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Clark, Simon . PUMA'S CLAW
Boston 1959 1st Little Brown. Cambridge Andean expedition to Pumasillo. Introduction by John Hunt. 8vo., 223pp., photo illus., index. Neate #161. VG, minor cover spotting, no DJ. (a10316)
$29.00 Franz, Herbert (Admont, Steirmark) . DIE LANDTIERWELT DER MITTLEREN HOHEN TAUERN. EIN BEITRAG ZUR TIERGEOGRAPHISCHEN UND SOZIOLOGISCHEN ERFORSCHUNG DER ALPEN
Wien 1943 Academie Der Wissenshaten in Wien. Denkschriften Band 107. In German. Thorough detailed technical survey of natural history of Alps. Large 4to., 552pp. plus 14 pages of photo illustrations, 11 maps, wraps. VG, two closed tears in margin only of front hal ftitle. (a17338)
$89.00 Hess, Heinrich . ZEITSCHRIFT DES DEUTSCHEN UND OSTERREICHISCHEN ALPENVEREINS BAND XLIII JAHRGANG 1912
Wien 1912. In German. Hardcover. 4to., 342pp., photo illustrations, large map and large panorama laid in rear pocket, cloth. Small owner name stamp. VG. (a17562)
$35.00Nunlist, Hugo. SPITSBERGEN, THE STORY OF THE 1962 SWISS-SPITZBERGEN EXPEDITION
NY 1966 Barnes. Translated from German by Oliver Coburn. 8vo., 191pp., 24 photo plates, maps, hardcover. VG. (a1933)
$23.00Boell, Jacques. HIGH HEAVEN
London 1947 Paul Elek. Introduction by Francois Mauriac. Mountain climbing in the Dauphine Alps. 8vo., 126pp., , 32 photo illustrations, maps, hardcover. Neate No. 87. VG., no DJ. (a2130)
$22.00Busk, Douglas. THE DELECTABLE MOUNTAINS
London 1947 Hodder and Stoughton. Reminiscences of author who climbed mountains in Europe, American Rockies, and Persia.8vo., 274pp., 43 photo illustrations, maps (one large folding map), index, boards. Neate No. 138. Good, pin hole in spine, no DJ. (a2132)
$23.00 Gotthard . GOTTHARD FURKA-GRIMSEL
Wehrli Verlga Kilchberg-Zurich c. 1900. Edition illustrato. Swiss Alps. In German. Oblong sm.4to. 38 sepia-toned photo views, one per page, stringbound wraps. Views identified, most in 6 languages. Bookseller stamp on front cover. Good. (a22112)
$25.00 Guidetti, Etienne . L'HOMME ET LE MONT BLANC
1957 Hachette. 8vo., 195pp., photo illus., index, foldout panorama, wraps. VG, occasional very light spotting. (A27049)
$65.00 Bonney, Thomas George . THE BUILDING OF THE ALPS
NY 1912 first edition Scribners. Geology of the Alps. Hardcover. Octavo, 384pp., photo illustrations, index, cloth. Top edge gilt. Signed by M. W. Roosevelt. Good, inner hinges cracked, light wear, some spotting and occasional foxing. (a3146)
$65.00Ruttledge, Hugh. ATTACK ON EVEREST
NY 1935 first edition thus. National Travel Club. Hardcover octavo. , 339pp., photo illus., index, 3-d viewer in rear pocket. VG, no DJ. no owner marks; hinges not cracked. (a36838)
$29.00 Casara, Severino . AL SOLE DELLE DOLOMITI
Milano 1947 1st Hoepli. In Italian. 4to., 315pp., full page monochrome photo illus., colored foldout map. Original white paper covered boards. Good, cover somewhat unevenly browned, edges and corners a bit worn. Text VG. New glassine cover. (a40839)
$275.00 Conway, Sir William Martin . THE ALPS FROM END TO END
Westminster 1895 Constable. Hardcover, Octavo, 103pp., 100 full page illustrations by A. D. McCormick, brown cloth spine and green cloth on boards. Top edge gilt. Gilt lettering. VG, light foxing on end papers. In new glassine cover. (a41818)
$170.00 von Reznicek, Felicitas . DAS BUCH VON ENGELBERG. VERGANGENHEIT UND GEGENWART EINES KURORTES
Bern 1964. Schweizer Heimatb�cher, 118/119. In German. 4to., 147pp., photo illustrations, original decorated wraps. Inscribed and signed by Reznicek on the half title. Good, light wear, light soiling, a few small chips on front. (a55057)
$29.00 Smith, Albert . THE STORY OF MONT BLANC
NY 1853 Putnam. Mountaineering classic. Hardcover. Small octavo, 208pp., engraved frontis, original green cloth with embossed oval picture of cluster of mountain climbers on both front and rear boards, gilt lettering on spine. Small owner name stamp on end paper (Mrs. Chas. I. Batowin.) Good plus, some foxing on initial and final pages, light wear on corners. (a57866)
$265.00Tilman, H. W.. THE ASCENT OF NANDA DEVI
NY and Cambridge 1937 1st Macmillan. With a foreword by Dr. T. G. Longstaff. Octavo, 235pp., photo illustrations, index, hardcover. VG, blue boards but spine faded to light tan; no DJ. Text clean and bright; binding very secure; hinges not cracked; very little wear. (a67952)
$65.00 Freshfield, Douglas W. . BELOW THE SNOW LINE
NY no date (c1922) Dutton. Mountain climbing in Corsica, Maritime Alps, Apennines, Savoy, Japan. Hardcover. Octavo, 270pp., cloth. spine enda and corners a bit worn, edfe of front has short closed crack. (a72910)
$40.00 Helbronner, Paul . DESCRIPTION GEOMETRIQUE DETAILLEE DES ALPES FRANCAISES. TOME I: CHAINE MERIDIENNE DE SAVOIE (signed by Helbronner)
Paris 1910 First Edition, Gauthier-Villars. In French. Hardcover. Large folio, 508pp., 18 stunning very long (3 and 4 feet long!) photo illustration foldout panorama plates, maroon cloth with gilt spine lettering. **Presentation copy signed by Helbronner to Monsieur Guillet. Library name stamp inside front board and on verso of title page but no other library marks at all - no spine numbers, no pocket. Rear inner hinge paper has split. VG plus, light wear. A companion volume was published in 1921. Tome I only. (a82852)
$850.00 Tyndall, John . HOURS OF EXERCISE IN THE ALPS (1899)
NY 1899 Appleton. Hardcover. Copy No. 422 of 1000. Hardcover. Octavo, 481pp., woodcuts, cloth. Good head of spine worn, rear inner hinge cracking. (a83420)
$45.00 Hess, Heinrich (editor) . ZEITSCHRIFT DES DEUTSCHEN UND OSTERREICHISCHEN ALPENVEREINS BAND XLIII JAHRGANG 1912
Wien 1912. In German. Hardcover. 4to., 342pp., photo illustrations, one large foldout map and one large foldout panorama laid in rear pocket, cloth. Small owner name stamp. VG. (a84692)
$35.00Fountaine, Captain Eadric Clifford. THE HARAMOSH PASS
1942. Mountain climbing with guide Lhakpa Tensing. Article in single complete issue of The Geographical Journal, May-June 1942. Other articles in issue as well. Octavo, original blue printed wraps. VG. No ownership marks. (a88263c)
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