The Williams' Early Adventure Collection

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The Wayfarers' Journal, Number Six (First Edition)
$180.00
The Wayfarers' Journal, Number Six (First Edition)
Douglas C. Milner (ed.)
The 1939 issue of the famous Wayfarer’s Journal. Importantly, the last to appear before the...
My Last Expedition to the Antarctic (First Edtion)
$260.00
My Last Expedition to the Antarctic (First Edtion)
Lars Christensen
Very rare. A slender volume detailing Christensen’s exploration of the Antarctic in a lecture delivered...
Two early Chouinard Climbing Equipment Catalogues (First Edition)
$600.00
Two early Chouinard Climbing Equipment Catalogues (First Edition)
Chouinard Equipment
Extremely rare editions of the famous Chouinard Equipment/Great Pacific Ironworks catalogues! Presented here are two...
The Zermatt Pocket Book (First Edition, Association Copy)
$4,500.00
The Zermatt Pocket Book (First Edition, Association Copy)
William Martin Conway
There are books that document history, and there are books that make it. Conway’s Zermatt...
Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc, 21st September 1853 (Limited Facsimile Edition)
$350.00
Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc, 21st September 1853 (Limited Facsimile Edition)
Baxter, MacGregor, & Astill
Privately printed in a very small run. This copy is 18 of 200. An excellent,...
PEAKS, PASSES, AND GLACIERS (Third Edition)
$400.00
PEAKS, PASSES, AND GLACIERS (Third Edition)
John Ball (ed.)
Third edition of the prestigious Alpine Club’s first major publication. Printed in the same year as...
PEAKS, PASSES, AND GLACIERS (First Edition)
$800.00
PEAKS, PASSES, AND GLACIERS (First Edition)
John Ball (ed.)
First edition of the prestigious Alpine Club’s first major publication, released just two years after...
Im Flugzeug dem Nordpol Entgegen (First Edition)
$180.00
Im Flugzeug dem Nordpol Entgegen (First Edition)
Walter Mittelholzer
Text in Swiss German. First Edition. Zurich, Verlegt Bei Orell Fussli, 1924. 8vo. Original blue publisher's...
Climbing the British Isles, 2 volumes (First Editions)
$180.00
Climbing the British Isles, 2 volumes (First Editions)
W. P. Haskett Smith & H. C. Hart
Climbing the British Isles I - England First Edition. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1894....
Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc (First Edition)
$1,200.00
Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc (First Edition)
John Auldjo
First Edition. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Greene, 1828. 4to. Half patterned maroon cloth...
Death March on Mount Hakkoda (First English Edition)
$100.00
Death March on Mount Hakkoda (First English Edition)
Jiro Nitta
The fictionalized account of a military training mission gone tragically wrong as a result of...
The Alpine Journal: A record of mountain adventure and scientific observation. (First Edition)
$270.00
The Alpine Journal: A record of mountain adventure and scientific observation. (First Edition)
H.B. George (ed.)
First Edition. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1864. Large 8vo. Original publisher's cloth. viii,...
Diary of the 'Discovery' Expedition & Diary of the 'Terra Nova' Expedition (First editions)
$270.00
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...
Wanderungen in den Ampezzaner Dolomiten (First Edition)
$480.00
Wanderungen in den Ampezzaner Dolomiten (First Edition)
Theodor Wundt
Text in German. First Edition. Berlin: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1895. Tall 4to. Original green publisher's cloth....
The pioneers of the Alps (Second Edition)
$360.00
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...
My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus (First Edition)
$320.00
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)
$260.00
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)
$450.00
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...
Everest 1933 (First Edition)
$500.00
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)
$750.00
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)
$375.00
Mount McKinley and Mountain Climbers' Proofs (First Edition)
Edwin Swift Balch
Presentation copy. Given to the Wilmington Institute Free Library by the author.  First Edition. Philadelphia: Campion...
Chronique Himalayenne. L'age D'or 1940-1955 & Supplementary Volume (First Edition)
$400.00
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...
Journals of Excursions in the Alps (First Edition)
$350.00
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)
$320.00
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)
$620.00
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...
The Story of Mont Blanc (First US Edition)
$520.00
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)
$1,000.00
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)
$800.00
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...