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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Everest 1933 (First Edition)
$650.00
Everest 1933 (First Edition)
Hugh Ruttledge
RARE TO FIND WITH UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. An account of the British 1933 Everest expedition,...
The Ascent Of Mount St. Elias (First Edition)
$850.00
The Ascent Of Mount St. Elias (First Edition)
Filippo de Filippi
First Edition. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Company, 1900. Large thick 8vo. Original olive publisher's cloth. Pages:...
Mount McKinley and Mountain Climbers' Proofs (First Edition)
$420.00
Mount McKinley and Mountain Climbers' Proofs (First Edition)
Edwin Swift Balch
Presentation copy. Given to the Wilmington Institute Free Library by the author.  Bound in red...
Chronique Himalayenne. L'age D'or 1940-1955 & Supplementary Volume (First Edition)
$500.00
Chronique Himalayenne. L'age D'or 1940-1955 & Supplementary Volume (First Edition)
Marcel Kurz
Contains the main and supplementary volumes. Both volumes in original fine and unclipped dust jackets...
The High Alps of New Zealand (First Edition)
$240.00
The High Alps of New Zealand (First Edition)
William Spotswood Green
Contains three handwritten letters from author to a M. Sing. Two dated 1914 and one...
Journals of Excursions in the Alps (First Edition)
$420.00
Journals of Excursions in the Alps (First Edition)
William Brockedon
William Brockedon (1787-1854), an artist by training, first travelled to the alps when he crossed...
Journals of Excursions in the Alps (First Edition)
$360.00
Journals of Excursions in the Alps (First Edition)
William Brockedon
William Brockedon (1787-1854), an artist by training, first travelled to the alps when he crossed...
With Axe and Rope in the New Zealand Alps (SIGNED First Edition)
$700.00
With Axe and Rope in the New Zealand Alps (SIGNED First Edition)
George Edward Mannering
Signed by author on half-title. Includes original letter from Mannering to his friend and mountaineering...
Alpine Climbing (First Edition)
$280.00
Alpine Climbing (First Edition)
William H.D. Adams
Presentation copy, given to George Gray of the Oval Road School in May 1883 by...
The Story of Mont Blanc (First US Edition)
$600.00
The Story of Mont Blanc (First US Edition)
Albert Smith
First US edition (published in the same year as the UK First) of Smith's account...
Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc (Unpublished First Edition)
$1,200.00
Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc (Unpublished First Edition)
Henry Martin Atkins
This is an account of the 24th ascent of Mont Blanc in August 1937 by...
Ascent to the Summit of Mont Banc in 1834 (INSCRIBED First Edition)
$1,000.00
Ascent to the Summit of Mont Banc in 1834 (INSCRIBED First Edition)
Martin Barry
A very good presentation copy with an interesting and rare provenance. Presentation copy of the...
Ascent to the Summit of Mont Banc in 1834 (Second Edition)
$500.00
Ascent to the Summit of Mont Banc in 1834 (Second Edition)
Martin Barry
This second edition of Barry's work was based upon two lectures he gave regarding his...
The Story of Mont Blanc (First Edition)
$720.00
The Story of Mont Blanc (First Edition)
Albert Smith
First trade edition of Smith's account of his ascent of Mont Blanc, set in the...
The Doldenhorn and Weisse Frau (First Edition)
$1,400.00
The Doldenhorn and Weisse Frau (First Edition)
Abraham Roth & Edmund Von Fellenberg
A beautifully illustrated accounting of one of the landmark achievements of Swiss Alpine climbing during...
Mountain Craft (First Edition)
$220.00
Mountain Craft (First Edition)
Geoffrey Winthrop Young
An excellent copy of the uncommon true first edition. First Edition. London: Methuen & Co.,...
The Highest Andes (First Edition)
$240.00
The Highest Andes (First Edition)
Edward A. Fitz Gerald
"This book is in many respects one of the best-written and most interesting works on...
Among the Kara-Koram Glaciers in 1925 (First Edition)
$240.00
Among the Kara-Koram Glaciers in 1925 (First Edition)
Jenny Visser-Hooft
Jenny Visser-Hooft's accounting of the 2nd Netherland Karakoram Expedition in 1925. Visser-Hooft was renowned for...
Rock-Climbing in Skye (First Edition)
$430.00
Rock-Climbing in Skye (First Edition)
Ashley P. Abraham
First Edition. London: Longmans, Green, & Co., 1908. 8vo. Original blue publisher's cloth. Pages: [ii,...
Rock-Climbing in North Wales (First Edition)
$500.00
Rock-Climbing in North Wales (First Edition)
George & Ashley Abraham
First Edition. Keswick: G. P. Abraham, 1906. 8vo. Original blue publisher's cloth. Pages: [ii, frontispiece]...
Rock-Climbing in the English Lake District (First Edition)
$430.00
Rock-Climbing in the English Lake District (First Edition)
Owen Glynne Jones
One of the most important books in the history of British rock climbing. Jones remains...
Five Months in the Himalaya (First Edition)
$400.00
Five Months in the Himalaya (First Edition)
Arnold L. Mumm
Full title: Five Months in the Himalaya: A Record of Mountain Travel in Garhwal and...
Five Months in the Himalaya (First Edition)
$580.00
Five Months in the Himalaya (First Edition)
Arnold L. Mumm
Arnold L. Mumm's account of his expedition to the Himalaya in 1905. First Edition. London:...
The Karakorams and Kashmir (Rare First Edition)
$5,000.00
The Karakorams and Kashmir (Rare First Edition)
Oscar Eckenstein
Extremely rare first edition. First Edition. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1896. 8vo. Original vertically-grained red...
Ruwenzori (First Edition)
$600.00
Ruwenzori (First Edition)
Filippo De Filippi
A spectacular volume featuring photography by one of history's greatest mountain photographers, Vittorio Sella. Contains...
A Geognostical Essay on the Superposition of Rocks (First English Edition)
$500.00
A Geognostical Essay on the Superposition of Rocks (First English Edition)
Alexander von Humboldt
EXTREMELY RARE FIRST EDITION First Edition. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1823....
The Life Of Horace Benedict De Saussure (First Edition)
$500.00
The Life Of Horace Benedict De Saussure (First Edition)
Douglas W. Freshfield
First Edition. London: Edward Arnold, 1920. Royal 8vo. Original burgundy publisher's cloth. Pages: xii, 479,...
Climbing in the Himalayas (First Edition)
$500.00
Climbing in the Himalayas (First Edition)
Martin William Conway
First Edition. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1894. Royal 8vo. Rebound in brown cloth. Pages: xxviii,...