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| Mountain Navigation For Runners |
£ 36
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| Bagness Martin |
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| Misty Fell Books, 1993 First Edition, 55pp, paperback, VG+, A very scarce title in any condition.,
Book Ref: 41795 |
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| Mountain Navigation For Runners |
£ 26
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| Bagness Martin |
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| Misty Fell Books, 1993 First Edition, 55pp, paperback, exlib, sticker to front cover, Good+, A very scarce title in any condition.,
Book Ref: 38090 |
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| Two Men In The Antarctic. An Expedition To The Graham Land 1920 - 1922 |
£ 395
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| Bagshawe Thomas Wyatt |
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| Cambridge University Press, 1939 First Edition, 283pp, 33 plates, 3 text figures, 2 panoramas, map endpapers, original blue cloth, small tear to head of spine, light wear to extremities, VG. Very clean and tidy copy. Foreword by Frank Debenham., Two young and inexperienced junior team members stayed to winter on a tiny islet in the Antarctic in a disused boat, a handful of instruments and scanty stock of provisions. Not only did they survive, but they also carried out scientic work.,
Book Ref: 41809 |
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| The Highlands With Rope And Rucksack |
£ 26
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| Baker, Ernest A. |
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| H.F. & G. Witherby, 1923 First Edition, 253pp, some fading to boards, owner's signature, scattered foxing, Good+, Baker was a contemporary of the Abraham Brothers with whom he climbed on occasions.,
Book Ref: 37088 |
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| One And Two Halves To K2 |
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| Ballard James |
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| BBC Books, 1996 First Edition, 208pp, F in F dw., This is the story of Alison Hargreaves' family to K2 following her death there in 1995. Tom was then 6 and Kate 4.,
Book Ref: 39990 |
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| Everest 50 Years On Top Of The World |
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| Band George |
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| Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, 2003 First Edition, 256pp, F in F dw, . Published in association with the Mount Everest Foundation, Royal Geographical Society and The Alpine Club., Signed by Apa Sherpa, Sandy Allan, Stephen Venables, Rebecca Stephens, George Band, Mike Westmacott, Tony Kelly, Chris Bonnington, S Brice, Paul Braithwaite, Leo Dickinson, Conrad Anker, Ang Phurba, signed at the Kendal Film Festivel 16.11.03.,
Book Ref: 42375 |
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| Peaks. Seeking High Ground Across The Continents |
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| Bangs Richard |
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| Taylor Publishing, 1994 First Edition US, 182pp, lavishly illustrated with stunning photographs, F in F dw, Richard Bangs and photographer Pamela Robertson circled the globe determined to experience and capture the unparalleled beauty and light found in high, remote places.,
Book Ref: 42023 |
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| Commando Climber |
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| Banks Mike |
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| J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1955 First Edition, 240pp,fading to spine and part of front cover, Signed by Mike Banks., Illustrated with 16 pages of photographs and with a frontispiece and drawings in the text by Lilias Stirling.,
Book Ref: 42326 |
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| High Arctic |
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| Banks Mike |
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| J.M Dent & Sons, 1957 First Edition, 276pp, slight tear to top of spine, fading to spine, VG, The story of the British North Greenland Expedition 1952 - 1954.,
Book Ref: 42335 |
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| Climbing In Britain |
£ 2
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| Barford J. E. Q. |
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| Penguin Books, 1946 rep, 160pp, paperback, browning to page edges, crease to bottom of front cover, VG-, Instructional book which helped to popularise climbing.,
Book Ref: 42110 |
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| The Last Blue Mountain |
£ 40
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| Barker Ralph |
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| The Mountaineers, 1979 rep, 210pp, paperback, wear to edges, Good+, signed by Ralph Barker & Tony Streather., The tragic 1957 Haramosh expedition.,
Book Ref: 42223 |
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| Autumns In Skye, Ross And Sutherland |
£ 7
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| Barnett T. Ratcliffe |
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| Grant & Murray, 1930 First Edition, 187pp, 16 illusts, foxing to foreedges, VG, ,
Book Ref: 42178 |
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| A Chronological History Of Voyages Into The Arctic Regions (1818) |
£ 25
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| Barrow John |
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| David & Charles, 1971 rep, 379pp, 48pp appendices, F in F dw, A history of early arctic exploration.,
Book Ref: 32798 |
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| A Chronological History Of Voyages Into The Arctic Regions (1818) |
£ 25
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| Barrow John |
