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Newby, Eric A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
1992 Easton Press Norwalk 1st thus Collector’s Ed, 8vo, frontis, pp.240, 41 bw photos, bw map, archival paper, silk page ribbon, silk eps, aeg, raised bands, gilt-dec red leather binding; issued w/o dj, binding new #27838 $125.00
Two non-mountaineers attempt Mir Samir (19,880') in north-east Afghanistan and explore the remote region of Nuristan. A classic, and funny, story first published in 1958.
See Neate N16.[read more]
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Newby, Eric Great Ascents: A Narrative History of Mountaineering
1977 Viking NY 1st, 8vo, pp.208, photo frontis, 12 color & 100 bw photos, 33 illus, 9 maps, blue cloth; dj unclipped, ½” tear to one back corner, near fine, cloth fine #16338 $9.00 $7.65
Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Eiger, Mt. Cook, McKinley, Yosemite, Aconcagua, Everest, Nanga Parbat, Annapurna, and more.
Neate N15, SB N10.
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Newby, Eric Great Ascents: A Narrative History of Mountaineering
1977 Viking NY 1st, 8vo, pp.208, photo frontis, 12 color & 100 bw photos, 33 illus, 9 maps, blue cloth; dj near fine, cloth fine #11565 $19.00 $9.00
Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Eiger, Mt. Cook, McKinley, Yosemite, Aconcagua, Everest, Nanga Parbat, Annapurna, and more.
Neate N15, SB N10.
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Newby, Eric Great Ascents: A Narrative History of Mountaineering
1977 Viking NY 1st, 8vo, pp.208, photo frontis, 12 color & 100 bw photos, 33 illus, 9 maps, blue cloth; dj unclipped, near fine, cloth tight, fine #9973 $25.00 $20.00
Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Eiger, Mt. Cook, McKinley, Yosemite, Aconcagua, Everest, Nanga Parbat, Annapurna, and more. Neate N15, SB N10.
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 f[read more]
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Newcomb, Raymond Lee Our Lost Explorers: The Narrative of the Jeannette Arctic Expedition as Related by the Survivors, and in the Records and Last Journals of Lieutenant De Long
1882 American Publishing, Buker Publishing Providence 1st, 8vo, pp.xv, 479, photo frontis w/ tissue guard, 114 engravings, 7 maps/plans, appendix, silver-dec gray cloth; cloth rubbed, spine ends frayed, some loss of color to cloth, front hinge cracked/taped, bookplate, good+ #27825 $29.00
Newcomb was the naturalist of the ill-fated Jeannette expedition which sank in the Arctic Ocean in 1881. James Gordon Bennett, Jr., owner of the New York Herald, funded an official U.S. naval expedition to reach the North Pole, choosing as its captain a young officer named George Washington De Long,[read more]
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Nickerson, Sheila Harnessed to the Pole: Sledge Dogs in Service to American Explorers of the Arctic, 1853-1909
2014 US 1st, 8vo, pp.320, 23 bw photos, 36 illus, 16 maps, wraps; new #26732 $24.95
In the second half of the nineteenth century, an epic race was underway in some of the most brutal stretches on the planet. Explorers from around the world hoped to stake their claim on the Arctic, with the North Pole being the ultimate prize. Those with the greatest success found that the fastest[read more]
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Nilsen, Thorvald Sydpolsekspedisjonen 1910-1914
2011 Norway 1st, 8vo, pp.444, 34 color & 229 bw photos, 1 color & 3 bw maps, 1 color & 1 bw illus, plan, illus eps, wraps; new #27545 $29.95
Nilsen (1881-1940) was one of 20 members of Roald Amundsen’s South Pole Expedition (1910-12). He was the captain of the Fram, dropping the land party off and then embarking on the South Atlantic scientific voyage before again picking up Amundsen and his men.
