1940, 1st ed, 208mm tall x 133mm, 132pp, 44 b/w photos, 3 maps, index. Earliest guide to Mt Hood. Describes 11 climbing routes, geology, flora, old Indian lore, trails, winter sports & ski trails. Original black cloth, light blue lettering cover & spine. The book has clean covers, no fading, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, usual tanning to EP gutters, no foxing, solid binding. The scarce original dust jacket has cello tape around edges, 8cm tear upper front near flap crease, 7cm twisting tear from front top spine corner to rear cover, clipped flap corners. $65.
  

• 27. Houston, Charles & R. Bates, et al. K2, The Savage Mountain. Purdys NY (Adventure Library), 1994, reprint, 223mm tall x 14mm, 214pp, 11 Molenaar sketches, 2 maps, 19 color photos, 2 color Molenaar paintings, 9 b/w photo portraits, photo of letter placed in Gilkey Memorial. New foreword by Wickwire, new intro by Houston, updated team bios, new section called "Then And Now" comparing the conditions & circumstances with present situation, sketches by Molenaar are new, several of the color photos are not found in other editions, includes transcript of taped discussion. Molenaar said that this is the only edition with a correct drawing of the fall and drawings correctly showing placement of camps. brown & beige decorated boards, grey cloth spine with gilt lettering on maroon title patches. The book is in fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, probably never used. $35.
  

• 28. Hubank, Roger. North Wall. NY (Viking), 1978, 1st ed, 23cm tall x 14cm, 197pp, glossary. FICTION. Adventure novel of a big climb in the Alps. Two climbers: one wants to die, the other doesn't. Original grey boards, black cloth spine with white and blue lettering. EX-LIBRARY with usual library stamps and tags, tape marks covers, slant to binding. The original dust jacket is clean with no tears, no loss, original printed price still present on flap corner. $3.
  

• 29. Kauffman, A & W Putnam. The Guiding Spirit. Revelstoke (Footprint), 1986, 1st ed, 236mm tall x 151mm, 256pp, EP maps, many b/w photos, index. SIGNED by both Kauffman and Putnam on the title page. The history of the Swiss guides employed by the Canadian Pacific Railroad near start of this century. These guides made almost ALL of the important first ascents in the Canadian Rockies and mountains of British Columbia. Carefully researched, detailed work by the authors who had themselves known some of the guides and had themselves pioneered climbs in the same areas. Examples signed by both authors are rare. Kauffman made many first ascents including the first ascent of Gasherbrum I, aka Hidden Peak. Putnam made many first ascents in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks and was the editor/author of climbing guidebooks for both ranges. Original blue boards, silver lettering spine. Excellent condition, basically new with no owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, probably never used. The dust jacket is like new with no tears, no loss, clean, no rubbing, complete with original printed price on flap corner. $275.
  
  

• 30. Kauffman, A & W Putnam. The Guiding Spirit. Revelstoke (Footprint), 1986, 1st ed, 236mm tall x 151mm, 256pp, EP maps, many b/w photos, index. Original blue boards, silver lettering spine. Excellent condition with clean covers, no ower marks or writing, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket is in fine condition but has price-clipped flap corner. $15.
  

• 31. Kauffman, Andrew & William Putnam. K2 The 1939 Tragedy: The Full Story Of The Ill-Fated Wiessner Expedition. Seattle (Mountaineers), 1992, 1st ed, 234mm tall x 15cm, 224pp, 35 b/w photos, map, route diagram, EP map, 8 appendices, facsimiles of letters, index. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the title page by Kauffman. The first full account of this expedition that nearly saw Wiessner make the summit. It is clear that he would have reached the top had he chosen to continue alone. Analysis of the following controversy, partial resolution. Original navy boards, gilt lettering spine. The book has small bump top edge front cover, clean covers, no writing or marks on pages other than that of Kauffman on title page, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket has some light rubbing on the rear panel creases, no tears, original printed price still present on flap corner. $125.
  
