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Messner, Reinhold Free Spirit: A Climber's Life
1991 Mountaineers Seattle 1st, 8vo, pp.250, photo frontis, 29 color & 35 bw photos, 2 maps, photo eps, black cloth; dj unclipped, fine, cloth fine #26837 $35.00 $19.00
Messner, regarded as one of the best climber’s of all time, presents his autobiography from his early climbs in the Dolomites, to the Himalaya and the 8000-metre peaks, and through his crossing of Antarctica in 1990. Out of print in hardcover.
SB M30.
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Messner, Reinhold Free Spirit: A Climber's Life
1991 Hodder & Stoughton London 1st, 8vo, pp.250, photo frontis, 29 color & 35 bw photos, 2 maps, photo eps, black cloth; dj rubbed, 2 small edge tears, vg, cloth fine #11555 $37.00
Messner, regarded as one of the best climber’s of all time, presents his autobiography from his early climbs in the Dolomites, to the Himalaya and the 8000-metre peaks, and through his crossing of Antarctica in 1990. Out of print in hardcover. SB M30.[read more]
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Messner, Reinhold My Quest for the Yeti: Confronting the Himalayas’ Deepest Mystery
2000 US 1st, 8vo, pp.xvi, 169, 23 bw photos, 2 maps, blue cloth; dj & cloth new #18742 $23.95 $7.00
Messner presents a variety of evidence, accumulated over a number of years, to shed light on the mystery of the yeti.
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 Messner, Reinhold My Quest for the Yeti: Confronting the Himalayas’ Deepest Mystery
2000 US 1st, 8vo, pp.xvi, 169, 23 bw photos, 2 maps, blue cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #21323 $69.00
Messner presents a variety of evidence, accumulated over a number of years, to shed light on the mystery of the yeti.[read more]
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Messner, Reinhold My Quest for the Yeti: Confronting the Himalayas’ Deepest Mystery
2000 UK 1st, 8vo, pp.xvi, 169, 23 bw photos, 2 maps, blue cloth; dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #19669 $19.00 $15.20
Messner presents a variety of evidence, accumulated over a number of years, to shed light on the mystery of the yeti.
This book is from the Phil Hanson Collection. Phil's love of rock and ice climbing transcends to his collection of treasured books. He discovered his passion for the sport later[read more]
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Messner, Reinhold To the Top of the World: Alpine Challenges in the Himalaya and Karakoram
1992 Mountaineers Seattle 1st, 8vo, pp.256, 72 color & 55 bw photos, 6 paintings, 3 maps, black cloth; dj fine, cloth fine #19740 $69.00
Messner recounts his exploits on Manaslu, Hidden Peak, Everest without oxygen and solo, Nanga Parbat, and K2. Out of print in hardcover and hard to find.
SB M31.[read more]
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Messner, Reinhold To the Top of the World: Alpine Challenges in the Himalaya and Karakoram
1999 US rep, 8vo, pp.256, 72 color & 55 bw photos, 6 paintings, 4 maps, wraps; new. #17503 $24.95 $19.95
Messner recounts his exploits on Manaslu, Hidden Peak, Everest without oxygen and solo, Nanga Parbat, and K2. SB M31.
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Messner, Reinhold To the Top of the World: Alpine Challenges in the Himalaya and Karakoram
1992 Mountaineers Seattle 1st, 8vo, pp.256, 72 color & 55 bw photos, 6 paintings, 3 maps, black cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth fine #9912 $175.00
Messner recounts his exploits on Manaslu, Hidden Peak, Everest without oxygen and solo, Nanga Parbat, and K2. Out of print in hardcover and hard to find.
SB M31.[read more]
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Messner, Reinhold To the Top of the World: Alpine Challenges in the Himalaya and Karakoram
1992 Crowood Wiltshire 1st, 8vo, pp.256, 72 color & 55 bw photos, 6 paintings, 3 maps, black cloth; signed, dj unclipped, very fine, cloth tight, very fine #9911 $195.00
Messner recounts his exploits on Manaslu, Hidden Peak, Everest without oxygen and solo, Nanga Parbat, and K2. Out of print in hardcover and hard to find.
SB M31.[read more]
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Messner, Reinhold To the Top of the World: Alpine Challenges in the Himalaya and Karakoram
1992 Mountaineers Seattle 1st, 8vo, pp.256, 6 color illus, 72 color & 55 bw photos, 6 paintings, 3 maps, black cloth; signed Peter Habeler, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #27205 $145.00
Messner recounts his exploits on Manaslu, Hidden Peak, Everest without oxygen and solo, Nanga Parbat, and K2. Out of print in hardcover and hard to find.
SB M31.[read more]
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Messner, Reinhold To the Top of the World: Alpine Challenges in the Himalaya and Karakoram
1992 Crowood Wiltshire 1st, 8vo, pp.256, 72 color & 55 bw photos, 6 paintings, 3 maps, black cloth; dj unclipped, fine, cloth w/ some spotting on top page edges, tight, fine #27842 $79.00
Messner recounts his exploits on Manaslu, Hidden Peak, Everest without oxygen and solo, Nanga Parbat, and K2. Out of print in hardcover and hard to find.