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| David & Charles, 1971 rep, 379pp, 48pp appendices, F in F+ price clipped dw., A history of early arctic exploration.,
Book Ref: 32926 |
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| A Chronological History Of Voyages Into The Arctic Regions (1818) |
£ 25
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| Barrow John |
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| David & Charles, 1971 rep, 379pp, 48pp appendices, small private ink stamp, VG+ in VG+ price clipped dw., A history of early arctic exploration.,
Book Ref: 42206 |
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| A Chronological History Of Voyages Into The Arctic Regions (1818) |
£ 25
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| Barrow John |
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| David & Charles, 1971 rep, 379pp, 48pp appendices, F in F dw, A history of early arctic exploration.,
Book Ref: 1753 |
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| The Log Of 'Bob' Bartlett - The True Story Of Forty Years Of Seafaring And Exploration |
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| Bartlett Captain Robert A. |
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| G. P.Putnam's, 1928 2nd Imp US, 352pp, private stamp and bookplate, blue binding with gilt, VG+, Hero of the 1928 Baffin Island Expedition tells of his career at sea.,
Book Ref: 42149 |
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| Das Ringen Um Den Nanga Parbat 1856-1953. |
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| Bauer Paul |
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| Suddeutscher Verlag Munchen, 1955 First Edition, 238pp, ex institute copy, boards have protective film, new endpapers, VG, Text in German,
Book Ref: 42205 |
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| Das Ringen Um Den Nanga Parbat 1856-1953. |
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| Bauer Paul |
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| Suddeutscher Verlag Munchen, 1955 First Edition, 238pp, VG+ signed by??, Text in German,
Book Ref: 42208 |
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| Nanga Parbat Adventure |
£ 8
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| Bechtold Fritz |
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| John Murray, 1938 rep, 93pp, boards stained and marked, one plate loose, a complete reading copy, ,
Book Ref: 37082 |
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| Challenge Of The North Cascades |
£ 50
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| Beckey Fred |
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| The Mountaineers, 1977 US 2nd Printing, 280pp, paperback, VG, signed by Fred Beckey., Descriptive and historic text of 35 peaks by various eminent nature photographers.,
Book Ref: 42224 |
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| A Progress In Mountaineering |
£ 25
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| Bell J.H.B. |
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| Oliver & Boyd, 1950 First Edition, 424pp, inscr, VG in slightly chipped VG- dw, One of the classics of Scottish mountaineering.,
Book Ref: 31952 |
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| A Progress In Mountaineering |
£ 190
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| Bell J.H.B. |
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| Oliver & Boyd, 1950 First Edition, 424pp, bump to bottom corner, VG+ in VG dw, signed by J.H.B. Bell to front endpaper. A bright copy with a scarce signature., One of the classics of Scottish mountaineering.,
Book Ref: 41794 |
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| The Four Peaks |
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| Bellamy Rex |
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| Macdonald, 1992 First Edition, 227pp, Fine in VG+ dw, One man's journey to the summits of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England.,
Book Ref: 39998 |
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| The Western Highlands |
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| Bennet Donald |
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| The Scottish Mountaineering Club, 1983 Fifth Edition, 180pp, Fine in Good+ dw with some tears, ,
Book Ref: 42078 |
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| No Picnic On Mount Kenya |
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| Benuzzi Felice |
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| William Kimber, 1952 Second Edition, 231pp, VG in VG- price clipped dw, Amazing true account of escaping a POW camp during the war to climb Mount Kenya and breaking back into the camp afterwards.,
Book Ref: 42275 |
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| Saga Of The Discovery |
£ 55
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| Bernacchi L.C. |
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| Blackie & Son, 1938 First Edition, 240pp, boards have slight ripple on the cloth, light foreedge foxing, VG in colour photocopy of original dw. A bright copy., The story of the ship Discovery and its adventures. She built in Dundee in 1900 for Scott's Expedition and now rests again in Dundee.,
Book Ref: 41769 |
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| The White Death |
£ 140
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| Bettembourg Georges & Brame Michael |
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| Reynard House, 1981 First US Edition, 306pp, slight bump to head of front board, VG in VG dw, signed by Michael Brame., Broad Peak, Kangchenjunga, Kusum Kanguru, Everest and Nuptse with Boardman, Scott and Tasker. Bettembourg was killed in a fall near Chamonix while crystal hunting.,
Book Ref: 41756 |
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| A Lady's Life In The Rocky Mountains |
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| Bird Isabella |