  
  

• 32. Kauffman, Andrew & William Putnam. K2 The 1939 Tragedy: The Full Story Of The Ill-Fated Wiessner Expedition. Seattle (Mountaineers), 1992, 1st ed, 234mm tall x 15cm, 224pp, 35 b/w photos, map, route diagram, EP map, 8 appendices, facsimiles of letters, index. Original navy boards, gilt lettering spine. The book has clean covers, no writing or marks on pages other than that of Kauffman on title page, some small foxing spots on top edge of text block otherwise no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket has a 3cm tear upper front, tiny 4mm loss lower front. $30.
  

• 33. Kohli, M.S. Last Of The Annapurnas. Delhi (Ministry of Information & Broadcasting), 1962, 1st ed, 217mm tall x 139mm, 145pp, 64 b/w & 11 color photos, many sketches, 1 map, 5 appendixes, index, EP sketch of route. First ascent of Annapurna III (24858') by team from India. Very uncommon book. Original off-white rough-weave cloth, blue lettering cover & spine. The book covers have the usual erratic discoloration which likely dates to the date of production but the covers are cleaner than usual. No previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket has diffuse rubbing being heaviest at the creases, small loss corners and spine ends, 5cm long split bottom rear spine crease, light soiling, original printed price still present on front flap. $200.
  
  

• 34. Kurz, Marcel. Le Mont Olympe (Thessalie). Paris (Victor Attinger), 1928, 1st ed, 250mm tall x 165mm, 232pp, 3 b/w folding panorama photos, 14 b/w photo plates, 2 large folding maps in rear pocket. Text in French, no English edition. The major book on the history of Mont Olympus in Greece with emphasis on mountaineering. Exceptionally uncommon, an edition of 500 copies, this is much less common than most books of the same limited number of printings probably because most copies were acquired by institutional libraries. Originally issued only printed wrappers. This copy has been bound into decorated papered boards with green cloth spine lettered in gilt. The original printed front cover has been bound-in at the front of this book. NOT ex-library unlike most copies of the first edition that come up for sale. Clean covers, sunning to spine cloth, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The large folding maps at the rear are in better than average condition (no splits or tears). $375.
  
  

• 35. Irwin, William (editor). Challenge: An Anthology Of The Literature Of Mountaineering. NY (Columbia University Press), 1950, 1st ed, 234mm tall x 160mm, 444pp, glossary, index. FIRST STATE of first printing: original black cloth spine with silver lettering spine, green cloth boards with small black decoration lower front, top edge text block colored black. Signed by author on FFEP. Author-signed examples are uncommon, especially in the uncommon first state binding. Later states are either full blue or full yellow cloth with black lettering spine and no top edge coloring. This anthology includes writings by Leslie Stephen "Sunset on Mont Blanc," Charles E. Montague "Action," 4 items on the Matterhorn Accident, "Whymper's Account, Iniquities of Mountaineering, Alfred Wills' Defence of Alpinism, A. Trollop's A Further Defense," Gertrude Bell "Ordeal on the Finsteraarhorn," G.W. Young "A Memory of the Mischabel," William Cecil Slingsby "The Conquest of Skagastolstind," Dorothy Pilley "Into Spain and Back Again," James Bryce "The Ascent of Ararat," A. F. Mummery "Dych Tau [Caucasus]," H. J. Mackinder "A Journey to the Summit of Mount Kenya [first ascent]," Evelyn Waugh "A Tricky Bit," Charles Mead "Kamet," Arthur Emmons "The Conquest of Minya Konka," Clarence King "Mount Tyndall 1864," John Muir "A Near View of the High Sierra," J. Charles Fremont "Fremont's Peak [Wind River Range Wyoming]," Stuart Vines "Tupungato Ascended [first ascent with Zurbriggen]," Henry David Thoreau Ktaadn," John Beatty "Initiation," Charles E. Montague "In Hanging Garden Gulley," Ernest Baker "A Scramble In Arran," John Buchan "How I Stalked Wilder Game than Deer," Alfred D. Godley "Mountains and the Public," A. F. Mummery "The Pleasures and Penalties of Mountaineering," Leslie Stephen, "The Regrets of a Mountaineer." Each passage has an historical introduction by Irwin setting the context and giving some backstory. The book ends with a glossary and a list of suggestions for further reading (5 pages of books and articles). The book has some light speckles to covers which are clean, very minor foxing EPs but no foxing elsewhere, no owner marks or writing on any pages other than Irwin's signature, solid binding. The original dust jacket has rubbing at creases, small loss up to 5mm deep at edges and corners, price-clipped flap corner.$75.
  
