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The Guardians of the Columbia: Mount Hood, Mount Adams and Mount St. Helens
by Williams, John H.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good (-)
- Edition
- First Thus (paperback)
- Published
- 1912
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 61.69
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Tacoma: John H. Williams, 1912 142 numbered pp +2; TPB. Pages clean, bright, generally tight; large color frontis (Mount St. Helens); hinges cracked and repaired w/ cloth tape, crnrs thumbed. Cover: brown yapped wraps, embossed duo-tone artwork all surfaces, gilt embossed titles front; moderate edge/shelfwear, yapped edges are worn and chipped, lacks 2" at tail, 1" of head torn and… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 61.69
A History of Mountaineering in the Alps
by Engel, Claire Eliane
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1950
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 92.54
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London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1950 318 numbered pp; HB. Pages clean, bright, tight, blue topstain, a.e. lt tanned, sm bookseller sticker front ep, marker swipe b.e. Cover: med blue, gilt no titles spine; lt shelfwear, b.e. crnrs worn through a.e./spine lt tanned. Item Price
SGD 92.54
Mountains
by Cleare, John
- Condition
- Used - Very Good (+)
- Jacket Condition
- VG (+)
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1975
- Binding
- Cloth
- ISBN
- 9780517515808
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 29.61
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New York: Crown Publishers Inc., 1975 256 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, map eps, photo frontis, hinges starting in several internal locations. Cover: dk blue, gilt titles spine; minimal shelfwear, front top crnr barely bumped. DJ: unclipped, gray, photo front/back, white titles front, blue titles spine; lt edge/shelfwear w/ sm closed tear and sm chip. Lavishly illustrated… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 29.61
The Alps and Alpinism
by Lukan, Karl (editor); Hugh Merrick (translator)
- Condition
- Used - Fine (-)
- Jacket Condition
- Fine (-)
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition (stated)
- Published
- 1968
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, USA
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SGD 43.18
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New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1968 184 numbered pp. 12 tipped in color plates and 271 b/w illustrations; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, black eps; t.e. lt tanned. Cover: green, gilt titles spine; minimal shelfwear. DJ: unclipped in old-style Brodart, glossy black, color artwork + black titles front, white titles spine; minimal edge/shelfwear. Comprehensive view of the Alps as the… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 43.18
The Canadian Rockies: Early Travels and Explorations
by Fraser, Esther
- Condition
- Used - Fine (-)
- Jacket Condition
- Fine (-)
- Edition
- Apparent First Edition
- Published
- 1969
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 49.35
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Edmonton: M.G. Hurtig Ltd., 1969 252 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, colored map eps; a.e. barely tanned. Cover: lt blue, gilt titles spine; minimal shelfwear. DJ: unclipped, glossy white, photo + white/tan titles front, black titles/text spine/back; v lt edge/shelfwear, lt soil back. 32 b/w photos, 4 pages color photos. Early travels and explorations. Item Price
SGD 49.35
6194 Denali Solo [SIGNED]
by Darack, Ed
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- True First Edition (stated)
- Published
- 1994
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 29.61
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Davis: Ed Darack Photography, 1994 168 numbered pp; TPB. Signed by Darack on page following title p. Pages: clean, bright, tight, photo frontis; title p crinkled. Cover: glossy white wraps, photos front/back, black titles/text all surfaces; minimal shelfwear, front board creased in 2 locations. 39 b/w photos with explanatory notes, and technical photo data. Item Price
SGD 29.61
Minus Three (-3)
by Mason, Gene W.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Published
- 1970
- Binding
- Half-Cloth
- ISBN
- 9780135847145
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 27.14
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Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, INc., 1970 190 numbered pp +1; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight; t.e. lt tanned. Cover: med blue boards, gray backstrip, white artwork front/spine, blue/white titles spine; v lt shelfwear, upper backstrip mottled. DJ: unclipped, black, photos front/back, blue titles front/spine, black text back; v lt edge/shelfwear, sm irregular closed tear head, soil to back. Great storytelling,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 27.14
Mt. McKinley: The Pioneer Climbs
by Moore, Terris
- Condition
- Used - Fine (-)
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- Apparent First Edition
- Published
- 1967
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 49.35
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College: University of Alaska Press, 1967 202 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, decorative photo eps, t.e. faintly foxed. Cover: gray-blue, navy titles front/spine; minimal shelfwear, b.e. crnrs bumped, v sm blue ghost tail. DJ: unclipped, blue, photos front/back, white titles front/spine; modest edge/shelfwear, lt rubbed, sm closed tears. 8 maps. Literature references. Jacket photo of Author in… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 49.35
The Hall of the Mountain King
by Snyder, Howard H.
