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 Bonington, Chris Mountaineer: Thirty Years of Climbing on the World's Great Peaks
1996 US rep, 4to, pp.192, color frontis, 417 color & 5 bw photos, wraps; signed Bonington & Doug Scott, new #19095 $95.00 $76.00
A great photo book covering Chris' entire career. SB B30.
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Bonington, Chris Mountaineer: Thirty Years of Climbing on the World's Great Peaks
1990 Sierra Club SF 1st, 4to, pp.192, color frontis, 417 color & 5 bw photos, blue cloth; signed, dj w/ 2” tear front/back, vg, cloth fine #9538 $65.00 $52.00
A great photo book covering Chris' entire career. Now out-of-print in hardcover. SB B30.
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Bonington, Chris Quest for Adventure
1982 Hodder & Stoughton London 1st, 4to, pp.448, photo frontis, many color & bw photos, 33 maps/drawings, blue cloth; dj w/ some edge wear, near fine, cloth fine #25592 $29.00 $23.20
Chapters cover challenges on the oceans, deserts, rivers, mountains, poles, in air and space, and underwater caving. The climbing chapters are on Annapurna, Everest, Cho Oyu, the Bonatti Pillar, Broad Peak, Annapurna South Face, and Nanga Parbat. This book weighs over four pounds. Neate B135, SB [read more]
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Bonington, Chris Quest for Adventure: Remarkable Feats of Exploration and Adventure 1950-2000
2000 UK new ed, 4to, pp.352, photo frontis, 150 color & bw photos, sketches, maps, photo eps, blue cloth; signed, dj fine, cloth fine #19705 $39.00 $31.20
This updated edition covers challenges on the oceans, deserts, rivers, mountains, poles, in air and space, and underwater caving. The climbing chapters are on Annapurna, Everest, Annapurna South Face, Nanga Parbat, El Capitan, and Changabang. See Neate B135, SB B27, Yak B217.
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Bonington, Chris The Climbers: A History of Mountaineering
1992 Hodder & Stoughton/BBC London 1st, 8vo, pp.288, 40 color & 88 bw photos, 6 bw illus, 6 maps, 5 drawings, blue cloth; dj unclipped, fine, cloth fine #26199 $27.95 $19.95
A very nice book on the history of mountaineering from the ascent of Mont Blanc in 1786, through the Victorian era, the early Himalayan forays, up to today. Contains interesting background information.
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Bonington, Chris The Everest Years: A Climber's Life
1986 Viking NY 1st, 8vo, pp.256, 76 color & 90 bw photos, 5 maps, blue cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #9531 $45.00
Chris' third autobiography, including his own Everest ascent.
See Neate a03, SB B29.
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Bonington, Chris The Everest Years: A Climber's Life
1986 Hodder & Stoughton London 2nd, 8vo, pp.256, 76 color & 90 bw photos, 5 maps, blue cloth; dj very fine, cloth very fine #23946 $39.00 $31.20
Chris' third autobiography, including his own Everest ascent. From the collection of American mountaineer Richard Irvin with his signature. See Neate a03, SB B29.
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Bonington, Chris The Everest Years: A Climber's Life
1986 Viking NY 1st, 8vo, pp.256, 76 color & 90 bw photos, 5 maps, blue cloth; dj unclipped, fine, cloth fine #10962 $39.00 $19.95
Chris' third autobiography, including his own Everest ascent.
See Neate a03, SB B29.
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Bonington, Chris The Next Horizon: Autobiography II
1976 Gollancz London 2nd, 8vo, pp.304, 6 color & 69 bw photos, 15 maps/diagrams, brown cloth; dj rubbed, unclipped, vg, cloth fine #23922 $7.00 $5.95
Chris' second book picks up with an expedition to the Central Tower of Paine, the Eiger Direct, Ecuador, Hunza, and Annapurna.
Neate B132, Yak B213.
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Bonington, Chris The Next Horizon: Autobiography II
1973 Gollancz London 1st, 8vo, pp.304, 6 color & 69 bw photos, 15 maps/diagrams, brown cloth; inscribed, dj w/ light rubbing, unclipped, near fine, cloth fine #21958 $59.00 $45.00
Chris' second book picks up with an expedition to the Central Tower of Paine, the Eiger Direct, Ecuador, Hunza, and Annapurna.
Neate B132, Yak B213.
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Bonington, Chris The Ultimate Challenge: The Hardest Way Up the Highest Mountain in the World
1973 Stein & Day NY 1st, 8vo, pp.352, 24 color & 58 bw photos, 2 drawings, 3 maps (1 fldg), appendices, blue cloth; signed Bonington & Doug Scott, dj chipped, vg, cloth near fine #16818 $95.00 $76.00
Account of 1972 Southwest Face attempt, US edition of 'Everest Southwest Face'. Neate B129, SB B25, Yak B214.