  

• 36. Irwin, William (editor). Challenge: An Anthology Of The Literature Of Mountaineering. NY (Columbia University Press), 1950, 1st ed, 234mm tall x 160mm, 444pp, glossary, index. Second state binding of first printing: original blue cloth, black decoration lower front, black lettering spine. The book has clean covers, very light browning cover edges, cracked front EP but binding sound and not loose, old owner name penned to FFEP otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket has loss up to 1cm deep at top of spine, smaller loss bottom spine and corner tips, original printed price still present on front flap corner. $20.
  
  

• 37. Lathrop MD, Theodore. Hypothermia: Killer Of The Unprepared. Portland (Mazamas), no date [1969?], 1st ed, 254mm tall x 177mm, 13pp. Physiological description, causes, recognition and diagnosis, prevention, treatment. Includes case studies of instances on Mt Adams, Mt Rainier, Mt McKinley, Mt Hood, Goat Rocks. Large format orange paperback bound by two staples. Near fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing. $5.
  

• 35. LaVarre, William. Gold, Diamonds And Orchids: An Amazing Story Of A Year's Expedition Into A Lost World. NY (Revell), 1935, 1st ed, 222mm tall x 152mm, 298pp, EP map, 18 b/w photo plates. Author's prospecting expedition in the Akarai Mountains starting from British Guiana & finishing by voyage down the Rio Branco to Manáos. A fairly good read...sensationalized by lots of quoted dialogue, in this case making the account very engaging. Good book. Original beige cloth, brown lettering cover & spine. The book has faint soiling to covers, 3mm tiny split to top of spine cloth, small gift inscription on FFEP dated 1935 otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. $35.
  

• 36. McCormick, A. D. An Artist In The Himalayas. Ldn (T. Fisher Unwin), 1895, 1st ed, 229mm tall x 145mm, b/w frontispiece illustration + 104 b/w illustrations, folding color map. Original grey cloth, b/w illustration front cover & spine, gilt lettering front & spine, black coated EPs, TEG. The book is inscribed by the author, McCormick, to a fellow member of the expedition on the short-title page. The inscription is to Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd-Dicken who accompanied the expedition to Gilgit departing from the others there to go on a hunting expedition. He also signed this book. The Colonel is mentioned several times in the first 87 pages of the book. The Colonel penned in the top margin of the contents page, " Lloyd-Dicken/ Lynerib[?] Lodge/ An account of our tour through/ Kashmir and Gilgit/ from A. D. McCormick/ RA and RI." He later crossed out the "Gilgit" in the sentence on page 6, "...Colonel Lloyd-Dicken --- who only went with us to Gilgit...", and penned in the margin "the Pamirs in China", probably to indicate that he didn't stop his tour in Gilgit but continued alone to the Pamirs. McCormick writes on page 87 that Lloyd-Dicken went "to the Dishtal Nala to shoot." The book has dogear crease marks to the top page corners on those pages where Lloyd-Dicken is mentioned. Discovering that made me laugh. The book has slightly faded front cover and darkened spine but the black cover illustrations are easy to see (many copies have the spine illustration either too faded to see or too darkened to see), rubbing to corners and spine ends (but not through the cloth), only the aforementioned writing is on pages (no other pages have writing or pen marks), some foxing on pages mainly restricted to those pages that had dogeared corners which allowed air/humidity onto those pages, binding is cracked at a few gatherings but the binding is holding strong and not anywhere near breaking, overall slightly better than average condition for this book that frequently has major condition problems. Author inscribed or signed copies of this book are rare. JP Mountain Books has encountered only 2 signed/inscribed examples in more than 40 years of searching, this being one of those two. The first UK edition is very scarce, probably just as scarce as Eckenstein's account of the expedition -- and McCormick's account is a much better read, not only because it covers the entire expedition (Eckenstein bailed before the climbing started), but also because McCormick was a much better writer (but not great) than Eckenstein (terrible writer). $1850.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• 36. McCormick, A. D. An Artist In The Himalayas. NY (Macmillan), 1895, 1st ed, 229mm tall x 145mm, b/w frontispiece illustration + 104 b/w illustrations, folding color map. Better than usual condition for this book: clean covers, slight dulling to spine, slight bump upper front top outside corner, light rubbing spine ends, small owner bookplate on front pastedown and other owner crimp mark to FFEP (not ex-library) otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. $750.
  