SB M31.[read more]
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Moon, Patricia Tough & Cheerful: The Life and Times of Kanchha Sherpa Last Living Member from the First Ascent of Mount Everest
2023 US rep, 8vo, pp.138, photo frontis, 53 color & 6 bw photos, diagram, 4 color maps, wraps; new #27821 $24.95
A story about the world’s tallest mountain, the evolution of Nepal, and a man who has been part of the staggering transformation of both. As the last living member of the 1953 first summit of Everest, with Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, Kanchha’s history is one never to be forgotten.
In 1933,[read more]
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Moorehead, Catherine Mountain Guru: The Life of Doug Scott
2023 UK 1st, 8vo, pp.xxiv, 344, 48 color & 10 bw photos, 1 bw illus, 10 bw maps, appendix, black cloth; dj & cloth new #27939 $34.95
Doug Scott was a legend among mountaineers. His expeditions, undertaken over a period of five decades, are unparalleled achievements. This book describes the extraordinary drama of them all, from the Himalaya to New Zealand, Patagonia, Yosemite and Alaska. It includes his famous ‘epic’ on The Ogre, [read more]
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Moravec, Fritz Dhaulagiri - Berg Ohne Gnade
1961 Österreichischer Bundersverlag Wien/München 2nd, 8vo, pp.223, 17 bw photos, map eps, blue cloth; cloth bright, fine. #22200 $49.00
The account of the 1959 Austrian Himalayan expedition to Dhaulagiri. At this time it was the highest unclimbed peak in the world. They were the first to reconnoiter the NE ridge. Despite the death of one member, the team managed to reach 25,250’ before being defeated by wind and weather. In Germ[read more]
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Moravec, Fritz Dhaulagiri - Berg Ohne Gnade with Team Signed Expedition Postcard
1960 Österreichischer Bundersverlag Wien/München 1st, 8vo, pp.224, 17 bw photos, map eps, blue cloth; inscribed by Moravec, dj chipped top/bottom spine, 1.5” tear back, unclipped, good+, cloth lightly faded on spine, tight, fine #27567 $225.00
With Postcard of the Osterreichischen Himalaya Dhaulagiri Expedition 1959. signed 8 members – Fritz Moravec (leader), Othmar Kucera, Stefan Pauer, Karl Prein, Hans Retay, Heinrich Roiss, Erich Vanis, & Wilfred Wehle, fine
The account of the 1959 Austrian Himalayan expedition to Dhaulagiri, at the[read more]
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Moravec, Fritz Gefahren und Gefährten: Abenteuer auf Spitzbergen [Hazards and Companions: Adventure in Spitsbergen]
1963 Österreichischer Bundersverlag Wien/München 2nd, 8vo, pp.160, 4 color & 41 bw photos, map, photo eps, dec blue cloth; inscribed, dj w/ few edge tears, cloth bright, fine #26814 $49.00
Although best known for his Himalayan expeditions, which included the first ascent of Gasherbrum II in 1956, Moravec also had two expeditions to northern Spitsbergen, in 1958 and 1960. Here he provides accounts of his explorations, via dogsled, and an epic boat journey around the southern coast of S[read more]
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Moravec, Fritz Himalaya-Bergsteigen einst und heute: Von den Ersten Erkundungen zu den käuflichen Gipfeln [Himalayan Mountaineering Then and Now: From the First Explorations to the Commercial Peaks]
1998 Picus Wien 1st, small 8vo, pp.72, dec cloth; issued w/o dj, cloth new #20556 $9.00 $7.00
Moravec, and team, made the first ascent of Gasherbrum II in 1956. This is a small reprinted version of his account of the climb. In German, no English translation.
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Mordecai, David The Himalayas: An Illustrated Summary of the World's Highest Mountain Ranges
nd India reprint, oblong 8vo, [pp.58], 1 color & 55 bw photos (1 fldg), 2 fldg profiles, sketch, charts, illus boards; issued w/o dj, boards new #24397 $35.95
A unique book, Mordecai lists 568 peaks over 20,000’, in order by height, along with their height, location and successful expeditions. A nicely done reprint of the scarce original edition.
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Mordecai, David The Himalayas: An Illustrated Summary of the World's Highest Mountain Ranges
1966 India 1st, oblong 8vo, [pp.58], 1 color & 55 bw photos (1 fldg), 2 fldg profiles, sketch, charts, photo illus boards; issued w/o dj, boards w/ light edge bumping, tight, near fine #27051 $49.00
A unique book, Mordecai lists 568 peaks over 20,000’, in order by height, along with their height, location and successful expeditions. Scarce.
Neate M143.[read more]
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Morris, Jan An Outsider on Everest
2010 UK 1st, ltd ed 500, 4to, pp.17, wraps; new #25637 $24.95
The transcript of the 2nd Annual Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Lecture delivered by Jan Morris at the Royal Geographical Society on 27th May 2010. Proceeds from this item assist The Himalayan Trust UK.[read more]
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