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| Konemann, 2000 First Edition, 218pp, a few pages are put in upside down, VG+ in VG+ dw, ,
Book Ref: 42026 |
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| Alan Rouse A Mountaineer's Life |
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| Birtles Geoff |
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| Unwin Hyman, 1987 First Edition, 224pp, Fine in Fine price clipped dw, Signed by Geoff Birtles, Chris Bonington, Jim Curran, Doug Scott, Brian Hall, Leo Dickinson, Greg Child., Tribute to Alan Rouse who died on K2 in 1986, aged 34. After reaching the summit, the first ever British ascent, he perished in a severe storm that also killed Julie Tullis and 3 other climbers.,
Book Ref: 42392 |
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| Annapurna A Woman's Place |
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| Blum Arlene |
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| Granada, 1980 First Edition, 256pp, Fine in Fine dw, The dramatic story of the first women's ascent of one of the worlds's highest peaks.,
Book Ref: 42248 |
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| Magic Of Mont Blanc |
£ 62
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| Bonatti Walter |
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| Victor Gollancz, 1985 First Edition, 208pp, VG in VG price clipped dw., Upwards of 200 photographs depicting all the main peaks and ridges of the Mont Blanc range.,
Book Ref: 42523 |
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| Magic Of Mont Blanc |
£ 78
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| Bonatti Walter |
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| Victor Gollancz, 1985 First Edition, 208pp, VG+ in VG dw with one small chip repaired., Upwards of 200 photographs depicting all the main peaks and ridges of the Mont Blanc range.,
Book Ref: 41758 |
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| On The Heights |
£ 170
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| Bonatti Walter |
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| Rupert Hart-Davis, 1964 First Edition, 248pp, VG+ in VG+ price clipped dw. A lovely copy., Bonatti's account of climbs to K2 and solo ascent of the Dru's South West Pillar.,
Book Ref: 42219 |
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| The Great Days |
£ 140
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| Bonatti Walter |
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| Victor Gollancz, 1974 First Edition, 189pp, VG+ in VG+ price clipped dw, Autobiography picks up the tale after the retreat from the Central Pillar of Freney.,
Book Ref: 42218 |
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| The Great Days |
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| Bonatti Walter |
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| Victor Gollancz, 1974 First Edition, 189pp,ex.lib with stamps, VG=, Autobiography picks up the tale after the retreat from the Central Pillar of Freney.,
Book Ref: 42318 |
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| Everest The Unclimbed Ridge |
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| Bonington C. & Clarke C. |
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| Hodder & Stoughton, 1983 First Edition, 132pp, inscr, Fine in VG+ price clipped dw, The failed attempt on Everest which resulted in the deaths of Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker.,
Book Ref: 42020 |
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| Everest The Unclimbed Ridge |
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| Bonington C. & Clarke C. |
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| Hodder & Stoughton, 1983 First Edition, 132pp, inscr, Fine in VG+ dw, The failed attempt on Everest which resulted in the deaths of Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker.,
Book Ref: 42528 |
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| Sea, Ice And Rock |
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| Bonington C. & Knox-Johnston R. |
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| Hodder & Stoughton, 1992 First Edition, 143pp, F in F- dw., Sailing and climbing in the Arctic Circle.,
Book Ref: 42047 |
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| Annapurna South Face |
£ 19
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| Bonington Chris |
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| Cassell, 1971 First Edition, 334pp, slight sunning to spine, internally exceptionally clean indeed, VG+ in F- dw with slight sunning to spine., First ascent. The expedition's success was marred by the death of Ian Clough in an ice avalanche almost at the end of the descent.,
Book Ref: 37070 |
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| Annapurna South Face |
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| Bonington Chris |
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| Penguin, 1979 rep, 410pp, paperback, VG-, First ascent. The expedition's success was marred by the death of Ian Clough in an ice avalanche almost at the end of the descent.,
Book Ref: 42324 |
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| Everest The Hard Way |
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| Bonington Chris |
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| Hodder & Stoughton, 1976 First Edition, 239pp, VG+ in VG dw,, Successful ascent of the south-west face, Mick Burke disappeared near the summit on this expedition.,
Book Ref: 39996 |
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| I Chose To Climb |
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| Bonington Chris |
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| Victor Gollancz, 1966 First Edition, 208pp,VG+ in VG- price clipped dw with a few tears., Bonington's first autobiography, many early memoirs of days with Don Whillans and Ian Clough.,
Book Ref: 42277 |
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| I Chose To Climb |