  
  

• 37. Meade, Charles. High Mountains. Ldn (Harvill), 1954, 1st ed, 22cm tall x 14cm, 136pp, 10 b/w photos. Examination of the metaphysical nature of mountains. Author studies the experiences of many climbers throughout history who have had "mystical" or "metaphysical" epiphanies in the mountains, & he attempts to define and explain such events. When this book was published there was some heated debate on these ideas (Meade, Lunn, Young, etc. being on the hopeful side of the issue). Original grey cloth, gilt lettering spine. The book has clean covers, a little browning at base of spine, usual browning to EPs near gutter, no previous owner names or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket has slight wear at top spine, very faint soiling rear panel, no tears, price-clipped flap corner. $45.
  

• 38. Messner, Reinhold. All 14 Eight-Thousanders. Seattle (Cloudcap), 1988, true first printing of first edition (with "cloudcap" printed on spine of book & spine of DJ -- reprints have a cloudcap emblem there), sm 4to, 27cm tall x 22cm, 247 pages, 143 color & 76 b/w photos, 9 tables, 18 maps & charts, index. Story of the author's ascents; he was the first to climb them all. Excellent book about a most outstanding achievement. Includes many commentaries by others about Messner. Original navy boards, gilt lettering spine. The book is in new condition with clean covers, no rubbing, no owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, no fading, solid binding. The original dust jacket is flawless with original printed price $35 on flap corner. $35.
  
  
  
  
  

• 39. [Mont Blanc]. Among The Alps; Or, The Happiness To Be Derived From Doing Good. NY (American Tract Society), 1871, 1st ed, 173mm tall x 123mm, 364pp, 7 b/w engraved illustration plates, b/w small chapter start/end illustrations and ornamentation. Very uncommon book (FICTIONAL but accurate) probably written for young readers by an anonymous author that describes a trip to the Alps by an American couple and their two children. There is a 29 page chapter describing in detail the father's guided ascent of Mont Blanc by invitation of a fellow American traveller who he met by chance in Chamonix. This also has chapters on Chamonix (25pp), and visits to the Mer de Glace (21pp), Great Saint-Bernard (8pp), and the Lauterbrunnen Valley (35pp). Not listed in any of the major mountaineering bibliographies. Original green cloth with gilt decorated front and spine, debossed borders front and rear. The book has rubbed corners, neatly repaired inside front hinge with japanese tissue, old owner name in pencil on FFEP otherwise no owner marks or writing on any pages, some foxing but only on pages with plates, solid binding. $100.
  
  

• 40A. O'Brien, Jack [John S.]. Alone Across The Top Of The World. The Authorized Story O The Arctic Journey Of David Irwin. Chicago (John C. Winston), 1935, 1st ed, 22cm tall x 145mm, 254pp, 17 b/w photos, EP map. Account of Irwin's 3,600-mile dog-sledge trip from Nome Alaska to Churchill on Hudson Bay. Initially he joined another to help him wrangle a giant herd of reindeer to feed starving Eskimos, but shortly departed, due to hostilities, on his own for the solo trip to Churchill. Original green cloth, black image of mushing on front, black lettering front, gilt lettering spine. The book has a light tape shadow lower spine and covers near spine, light corner and spine rubbing, old owner name penned to FFEP otherwise no owner marks or writing on pages, tape stains on verso of FFEP and on short-title page where cut off flaps of DJ were taped (flaps still present but tape long gone), no foxing, solid binding. $15.
  

