Annapurna, Conquest Of the First 8000-Metre Peak

London, Jonathan Cape, 1952. . First English edition, inscribed by the author 'With regards from the author, Maurice Herzog', 8vo (20 x 15 cm), written on half title, previous owner's signature on front free endpaper, 8 maps and panoramas including the large folding panorama at rear, numerous black and white illustrations, slight spotting to preliminary pages; publisher's light… Ler mais sobre este item

New York, E.P. Dutton, 1953. . First American edition. 8vo (22 x 15 cm), inscribed by the author 'For John Davis Cantweell with my best regards, Maurice Herzog, Paris 12.11.98' written on half title, 8 maps and panoramas including the large folding panorama at rear, numerous black and white illustrations; publisher's black backed light blue cloth with… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: E. P. Dutton. 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. 1/2 inch open tear at bottom of front gutter. Light bumping at top/bottom of front panel and spine crown/heel. Stated First Edition. 5.00 price intact on the front flap. .

Edge worn DJ slightly grubby with faded spine and small tear front lower edge. Tanned end papers, front plain, back illustrated with coloured map. Small gift dedication to f.f.e.p. plus some small light marks to the fore edge. Internally clean with tight binding, 288 pages with black and white maps within the text plus colour frontis and… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Jonathan Cape and The Book Society Ltd, 1952 Small 8vo. original blue cloth (spine and upper edge faded, slightly rubbed, a few spots); pp. 288, with 27 plates, 9 text maps & a colour folding map. A very good copy. [Neate H74: One of the great landmarks in mountaineering, breaking a psychological barrier, not unlike the first 4-minute… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: E.P.Dutton, 1953 F-/F-. 8vo. original black backed blue cloth (inscrip to FFE) in fifth printing dustwrapper (spine lightly faded, trifling wear at extremities); pp. [ii], 314, with 3 color-gravures, 24 plates, 6 text maps & a colour folding mapsheet. An excellent copy of the first printing in a later issue dustwrapper, about fine. There are no indications that… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: E.P.Dutton, 1953 VG+/VG-. Small 8vo. original black backed blue cloth (bookplate & prev. owner's details to front endpapers, exposed cloth edges a little rubbed & faded) in dustwrapper (mismatched, edges worn with loss to extremities); pp. [ii], 314, with 3 color-gravures, 24 plates, 6 text maps & a colour folding mapsheet. A very good copy, this copy in… Ler mais sobre este item

London: The Reprint Society / World Books, 1954 12mo. original green cloth gilt (prev. ownership details, partially crossed out, a few spots, cloth slightly rubbed & sunned, minor wear to spine label; lacks dustwrapper); pp. 288, with 17 illustrations, 6 text maps & a colour endpaper map. A very good copy. [Neate H74].. Book Club. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1952. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 288pp with fold out pictorial map of the Dhaulagiri and Annapurna Massifs and a panoramic photograph of the Great Barrier seen from Camp 2.. Dustjacket faded and worn at edges, small tear to top front, gift inscription to f.endpaper, not price… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Jonathan Cape and The Book Society Ltd, 1952 VG+/VG-. Small 8vo. original blue cloth (exposed edges a little sunned & rubbed, Book Society bookplate to front pastedown, prev. owner's name to FFE, a few leaf edge spots) in dustwrapper priced 15s (edges rubbed with wear to extremities); pp. 288, with 27 plates, 9 text maps & a colour folding… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1952 Small 8vo. original blue cloth (slightly rubbed & marked, some scattered spotting; lacks dustwrapper); pp. 288, with 27 plates, 9 text maps & a colour folding map. A very good copy of the first London edition. [Neate H74: One of the great landmarks in mountaineering, breaking a psychological barrier, not unlike the first 4-minute mile]. .… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1952 F-/F-. Small 8vo. original blue cloth (faint tape marks to endpapers, prev. owner's name to upper pastedown and title page, else clean and bright throughout) in dustwrapper (a trifle rubbed & nicked, matching tape marks to flaps); pp. 288, with 27 plates, 9 text maps & a colour folding map. A near fine copy of the… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1953 Small 8vo. original blue cloth (sunned with wear at extremities, prev. owner's bookplate, slight fraying to edge of folding panorama, else internally clean; lacks dustwrapper); pp. 288, with 27 plates, 9 text maps & a colour folding map. A good copy. [Neate H74: One of the great landmarks in mountaineering, breaking a psychological barrier, not unlike… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1952 VG/VG. Small 8vo. original blue cloth (scattered spotting) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, rubbed & frayed, internal tape repairs, some spotting); pp. 288, with 27 plates, 9 text maps & a colour folding map. A very good copy. [Neate H74: One of the great landmarks in mountaineering, breaking a psychological barrier, not unlike the first 4-minute mile]. .… Ler mais sobre este item

London: The Reprint Society, 1954. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Marcel Ichac. a (5 1/4 X 7 1/2) near fine hardcover copy in green boards and a leather maroon title label applied to spine with very good DJ, no markings or handwriting, colored sketch map of Dhaulagiri and Annapurna massifs on end paper, no handwriting or marks

The Book Society's Choice/Jonathan Cape, 1953. 5th printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pgs.288 plus pullout map clean tight text with light tanning to text pages b/w plates former owner name on frontpiece d/j small nicks to top/bottom spines, sunning to spine, 1 1/4" tear down top spine hinge, rubbing to hinges, front… Ler mais sobre este item

The Reprint Society, 1954-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Spine of dust jacket is discoloured. Pages are tanned. Pages are not marred by notes or highlighting. The cover and spine have some minor wear.

The Reprint Society, 1954-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 2.9977 cent in x 18.5859 cent in x 12.7903 cent in. 1954 reprint society on green cloth

London England: Jonathan Cape, 1953. Hardback Anna- Purna Conquest of the First 8000- Metre Peak (26,493 Feet blue cloth with faded spine illustrated with black and white photos.1953. Translated from French by Nea Morin, Janet Adam Smith; Introduction by Eric Shipton. Octavo, original blue cloth boards, silver lettered on spine. No dustwrapper present. Colour frontispiece, Pp.288 with many fine photo-views,… Ler mais sobre este item