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Boardman Tasker 2013 Calendar
2013
UK
13.75" wide x 19.5" high when opened, 27 color images, 12 months
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new
#26242
$19.95
A fantastic new commemorative calendar produced to mark the 30th anniversary of the disappearance of Pete Boardman and Joe Tasker, last seen high on the North East Ridge of Mount Everest, heading for the summit in deteriorating weather. Images include Changabang, Dunagiri, Everest, K2, Kangchenjung
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[Japan]. Yoshizawa, Ichiro
Mountaineering Maps of the World: Himalaya & Karakoram and Hindu Kush
1977/78
Gakushûkenyû-sha
Tokyo
2 vol, 1st, lg 4to, vol 1 pp.330, 116 color & 79 bw photos, bw drawings, 28 large maps, (2 fldg), blue cloth; vol 2 pp.350, 123 color & 74 bw photos, bw drawings, 31 large maps, (2 fldg), brown cloth
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slipcases w/ light rubbing, near fine, issued w/o dj’s, cloth fine
#23791
$1,200.00
This is a classic voluminous work which is quite difficult to find. Vol 1 has large maps covering the areas of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Kangchenjunga, Everest, Khumbu, Rolwaling, Langtang Ganesh, Manaslu, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Kanjiroba, Api Nampa Saipal, Indian Himalaya, Nanda Devi, Kamet, Gangotri,
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Band, George
Road to Rakaposhi
1955
Travel Book Club
London
rep, 8vo, pp.192, 47 bw photos, 3 maps, map eps, blue cloth
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dj vg, cloth w/ name, vg+.
#22994
$20.00
Account of the 1954 Cambridge University Mountaineering Club’s attempt on this 25,550’ Karakoram peak. Although unsuccessful, they helped pave the way for the 1958 first ascent. Band was a member of the 1953 Everest expedition and made the 1955 ascent of Kangchenjunga. Neate B33.
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Bauer, Paul
Im Kampf um den Himalaja: Der Erste Deutsche Angriff auf den Kangchendzöga [In the Fight for the Himalaya: The First German Attack on Kangchenjunga 1929]
1931
Knorr & Hirth
Munchen
2nd, 8vo, pp.176, 100 bw photos (4, of 5, fldg), 3 maps (1 fldg), brown cloth
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signed Ad Carter w/ his bookplate, cloth rubbed, miss one panorama from back, vg+.
#23653
$49.00
The account of the first German attempt on Kangchenjunga. The English version of this expedition was included in Bauer’s ‘Himalayan Campaign’, published in 1937.
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Bauer, Paul
Im Kampf um den Himalaja: Der Erste Deutsche Angriff auf den Kangchendzöga 1929 [In the Fight for the Himalaya: The First German Attack on Kangchenjunga 1929]
1931
Knorr & Hirth
München
1st, 8vo, pp.176, 100 bw photos (5 fldg), 3 maps (1 fldg), brown cloth
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cloth fine
#12142
$45.00
The account of the first German attempt on Kangchenjunga. The English version of this expedition was included in Bauer’s ‘Himalayan Campaign’, published in 1937. In German.
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Braham, Trevor
Himalayan Playground: Adventures on The Roof of the World, 1942-72
2009
UK
rep, 8vo, pp.xiii, 107, 29 color & 12 bw photos, 5 maps, wraps
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new
#25553
$14.99
During the twilight years of the British Raj, Braham spent much of his boyhood in India where, in the mid-1930s, he attended a boarding school in Darjeeling for four years. Dwelling within sight of the magnificent spectacle of Kangchenjunga exerted a strong influence on him. After early trips to S
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Brown, Joe
The Hard Years
1967
Gollancz
London
2nd imp, 8vo, pp.256, photo frontis, 42 bw photos, blue cloth
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signed, dj is color facsimile, cloth fine
#23013
$125.00
Brown, a legendary British climber, made many severe climbs and notable ascents in the Alps, as well as the first ascents of Mustagh Tower and Kangchenjunga. He also had several climbs with Bonington and summitted Kangchenjunga with Band. Neate B185, Yak B272.
