Climbs and Ski Runs Mountaineering and Ski-ing
SMYTHE FS (Frank Sydney) 1900-1949
2nd ed, 1931, VG, 74 illustrations. His first and perhaps best book. In blue cloth, gilt title, blind edge tooling, corners & edges lightly worn & bumped. Spine, edges bumped, gilt title & tooling. Internally, half title, frontis, [7],…
Edward Whymper 1840-1911
SMYTHE FS [Francis Sydney] 1900-1949
VG, 1st ed, 24 pls, 3 maps, complete. In red cloth with gilt title to spine. With the original repaired price clipped DW. Internally, half title, frontis, [6], (vii-xiv), [1], 2-330 pp, 3 maps (2 folding), 24 pls, 3 illustrations within text,…
Climbs on Lliwedd
THOMSON JM Archer 1863-1912. & ANDREWS AW
1st ed, 1909, 20 pls, 8 diagrams. In the uncommon original boxed binding. In brown boxed cloth, some marks, titles in black ink. Spine, soiled, edges bumped, titles in black ink. Has the flap on lower cover and the slit to upper (box binding).…
On The Mountain: being the Welsh Experiences of Abraham Black & Jonas White, Esquires, Moralists, Photographers, Fishermen and Botanists
TUGWELL Rev George 1829-1910
In contemporary embossed red cloth, gilt climbing equipment emblem, edges rubbed. Re-spined, remains of old laid down, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, frontis, [5], (vi-vii), [1], [1], 2-262 pp, 2 pls (coloured), with the tipped in errata,…
Hours of Exercise in the Alps
TYNDALL John 1820-1893
VG, 1st US ed, 7 pls, 1871. In the orioginal red printed cloth, corners rubbed. Spine, edges rubbed, gilt titles, edges bumped. Internally, half title, frontis, [5], (vi-x), [2], [1], 2-473 pp, [1], [6] adverts, 7 pls (B&W), ink owners details…
The Glaciers of the Alps.
TYNDALL John 1820-1893
G, 1896, new 2nd ed, 61 illust (including6 full page with 1 in colour). In maroon embossed cloth, corners bumped. Spine, faded, gilt titles, edges worn with loss. Internally, frontispiece with tissue guards, xxvi, [2], [1], 2-445 pp, [1],…
Among the Alps with Bradford
WASHBURN Bradford 1910-2007
VG, 2nd ed, 1927, 44 illustriations. In red cloth, black ink titles, corners rubbed. Spine, faded, edges bumped, black ink title. Internally, advert, frontis, [1], [4], (v-xiv), 160 pp, [6] adverts, 44 illustrations, 1 photographic plan of…
Travels Amongst The Great Andes Of The Equator
WHYMPER Edward 1840-1911
1892, Second edition, Vol 1 only, nicely rebound in green half goatskin over green cloth, some blind tooling. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, half title, frontis, [5], (vi-xxiv), [2], [1], 2-456 pp, frontis 19 full page…
The Ascent of The Matterhorn
WHYMPER Edward 1840-1911
In contemporary full dark calf, some edge tooling, gilt school stamp to upper cover. Spine, faded, raised bands, gilt tooling, gilt titles to black calf label, worn along joints. Internally, half title, frontis, [5], (vi-xxii), [2], [1], 2-325 pp,…
Observations on the Snowdon Mountains;
WILLIAMS William 1738-1817
In modern half calf, marbled boards, gilt tooling. Spine, lightly faded, raised bands, gilt tooling, gilt title to maroon calf labels. [4], [1], 2-193 pp, [1], [6] index, paper watermarked 1801, bookplate to fpd (Robert Myddleton of Gwaynynog),…
Snowdon Biography
YOUNG Geoffrey Winthrop SUTTON Geoffrey, Wilfred NOYCE (Editor)
In red cloth, titles to spine in gilt. DW, not clipped, a little wear and chipped at edges. Internally, map endpages, attractive bookplate of E Williams at half title, ink signature to frontis verso, (xiii), [1], 194 pp, [1], 16 pl, (B&W…