This is one of 15 diaries (8 volumes) [read more]
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Niven, Jennifer The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk
2000 US 1st, 8vo, pp.xiv, 402, 37 bw photos, map eps, brown cloth; dj clipped, fine, cloth tight, fine #20797 $24.95 $5.00
In an epic similar to the ‘Endurance’ the ‘Karluk’ was trapped in the Arctic ice in June 1913. After five months of drifting, the ship succumbed to the pressure of the ice leaving her crew to fend for themselves hundreds of miles from land. This is a great story of Arctic exploration and the struggl[read more]
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Nobile, Umberto With the “Italia” to the North Pole
1931 Dodd, Mead NY 1st, 8vo, pp.358, photo frontis, 7 bw photos, 2 fldg maps, appendices, uncut, blue cloth; cloth spine faded & somewhat mottled, internally clean, maps w/ orig folds & no tears, tight, vg #25805 $79.00
Nobile's account of the 1928 flight of the airship Italia in which he reached the North Pole. After turning south they ran into a storm and crashed on the ice. Ten crewmen were thrown onto the ice and six disappeared when the lightened airship surged skyward and disappeared. After a month-long or[read more]
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 Noel, John The Story of Everest
1927 Little, Brown Boston 2nd prtg, 8vo, pp.xiv, 258, photo frontis, 37 bw photos, appendices, blue cloth; inscribed ‘B. Lewishon (?) In appreciation of our meeting & friendship John Noel Mt. Everest Expeditions on title page, cloth rubbed, spine slightly darkened, light spots on back cover, tight, very good #15961 $795.00
Noel, photographer on the British Everest expeditions of 1922 and 1924, gives accounts of his 1913 reconnaissance expedition and the first three Everest expeditions (1921, 1922, 1924). This was published in the UK as ‘Through Tibet to Everest’. Copies signed/inscribed by Noel are quite scarce.
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Noel, John Through Tibet to Everest
1927 Arnold London 1st, 8vo, pp.302, 16 ads, photo frontis, 21 bw photos, 4 illus, appendices, blue cloth; cloth bright, tight, fine #24924 $395.00
A very, nice, bright copy!
Noel, photographer on the British expeditions of 1922 and 1924, gives accounts of the first three Everest expeditions. A very nice copy.
SB N13, See Yak N56.[read more]
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Noel, Sandra Everest Pioneer: The Photographs of Captain John Noel
2003 UK 1st, 4to, pp.xvi, 176, photo frontis, 13 color & 143 bw photos, 4 maps, sketch, black cloth; dj & cloth new #23065 $49.95
Sandra Noel is the only child of John Noel, official photographer of the 1922 and 1924 British Everest expeditions. Drawing together his work for the first time, this book presents a unique collection of his stunning images taken despite the complex technical demands of high altitude, cold, and fati[read more]
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Nordenskjöld, Dr. N. Otto G. & Dr. Joh. Gunnar Andersson Antarctica, Or Two Years Amongst the Ice of the South Pole
1977 C. Hurst London facs ed, 8vo, pp.xviii, 608, frontis, 224 bw illus, 4 bw maps (2 fldg), blue cloth; dj rubbed, clipped, vg, cloth slightly rippled on front, maps w/ orig folds & no tears, tight, near fine #24623 $75.00
Nordenskjöld (1869 – 1928) was a Finnish and Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer. He led the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901-04), in the ship ‘Antarctic’, on the opposite side of the continent from Scott's British National Antarctic Expedition. The expedition visited the Falkland Is[read more]
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Nordenskjöld, Dr. Otto, J. Gunnar Andersson, C. A. Larsen, & C. Skottsberg “Antarctic” Zwei Jahre in Schnee und Eis am Südpol [“Antarctic” Two Years in Snow and Ice at the South Pole]
1904 Dietrich Reimer Berlin 1st German ed, 8vo, 2 vol, vol I pp.xxii, 373, frontis, 1 photo plate, 132 bw photos, 6 illus, plan, 3 maps, vol II pp.v, 411, photo frontis, 1 photo plate, 106 bw photos, 16 illus, 2 plans, 7 maps (4 color, 2 fldg in back), dec green cloth; xlib, in custom oatmeal-cloth solander box w/ red leather spine label, fine, cloth rubbed/spines darkened, vol I frontis loose, ‘Cancelled’ stamp on both title pages, maps w/ orig folds/no tears, very good #27770 $195.00