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Brown, Joe
The Hard Years
1967
Gollancz
London
1st, 8vo, pp.256, photo frontis, 42 bw photos, blue cloth
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dj vg+, cloth w/ partial separation in front gutter, else near fine
#9556
$175.00
Brown, a legendary British climber, made many severe climbs and notable ascents in the Alps, as well as the first ascents of Kangchenjunga (1955), with George Band, and Mustagh Tower (1956), with McNaught-Davis. He also had several climbs with Bonington. Neate B185, Yak B272.
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Brown, Joe
The Hard Years
1969
Gollancz
London
3rd imp, 8vo, pp.256, photo frontis, 42 bw photos, blue cloth
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dj chipped, rubbed, good+, cloth near fine
#24801
$59.00 $53.10
Brown, a legendary British climber, made many severe climbs and notable ascents in the Alps, as well as the first ascents of Mustagh Tower and Kangchenjunga. He also had several climbs with Bonington and summitted Kangchenjunga with Band. Neate B185, Yak B272.
This book is from the collection o
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Brown, Joe
The Hard Years
2001
Mountaineers
Seattle
rep, 8vo, pp.256, 42 bw photos, wraps
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inscribed ‘Phil, Joe is amazing on wet & loose rock. Cheers, Henry C. Barber’, new
#25131
$35.00 $28.00
Brown, a legendary British climber, made many severe climbs and notable ascents in the Alps, as well as the first ascents of Mustagh Tower and Kangchenjunga. He also had several climbs with Bonington and summitted Kangchenjunga with Band. Neate B185, Yak B272.
This book is from the Phil Hanson
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Brown, Joe
The Hard Years
1967
Gollancz
London
1st imp, 8vo, pp.256, photo frontis, 42 bw photos, blue cloth
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signed, dj rubbed, 2 small tape repairs to bottom spine of jacket, unclipped, vg, cloth fine
#26003
$225.00
Brown, a legendary British climber, made many severe climbs and notable ascents in the Alps, as well as the first ascents of Mustagh Tower and Kangchenjunga. He also had several climbs with Bonington and summitted Kangchenjunga with Band.
Neate B185, Yak B272.
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Buhler, Carlos
Pucahirca Norte Cordillera Blanca Poster
Image size 14" x 21.5", Poster size 18" x 24", text states "Pucahirca Norte - Cordillera Blanca Peru - Carlos Buhler", signed in lower right-hand corner, color w/ wide white margins on thick paper stock
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signed, rolled, new
#23239
$19.95 $15.96
This lovely photograph shows Thaddeus Josephson on the summit of Pucahirca Norte (6047m) following the grueling six-day, first ascent of the Northwest Face in July 2003, taken by Carlos Buhler.
Carlos Buhler can certainly be considered one of America's top mountaineers. He has had a number of bol
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Chamoux, Benoît
Le Vertige de L'Infini
1988
Albin Michel
Paris
1st, 8vo, pp.187, 33 color photos, wraps
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fine
#18415
$29.00
Contains accounts of Chamoux’s climbs on Annapurna, Nanga Parbat, Broad Peak, K2, Gasherbrum I and II, Dhaulagiri II, and Everest. Chamoux would go on to summit 13 of the 14 8000ers before his disappearance on Kangchenjunga in 1995. In French, no English translation.
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Dyhrenfurth, Günter Oskar
Himalaya-Fahrt: Unsere Expedition 1930 [Himalaya-Trip: Our Expedition 1930]
1942
Orell Füssli
Zurich
new ed, 8vo, pp.192, 44 bw photos, map eps, green cloth
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w/ Ad Carter’s bookplate, cloth spine sunned, vg+.
#23674
$59.00
Account of the large International Himalayan Expedition of 1930, led by Dyhrenfurth, which attempted Kangchenjunga. Although they failed to reach the summit they did make the first ascent of Jongsang Peak. In German, no English translation. Yak D203.
