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MACQUARIE ISLAND - J.S. Cumpston, Antarctic Division, Australia, 1st edn 1968. - Scarce especially with VG+ dustjacket Still the definitive book on this World Heritage sub-Antarctic Island. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

MAKALU - Jean Franco, Jonathan Cape, London, 1st English Edn., 1957, VG+ no internal marks, VG jacket -on tiny hole in jacket spine, Account of the French expedition that made the first ascent of Makalu in 1955....a remarkable story in that all expedition members reached the summit on successive days - a very scarce book in English especially in this condition. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

THE MATTERHORN - Guido Rey, T Fisher Unwin, London, 1st edn., 2nd imp 1907, original mustard cloth boards (no fading) - cleaner/brighter than appears in photograph, leather title patch slightly chipped gilt titles good, internally VG+ foxing on endpapers only, lovely stuck-on plates with tissue guards complete -large format/heavy book. Rey's history of the Matterhorn a classic, first published in Italian 1904.
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MAWSON'S ANTARCTIC DIARIES, Edited by Fred and Eleanor Jacka, A Susan Hayes Book, Allen & Unwin, University of Adelaide, 1991 1st edn., hardback VG+ jacket, 414 pages, B&W and colour plates, maps, VG+ - truly a remarkable diary much of it written under extreme stress, an uncommon book, a nice clean copy. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

MEN AND GODS IN MONGOLIA, Henning Haslund, Dutton and co., New York, 1st US edition, 1935, 358 page hardback in original brown cloth, gilt decorations, ex-lib with usual markings, good map, 57 B&W illustrations - Based on the author's service with Sven Hedin's Central Asiatic Expedition in Turkestan and Tienshan, 1927-30. Primary source on Mongols, beliefs, music, occultism, laws, strong men of Torguts. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

MOUNT EVEREST 1938 - H.W. Tilman, Cambridge University Press, 1948, 1st edn, 2nd imp 1948: VG in facsimile jacket. Classic understated Tilman account of a lightweight attempt on North ridge Chomolungma via Central Rongbuk, reached 8300m, team included Frank Smythe - publication delayed due to WWII. Whether these mountains are climbed or not, smaller expeditions are a step in the right direction. It's 1938, the British have thrown everything they've got at Everest but they still not reached the summit. War in Europe seems inevitable; the Empire is shrinking. Still reeling from failure in 1936, the British are granted one more permit by the Tibetans, one more chance to climb the mountain. Only limited resources are available, so can a small team be assembled and succeed where larger teams have failed? H.W. Tilman is the obvious choice to lead a select team made up of some of the greatest British mountaineers history has ever known, including Eric Shipton, Frank Smythe and Noel Odell. Indeed, Tilman… Read More

MOUNT EVEREST - The Reconnaissance, 1921 - Howard-Bury & Mallory, Edward Arnold, London, 1922. Hardcover. VG+. 1st Uk Edition. 355 pp, 3 large fold-out maps VG+, frontispiece with tissue-guard and 32 B&W photographs. British expedition led by Howard-Bury to north side of Everest, eventually reached the North Col to open the way for subsequent attempts on the North ridge. A classic account of this early Mount Everest mountaineering expedition that walked from Darjeeling into Tibet, with a team including George Mallory, almost no foxing, clean and tight inside, rubbed edges to original blue boards, gilt titles, one bumped corner, overall VG. Previous owner's signature and stamp fep.
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THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL ASIA, Royal Geographical Society and The Mount Everest Foundation, Macmillan London, 1987, 100 page gazetteer of the mountains, bibliography and history of central Asia. Softbound in plastic covers with 1:300,0000 large, fold-out map detailing the physiography and mountain ranges (superb) THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED.

MOUNTAIN, Sandy Hill, with essays by Raul Barrenche, Robert Macfarlane, Jennifer Jordan and Nando Parrado,, Rizzoli, New York, 2011, 1st USA edition, large format 350 page VG+ hardback with VG+ jacket, A most unusual but moving/ educational selection of big images, colour and B&W.
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THE MOUNTAIN - Jules Michelet, Nelson & sons, London, 1st Uk edn., 1872, fine original red leather binding, gilt titles, 54 etchings, fp cut, book prize fep, foxing, from the author of The Sea, The Bird, The Insect...a series of essays on nature in the mountains, crystals hunters, the structure of glaciers etc...mainly in European Alps but also plates & sections of text on The Himalaya, Java, Spitzbergen Lovely. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

MOUNTAINEERING MAPS OF THE WORLD, Nepal and Indian Himalaya, Ichiro Yoshizawa 1977, Large format, original blue cloth, gilt titles, in slip case, Text in Japanese but B&W photo captions in English, Superb double-page maps of every mountain region in Nepal and Indian Himalaya, Maps include Mt. Everest, Sikkim Himalaya, Bhutan, Srinagar, Leh, Nun Kun, Kishtwar, Menthosa, Central Lahoul, Kulu, Leo Pargial, Gangotri, Kamet, Nanada Devi, Api Nampa Saipal, Kanjiroba Himal, Dhaulagiri Himal, Annapurna Himal, Manaslu Himal, Langtang Ganesh Himal, Rolwaling Himal, Khumbu Himal, Kangchenjunga.Scarce.
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MY CLIMBING ADVENTURES IN FOUR CONTINENTS - Samuel Turner, Fisher Unwin, London, 1911, 1st edn., 283 page hardback, B&W plates, original highly decorated cloth cover & spine, gilt titles, ex-lib General assembly library with usual stamps & gilt additions to spine ...despite this, still a good copy in original binding, minot foxing. The English climber Turner's expeditions in Siberia, New Zealand, Europe and The Andes (Aconcagua) THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED

MY CLIMBS IN THE ALPS AND CAUCASUS - Alfred Mummery, 1895, First edn., 2nd imp, T Fisher Unwin, London, original cream cloth, leather plate to spine with gilt titles, 360 page hardback, VG with some water staining on last few pages, B&W plates throughout - early climbs in The Alps and early exploration of the Caucasus. Mummery later disappeared during a recce climb on Nanga Parbat.
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MY LIFE AS AN EXPLORER, Sven Hedin, Cassell & Co, London, 1st UK edn., 1926, 500 page hardback in original brown cloth, gilt titles & design, cloth bubbled on front board, Outside covers VG with original camel endpapers, inner hinges weakening, 168 drawings by author, colour frontespiece of camel at sunset in desert, VG+ with tissue guard...but plate loose, autobiography covers his whole travelling life throughout Central Asia and Tibet - tough trips. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED