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 Hillary, Edmund High Adventure
1955 Hodder & Stoughton London 1st, 8vo, pp.224, color frontis, 68 bw photos, 7 maps, 3 drawings, blue cloth; signed Hillary, George Band & Alf Gregory, dj rubbed, reinforced top/bottom spine, unclipped, vg, cloth tight, near fine #9751 $795.00
This is Hillary's account of his trip in 1951 to Everest and Cho Oyu with Shipton and with the 1953 British Everest expedition. This is a great read and the first UK edition is quite desireable. Alfred Gregory’s signature is less common as he lived in Australia.
Neate H81, SB H15, Yak H188.[read more]
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Hillary, Edmund High Adventure
2003 Easton Press Norwalk 1st thus Signed Collector’s Ed, 8vo, pp.246, 24 bw photos, 14 bw illus, 9 bw maps, archival paper, satin page ribbon, silk eps, aeg, raised bands, gilt-dec burgundy leather binding; signed on signature page, orig shipping box, issued w/o dj, binding new #25965 $225.00
This is Hillary's account of his trip in 1951 to Everest and Cho Oyu with Shipton and with the 1953 British Everest expedition. This special, signed 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition comes with an additional signed Certificate of Authenticity, dated 24 Nov 2002, a notecard describing the ascent[read more]
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Hillary, Edmund Nothing Venture, Nothing Win
1975 Hodder & Stoughton London 2nd imp, 8vo, pp.xiii, 319, 17 color & 42 bw photos, 17 maps/diagrams, blue cloth; inscribed ‘To Gordon, Who may not be much of a paddler but is a great companion on a river trip. Regards Ed Hillary’, dj corners rubbed, clipped, vg, cloth tight, fine #13514 $79.00
Hillary’s first autobiography and a good read. Inscribed copies are uncommon.
Neate H84, SB H19, Yak H192.[read more]
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Hillary, Edmund Nothing Venture, Nothing Win
1975 Hodder & Stoughton London 1st, 8vo, pp.xiii, 319, 17 color & 42 bw photos, 17 maps/diagrams, blue cloth; signed, dj w/ 1” tear bottom spine, clipped, vg, cloth w/ whiteout on ffep, tight, else fine #25411 $125.00
Hillary’s first autobiography and a good read.
Neate H84, SB H19, Yak H192.[read more]
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Hillary, Edmund View from the Summit
1999 Easton Press Norwalk 1st thus Signed Collector’s Ed, 8vo, pp.310, 64 color & 23 bw photos, 9 bw maps, archival paper, silk page ribbon, silk eps, aeg, raised bands, gilt-dec green leather binding; signed on signature page, orig shipping box, issued w/o dj, binding new #26101 $225.00
Hillary’s autobiography includes not only his early climbs but also after climbing Everest and crossing Antarctica. This is a thoughtful and honest reappraisal of a life spent pushing the human ability to its limits and relishing the challenges thrown down by the elements.
This special, signed Co[read more]
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Hillary, Edmund View from the Summit
1999 Doubleday London 1st, 8vo, pp.310, 64 color & 22 bw photos, 4 maps, map eps, grey cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth w/ some slight discoloration to top page edges, tight, fine #17747 $185.00
Hillary’s autobiography includes not only his early climbs but also after climbing Everest and crossing Antarctica. This is a thoughtful and honest reappraisal of a life spent pushing the human ability to its limits and relishing the challenges thrown down by the elements. This first UK hardcover [read more]
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Hillary, Edmund & Desmond Doig High in the Thin Cold Air
1962 Doubleday NY 1st, 8vo, pp.ix, 258, photo frontis, 54 color & 23 bw photos, 2 sketches, map eps, grey cloth; signed Hillary, dj rubbed, edge wear, unclipped, vg, cloth tight, near fine #9763 $135.00
The 1960-61 Himalayan Scientific and Mountaineering Expedition which climbed Ama Dablam, made an attempt on Makalu, and devoted a winter to physiological research. This US edition was published one year prior to the UK edition.
Neate H82, SB H18, Yak H190.[read more]
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Hillary, Edmund & Peter Hillary Ascent: Two Lives Explored The Autobiographies of ....
1986 Doubleday Garden City 1st, 8vo, pp.223, 18 color photos, 4 maps, blue cloth; signed Ed Hillary, dj lightly rubbed bottom back edge, unclipped, fine, cloth fine #9767 $95.00 $75.00
Ed discusses adventures in Antarctica, Nepal and Tibet. Peter describes growing up in the family and his attempt on Lhotse, via the Western Cwm, with the 1982 Canadian Everest Expedition and the Burgesses. This is the US edition of “Two Generations”.
Neate H86, SB H20.
To see all of our Sale I[read more]
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Hillary, Edmund & Peter Hillary Two Generations
1984 Hodder & Stoughton London 1st, 8vo, pp.223, 31 color photos, 4 maps, blue cloth; signed Peter Hillary, dj unclipped, fine, cloth fine #9766 $95.00
Ed discusses adventures in Antarctica, Nepal and Tibet. Peter describes growing up in the family and his attempt on Lhotse, via the Western Cwm, with the 1982 Canadian Everest Expedition and the Burgesses. The UK edition of “Ascent”.
Neate H86, SB H20.[read more]
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Hillary, Edmund & Peter Hillary Two Generations
1984 Hodder & Stoughton London 1st, 8vo, pp.223, 31 color photos, 4 maps, blue cloth; signed Ed Hillary, Aid & Al Burgess, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #24708 $195.00
Ed discusses adventures in Antarctica, Nepal and Tibet. Peter describes growing up in the family and his attempt on Lhotse, via the Western Cwm, with the 1982 Canadian Everest Expedition and the Burgesses. The UK edition of “Ascent”.
Neate H86, SB H20.[read more]
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Hillary, Peter & John Elder In The Ghost Country: A Lifetime Spent On The Edge
2003 US 1st, 8vo, pp.342, photo frontis, 5 bw photos, blue cloth; signed Peter Hillary, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #27349 $39.00
The account of Hillary’s 1998-99 attempt to walk to the South Pole, and back, with two companions. The strain of pulling 400-pound sleds across 900 miles of Antarctic wasteland, the relentless media spotlight, fatal team chemistry, and food and fuel shortages, all led to the collapse of the expediti[read more]
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Hinkes, Alan 8000 Metres: Climbing the World’s Highest Mountains
2013 UK 1st, 4to, pp.xii, 192, photo frontis, 171 color photos, 2 color maps, appendices, blue cloth; signed on special bookplate, dj & cloth new #26542 $49.95
Hinkes has produced a beautiful book to document his 11 year quest to climb all 14 8000m peaks. He finished with Kangchenjunga in 2005 to become the 15th person, and the first Briton, to complete this challenge; although his attainment of the true summit of Cho Oyu in a whiteout is in dispute. Separ[read more]
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Hirzel, David Antarctic Voyager: Tom Crean - With Scott's Discovery Expedition 1901-1904
2015 US 1st, 8vo, pp.234, 1 bw photo, 3 maps, appendices, wraps; signed, new #27001 $19.95
Crean was an Irish seaman and member of three major Antarctic expeditions - Scott’s National Antarctic Expedition (1901-04), Scott’s British Antarctic Expedition (1910-13), and Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-17). His contributions to these expeditions sealed his reputation as[read more]
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Hirzel, David Hold Fast: Tom Crean with Shackleton’s Endurance Expedition 1913-1916
2013 US 1st, 8vo, pp.301, appendices, wraps; signed, new #26559 $19.95
There are more famous names than Tom Crean’s from the “heroic age” of Antarctic exploration, but there are few stories as compelling as his. The Antarctic is a harsh place of bitter cold and darkness, where only the strong and resourceful can hope to survive. Crean was such a man. Had he weakened an[read more]
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Hirzel, David Sailor on Ice: Tom Crean - With Scott in the Antarctic
2011 US 1st, 8vo, pp.279, map, appendices, wraps; signed, new #25868 $19.95
There are more famous names than Tom Crean’s from the “heroic age” of Antarctic exploration, but there are few stories as compelling as his. The Antarctic is a harsh place of bitter cold and darkness, where only the strong and resourceful can hope to survive. Crean was such a man. Time and again he [read more]
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Hirzel, David, ed. Rough Weather All Day: An Account of the “Jeannette” Search Expedition from Log Kept by Patrick Cahill, Machinist on Board U.S.S. “Rodgers”
2014 US 1st, 8vo, pp.173, 10 bw photos, 3 maps, appendices, pictorial cloth; signed, issued w/o dj, cloth new #27002 $31.95
A true story, told in the words of one who survived shipwreck on the forbidding shores of Siberia. Patrick Cahill was a machinist’s mate sent in the “U.S.S. Rodgers” in 1881 to seek out the fate of the missing “Jeannette”, commanded by George Washington DeLong. That ship was doomed to be wrecked by [read more]
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Hlavacek, Petr Franz Josef Glacier – Blue Crack
Image size 12.5" x 19", Poster size 17" x 24", text states “Franz Josef Glacier – New Zealand”, color w/ wide white margins; signed in lower right-hand corner, rolled, new #24675 $14.95 $11.96
A view through a blue crack in the Franz Josef Glacier towards the sky. This is one of a series of four posters we carry.
Petr Hlavacek, a former New Zealand glacier guide, lives on NZ’s South Island at the foot of the mountains. His interest in photography started at an early age and today con[read more]
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Hlavacek, Petr Franz Josef Glacier – Glacial Arch
Image size 12.5" x 19", Poster size 17" x 24", text states “Franz Josef Glacier – New Zealand”, color w/ wide white margins; signed in lower right-hand corner, rolled, new #24674 $14.95 $11.96
A view through a glacial arch looking downstream on the Franz Josef Glacier. This is one of a series of four posters we carry.
Petr Hlavacek, a former New Zealand glacier guide, lives on NZ’s South Island at the foot of the mountains. His interest in photography started at an early age and toda[read more]
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Hlavacek, Petr Franz Josef Glacier – Main Icefall
Image size 19" x 12.5", Poster size 24" x 17", text states “Franz Josef Glacier – New Zealand”, color w/ wide white margins; signed in lower right-hand corner, rolled, new #24676 $14.95 $11.96
The main icefall of the Franz Josef Glacier with a green glacier lake in the foreground. This is one of a series of four posters we carry.
Petr Hlavacek, a former New Zealand glacier guide, lives on NZ’s South Island at the foot of the mountains. His interest in photography started at an early [read more]
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Hlavacek, Petr Franz Josef Glacier – Winter Scene
Image size 19" x 12.5", Poster size 24" x 17", text states “Franz Josef Glacier – New Zealand”, color w/ wide white margins; signed in lower right-hand corner, rolled, new #24673 $14.95 $11.96
A winter scene on the Franz Josef Glacier with a dramatic sky in the background. This is one of a series of four posters we carry.
Petr Hlavacek, a former New Zealand glacier guide, lives on NZ’s South Island at the foot of the mountains. His interest in photography started at an early age and [read more]
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