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 Gregory, Alfred Alfred Gregory's Everest
1993 Constable London 1st, 4to, pp.183, frontis, 112 bw photos, black cloth; signed, dj small marks to back cover, unclipped, near fine, cloth tight, fine #24012 $125.00 $95.00
Published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first ascent this is a great addition to the literature. Gregory was the official photographer and many of his black and white photos presented here in this large-format book have not been published previously.
SB G15.
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Gregory, Alfred Photographs from Everest to Africa
2007 Australia 1st, large 4to, pp.xi, 211, 40 color & 68 bw photos, photo eps, page ribbon, silver cloth; dj & cloth new #25012 $74.95
Gregory was the official photographer on the 1953 British ascent of Everest. His spectacular photos of Everest record not only the human struggle which took place but also the once pristine beauty of the world’s highest mountain. Following that expedition, Gregory traveled the world, leading mount[read more]
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Gregory, Alfred Photographs from Everest to Africa
2007 Australia 1st, large 4to, pp.xi, 211, 40 color & 68 bw photos, photo eps, page ribbon, silver cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #26496 $150.00
Gregory was the official photographer on the 1953 British ascent of Everest. His spectacular photos of Everest record not only the human struggle which took place but also the once pristine beauty of the world’s highest mountain. Following that expedition, Gregory traveled the world, leading mountai[read more]
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Gregory, Alfred The Picture of Everest: A Book of Full-Colour Reproductions of Photographs of the Everest Scene
1954 Dutton NY 1st, 4to. pp.[92], color frontis, 42 color photos, logistical chart on ep, gilt-stamped white boards; dj spine lightly faded, fine, cloth fine. #24318 $49.00
Pictorial account of the 1953 first ascent. A good companion volume to Hunt's 'Ascent of Everest'. This is the deluxe binding. From the collection of American mountaineer Richard Irvin with his signature. Neate G62, SB G14, Yak G127.[read more]
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Gregory, Alfred The Picture of Everest: A Book of Full-Colour Reproductions of Photographs of the Everest Scene
1954 Hodder & Stoughton London 1st, 4to, pp.[96], color frontis, 42 color photos, blue cloth; signed, dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #19774 $235.00
Pictorial account of the 1953 first ascent. A good companion volume to Hunt's 'Ascent of Everest'. This is a very nice copy.
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Gregory, Dave A Necklace of Slings
1995 Ernest Press UK 1st, 8vo, pp.181, bw illus, illus eps, green cloth; dj & cloth new. #18379 $29.95 $26.95
Gregory has been climbing for over 40 years and writing stories for nearly as long. This collection covers rock climbing, the secret service, whimsy, ghosts, the perils and pleasures of skiing, Cairngorm whiteout, and Welsh vengeance. Some fact, some fiction.[read more]
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Greig, Andrew Summit Fever: The Story of an Armchair Climber on the 1984 Mustagh Tower Expedition
1985 Hutchinson London 1st, 8vo, pp.281, 24 color photos, 2 maps, black cloth; dj w/ slight bend top spine, else fine, cloth fine #24694 $39.00
An entertaining account of the second ascent of the West Ridge.
Runner-up for the 1985 Boardman/Tasker Award for Mountaineering Literature.
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Greig, Andrew Summit Fever: The Story of an Armchair Climber on the 1984 Mustagh Tower Expedition
1985 Hutchinson London 1st, 8vo, pp.281, 24 color photos, 2 maps, black cloth; dj fine, cloth fine #22146 $39.00
An entertaining account of the second ascent of the West Ridge. Runner-up for the 1985 Boardman/Tasker Award for Mountaineering Literature. From the collection of American mountaineer Richard Irvin with his signature. Neate a19.[read more]
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Grenfell, Wilfred Forty Years for Labrador
1932 Houghton Mifflin Boston & NY 1st, 8vo, pp.viii, 372, photo frontis, 26 bw photos, blue cloth; signed, cloth w/ tribute sheet pasted to front pastedown, tight, vg #27462 $25.00 $21.25
Grenfell (1865-1940) was a medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador. This is his second autobiography which revises and adds additional years to his first, ‘A Labrador Doctor’ (1919). One of a number of books by Grenfell on his life in Labrador.
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Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason Adrift on an Ice-Pan
1931 Houghton Mifflin Boston & NY 28th imp, small 8vo, pp.xxv, 69, photo frontis, 7 bw photos, appendix, grey cloth; signed, cloth vg #27457 $25.00 $21.25
Grenfell (1865-1940) was a medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador. In April 1908, he was summoned to treat a seriously ill boy who needed immediate attention to save not only his leg but his life. Grenfell set out from St. Anthony, Newfoundland, with his komatik and his eight best dogs.
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Gretschmann, Emil Lockender Fels, Leuchtender Firn [Alluring Rock, Shining Cliffs]
1950 Bruckmann München 1st, 8vo, pp.239, photo frontis, 15 bw photos, white cloth; inscribed 1950, cloth spine coloring chipped, else vg+ #26282 $35.00 $7.00
Gretschmann’s memoir covers his climbs in the Wilder Kaiser region of Austria, the Dolomites, and Switzerland. In German, no English translation.
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Gribble, Francis The Early Mountaineers
1899 Fisher Unwin London 1st, thick 8vo, pp.xiv, 338, frontis w/ tissue guard, 47 bw illus, appendices, teg, gold dec blue cloth; cloth w/ light wear, bookplate on ffep, name, tight, very good #22483 $345.00 $295.00
A most interesting, and detailed, record of pre-nineteenth century mountaineering in the Alps and Pyrenees. Uncommon.
Neate G67.
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Griffiths, Margaret Morning Light: Triumph at Sea & Tragedy on Everest
2008 Canada 1st, 8vo, pp.xxii, 290, 22 color & 3 bw photos, orange cloth; dj & cloth new #25254 $29.95
Griffiths tells two stories – one of her husband George’s solo sail across the Atlantic in 1981, the other of her stepson Blair, cameraman for the CBC on the 1982 Canadian Everest Expedition. It was on that expedition that Blair and others lost their lives in the Khumbu Icefall. Using tape recordi[read more]
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Griffiths, Tom Slicing the Silence: Voyaging to Antarctica
2007 US US, 1st, 8vo, pp.399, blue cloth; dj & cloth new #24753 $29.95
Australian Griffiths has spent time on the ice and reflects on the history of human experiences in Antarctica, taking the reader on a journey of discovery, exploration, and adventure, interweaving his own diary entries with rich and engaging essays on Antarctic history, science and culture. A most [read more]
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Griggs, Robert F. The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
1922 National Geographic Society DC 1st thus, 8vo, pp.xv, 341, lg fldg photo frontis, 16 color & 209 bw photos, 8 figs, 8 maps (3 fldg), map ep, blue cloth; cloth w/ some corner rubbing, tight, very good #27145 $19.00
Griggs was a botanist who led a 1915 National Geographic Society expedition to observe the aftermath of the Katmai volcanic eruption in southeastern Alaska. The Mt. Katmai region was the site of one of the world’s largest volcanic explosions and the dramatic effects of that explosion are photographi[read more]
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Grivel. The Climber’s World
2001 US 1st thus, 4to, pp.160, 159 color & 8 bw photos, wraps; fine #23171 $19.95 $12.00
This follow-on to the book ‘Spirit of the Mountains’ is a wonderful selection of images that just make one want to get out and climb. This selection from 66 photographers covers the whole breadth of mountains and mountaineering across five continents. Disciplines include rock, ice, and alpinism, a[read more]
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Grob, Ernst, et al Zwischen Kantsch und Tibet: Erstbesteigung des Tent Peak, 7363m [Between Kantsch and Tibet: First Ascent of Tent Peak, 7363m]
1940 Bruckmann München 1st, 8vo, pp.123, photo frontis, 76 bw photos, color fldg map, blue/tan cloth; cloth w/ inscription, vg+. #20549 $59.00
Grob and his two companions made the first ascent of Tent Peak, after having to climb Nepal Peak, in 1939. On their return his two German companions were detained in Dehra Dun. A nice book with many photos. In German, no English translation. Yak G140.[read more]
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Groom, Arthur One Mountain After Another
1949 Angus & Robertson Sydney 1st, 8vo, pp.xvi, 205, photo frontis, 39 bw photos, appendix, map eps, pale blue cloth; cloth rubbed, tight, vg #27678 $19.00
Groom (1904-1953) was an Australian writer, conservationist, journalist, and photographer. He cofounded Binna Burra Mountain Lodge in 1933 and wrote six books. In this book Groom presents the history of the McPherson Range, on the border of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia, and the establis[read more]
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Groom, Michael Sheer Will: The Inspiring Life and Climbs of Michael Groom
1997 Australia 1st, 8vo, pp.ix, 331, 72 color & 8 bw photos, black cloth; dj unclipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #11299 $39.00
Michael Groom was the fourth person to summit the four highest peaks without supplemental oxygen. His autobiography describes his many expeditions - from the first Australian ascent of Kangchenjunga, and the devastating loss of all of his toes, to his painful recovery and comeback to climb Cho Oyu, [read more]
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Groselj, Viki Na Smučeh od 0 do 8000 metrov
2003 PrDr Ljubljana 1st, square 8vo, pp.215, 135 color photos, pictorial cloth; issued w/o dj, cloth w/ chips to one edge/corners from shipping, else new #24634 $29.00
Grošelj is one of the most successful Slovenian alpinists who has, to date, climbed ten of the 8,000m peaks - Everest, K2, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Lhotse, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum II, Cho Oyu, Shishapangma, and Manaslu. He uses skis on many of his expeditions and has done numerous trips in the Arctic. H[read more]
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