£ 19
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| Bonington Chris |
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| Victor Gollancz, 1966 First Edition, 208pp, owner's signature, foreedges dusty, VG- in G dw with small tears and faded spine, Bonington's first autobiography, many early memoirs of days with Don Whillans and Ian Clough.,
Book Ref: 42383 |
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| Mountaineer |
£ 30
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| Bonington Chris |
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| Diadem Books, 1989 First Edition, 192pp, Fine in Fine dw, signed by Chris Bonington., Thirty years of climbing on the world's greatest peaks.,
Book Ref: 39458 |
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| Mountaineer |
£ 15
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| Bonington Chris |
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| Diadem Books, 1989 First Edition, 192pp, inscr, Fine in Fine dw, Thirty years of climbing on the world's greatest peaks.,
Book Ref: 39695 |
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| Mountaineer |
£ 20
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| Bonington Chris |
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| Baton Wicks, 1996 rep, 192pp, softback, Fine, signed by Doug Scott., Thirty years of climbing on the world's great peaks.,
Book Ref: 5611 |
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| Mountaineer |
£ 15
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| Bonington Chris |
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| Diadem Books, 1989 First Edition, 192pp, F in VG+ dw, Thirty years of climbing on the world's greatest peaks.,
Book Ref: 36903 |
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| Mountaineer |
£ 15
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| Bonington Chris |
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| Diadem Books, 1989 First Edition, 192pp, F in F dw, Thirty years of climbing on the world's greatest peaks.,
Book Ref: 30602 |
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| Mountaineer |
£ 15
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| Bonington Chris |
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| Diadem Books, 1989 First Edition, 192pp, F in VG+ dw, Thirty years of climbing on the world's greatest peaks.,
Book Ref: 37028 |
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| Mountaineer |
£ 9
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| Bonington Chris |
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| Baton Wicks, 1989 rep, 192pp, softback, Fine,, Thirty years of climbing on the world's great peaks.,
Book Ref: 40284 |
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| Mountaineer |
£ 25
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| Bonington Chris |
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| Diadem Books, 1989 First Edition, 192pp, small owner's label, F in VG dw with small tear repaired, signed by Doug Scott., Thirty years of climbing on the world's great peaks.,
Book Ref: 7680 |
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| The Everest Years. A Climber's Life |
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| Bonington Chris |
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| Hodder & Stoughton, 1986 First Edition, 256pp, Fine in Fine dw, signed By Chris Bonington., Autobiography chronicles his four expeditions to the world's highest peak from early attempts on the South-West Face.,
Book Ref: 42017 |
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| Changabang |
£ 38
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| Bonington Chris, Boysen Martin, Hankinson Alan, Haston Dougal, Sandhu Balwant, Scott Doug |
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| Heinemann, 1975 First Edition, 118pp, Fine in Fine dw, First ascent of this Garhwal peak via Shipton's Col and the east ridge.,
Book Ref: 42352 |
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| Edmund Hillary - The Life Of A Legend |
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| Booth Pat |
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| Moa Beckett, 1993 First Edition, 208pp, slight wear to bottom of back board, VG+ in VG+ dw, This book is a celebration of the life of Edmund Hillary.,
Book Ref: 42531 |
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| The New Apartment. Smart Living In Small Spaces |
£ 11
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| Borras Montse |
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| Universe, 2007 First Edition, 423pp, paperback, Fine, Full of stunning photographs, a showcase of the latest designs trends and creative solutions to turn any small space into a comfy and modern home.,
Book Ref: 37845 |
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| Highways And Byways In The Lake District |
£ 5
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| Bradley A. G. |
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| MacMillan & Co, 1903 rep, 332pp, spine sunned, some damp marking to rear board, owner's signature, slight ripple to head of pages, G+. Better than it may sound., ,
Book Ref: 37087 |
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| High Exposure. An Enduring Passion For Everest And Unforgiving Places |
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| Breashears David |
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| Canongate, 1999 First Edition, 319pp, F in F dw,, Stories of a world class climber and great adventurer, leader of the Everest IMAX Filming Expedition. A personal history of his expeditions.,
Book Ref: 42021 |
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| High Exposure. An Enduring Passion For Everest And Unforgiving Places |
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| Breashears David |