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Bonington, Chris & Charles Clarke Everest: The Unclimbed Ridge
1984 Norton NY 1st, 8vo, pp.132, 80 color & 15 bw photos, map, map eps, black cloth; signed Bonington, dj near fine, cloth fine #18562 $79.00 $63.20
The 1982 British attempt on the unclimbed Northeast Ridge on which Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker disappeared. Neate B131, SB B28.
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Bonington, Chris & Charles Clarke Tibet’s Secret Mountain: The Triumph of Sepu Kangri
1999 Weidenfeld & Nicolson London 1st, 8vo, pp.xii, 254, 91 color photos, 2 illus, 7 maps, appendices, map eps, blue cloth; signed Bonington, dj & cloth new #19046 $39.00 $31.20
Bonington, Clarke, Curran, and team made several attempts over several years to reach the summit of 6860-metre Sepu Kangri and did reach the West Summit, just 200 meters shy of the Main Summit. An enthralling account of their climb and human encounters along the way. Bonington is well known for hi[read more]
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Bonington, Chris & Charles Clarke Tibet’s Secret Mountain: The Triumph of Sepu Kangri
1999 Weidenfeld & Nicolson London 1st, 8vo, pp.xii, 254, 91 color photos, 2 illus, 7 maps, appendices, map eps, blue cloth; dj & cloth new #16690 $29.95 $23.96
Bonington, Clarke, Curran, and team made several attempts over several years to reach the summit of 6860-metre Sepu Kangri and did reach the West Summit, just 200 meters shy of the Main Summit. An enthralling account of their climb and human encounters along the way. Bonington is well known for hi[read more]
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Bonington, Chris & Charles Clarke Tibet’s Secret Mountain: The Triumph of Sepu Kangri
1999 Weidenfeld & Nicolson London 1st, 8vo, pp.xii, 254, 91 color photos, 2 illus, 7 maps, appendices, map eps, blue cloth; signed Bonington & Jim Curran, dj & cloth new #18279 $59.00 $47.20
Bonington, Clarke, Curran, and team made several attempts over several years to reach the summit of 6860-metre Sepu Kangri and did reach the West Summit, just 200 meters shy of the Main Summit. An enthralling account of their climb and human encounters along the way. Bonington is well known for hi[read more]
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Bonington, Chris & Doug Scott Great Climbs
1996/7 UK 1st thus, 4to, 2 vol, vol I pp.192, color frontis, 417 color & 5 bw photos, vol II pp.192, color frontis, 446 color & 3 bw photos, wraps; slipcased boxed set, new #25007 $64.95 $51.96
A boxed set of Bonington’s ‘Mountaineer’ and Scott’s ‘Himalayan Climber’. 'Mountaineer' is a great photo book covering Chris' entire career. 'Himalayan Climber' covers Scott's career as a climber all over the world.
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Bonington, Chris, Doug Scott, et al Changabang
1976 Oxford NY 1st, 8vo, pp.118, photo frontis, 4 color & 52 bw photos, map, tan cloth; dj w/ slight pulling to top edge, else fine, cloth fine #9544 $49.00 $39.20
The first ascent of Changabang (22,520') in 1974. Neate B128, Yak B215.
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Bonington, Chris, Doug Scott, et al. Changabang
1976 Oxford NY 1st, 8vo, pp.118, photo frontis, 4 color & 52 bw photos, map, tan cloth; signed Doug Scott, dj unclipped, fine, cloth fine #18907 $75.00
The first ascent of Changabang (22,520') in 1974.
Neate B128, Yak B215.
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Bonington, Chris. Chris Bonington on Sepu Kangri Poster
UK Image/poster size 15” x 19.5”, text states “Chris Bonington on Sepu Kangri, NE Tibet, Autumn 1998”, color w/ no margins; rolled, new #19382 $9.95 $7.96
Chris Bonington, Charlie Clarke, Jim Curran and team made several attempts over several years to reach the summit of 6860-metre Sepu Kangri and did reach the West Summit, just 200 meters shy of the Main Summit. This great image is identical to the cover of the expedition book ‘Tibet’s Secret Mounta[read more]
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Borchgrevink, C. E. First on the Antarctic Continent: Being an Account of the British Antarctic Expedition 1898-1900
1901 Newnes London 1st, 8vo, pp.xv, 333, 32 pgs ads, photo frontis, 196 bw illus, 3 color fldg maps, appendices; rebound in dark blue cloth, portion of orig spine & cover present, new eps, maps w/ orig folds, 1 map w/ 1” split, very good #27453 $495.00 $420.75
Borchgrevink’s British Antarctic Expedition in the ‘Southern Cross’ was composed almost entirely of Norwegians and was the first to winter over on the continent, at Cape Adare, the first to use dogs on the continent, established a new ‘furthest south’, and made the first sledge journey on the Ross I[read more]
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