Rare Books - First Editions

Discover literary history with our Rare Book First Editions collection at Harry Hartog Bookseller. From iconic classics to modern milestones, these original printings are prized by collectors and readers alike. Shop online or in-store for authenticated first editions—unique artefacts that bring you closer to the authors and eras that shaped literature.

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My Last Expedition to the Antarctic (First Edtion)
$300.00
My Last Expedition to the Antarctic (First Edtion)
Lars Christensen
Very rare. A slender volume detailing Christensen’s exploration of the Antarctic in a lecture delivered...
Two early Chouinard Climbing Equipment catalogues (First Edition)
$800.00
Two early Chouinard Climbing Equipment catalogues (First Edition)
Chouinard Equipment
Extremely rare editions of the famous Chouinard Equipment/Great Pacific Ironworks catalogues! Presented here are two...
The Zermatt Pocket Book (First Edition, Association Copy)
$5,500.00
The Zermatt Pocket Book (First Edition, Association Copy)
William Martin Conway
There are books that document history, and there are books that make it. Conway’s Zermatt...
Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc, 21st September 1853 (Limited Facsimile Edition)
$380.00
Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc, 21st September 1853 (Limited Facsimile Edition)
Baxter, MacGregor, & Astill
Privately printed in a very small run. This copy is 18 of 200. An excellent,...
PEAKS, PASSES, AND GLACIERS (First Edition)
$900.00
PEAKS, PASSES, AND GLACIERS (First Edition)
John Ball (ed.)
First edition of the prestigious Alpine Club’s first major publication, released just two years after...
The Life and Work of Sydney Long (First Deluxe Edition)
$280.00
The Life and Work of Sydney Long (First Deluxe Edition)
Joanna Mendelssohn
Features the life's work of one of Australia's most treasured landscape and impressionist artists. Sydney...
Ascent of Nanda Devi (First US Edition, signed by Charles Houston)
$350.00
Ascent of Nanda Devi (First US Edition, signed by Charles Houston)
Harold W. Tilman
Signed by Charles Houston to title. First US Edition. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1937. 8vo....
Nanda Devi (First Edition)
$120.00
Nanda Devi (First Edition)
Eric Shipton
The classic account of one of the most celebrated achievements in Himalayan exploration - the...
Zermatt Photojournal (First Edition)
$240.00
Zermatt Photojournal (First Edition)
Anonymous
First Edition. Zurich, Photoglob Co., not dated. 16mo. Original red publisher's cloth. 12 photographic boards attached...
Im Flugzeug dem Nordpol Entgegen (First Edition)
$200.00
Im Flugzeug dem Nordpol Entgegen (First Edition)
Walter Mittelholzer
Text in Swiss-German. First Edition. Zurich, Verlegt Bei Orell Fussli, 1924. 8vo. Original blue publisher's...
GUIDE DES LIVRES SUR LA MONTAGNE ET L'ALPINISME 1492-2021 (3 volumes, SIGNED Updated Edition)
$300.00
GUIDE DES LIVRES SUR LA MONTAGNE ET L'ALPINISME 1492-2021 (3 volumes, SIGNED Updated Edition)
Jacques Perret
Text in French. Updated Edition, signed by author and numbered 3/100 to limitation page. Paris: Librairie...
Climbing the British Isles, 2 volumes (First Editions)
$200.00
Climbing the British Isles, 2 volumes (First Editions)
W. P. Haskett Smith & H. C. Hart
Climbing the British Isles I - England First Edition. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1894....
Le Mont Blanc (First Edition, French)
$300.00
Le Mont Blanc (First Edition, French)
Charles Durier
First Edition. Paris: Librairie Sandoz et Fischbacher, 1877. 4to. Half velum and marbled boards. x,...
Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc (First Edition)
$1,400.00
Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc (First Edition)
John Auldjo
First Edition. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Greene, 1828. 4to. Half patterned maroon cloth...
Death March on Mount Hakkoda (First English Edition)
$100.00
Death March on Mount Hakkoda (First English Edition)
Jiro Nitta
The fictionalized account of a military training mission gone tragically wrong as a result of...
The Alpine Journal: A record of mountain adventure and scientific observation. (First Edition)
$300.00
The Alpine Journal: A record of mountain adventure and scientific observation. (First Edition)
H.B. George (ed.)
First Edition. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1864. Large 8vo. Original publisher's cloth. viii,...
Time and the Hunter (First English Edition)
$200.00
Time and the Hunter (First English Edition)
Italo Calvino
First Edition. London: Jonathan Cape, (1970). Small 8vo. Original publisher's cloth in original unclipped dust...
Shout at the Devil (First Edition)
$150.00
Shout at the Devil (First Edition)
Wilbur Smith
First Edition. London: William Heinemann, (1968). Small 8vo. Original publisher's cloth in original price-clipped dust...
The Sound of Thunder (First Edition)
$250.00
The Sound of Thunder (First Edition)
Wilbur Smith
First Edition. London: William Heinemann, (1966). Small 8vo. Original black publisher's cloth in original price-clipped...
The Diamond Hunters (Signed, Second Impression)
$125.00
The Diamond Hunters (Signed, Second Impression)
Wilbur Smith
Second Impression, signed by author to title. London: William Heinemann, (1975). Small 8vo. Original publisher's cloth...
Shout at the Devil (Signed, Third Impression)
$150.00
Shout at the Devil (Signed, Third Impression)
Wilbur Smith
Third Impression, signed by author to title. London: William Heinemann, (1974). Small 8vo. Original publisher's cloth...
When the Lion Feeds (Signed, Fourth Impression)
$200.00
When the Lion Feeds (Signed, Fourth Impression)
Wilbur Smith
Fourth Impression, signed by author to half-title. London: William Heinemann, (1974). Small 8vo. Original publisher's cloth...
Cry Wolf (Signed, First Edition)
$200.00
Cry Wolf (Signed, First Edition)
Wilbur Smith
First Edition, signed by author to title. London: William Heinemann, (1976). Small 8vo. Original brown...
The Sound of Thunder (Signed, Fifth Impression)
$125.00
The Sound of Thunder (Signed, Fifth Impression)
Wilbur Smith
Fifth Impression, signed by author to title. London: William Heinemann, (1976). Small 8vo. Original black...
The Sunbird (Signed, Second Impression)
$125.00
The Sunbird (Signed, Second Impression)
Wilbur Smith
Second Impression, signed by author to title. London: William Heinemann, (1974). Small 8vo. Original black publisher's...
The Luttrell Psalter (Folio Society Limited Edition)
$1,600.00
The Luttrell Psalter (Folio Society Limited Edition)
Michelle P. Brown (trans.) & Luttrell Psalter
Folio Society limited facsimile edition. First edition thus. Numbered on colophon, 1067 of 1480. A...
The Fat Man in History (First Edition)
$800.00
The Fat Man in History (First Edition)
Peter Carey
The first work by one of Australia’s most awarded and beloved authors. A collection of...
The Rolling Stones Tour of the Americas, 1975 (Deluxe and signed limited edition)
$3,400.00
The Rolling Stones Tour of the Americas, 1975 (Deluxe and signed limited edition)
Simon Christopher Sykes
Deluxe, signed limited edition, 332 of 350 bound in full black leather. In 1975, the...