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| Simon & Schuster, 1999 First Edition US, First Printing, 319pp, F in F dw,, Stories of a world class climber and great adventurer, leader of the Everest IMAX Filming Expedition. A personal history of his expeditions.,
Book Ref: 42068 |
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| High Exposure. An Enduring Passion For Everest And Unforgiving Places |
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| Breashears David |
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| Simon & Schuster, 1999 First Edition, 319pp, F in F dw, signed by David Breashears., Stories of a world class climber and great adventurer, leader of the Everest IMAX Filming Expedition. A personal history of his expeditions.,
Book Ref: 42478 |
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| Rock Climbing In The British Isles 1894 - 1970 - A Bibliography Of Guidebooks |
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| Bridge George |
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| West Col Productions, 1971 First Edition, 40pp, paperback, Fine copy, A Bibliography of Guide Books,
Book Ref: 42358 |
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| The Mountains Of England And Wales |
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| Bridge George |
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| Gaston's Alpine Books, 1973 First Edition, 199pp, Fine in VG+ price clipped dw, Tables of Mountains of Two Thousand Feet and more in altitude. Photographs by W.A.Poucher.,
Book Ref: 42265 |
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| The Windhorse |
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| Brook Elaine & Donnelly Julie |
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| Jonathan Cape, 1986 First Edition, 223pp, F- in F- dw., Julie Donnelly has been blind since the age of eight. With Elaine Brook she has climbed many mountains,
Book Ref: 42341 |
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| Climbing The Corbetts |
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| Brown Hamish |
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| Gollancz, 1988 First Edition, 381pp, inscr, VG+ in VG+ price clipped dw., Scotland's 2500ft Summits,
Book Ref: 42001 |
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| The Last Hundred. Munros, Beards and a Dog. |
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| Brown Hamish |
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| Mainstream Publishing, 1994 First Edition, 191pp, Fine in Fine dw, Collection by a man who climbs Munros for the only valid reason - fun.,
Book Ref: 42070 |
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| A Naturalist At The Poles - The Life, Work & Voyages Of Dr. W.S. Bruce. |
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| Brown R.N. Rudmose |
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| J.B. Lippincott Co, 1924 Edition, 316pp, wear to spine, VG-, The life, work and voyages of Dr. W.S. Bruce - Polar Explorer.,
Book Ref: 42099 |
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| The Assault On Mount Everest 1922 |
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| Bruce Brig Gen Hon C.G. |
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| Edward Arnold, 1923 First Edition, 339pp, owner's signature, some marks to boards, VG+, Second Everest expedition lead by Bruce. Mallory and Norton reach 26,985 feet.,
Book Ref: 42394 |
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| Black Cuillin Ridge Scramblers' Guide |
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| Bull S.P. |
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| The Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 1986 rep, 112pp, softback, VG+, A guide to the Black Cuillin Ridge with descriptions, diagrams and maps.,
Book Ref: 42270 |
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| The Secret Garden |
£ 5
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| Burnett Frances Hodgson |
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| William Heinemann, 1971 rep, 242pp, owner's signature, Fine in VG- dw price clipped, worn at the edges., Original illustrations by Charles Robinson.,
Book Ref: 42721 |
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| History & Human Relations |
£ 5
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| Butterfield Herbert |
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| Collins, 1951 Second Impression, 254pp, VG+ in poor dw with rears and piece missing., Eight essays include TheDangers of History, Marxist History, Moral Judgment in History among others.,
Book Ref: 42720 |
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| Survival: South Atlantic |
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| Buxton Cindy & Price Annie |
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| Book Club Associates, 1983 First Edition, 237pp, Fine in Fine dw, In March 1982 the wildlife Film-maker Cindy Buxton and her assistant Annie Price were coming to the end of seven months filming on the South Atlantic island of South Georgia when the Argentinians invaded.,
Book Ref: 42048 |
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| Climbs On Gritstone Volume 4. Further Developments in The Peak District |
£ 180
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| Byne Eric & White Wilfred B. |
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| Willmer Brothers & Haram ltd, 1957 First Edition, 205pp, a little soiling to boards, owner's signature, VG-, Scarce early climbing guide.,
Book Ref: 37119 |
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| Alone |
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| Byrd Richard E. |
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| Putnam, 1938 First Edition, 302pp, inscr, foxing to page edges and some pages, VG in VG- price clipped dw with a few tears., This is an account of Byrd's five months isolation at Advance Base, the place far south of Little America, where in 1934 he nearly died.,
Book Ref: 42060 |
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