• 40B. Nakano, Toru. Trekking In Nepal. Union City (Heian International), 1985, 1st edition in English (first published in Japanese in 1984), 256mm tall x 160mm, 231pp + [1], about 200 color photos, many maps. Original thick paperback covers with white lettering under glossy pictorial dust jacket. One of the best guidebooks for Nepal treks. Clean covers, light crease upper front outside cover corner, 7 hotels in list at end underlined with number (date?) next to each otherwise probably no other writing or marks (I flipped through pages several times but did not turn every individual page), solid binding. The dust jacket is in fine condition. $10.
  

• 41. O'Connell, Nicholas. Beyond Risk, Conversations With Climbers. Seattle (Mountaineers), 1993, 1st ed, 237mm tall x 150mm, 300pp, 31 b/w photos. Interviews with 17 famous climbers: Bonatti, Messner, Jeff Lowe, Kurtyka, Destivelle, Croft, Lynn Hill, Cassin, Scott, Robbins, Harding, Gullich, Cesen, Diemberger, Jean-Claude Droyer, Bonington, Ed Hillary. This example SIGNED by Lynn Hill, Catherine Destivelle, and Kurt Diemberger. Original blue boards, gilt lettering spine.The book is in fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. The original dust jacket is clean, no tears, no loss, no rubbing, complete.$125.
  
  
  
  

• 42. O'Conner, Bill. Adventure Treks Nepal. Marlborough (Crowood Press), 1990, 1st UK ed, 235mm tall x 165mm, 160pp, many b/w photos, b/w sketches, maps, index. Glossy pictorial paperback. Useful guide with lots of anectdotes from author's experiences. Old owner name and date penned to title page, solid binding, no foxing. $5.
  

• 43. Pallis, Marco. Peaks And Lamas. NY (Knopf), 1949 rev ed, 243mm tall x 155mm, 397pp + xii + [1], 76 b/w photos, 4 maps, index. Expeditions to Garhwal & Sikkim. First ascent of central Satopant'h Pk (6116m) in 1933, & attempt on Simvu near Kangchenjunga in 1936. Author writes in preface to this edition, "...the present version of the book is the only one to be regarded as fully authoritative..." since author learned much about the religions & cultures between editions, the first edition being published in 1939. Good, sharp photos. Much on people & culture (art, architecture, beliefs, etc.) as it was prior to major Western exposure. This is quite different (better) than most expedition books about pre-WWII Himalaya expeditions because it shares the author's firsthand provocations and responses of locals to learn the indigenous cultures, religions, and social beliefs. Also, the writing is engagingly good; with the right marketing campaign this book could become a present-day bestseller. The book has clean and bright covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket has big 9cm wide by 4cm deep loss upper rear cover (re-colored underneath the jacket on the protector backing to make things look okay...fooled me the first time I examined the book! It's a heavy book, but one worth reading. $40.
  

• 44. Salisbury, F. S. Rambles In The Vaudese Alps. NY (E. P. Dutton & Co.), 1916, 1st ed, 188mm tall x 130mm, 154pp, 8 b/w photo plates of flowers, index. The book was concurrently published by Dent & Sons London. British author's trip in 1908 undertaken mainly to view and study Alpine flowers. Many descriptions of flowers and routes. Several minor peaks/passes were climb (9000 feet and lower) and there is one short chapter on his climbing up the Paneyrossaz Glacier. The text includes several lengthy descriptions of views of Mont Blanc and adjacent peaks. The writing is tortuously tedious and unnecessarily complex. Many pages past page 24 are unopened meaning whoever started reading this stopped at that early point. Original ribbed olive green cloth, gilt lettering spine, debossed decoration and borders front cover. The book has clean covers, fading to bottom 2cm of spine cloth, old owner bookplate on FFEP otherwise no owner writing or marks on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. Original very uncommon dust jacket has 2cm loss bottom of spine and 15mm loss top corner of spine, clean. $65.
  