- Condition
- Used - Collectible-Very Good (-)
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Published
- 1973
- Binding
- Cloth
- ISBN
- 9780684132709
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 185.00
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973 207 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Original receipt (from Elliott Bay Book Company) laid in. Pages: clean, bright, tight, decorative map/route eps, photo frontis; a bit of foxing to t.e., and some at gutter of several pp. Cover: gray, blue titles spine; v lt shelfwear, band of lt-colored discoloration to t.e. DJ: unclipped, glossy… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 185.00
An Innocent on Everest
by Izzard, Ralph
- Condition
- Used - Fine (-)
- Jacket Condition
- VG (-)
- Edition
- First Edition (stated)
- Published
- 1954
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 49.35
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New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1954 319 numbered pp +1; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight; a.e. mildly tanned, a few page crnrs crinkled. Cover: marbled blue/white boards, blue backstrip, silver and reverse titles spine; v lt shelfwear, top crnrs mildly bumped. DJ: clipped, blue, photos all surfaces, white titles front/spine, black text back; moderate edge/shelfwear, v lt… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 49.35
The Story of Everest
by Noel, Captain John
- Condition
- Used - Very Good (-)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1927
- Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 86.37
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1927 258 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, bright, tight, blue topstain, photo frontis (Author in 1913); a.e. lt tanned, gift inscription dated year of publication inked ffep, f.e. gouged. Cover: med bluer, lt blue/white artwork front, lt blue titles front/spine; modest shelfwear, extrems a bit worn, sm tear back t.e., 2 crnrs bumped, modest mottling… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 86.37
Americans on Everest: The Official Account of the Ascent Led By Norman G. Dyhrenfurth [SIGNED]
by Ullman, James Ramsey, et al
- Condition
- Used - Very Good (+)
- Jacket Condition
- VG (+)
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Published
- 1964
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 246.69
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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippencott Company, 1964 429 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Signed by Everest summiteer Lute Jerstad and inscribed and signed by Jim Whittaker (first American to summit Everest) on half title. Pages: clean, bright, tight, red topstain, decorative eps (color rendering of Everest/Lohtse massive). Cover: navy, blue/white titles spine; minimal shelfwear, front b.e. crnr hard bumped, top board slightly… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 246.69
South Col: A Personal Story of the Ascent of Everest
by Noyce, Wilfrid
- Condition
- Used - Very Good (+)
- Jacket Condition
- VG (-)
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Published
- 1955
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 29.61
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New York: William Sloane Associates, Inc., 1955 300 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, decorative teal eps; a.e. mildly tanned. Cover: black, dull gilt titles spine; v lt shelfwear, extrems slightly worn. DJ: clipped, white, mountain artwork front/spine, black titles/text front/back, white titles spine; modest edge/shelfwear, w/ sm chips/closed tears. "The reader shares so vividly in a unique… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 29.61
The Romance of Mountaineering
by Irving, R.L.G.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good (+)
- Jacket Condition
- Good (+)
- Edition
- True First Edition (stated)
- Published
- 1935
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 86.37
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New York: E.P. Dutton and Co. Inc., 1935 320 numbered pp +1; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, blue topstain, photo frontis w/tissue guard; a.e. slightly tanned and a bit grubby, front hinge just starting, sm bookstore label front ep, gift inscription inked ffep. Cover: med blue, gilt artwork front, gilt titles spine; lt shelfwear, extrems somewhat worn, sm dimple… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 86.37
Everest 1933
by Ruttledge, Hugh
- Condition
- Used - Very Good (-)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 5th Printing
- Published
- 1936
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 111.04
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London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1936 299 numbered pp; HB. The copyright notes "The present edition (the 5th impression of the work) is the first popular edition consisting of the narrative which forms the major part of hte original book, and is dated May 1936." Pages: clean, bright, tight, photo frontis (telephoto of Mount Everest from Base Camp); a.e. lt… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 111.04
Alpine Memories
by Javelle, Emile
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1899
- Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 60.46
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London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1899 444 numbered pp; HB. Pages clean, bright, tight, f.e. deckled, photo portraits forntis w/ tissue guard; a.e. tanned, t.e. dusty, ffep shakedn and laid in, eps toned, bookseller stamp front ep, front hinge cracked (intact). Cover: green, black artwork front, black titles front/spine, moderate shelfwear, extrems worn, tears head/tail, lt soil, a few sm stains,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 60.46
Two Seasons in Switzerland
by Marsh, Dr. Herbert, R.N.
- Condition
- Used - Collectible-Very Good (-)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1895
- Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 246.69
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London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1895 261 numbered pp +1; HB. Pages clean, bright, generally tight, t.e.g., b.e./f.e. deckled, black eps, photo frontis ("EIN STUCKE" VON MONTE ROSA) w/foxed tissue guard;a.e. lt tanned, first 3 pp shaken and laid in, spatter to front eps, hinges cracked (intact). Cover: blue, black artwork front, gilt titles front/spine, modest shelfwear, extrems a bit worn,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 246.69
Men and The Matterhorn
by Gastion Rebuffat
- Condition
- Used - Fine (-)
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- Translation from French
- Published
- 1967
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 86.37
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London: Nichols Vane, 1967 221 numbered pp; HBw/DJ. Pages clean, bright, tight, blue eps, photo frontis; a.e. a bit sunned. Cover: blue, gilt titles spine, minimal shelfwear. DJ: clipped, glossy black, photo front, white title/text all surfaces, lt edge/shelfwear w/surface chips to edges, tiny closed tears. Lavishly illustrated w/ color and. b/w photo plates. Item Price
SGD 86.37
The Valley of Flowers
by Smythe, Frank S.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- VG (-)
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition (stated)
- Published
- 1949
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 41.95
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New York: W W Norton & Company Inc., 1949 325 numbered pp; HB. Pages lt grubby, bright, tight; a.e. tanned, lt foxed/grubby, eps a bit grubby. Cover: gray, gilt titles to green spine block, v lt shelfwear, front silverfished, v sm dampstain back crnr. DJ: clipped, white, color photo front, logo back, blck titles front/spine, modest edge/shelfwear w/ sm chips… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 41.95
Camp Six: An Account of the 1933 Mount Everest Expedition
by Smythe, F. S.
- Condition
- Used - Collectible-Very Good (+)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- True First Edition (stated)
- Published
- 1937
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 215.85
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London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1937 307 numbered pp; HB. Pages clean, bright, tight, photo frontis (of Hugh Ruttledge); a.e. lt tanned/lt foxed, sm red ink stain f.e. Cover: tmed blue, gilt titles spine, v lt shelfwear. 35 Illustrations Item Price
SGD 215.85