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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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
A beautifully illustrated accounting of one of the landmark achievements of Swiss Alpine climbing during...
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)
$450.00
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 Conquest of Mount McKinley (First Edition)
$210.00
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...
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
A posthumous volume that presents for the first time the complete mountaineering diaries and correspondence...
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:...
The Alps in Nature and History (First Edition)
$140.00
The Alps in Nature and History (First Edition)
W.A.B. Coolidge
First Edition. London: Methuen & Co., (1908). Royal 8vo. Original blue publisher's cloth. Pages: [ii],...
The Frosty Caucasus (First Edition)
$250.00
The Frosty Caucasus (First Edition)
Florence C. Grove
An account of Grove's journey through part of the Caucasus and an ascent to Elbruz...
The Frosty Caucasus (First Edition)
$360.00
The Frosty Caucasus (First Edition)
Florence C. Grove
A near pristine copy of an important mountaineering classic. Highly collectible condition. An account of...
The Frosty Caucasus (First Edition)
$500.00
The Frosty Caucasus (First Edition)
Florence C. Grove
An account of Grove's journey through part of the Caucasus and an ascent to Elbruz...
Norway and Its Glaciers Visited in 1851 (First Edition)
$500.00
Norway and Its Glaciers Visited in 1851 (First Edition)
James D. Forbes
First Edition. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1853. 4to. Quarter brown calf and marbled paper...
Travels Through the Alps (First Edition)
$1,000.00
Travels Through the Alps (First Edition)
James D. Forbes
A beautifully bound copy of one of the most important works on early Alpine mountaineering...
Travels Through the Alps (First Edition)
$420.00
Travels Through the Alps (First Edition)
James D. Forbes
First Edition. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1843. Thick Royal 8vo. Original red publisher's cloth. Pages:...
The Glacier Theory, Travels Through the Alps of Savoy, & The History of Etruria
$280.00
The Glacier Theory, Travels Through the Alps of Savoy, & The History of Etruria
James D. Forbes, Edmund C. Batten, & Mrs. Hamilton Gray
A binding of three articles: The Glacier Theory by James D. Forbes & Edmund C....
Chamonix and the range of Mont Blanc (First Edition)
$450.00
Chamonix and the range of Mont Blanc (First Edition)
Edward Whymper
First Edition. London: John Murray, 1896. Thick 8vo. Original red-brown publisher's cloth. Pages: xiv, 189, [iii]....