• 45. Sholes, Charles H. Trails Which Lead The Way Of All Our Tales: The Guide. Rogers, Arkansas (Avalon), 1946, 1st ed, 80pp. Sholes was the first president of the PNW climbing club, the Mazamas, founded in 1895. Some of author's wilderness experiences. Includes chapter on early PNW climber, William Steel, and the formation of the Mazama climbing club, and chapters on climbs of Mt St Helens, one titled Perilous Ascent of St Helens describing 1908 Mazama climb by 35 inexperienced members who ran into difficulties on the descent. uncommon book. Original ochre cloth with paper title patch tipped onto front cover (I think all copies are like this, that a printed title sheet was trimmed into a title patch and pasted onto the cover to cover manufacturer's mistake of embossed lettering underneath), a printed sheet quoting a letter from the publisher praising the author's book has been pasted to the blank page opposite title page which has caused a little rippling to the preceding page and to the title page near the top, no writing or marks on any pages, solid binding, no foxing. $75.
  
  

• 46. Sinclair, William (based on interviews with Robert Crozier). Jump To The Land Of God (CBI's Strangest Story): The Adventures Of A United States Air Force Crew In Tibet. Caldwell ID (Caxton Printers), 1965, 1st ed, 216mm x 150mm, 313pp, 5 b/w photos, 4 photostats of official papers, 2 EP maps. Account of the pilot (Crozier) of a B-24 bomber that in November 1943 strayed off course, ran out of fuel and crashed near Lhasa. The crew parachuted before the plane went down. They stayed with local Tibetans until an escort moved them through an angry mob of hostile Lhasans to the British Mission in Lhasa. uncommon book. Hopkirk writes of it in Trespassers On The Roof Of The World, "[It] remains to this day one of the least-known stories of the war. Only by chance did I stumble across a copy...it appears in no modern Tibetan bibliography." Original blue cloth, black title areas cover & spine. The book has clean covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, no rubbing, solid binding $40.
  

• 47. 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. Original blue cloth, gilt lettering spine. The book has some faint irregular fading to covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, minor fore-edge foxing but no foxing no pages that are quite bright, solid binding. The dust jacket has cello tape at spine ends, light rubbing. $11.
  

• 48. Smythe, Frank. The Kangchenjunga Adventure. Ldn (Gollancz, 1937, 7th imp, 223mm tall x 143mm, 464pp, 48 b/w photos, 8 maps, 2 appendices, index. 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 first ascents of nearby Jongsong Pk (7393m), Dodang Nyima (6925m), & Ramthang Pk (6640m, 22-page chapter on ascent & descent using skis). Original blue cloth, black lettering spine. The book has clean covers, 3mm tiny scuff mark spine, no previous owner marks or writing, slight tanning to pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket has small loss spine ends, two 1cm holes spine, 2cm bottom rear flap crease with crinkle marks, diffuse light soiling, fading spine. $45.
  

• 49. 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 first ascents in lightweight style, including first 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 smooth green cloth, gilt lettering spine. The book is in excellent condition with clean covers, very light rubbing tips corners, old owner initials and date on corner of last blank page otherwise no previous owner marks or writing, no foxing, bright pages, solid binding. The original dust jacket has 5mm deep loss top spine and top front and rear, clean 4cm tear lower rear spine crease (hard to see), 5mm tear top front, faint soiling, original printed price still present on flap corner. $95.
  
  

