The Crystal Horizon: First Solo Ascent (SIGNED 1st, PSA-Certified) by Messner, Reinhold - 1989

London: Longmans, Green, and Co. 1871, 2nd edition. (Leather binding) 475pp. Very good plus. Rebound in a later signed red morocco fine binding, with the spine in six compartments and raised bands, and with inner dentelles and fabric endpapers. Top edge gilt, ribbon page marker, 7 plates (including frontispiece), illustrations. A previous owner's bookplate and name in pencil inside. Illustrations by Edward Whymper. Binding by G.P. Putnam's Sons. Locale: Alps Mountains; Switzerland. (Travel, Mountain Climbing--Switzerland).

Stent & Sons, Printers. Guildford. 1913. Octavo. (1), 52, (2)pp. 13 plates, 1 folding letter. Original green cloth, gilt to cover. Marbled endpapers. Slightly bumped/rubbed to extremities.
Provenance: From the library of E. W. Steeple (1872 - 1940) pioneer mountaineer, author, member of the Swiss Alpine Club and founder chairman of the Midland Association of Mountaineers. Bookplate Ex Libris Midland Association of Mountaineers from the Steeple Bequest 1942. With cancellation stamp 16.1.81.
Clinton Thomas Dent (1850-1912) First President of the Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club.

london: Heinemann, 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Loosely inserted is a postcard from the 1972 European Mt Everest Expedition where Whillans was one of the lead climbers. The card was mailed from Everest Base Camp and is signed by Whillans and 12 other climbers including Hamish MacInnes (renowned Scottish mountaineer & author & ropemate of Whillans), Felix Kuen (hard winter climbs in Alps, 2nd ascent Rupal Face Nanga Parbat), & the expedition leader Karl Herrligkoffer. The book is in nice condition with clean covers that are not spotted (many copies have spotting to covers), no previous owner marks or writing on pages, solid binding, foxing and browning to edges of text-block, faint foxing on a few pages but nearly all pages without foxing. The original dust jacket has minor edge and corner flecking, no chunks missing, no tears, price-clipped flap corner. The Everest expedition postcard has a bump at one corner with a… Read More

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1914. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST EDITION in first state decorated binding. Original navy cloth, gilt-white-grey decoration on front cover, gilt lettering cover & spine, TEG. Overall nice condition: spine gilt dull but present, shallow 2mm deep x 2cm chip (hardly noticeable) in cloth at top of spine, otherwise nice condition with bright, clean, tight binding, no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, folding maps in fine condition. Book measures 24cm tall x 16cm, and has 439 pages, 3 folding maps, 1 folding diagram, 219 b/w photos, 12 appendices, index

Tokyo: Hakusuisha Publishing, 1984. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 1984 second edition. New condition in publisher's original box and plastic dust jacket. No marks, no writing, no foxing, clean, never used. Purchased directly from the publisher and held in climate controlled storage for years. Original dark green cloth with gilt lettering spine. The publisher's printed slipcase box has the original wrap-around band with blurbs in Japanese printed on it. The book measures 264mm tall x 190mm and has 759 pages.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co. 1871, 2nd edition. (Leather binding) 475pp. Very good plus. Rebound in a later signed red morocco fine binding, with the spine in six compartments and raised bands, and with inner dentelles and fabric endpapers. Top edge gilt, ribbon page marker, 7 plates (including frontispiece), illustrations. A previous owner's bookplate and name in pencil inside. Illustrations by Edward Whymper. Binding by G.P. Putnam's Sons. Locale: Alps Mountains; Switzerland. (Travel, Mountain Climbing--Switzerland).

london: Heinemann, 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Loosely inserted is a postcard from the 1972 European Mt Everest Expedition where Whillans was one of the lead climbers. The card was mailed from Everest Base Camp and is signed by Whillans and 12 other climbers including Hamish MacInnes (renowned Scottish mountaineer & author & ropemate of Whillans), Felix Kuen (hard winter climbs in Alps, 2nd ascent Rupal Face Nanga Parbat), & the expedition leader Karl Herrligkoffer. The book is in nice condition with clean covers that are not spotted (many copies have spotting to covers), no previous owner marks or writing on pages, solid binding, foxing and browning to edges of text-block, faint foxing on a few pages but nearly all pages without foxing. The original dust jacket has minor edge and corner flecking, no chunks missing, no tears, price-clipped flap corner. The Everest expedition postcard has a bump at one corner with a… Read More

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1914. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST EDITION in first state decorated binding. Original navy cloth, gilt-white-grey decoration on front cover, gilt lettering cover & spine, TEG. Overall nice condition: spine gilt dull but present, shallow 2mm deep x 2cm chip (hardly noticeable) in cloth at top of spine, otherwise nice condition with bright, clean, tight binding, no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, folding maps in fine condition. Book measures 24cm tall x 16cm, and has 439 pages, 3 folding maps, 1 folding diagram, 219 b/w photos, 12 appendices, index

Tokyo: Hakusuisha Publishing, 1984. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 1984 second edition. New condition in publisher's original box and plastic dust jacket. No marks, no writing, no foxing, clean, never used. Purchased directly from the publisher and held in climate controlled storage for years. Original dark green cloth with gilt lettering spine. The publisher's printed slipcase box has the original wrap-around band with blurbs in Japanese printed on it. The book measures 264mm tall x 190mm and has 759 pages.

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1942. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1942, first printing. 4to., xii+185pp., illustrated with b/w plates, maps, endpaper map, frontis. Pale blue cloth with gilt titles. Some fade to the spine and top edge of boards, mild rub to one tip. Very good plus, clean, bright, attractive copy. The rare first edition of a classic Australian mountaineering and skiing book.. 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to.