Rare Books - History

Step into the past with our Rare Books: History collection at Harry Hartog Bookseller. From first editions and signed volumes to vintage accounts and out-of-print narratives, these books preserve pivotal events and voices. Shop online or in-store for collectible historical works that enlighten, inspire, and belong in every serious library.

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With Axe and Rope in the New Zealand Alps (SIGNED First Edition)
$800.00
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)
$650.00
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...
Recent Disastrous Attempt to Ascent Mont Blanc (First Edition)
$1,000.00
Recent Disastrous Attempt to Ascent Mont Blanc (First Edition)
Joseph Dornford
A rare account of the Hamel tragedy and the first fatality on Mont Blanc, published...
Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc (Unpublished First Edition)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Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc (Unpublished First Edition)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)
$800.00
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)
$1,500.00
The Doldenhorn and Weisse Frau (First Edition)
Abraham Roth & Edmund Von Fellenberg
First Edition. Coblenz: Karl Baedecker, 1863. Slim 8vo. Fine bound in blue decorative cloth. Pages: [viii],...
Mountain Craft (First Edition)
$240.00
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...
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)
$480.00
Rock-Climbing in the English Lake District (First Edition)
Owen Glynne Jones
First Edition. London: Longmans, Green, & Co., 1897. 8vo. Original blue publisher's cloth. Pages: [ii,...
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)
$650.00
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 Conquest of Mount McKinley (First Edition)
$240.00
The Conquest of Mount McKinley (First Edition)
Belmore Browne
Browne was an American artist and mountaineer whose diverse career included three expeditions to Denali—one...
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)
$750.00
Ruwenzori (First Edition)
Filippo De Filippi
A spectacular volume featuring photography by one of history's greatest mountain photographers, Vittorio Sella. Contains...
Round Kangchenjunga (First edition)
$750.00
Round Kangchenjunga (First edition)
Douglas W. Freshfield
Freshfield's account of his dangerous circuit of Kanchenjunga. A classic of mountain exploration. First Edition. London:...
Mont Blanc: A Treatise (First Edition)
$220.00
Mont Blanc: A Treatise (First Edition)
E. Viollet-Le-Duc
First Edition. London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1877. Royal 8vo. Original vivid-blue publisher's cloth....
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,...
A Pioneer In The High Alps (First Edition)
$210.00
A Pioneer In The High Alps (First Edition)
Francis F. Tuckett
First Edition. London: Edward Arnold, 1920. 8vo. Original brown publisher's cloth. Pages: xiv, 372. Numerous...
Climbs in the New Zealand Alps (First Edition)
$360.00
Climbs in the New Zealand Alps (First Edition)
Edward A. Fitzgerald
RARE FIRST EDITION OF A VERY SMALL PRINT RUN First Edition. London: T. Fisher Unwin,...
The Alps in 1864: A Private Journal (First Trade Edition)
$550.00
The Alps in 1864: A Private Journal (First Trade Edition)
Adolphus W. Moore
First Trade Edition. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1902. Royal 8vo. Original green publisher's cloth. Pages: [ii], frontispiece,...
Shores and Alps of Alaska (First Edition)
$250.00
Shores and Alps of Alaska (First Edition)
H.W. Seton Karr
First Edition. London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1887. Small 8vo. Original decorated blue...
Swiss Travel and Swiss Guide-Books (First Edition)
$500.00
Swiss Travel and Swiss Guide-Books (First Edition)
W.A.B. Coolidge
First Edition. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889. Small 8vo. Original red-brown publisher's cloth. Pages:...