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)
Albert Smith
First trade edition of Smith's account of his ascent of Mont Blanc, set in the...
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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...
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Mountain Craft (First Edition)
Geoffrey Winthrop Young
An excellent copy of the uncommon true first edition. First Edition. London: Methuen & Co.,...
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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...
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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]...
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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...
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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...
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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:...
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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...
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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...
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Ruwenzori (First Edition)
Filippo De Filippi
A spectacular volume featuring photography by one of history's greatest mountain photographers, Vittorio Sella. Contains...
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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....
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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,...
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Climbing in the Himalayas (First Edition)
Martin William Conway
First Edition. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1894. Royal 8vo. Rebound in brown cloth. Pages: xxviii,...
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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...
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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,...
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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,...
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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...
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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:...
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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],...
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The Frosty Caucasus (First Edition)
Florence C. Grove
An account of Grove's journey through part of the Caucasus and an ascent to Elbruz...
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The Frosty Caucasus (First Edition)
Florence C. Grove
A near pristine copy of an important mountaineering classic. Highly collectible condition. An account of...
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The Frosty Caucasus (First Edition)
Florence C. Grove
An account of Grove's journey through part of the Caucasus and an ascent to Elbruz...
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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...
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Travels Through the Alps (First Edition)
James D. Forbes
A beautifully bound copy of one of the most important works on early Alpine mountaineering...
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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:...
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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....
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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]....
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