blank on the map, eric shipton

Descrizione libro: Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1938. Hard Cover. Condizione sovraccoperta: Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK Edition. Large 8vo, pp. xviii, 300; with 3 maps (including one large folding coloured of the Great Karakoram and the Agil mountains at rear). Original black cloth with red-stamped title on upper board and spine. A clean and crisp VG+ copy with a chinese chop stamp to the FFEP and quite heavy foxing to the early/late pages of the book. The book has slightly pushed spine tips and there is a short closed tear to the large folding map at the rear of the book. In the VERY RARE original dust-wrapper (priced 18/- net to the inside flap as called for) which is also in VG+ condition and is NOT price-clipped. The D/W has benefitted from some highly skilled archival restoration chiefly to the tip and tail of the spine. This has been done to a very high standard by one of the UK’s leading archival restorers. The overall appearance of the D/W is now very attractive. Shows well. Very scarce. Codice libro della libreria 355490712305

Descrizione libro: Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1938. Hard Cover. Condizione libro: Good (-). No Jacket. First Edition. 8.75 x 6 inches. Signed by author inside front board. Very faint image of Boots library stamp at foot of front cover. Only other library evidence is remains of sticker inside rear board. Foxing to page edges, very slight marking to a few pages and ink mark to page edges neer spine foot. Crease down centre of spine, none to boards. A very tight copy with very faintly marked boards and rubbing to corners. Very large fold out map at rear complete and clean with two tears. All thirty five plates present. Please contact us for further details of this very scarce work. 299pp. The third and probably rarest book from the climber's climber Eric Shipton based upon his trips to the Karakoram and Shaksgam in the Himalayas. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Signed by Author. Codice libro della libreria 007715

Descrizione libro: Hodder & Stoughton, First Edition, 1938. 299pp, original black boards, boards spotted and damp marked, internally clean, Good in colour photocopy of original dw, signed inscription on front endpaper by Eric Shipton. Shipton's scarcest book. Exploration of Shaksgam area north of the main Karakoram range in 1937. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service. Codice libro della libreria av37509

Descrizione libro: Hodder & Stoughton. 1938, 1938. 1st. Near Fine pp280. frontis. 49 illus. 3 maps [1 fold.] Bip Pares illus. head and tail pieces. orig. black cloth. from the library of Una Cameron with bookplate. scarce. in laser copy dw. Codice libro della libreria 1140842

Descrizione libro: Hodder & Stoughton. 1938, 1938. 1st. Near Fine pp280. frontis. 49 illus. 3 maps [1 fold.] Bip Pares illus. head and tail pieces. orig. cloth. in laser copy dw. Codice libro della libreria 1140843

Descrizione libro: HODDER & STOUGHTON, LMT, ST PAUL'S HOUSE, LONDON, 1938. HARD BACK BLACK. Condizione libro: GOOD. FIRST ED. 6 X 9. with a Foreword by T. G. Longstaff, the map is intact, covers are rubbed around edges and on spine, some fraying, front & back hinges cracked exlibris sticker inside front cover. Also included is 6x8.5 order form, front side has title, illustration and author, back has summary and fields for ordering info. DATE PUBLISHED: 1938 EDITION: FIRST ED 299. Codice libro della libreria 046422

Descrizione libro: Hodder & Stoughton, London., 1938. First edition. Octavo. pp xvi, 299. Many illustrations from photographs. Three maps, one of which is in colour and folding.Contemporary gift inscription on front free endpaper. Edges spotted. Cloth a bit rubbed at the edges. Very good. No dustwrapper.`. Codice libro della libreria MOUNTAIN015150

Descrizione libro: 1938. First edn, H&S, 1938. Complete with 36 plates & 3 maps (one folding in colour). Minor light foxing else near fine copy in recent attractive quarter-calf gilt. Important Himalayan exploration with Tilman, Spender & Auden of the Shaksgam area north of the main Karakoram range. neate S58, Perret 4043 'Un des livres les plus recherches sur l'Himalaya'. Codice libro della libreria 000669

Descrizione libro: Hodder & Stoughton, First Edition, 1938. 299pp, original black boards, small inscription, light wear to extremities, very first signs of foreedge foxing, VG in colour photocopy of original dw. Shipton's scarcest book. Exploration of Shaksgam area north of the main Karakoram range in 1937. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service. Codice libro della libreria av50585

Descrizione libro: Hodder & Stoughton (1938), London, 1938. Hardcover. Condizione libro: Very Good-. Condizione sovraccoperta: Poor. First Edition. No signatures. Bruising to corners of boards. Minor foxing to the endpapers. The folding map is in very good condition with no tears, and a few minor spots of foxing. Hinges intact with no splitting to the gutters. The dust wrapper is only about two-thirds present, with the lower third missing across the bottom of the front panel and dust wrapper spine and most of the rear panel. Vertical crease to dust wrapper spine. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; First printing. xv, [3], 299, [1] pages + frontispiece + 49 illustrations + 3 maps (including the large colour folding map at rear). Black cloth boards with red lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 221 x 143mm. The author's second book. "Exploration of the Shaksgam area north of the main Karakoram range in 1937" - Neate S59. "The Shaksgam river lies somewhere on the undemarcated frontiers of Chinese Turkestan, Hunza and Kashmir." - page 2. "Sitting perched on the ridge in warm sunshine, debating these matters of high policy, we saw an old grey-bearded ibex stroll unsuspectingly beneath us within spitting distance." - page 214. ; 8vo. Codice libro della libreria 14818

Descrizione libro: Hodder & Stoughton, First Edition, 1938. 299pp, original black boards, some marks to boards, new spine with original laid on, reproduced folding colour map, very clean internally, Good+ in colour photocopy of original dw. Shipton's scarcest book. Exploration of Shaksgam area north of the main Karakoram range in 1937. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service. Codice libro della libreria av46582

Descrizione libro: Diadem Books, London, 1985. First Thus. F/F. 8vo. brown textured paper boards gilt in dustwrapper; pp. 800, with 21 illustrations, text figures & maps. A near fine copy. [Neate S64]. Although unmarked, this copy is from the library of pioneering Australian climber and publisher. Chris Baxter. Codice libro della libreria 006877

Descrizione libro: Diadem / The Mountaineers, London / Seattle, 1985. Hard Cover. Condizione libro: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First combined edition of these six books by one of the great mountain explorers of the twentieth century. Thick octavo in burgundy cloth with gilt stamping. 800 pages, illustrated with photographs and maps. A very good copy in dust jacket. [International orders will require extra shipping]. Codice libro della libreria 32560

Descrizione libro: Baton Wicks, London, 1999. First Thus. F+/F+. 8vo. original burgundy textured paper boards gilt in dustwrapper; pp. 800, with 21 illustrations, text figures & maps. A very fine copy, as new. [Neate S64]. Codice libro della libreria 010125

Descrizione libro: Diadem, 1997. Hardcover with gilt stamping. Condizione libro: Very Good. London: Diadem, 1997 (1985). 800 pp. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Hardcover with gilt stamping to spine. Book Condition: Very good, with very light bumping to spine ends. Mountaineering. Codice libro della libreria RSHISIX00rjb