Mountaineering from Bob Worth Mountain Books

1st ed Fine in Fine dw (no 116 of 200 limited edition) signed by Vic Saunders from reflections on his childhood in Malaya and first climbing experiences, to the Himalaya and Karakoram. An account of not just triumphs, but rescues, tragedies and failures.

1st UK ed Fine pb accounts of several expeditions to Everest, interwoven with highlights from his life, such as his speed ascents of Mt Blanc and the Matterhorn

1st US ed Fine pb large format pb recounting his adventures (running, skiing & mountaineering) on Mt Blanc, the Matterhorn, Denali, Aconcagua, Elbrus and Everest

1st Eng ed Fine illustrated cover, no dw issued a lovely autobiography full of beautiful photos (most by Kilian Jornet), includes her races around the world, speed records, life on their small holding in Norway, training tips and more

undated but assumed 1921 1st ed VG no dw an early "guide pour l'alpiniste" in French, complete with several maps, this is Volume 3 in the series Text in French

1st Eng ed VG in VG dw the first account of the 1970 expedition to climb the Rupal Face on Nanga Parbat, sadly Reinhold's brother, Gunther, died in an avalanche on the descent

1st ed G++ as spine quite badly faded and previous owners signature and date on title page (internally VG) no dw a quite scarce account of his early exploration (1952/53) of the Lyngen Peninsular in Norway

1st ed Fine in VG+ dw A well illustrated account of the hectic few weeks in early 1966 when two teams set about trying to forge a direct route up the North Face of the Eiger

1963 reprint VG large format in pictorial covers, large format 62 pages, text in French, cartoon story of Tintin's adventures in Tibet and an encounter with a Yeti

1992 ed VG in VG price clipped dw "a French aristocrat's dramatic account of her glorious climb in 1838" with an introduction by Dervla Murphy

1st ed VG- no dw as pictorial cover which is a little grubby on spine. large square format, the leader's account of the 1984 Bulgarian expedition, climbing the West Ridge of Everest, and traverse to descend the usual southern approach. Text is in Bulgarian or Russian, but many fine photos. A scarce book and one for… Read more about this item

1st ed VG- pb slim 36 page pb, the first section is 'Mountains' and the final few pages covers 'Mountaineering Schools in Switzerland'. Several b&w photos and a number of very nice woodcuts

1st ed VG in VG dw signed by Harry Pretty, the editor, nicely produced hardback celebrating the club's first 50 years, extracts from their journals from 1949 to 1999, well illustrated with b&w and colour photos and some line drawings, signed by the editor,… Read more about this item

1936 1st ed VG- as small portion cut from top corner of FEP, no dw Large format, text is in German but includes 188 beautiful b&w photos, either half or full page. Trenker was a Tyrolese guide who starred in many pre-war mountain film spectaculars, including… Read more about this item

1st ed VG- as small inscription on FEP in VG dw 304 pages, a celebration of the centenary of The Climbers' Club Journal with extracts from a vast number of journals from 1898 (Vol 1 no.1) through to the late 1990's, illustrated with a number of b&w photos

1st ed VG in VG- dw (as three small coffee stains on bottom of front cover and one larger one on rear) a great read based around his climb of the Dawn Wall in Yosemite, a 7 year project with lots of ups and downs along the way

1st US ed VG+ in VG- dw a follow-up to Cloud Walkers, this covers expeditions to Canada, Alaska, Africa, Peru, Bolivia & Argentina [Neate S52]

1st ed VG in VG- dw account of the 1952-54 polar expedition to cross the Greenland ice-cap [Neate B36]

1st ed Fine in VG dw no 6/250 special first edition signed by Nick Bullock the long awaited follow-up to Echoes, special limited first edition number 6 of 250, signed by Nick Bullock

1st ed Fine in VG dw (special limited edition; no 56 of 200) signed by Andy Kirkpatrick one of Andy's best books, the "collected writing on life, death, climbing and everything in between" signed limited edition