• 50. Stuck, Hudson. The Ascent Of Denali (Mount McKinley). A Narrative Of The First Complete Ascent Of The Highest Peak In North America. NY (Scribner's), 1914, 1st ed, 214mm tall x 140mm, 188pp, 34 b/w plates, folding map. INSCRIBED by Hudson Stuck. Classic of American climbing literature. This expedition made the accepted first ascent of the South Peak, the highest, through very broken snow & ice conditions that were created by a big earthquake. Harry Karstens picked & led most of the route. The team included Walter Harper, youngest team member and a Native American. He was given the honor of being the first to set foot on the highest point. Original green cloth, gilt lettering cover & spine, grey & white decoration front cover of a climber on the mountain. This example has Stuck's calling card tipped to the front pastedown. The card is inscribed in pen in Stuck's hand, "With the warm regards of the author + his regret that through an oversight the book was not sent before March 1914. To the Rev. Philemon Sturges." In 1914, Sturges was rector of St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church, Morristown PA. He was trained at St. George's parish in New York City (1900-03) where he likely met and befriended Stuck. The book also has a folding Christmas card (no handwriting) that is illustrated with a photogravure image of Stuck at his desk with a typewriter, ice-axes hanging on the wall visible in the background. This card has printed date, 1916. There is also another, obviously later bookplate of a subsequent owner, Walter Rutherford Peterson, on the front pastedown. Peterson was a two-term governor of New Hampshire starting in 1969. On the short-title page there is a gilt sticker with the embossed wording, "Fairbanks Alaska Golden Heart -- There's A Soft Spot In It For You." On the rear pastedown there is a folded Christmas card with a b/w photo image of Mount Bertha Alaska with the inside having the printed words, "Best wishes for A MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR from Barbara and Brad Washburn." It has no handwriting or signatures. The Christmas card from Stuck has become detached and the part of the page under where it was adhered with wheat paste has lots of browning as does the backside of the card that had been adhered with the paste. The card at the rear is still adhered along one edge, the way originally placed. Overall, this example of the first edition has a splendid history, first being gifted by the author, and later being gifted by the famous Denali pioneering climbers, Barbara and Bradford Washburn. The book has generally clean covers, slight darkening to spine, very minor bump outside upper cover corners, light rubbing tips corners (just loss of coloring, not rubbed through cloth), some rubbing to cover decoration, no writing or marks on pages (other than the EP cards and sticker on short-title page), no foxing, solid binding. $2300.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• 51. Taylor-Ide, Daniel. Something Hidden Behind The Ranges. A Himalayan Quest. SF (Mercury House), 1995, 1st ed, 229mm tall x 178mm, 298pp + [6], several b/w photos, 2 maps. Author's treks with his family in Nepal, mostly near Manaslu, in search of explanation of Yeti sightings and footprints. He discovered that footprints matching those reported to being those of the Yeti were in fact those of peculiar tree-living bears. Lots on natural history and championing preservation of the Himalayan wilderness. Large format glossy paperback. Clean covers, yellow highlighting on copyright page, "notes" page, and charity solicitation page at end otherwise no marking on pages, no foxing, solid binding. $5.
  

• 52. Terray, Lionel. Conquistadors Of The Useless. Ldn (Gollancz), 1963, 2nd impression (same format and contents as first imp), 222mm tall x 137mm, 351pp, 78 b/w photos, 10 maps. Fascinating autobiography of a truly great alpinist who was tragically killed with his ropemate by rockfall-induced fall while climbing Mont Gerbier (Vercors, in 1965). Thoroughly entertaining and candid writing. Alps (classic Eigerwand 2nd ascent), Peru, 1st ascents of: Fitzroy, Annapurna (Lachenal & Herzog summitted), Makalu, Jannu, much more. Original blue boards, gilt lettering spine. The book has clean covers, no fading, some fore-edge foxing text block but no foxing on pages, tiny bookseller sticker on front pastedown otherwise no owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding. The original dust jacket has 1cm loss upper front near spine, small loss bottom spine and tips corner, rubbed edges. $55.
  

• 53. Tichy, Herbert. Cho Oyu Gnade Der Gotter [Cho Oyu Grace of the Gods]. Wien (Ullstein), 1955, 1st edition (1st ptg), 225mm tall x 149mm, 222pp, 36 b/w photos, 4 color photos, sketch, EP maps overlaid on b/w photo. Text in german. German language edition of Cho Oyu By Favour Of The Gods. Signed by entire lead-climbing team on the short-title page: Pasang Dawa Lama (summiter), Herbert Tichy (summiter), Sepp Jochler (summiter), Helmut Heuberger (team scientist). Account of the first ascent of Cho Oyu. Pasang Dawa was possibly the best climber of all the early Sherpas, with probably the most impressive expedition record: 1st ascent of Chomolhari with Chapman, above 8000m on K2 in 1939 with Wiessner, 3 times on Dhaulagiri and first to get high on the mountain (ca 8000m), Everest 1951 with Shipton, 1st ascent of Cho Oyu, etc. He was always chosen to be a member of the summit team on these expeditions. Original light grey cloth, navy decoration of ice-axe on front cover, navy title blocks spine with grey lettering, 3 small decorations spine. The book has clean covers, no rubbing, no fading, no owner marks or writing on any pages other than the team signatures, no foxing, tight solid binding. The original dust jacket has 5mm deep loss bottom spine corner, 15mm tear upper rear,4mm tear bottom rear. $650.
  