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Dyhrenfurth, Günter Oskar
Himalaya-Fahrt: Unsere Expedition 1930 [Himalaya-Trip: Our Expedition 1930]
1942
Orell Füssli
Zürich
new ed, 8vo, pp.192, 44 bw photos, map eps, green cloth
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cloth spine sunned, vg+.
#20534
$49.00
Account of the large International Himalayan Expedition of 1930, led by Dyhrenfurth, which attempted Kangchenjunga. Although they failed to reach the summit they did make the first ascent of Jongsang Peak. In German, no English translation. Yak D203.
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Evans, Charles
Kangchenjunga: The Untrodden Peak
1957
Dutton
NY
1st, 8vo, pp.xvii, 187, 51 bw photos, 2 maps, 5 diagrams, appendices, black cloth
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signed George Band, dj chipped, vg+, cloth fine
#12325
$115.00
Account of the British first ascent in 1955. This copy is signed by George Band who was not only one of the team to reach the summit but was also the youngest member of the successful 1953 British Everest Expedition.
Neate E27, Yak E62.
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Evans, Charles
Kangchenjunga: The Untrodden Peak
1956
Hodder & Stoughton
London
1st, 8vo, pp.xix, 187, color frontis, 4 color & 50 bw photos, 2 maps, 5 diagrams, appendices, black cloth
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signed George Band & Tony Streather, dj pulled top spine, clipped, very good, cloth w/ pencil marks to ffep, near fine
#10272
$295.00
Account of the British first ascent in 1955. Band was a member of the first summit team and Streather a member of the second team. Band was also the youngest member of the successful 1953 British Everest Expedition. This UK edition includes color photos not in the US edition.
Neate E27, Yak E62.
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Evans, Charles
Kangchenjunga: The Untrodden Peak
1956
Hodder & Stoughton
London
1st, 8vo, pp.xix, 187, color frontis, 4 color & 50 bw photos, 2 maps, 5 diagrams, appendices, blue cloth
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signed George Band & Tony Streather, dj unclipped, edge chips, 1¼” tear on back, good+, cloth w/ some light browning to edges, near fine
#16242
$295.00
Account of the British first ascent in 1955. Band was a member of the first summit team and Streather a member of the second team. Band was also the youngest member of the successful 1953 British Everest Expedition. This UK edition includes color photos not in the US edition.
Neate E27, Yak E62.
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Fanshawe, Andy & Stephen Venables
Himalaya Alpine-Style: The Most Challenging Routes on the Highest Peaks
1995
Hodder & Stoughto
London
1st, oblong 4to, pp.192, photo frontis, 209 color & 6 bw photos, 45 illus, 14 maps, photo eps, blue cloth
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dj unclipped, rubbed, very good, cloth near fine
#9668
$35.00
A large-format work with stunning photos exploring alpine-style approaches to 40 of the world's greatest peaks including Broad Peak, GIV, Hidden Peak, K2, Nanga Parbat, Nanda Devi, Annapurna, Kangchenjunga, Makalu, Everest, Shishapangma, and others. Winner 1996 Banff Mountain Book Festival Grand Pri
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Fanshawe, Andy & Stephen Venables
Himalaya Alpine-Style: The Most Challenging Routes on the Highest Peaks
1995
Hodder & Stoughton
London
1st, oblong 4to, pp.192, photo frontis, 209 color & 6 bw photos, 45 illus, 14 maps, photo eps, blue cloth
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signed Venables, dj unclipped, fine, cloth fine
#25664
$95.00
A large-format work with stunning photos exploring alpine-style approaches to 40 of the world's greatest peaks including Broad Peak, GIV, Hidden Peak, K2, Nanga Parbat, Nanda Devi, Annapurna, Kangchenjunga, Makalu, Everest, Shishapangma, and others. Winner 1996 Banff Mountain Book Festival Grand Pri
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