british mountaineers de f s smythe (55 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Sky Blue and White printed paper covered boards, 225 x 165 mm approx. 48 pp. 8 colour plates + 24 b/w illustrations. First Edition under the Bahamas imprint (undated - bookseller pencil note to rear paste down indicates 1/1943) VG/VG (Book- negligible shelf rubbing, no previous owner name or insc. a few dust spots to top edge of book block. Dust Jacket- White title to spine tanned, moderate shelf rubbing with small nick to head of spine. Now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve).Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.8.

Hardcover. Etat : VG+/VG/VG. y First Edition 2nd.Imp. HARDBACK ?BRITAIN IN PICTURES SERIES?,* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 2nd.* Date of Publication: 1946 (1942)* Publisher: William Collins* Binding and cover condition: Pictorial cover, white and blue paper covered boards. White title to spine. VG* Jacket condition: NOT PRICE CLIPPED, some slight darkening to spine, small nicks at head and tail of spine and to corners, adhesive labels to spine and rear. Covered in clear plastic film. VG* Contents condition: Ex-school library copy with usual neat stamps and labels clean, crisp, bright and sewn binding tight. Slight spine lean. No inscriptions VG+ * Illustrations: 8 Plates in colour 22 illustrations in b/w.* Pages: 48 pp. text. no index at rear. One of the ?Britain in Pictures? series, Mr Smythe describes not only the history of the sport of mountaineering from the early days of the Alpine Club. From Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn and on to the attempts on Everest in 1933, 1936 and 1938. Obviously this is written before the Hilary and Tensing conquest of Everest but in a way this gives the book a forward looking atmosphere. A really nice copy of the first edition, second impression, in this collectable series. 1946-01-01. n.

Paperback. Etat : VG++/VG/ND. y First Edition, 1st. Imp. HARDBACK ?BRITAIN IN PICTURES SERIES, No 22.* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1942* Publisher: William Collins* Binding and cover condition: Pictorial cover, mid blue-green paper and white covered boards. White title to spine with illustration showing alpenstock and rope. Very slight marks to front board. Slight age to spine and slight wear at head & tail of spine. VG* Jacket condition: No dust jacket.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY clean, crisp, bright and sewn binding tight. Small marks and owners name to fep. No annotations. Very slight age to end papers. VG* Illustrations: 8 Plates in colour 24 illustrations & photos in b/w* Pages: 48 pp. text.* One of the ?Britain in Pictures? series. Francis Sydney Smythe (1900 - 1949) tells the story of mountaineering from the early days of the Alpine Club. Text in six chapters: I, The Pioneers; II, The Golden Age; III, The Fight for the Matterhorn; IV, The Growth of Mountaineering; V, The Himalayas: Mount Everest; and, VI, A Personal Adventure. A really nice copy of the first edition in this collectable series but without dust wrapper.* 1942-01-01. n.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Dustwrapper is protected by a layer of clear, non adhesive plastic.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. 1st Edition. 1942 first edition with 8 plates in colour and 24 black-and-white illustrations. Binding in very good+ condition. 48page text good and tightLight age-browning of blank end papers, a few light fox speckles elsewhere and presentation inscription on front blank end paper. Dust jacket fair, with some edge wear/neat repair. See photos of this copy attached. (BM9).

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. 1st Edition. First edition and printing. In very good minus turquoise boards with white titles and ice hack to front. The boards are tight and straight and unmarked; spine ends and corners worn. Unmarked end papers; name of previous owner on front free end paper. Slightly tanned cut edges. The text block is in very good condition with 8 colour plates and 22 b/w illustrations. The pages are firm, flat and unblemished. No dedications etc. In turquoise and white dust jacket that replicates the boards. The jacket is in fair condition, spine and edges tanned, spine very worn, with open and closed tears. Not price clipped.

Hardback. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Previous owner name to prelims.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. The boards are rubbed and marked.Minor markings.Well bound.[R.M]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Second Edition. Very good copy in a very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 46 pages; With 8 plates in colour and 22 illustrations in black & white. Series: Britain in Pictures series. Subjects: Mountaineers -- Mountaineering. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original printed boards in a good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Date of publication is not given. Physical description: 46 pages; With 8 plates in colour and 22 illustrations in black & white. Series: Britain in Pictures series. Subjects: Mountaineers -- Mountaineering. 1 Kg.

Etat : Good.

hardcover. Etat : Good.

Hardback. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : V G rubbed. second impression. 48pp. 8 colour plates, 22 black and white plates. No 22 in 'Britain In Pictures' Light green boards and matching d.j. Nice copy with a slightly rubbed d.j. and spine foot. From the library of the Grand Prix author Louis Stanley and signed by him. association copy.

