The Williams' Early Adventure Collection

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Diary of the 'Discovery' Expedition & Diary of the 'Terra Nova' Expedition (First editions)
$300.00
Diary of the 'Discovery' Expedition & Diary of the 'Terra Nova' Expedition (First editions)
Edward Wilson
INCLUDES A SEALED PACKAGE WITH 5 REPRODUCTIONS OF WILSON'S ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR PIECES.  Edward Wilson is...
The pioneers of the Alps (Second Edition)
$400.00
The pioneers of the Alps (Second Edition)
C.D. Cunningham & W Abney
A classic work of Alpine literature that focuses on the great early Alpine guides and...
Outline Sketches in the High Alps of Dauphiné (First Edition)
$800.00
Outline Sketches in the High Alps of Dauphiné (First Edition)
Thomas George Bonney
This work rather briefly described Bonney's excursions during his four visits to Dauphiné. The 13...
My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus (First Edition)
$400.00
My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus (First Edition)
Albert F. Mummery
Mummery was renowned for pioneering the ridges and difficult pinnacles of the Alps. His list...
Die Erschliessung der Ostalpen, 3 Volumes (First Edition)
$320.00
Die Erschliessung der Ostalpen, 3 Volumes (First Edition)
Eduard Richter
A series of important handbooks on the Dolomites across three volumes. Contains a wealth of...
New Zealand: Its Physical Geography, Geology and Natural History (First Edition)
$600.00
New Zealand: Its Physical Geography, Geology and Natural History (First Edition)
Ferdinand von Hochstetter
Originally published in 1863 in German as "Neu-Seeland", this is the first edition published in...
Im Hochgebirge (First Edition)
$320.00
Im Hochgebirge (First Edition)
Emil Zsigmony
Zsigmony (1861-1885) was a noted Austrian mountaineer who died during an attempt on the north...
Everest 1933 (First Edition)
$800.00
Everest 1933 (First Edition)
Hugh Ruttledge
RARE TO FIND WITH UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. An account of the British 1933 Everest expedition,...
Everest: The Unfinished Adventure (First Edition)
$300.00
Everest: The Unfinished Adventure (First Edition)
Hugh Ruttledge
Routledge's accounts of his two unsuccessful attempts to scale Mount Everest in 1935 & 1936....
The Ascent Of Mount St. Elias (First Edition)
$1,000.00
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)
$500.00
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)
$500.00
Journals of Excursions in the Alps (First Edition)
William Brockedon
  321William Brockedon (1787-1854), an artist by training, first travelled to the alps when he...
Journals of Excursions in the Alps (First Edition)
$400.00
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)
$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 Skye (First Edition)
$480.00
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]...