  
  
  
  

• 54. Ward, Michael (editor). The Mountaineer's Companion. Ldn (Eyre, Spottiswoode), 1966, 1st ed, 223mm tall x 137mm, 595pp, 2 color & 21 b/w plates. Well chosen selections of true mountaineering stories: earliest years, Alps, UK, Everest from first attempts through 1965 (100pp), accidents, various Himalaya climbs, other ranges. WITH original 6-page prospectus for the book illustrated with 2 b/w photos. Original red cloth, gilt lettering spine. The book has clean covers, minor cover edge sunning, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket is clean, no loss, no tears, price-clipped flap corner. $30.
  

• 55. Wilcox, Walter. The Rockies Of Canada: A Revised & Enlarged Edition Of Camping In The Canadian Rockies. NY (Putnam), 1900, 1st ed, large 8vo, 248mm tall x 17cm, 309pp, 43 startlingly clear photos (25 photogravures), 2 maps in pocket (one on Canadian Rockies is in error showing pks 14000'), index. First edition with this title, but actually a greatly revised & enlarged version of Wilcox's 1896 book. Chapters on early mountaineering, including climbs on Mt Temple, Mt Bryce, Mt Deltaform, & 1st ascent of Mt Assiniboine. Wilcox was charter member of the AAC. A fancy original binding. Original green buckram, TEG, highly decorated gold cover of mountains-trees-campsite, gilt vignette spine, gilt lettering front & spine.The book has darkening to spine cloth, some fading to the top area gilt front cover, rubbed corner and spine ends with a little chipping to the cloth at top of spine, inside EP hinges neatly repaired with japanese tissue, old gift inscription dated 1900 penned to FFEP otherwise no owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. $115.
  

• 56. Wilkins, Thurman. Clarence King: A Biography. NY (Macmillan), 1958, 1st ed, 215mm tall x 143mm, 441pp, 5 b/w photos, index. The first full biography of Clarence King, with many details of his climbs & explorations in the Sierra Nevada & his ascent of Mt Shasta. This book was Francis Farquhar's copy & is signed and dated 1958 by him on FFEP. Also, a signed letter from Wilkins to Farquhar presenting the book to Farquhar & thanking him for his help is pasted to the blank verso of the last page of the index. Three clipped old newspaper reviews for the book have been loosely inserted at the end. The aging of the newspaper has made a brown shadow on the signed letter and on the opposite blank page. Farquhar is noted by Wilkins in the acknowledgments section of the preface in this book. The front panel and flap blurbs from the original DJ are tipped in at rear (I have supplied another original jacket to cover this book). The book has clean covers, fading to spine, rubbing corner tips, no writing or marks on pages other than the Farquhar signature and the tipped-in items at the rear, no foxing, solid binding. An original dust jacket from another example of the first edition has been added by me to this book. That dust jacket has 5mm deep loss along top spine, clean, 15mm clean tear top front (hard to detect), original printed price on flap cornerOriginal black cloth, silver lettering cover & spine. $175.
  
  
  
  
  
  

• 57. Whymper, Edward. Scrambles Amongst The Alps In The Years 1860-69. Berkeley (Ten Speed), 1981 rep, 228mm tall x 152mm, 164pp, over 100 b/w engravings. Paperback reprint of one of the most famous and most acclaimed book in mountaineering literature, convenient lightweight format with all of the original text and illustrations (except the maps and chart at the end of the original first edition have not been included). Glossy pictorial paperback. Clean covers, no owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. $8.
  

• 58. Yates, Simon. The Wild Within. Climbing The World's Most Remote Mountains. Sheffield (Vertebrate), 2012, 1st ed, 240mm tall x 160mm, 236pp, 45 color photos. Signed by Yates on the title page. Climbs and first ascents over a 10-year period: Cordillera Darwin Tierra del Fuego, Wrangell-St. Elias ranges on Alaskan-Yukon border, Eastern Greenland. Original blue boards with gilt lettering spine. The book is in new condition (purchased by JP directly from Yates) with clean covers, no rubbing, no fading, no owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding. The original dust jacket is flawless. $45.