Hardback. Etat : VG. Etat de la jaquette : VG DW. 2nd Impression. Britain in Pictures 22.

Hardback. Etat : VG. Etat de la jaquette : G++ DW. With 8 plates in colour and 24 illustrations in black & white. Not dated. Printed in GB but "Bahamas" published. Plain grey boards with blue spine. Some spotting to prelims. Entire dw quite heavily spotted.

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Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardback. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Second Impression. This fine copy is bound in paper covered boards with bright, tight, white, bright and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in near fine condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. This copy is from the library of actress, author and playwright Gwen Cherrell (1926 - 2019) and she has signed the f.e.p. With most of Europe in Adolf Hitler's hands, Britain was in a grim predicament in 1941 but that year Collins, the publisher now known as HarperCollins, launched the remarkable Britain In Pictures series of social history books. The books were designed not only to boost morale but perhaps also to record the British way of life in case the Germans completed their European campaign by successfully crossing the English Channel. The books were slim volumes with distinctive elegant covers, but it was the star-studded array of authors that made the series really special. George Orwell wrote about the British people, Cecil Beaton wrote about English photography, the great poet and printer Francis Meynell wrote about English books, John Betjeman (who penned the immortal line" Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Slough" in 1937) wrote about cities and towns, Graham Greene wrote about dramatists, the doyen of sports journalists Neville Cardus wrote about cricket and Edith Sitwell wrote about women. Some of the authors have faded in obscurity but they were all experts in their field during those dark days of World War Two. A wide variety of subjects were covered from battlefields to boxing, clocks to mountaineering, butterflies to farm animals, and from waterways and canals to maps and map-makers. In all, there were 132 titles. For many collectors, obtaining the entire series of Britain in Pictures books is an obsession. Despite wartime paper rationing this series was considered by the government of considerable importance allowing Collins to publish the books in large quantities and priced them cheaply. Ref K7. Signed by Gwen Cherrell.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. With a dustwrapper. 48 pages, 8 colour plates, 24 Black & White illustrations, 4 tailpieces. Number 22 in the Britain in Pictures Series. The Britain in Pictures series, published by Collins beginning in 1941, was one of the most distinctive cultural undertakings of wartime Britain, an ambitious blend of education, morale-building, and visual design. Conceived with support from the Ministry of Information, the series aimed to celebrate British identity through accessible, beautifully produced volumes that covered everything from literature, art, and architecture to trades, customs, and regional life. Britain in Pictures offered a humane and confident portrait of national character at a time of profound uncertainty, and remains a touchstone for collectors and historians interested in mid-century publishing, wartime propaganda, and the visual culture of resilience. Size: 17 x 23 cms. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Britain in Pictures Series; Featured Items; Hardback Books; Inventory No: 370722. Cosmo Books : 28 years selling on ABE; 28 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.

Etat : Very Good. 1946. hardback. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good. . . . .

Hard Cover. Etat : G-. No Jacket. Second Impression. 8vo. original green pictorial boards (worn along edges and corners, splitting along spine, some damp staining; lacks dustwrapper); pp. 48, with 18 black and white illustrations + 8 colour plates. A reading copy. [Neate S112].

Hard Cover. Etat : F-. No Jacket. First Edition. nd. [1942]. 8vo. original paper covered boards (a little rubbed; lacks dustwrapper); pp. 48, with 18 black and white illustrations + 8 colour plates. A near fine copy. [Neate S112].

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 46p, ills.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original grey and turquoise cloth covered boards. 8vo. 9'' x 6½''. Contains 48 pp with 8 colour plates and 24 monochrome illustrations throughout. Spotting to the end papers. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with spotting to the paper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. BRITAIN IN PICTURES.

Etat : Very Good. 1946. hardback. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. Collins 1942 hardback 1st edition 1st impression, very good+ clean tight binding no dustjacket , illustrated edition.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. Illustrated. Britain in Pictures Series, Collins, 1942. Boards. Very good in d/w.

Hard Cover. Etat : VG. Etat de la jaquette : VG. Second Impression. VG/VG. 8vo. original green pictorial boards (some wear along top edge, prev. owner's name, endpapers slightly offset & marked) in dustwrapper (rubbed & slightly marked, backstrip a little tanned; pp. 48, with 18 black and white illustrations + 8 colour plates. A very good copy. [Neate S112].

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Undated edition without jacket on beige cloth + name & address scribbled out by red crayon on inside end paper will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable.