history british mountaineering de irving r l g (24 résultats)

hardback. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a well preserved pictorial dust jacket which is now protected in a non-adhesive archival film sleeve, illustrated, xv + 240pp.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. ILLUSTRATED (illustrateur). 1st Edition. First Edition, xv + 240pp, very well-illustrated, hardcover, 8vo, bound in blue cloth, gilt lettered, gilt decorated spine, dust jacket very good and unclipped, previous owner's name within o/w very good condition, B. T. Batsford Limited, London, 1955. * a splendid history of British mountaineering.

1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered blue cloth (VG), dustwrapper (light wear at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xv + 239, illus with b&w plates (previous owner's armorial bookplate on front paste-down; no inscriptions).

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. London. B.T Batsford Ltd. 1955. First Edition. No later dates shown. Hard Cover. Medium 8vo. 6.5" x 9.3". ([16.5cm x 23.5cm] approx. 232 pp approx. Blue boards with red titles somewhat darkened to the spine. Spine ends show some browning and there is some puckering along the bottom edge of the board. Few spots of foxing to the front matter. Frontispiece of the Matterhorn and 64 further plates in the text. Jacket is unclipped at 25s but has some wear; loss at the spine head and a little at the tail. Rubbing along the top edges and a longish closed tear to the rear panel. Wraparound artwork is 'The Ascent of Mont Blanc; the Glacier Du Tacconay' from a lithograph by George Baxter 1856. Despite its wear the jacket retains its charm protected in mylar. A broad survey of the many mountains in which British mountaineers have played prominent roles, written by one of the 20th century's most accomplished English Alpinist. Book and jacket are good plus. The dust jacket will be protected with a new protective mylar sleeve which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional images. Postage price quoted outside the UK is for a book up to 1kg using UPS. For books sent within the UK, there will be no extra charge for books up to 2kg which are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£3.45). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. xv, 240 pages, 65 black and white illustrations, handsome dw from a lithograph by George Baxter, 1856 "The Ascent of Mont Blanc: The Glacier Du Tacconay".

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. 15 preliminary pages, 240 pages, black and white plates, bear fine condition with dust-wrapper, neat ink ownership inscription in top right corner of front free end-paper, lower corner of front board bumped, edges of wrapper creased with some short edge tears.

First edition. A tidy hardback in tight binding; dust jacket worn at edges, with short tear Used - Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket.

Hard Cover. Etat : VG. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (a little rubbed, prev. owner's rsm to first leaf; lacks dustwrapper); pp. xvi (last blank), 240, with 65 illustrations. A very good copy. [Neate I14].

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1955, 1st. Octavo. xv, 239pp. Illustrated. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles and ruling to spine. Clean and bright internally. Overall a 'Very Good' copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Former owner's name on front pastedown. ; 8vo ; 240 pages.

Etat : Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:

Hard Cover. Etat : VG+. Etat de la jaquette : VG. First Edition. VG+/VG. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (prev. ownership details to front endpapers, some leaf edge spotting) in dustwrapper (edges rubbed, with wear to extremities); pp. xvi (last blank), 240, with 65 illustrations. A very good copy. [Neate I14].

Hardcover. Etat : VG. Etat de la jaquette : VG. 1st Ed. xv, 239p, ills.

B.T. Batsford Ltd. London. 1955. First Edition. Hardback. DW. Illustrated. Very clean copy in attractive but slightly worn wrapper with discreet tape repairs to reverse.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good+. First Edition, First Printing. First Edition in unclipped illustrated dust jacket. Clean blue boards with red lettering on spine. Two very tiny bumps to bottom of front board edge, no fraying or wear-through at all on this book. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Well-illustrated with glossy black & white photographs (65 illustrations of the mountains and their climbers). 240 pages with index. Jacket is not price clipped, has slight edge wear and a few light scratches; jacket design is "The Ascent of Mont Blanc: TheGlacier Du Tacconay," from a lithograph by George Baxter, 1856. Now enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover.

FIRST EDITION 8vo.blue buckram hardback in unclipped dust jacket. 240pp., Indexed, illustrated with 65 b/w plates. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Dust jacket covered in clear sticky-back plastic giving effect of faint horizontal lines across. Overall a VERY GOOD COPY in GOOD+ DUST JACKET. (Shelf 100) Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. HARDBACK BOOK IN NEAR FINE CONDITION,UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET IS VRRY GOOD,FIRST PUBLISHED 1955.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. 240 pp.+ Photo Plt at Frontis, & 30 Other Photo Plts in Text, Red Hardback, Blk Title, VG, no DJ, 1st ed.

xiii, 240 pp. 16 plates. 8vo, original cloth in dust jacket. First edition. Neate I14. Fine in a near fine jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. First British Edition. The binding is clean and tight with minor shelf wear. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Gift inscription on ffep. Pages lightly toning with age, otherwise Text and images unmarked. Price clipped dj lightly worn & toned in a mylar cover.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good +. 1st Edition. 8vo. xv (i), 239 (1) pp, + 30 pages and 65 illus. First Edition, 1955 [Neate #403]. Not Price Clipped. Inked name front pastedown. A few small closed tears with some scuffed edges. Only the faintest wear to fore-edge corner tips, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight and clean text. 6.25" x 9". Red cloth with black lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "The author traces the history of advances in British mountain climbing circles during the two centuries that led up to conquering the summit of Everest in 1953. From the first journeys into the Alps, the discovery of Chamonix and the ascents of Mont Blanc, the Jungfrau, Eiger, Monte Rosa and the Matterhorn until Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay finally reached the summit of Everest on 29 May 1953 during the expedition led by Brigadier John Hunt." Size: Octavo. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Very clean and very tight in dj.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First edition. 240pp. Illustrated with black and white plates, engravings by Whymper. Fine in near fine modestly edgeworn dustwrapper with small nicks on spine ends.

London: R.T. Batsford, (1955). 8vo. Orig. cloth. In chipped dustjacket. (XVI,240pp.). With frontisp., and 28 full-page plates. 1st edition.