Nordenskjöld (1869 – 1928) was a Finnish and Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer. He led the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901-04), in the ship ‘Antarctic’, on the opposite side of the continent from Scott's British National Antarctic Expedition. The expedition visited the Falkland Is[read more]
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Nordenskjöld, Otto & Ludwick Mecking The Geography of the Polar Regions consisting of A General Characterization of Polar Nature and A Regional Geography of the Arctic and the Antarctic
1928 American Geographical Society NY Special Pub #8, 1st, 8vo, pp.vi, 359, 106 bw photos, 5 figs, 6 tables, 23 maps, grey cloth; issued w/o dj, cloth spine slightly darkened, rubbed, tight, very good #26718 $34.95
Initially published as two books (Nordenskjöld’s in Swedish), these two titles were combined to form a companion volume to W. L. G. Joerg’s “Problems of Polar Research” which was published concurrently by the American Geographical Society as Special Publication #7.
Karrow 525, Renard 1154, Spence[read more]
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Norgay, Jamling Tenzing Touching My Father’s Soul: A Sherpa’s Journey to the Top of Everest
2001 US 1st, 8vo, pp.xvii, 317, 33 color & 17 bw photos, sketch, illus eps, blue cloth; dj fine, cloth w/ edge mark, else fine #25601 $14.00
Jamling, son of famed Everester Tenzing Norgay who first climbed Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary, and star of the IMAX film ‘Everest’, presents his autobiography including his account of the 1996 storm on Everest, details of his father’s life, and the impact of climbing Everest.[read more]
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Norman, Geoffrey Two for the Summit: My Daughter, the Mountains, and Me
2000 US 1st, 8vo, pp.viii, 222, blue cloth; dj & cloth new. #20573 $22.95 $18.35
Journalist Norman decided for his 50th birthday he’d climb the Grand Teton, his 15-year-old daughter asked to join him. Following their successful ascent they then went on to climb Aconcagua. This is their story of adventure and taking risks and what they learned.
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Norton, Hugh Norton of Everest: The Biography of E. F. Norton, Soldier and Mountaineer
2017 UK 1st thus, 8vo, pp.xix, 183, 12 color & 24 bw photos, illus, 3 maps, appendices, wraps w/ French flaps; signed, new #27238 $39.00
E. F. Norton lived a life of distinction in the declining years of the British Empire. Born into an accomplished, well-travelled family, he followed his heart and enlisted for a professional career as a soldier. A distinguished military career followed, punctuated with indulgences in his passion for[read more]
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Norton, Lieutenant-Colonel E. F. The Fight for Everest 1924
2015 UK 1st thus, 8vo, pp.xiv, 305, 9 color & 30 bw photos, 24 color & 9 bw illus, diagram, map, map eps, brown cloth; signed Christopher Norton, dj & cloth new #27018 $67.95
This is the first UK reissue of Edward Norton's classic ‘The Fight for Everest 1924’, with new, additional content. In 1924 Everest remained unclimbed. Two British expeditions had already tackled what was known to be the highest mountain on Earth. The first, in 1921, found a route to the base. The s[read more]
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Norton, Lieutenant-Colonel E. F. The Fight For Everest: 1924
1995 Cosmo Publications New Delhi reprint, 8vo, pp.viii, 372, 16 bw photos, sketch, large fldg map in back, blue cloth; minor corner bumps, this copy missing the photo spread, else dj & cloth new #21945 $27.00 $19.00
One of the most amazing stories in mountaineering history! The third British Everest Expedition of 1924 which saw George Mallory and Andrew Irvine heading into the clouds for the top. This is one of the classics of mountaineering literature.[read more]
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