Mountaineering from Aquila Books

New York: Villard, 1997 First Edition. xx,293 pp. Octavo in original white cloth grey paper covered baords and dust jacket with endpaper maps, plates from photos and decorative illustrations in text. A fine copy. A modern classic! Signed by Krakauer on front title. Account of John Krakauers expedition up mount Everest in 1996. Also inscribed… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906 First Edition. xvii,(2),353, (4) pp. Octavo. Original green straight grained green cloth. Gilt title on front board and spine. Inset photo on front board. Touch of wear on the corners. Top edge gilt. Fore edge and bottom untrimmed. Half title. Frontispiece. 68 illustrations 2… Read more about this item

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1896 First Edition. xvi,363 pp. Octavo. Bound in the original mustard colour course cloth. Three title panels in calf on the spine. Brown stamped coat of arms on the front board. Slightly soiled and stained. Top edge gilt. Other edges untrimmed. Original endpapers. Half… Read more about this item

London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., 1922 First Edition. 291 pp. Octavo. Original blue cloth with blind decoration on the front board and gilt title on spine. Fore edge uncut. Original endpapers with old bookplate on the pastedown. 44 illustrations on 24 plates, including frontis. Single sketch map. A bright copy without… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam's Son, 1896 True first edition. xiii,283 pp. Tall octavo. Original gilt and multi colour stamped pictorial blue cloth. Gilt top edge others untrimmed. 25 photogravure plates with titled tissue guards (including frontispiece). 18 illustrations in text. Issued without a map. A very attractive clean… Read more about this item

London: Edward Arnold, 1914. xx,316 pp. Octavo. Original decorated green cloth. Gilt title on front board and spine. Small oval paper label on bottom of spine. Top edge trimmed and a bit dusty. Original endpapers and half title. Slight bit of wear at the bottom of the spine otherwise a crisp copy. … Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1893 4th edition. Octavo. Original gilt decorated off-white cloth. Slightly soiled. Green leather title label. Top edge gilt. Fore edge and bottom edge untrimmed. Original patterned endpapers. Original Zaehnsdorf binders ticket. Twenty-three wood engraved plates (including frontispiece). 107 llustrations in text. Five folding maps.… Read more about this item

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1896 First Colonial Edition. xvi,336 pp. Octavo. Original Burgundy cloth. Gilt title on the front board. Gilt title on spine. Spine moderately faded. Top edge trimmed and dust soiled. Frontispiece. 39 illustrations. Folding map. A little staining to the endpapers otherwise a nice clean crisp copy. … Read more about this item

Philadelphia: American Alpine Club, 1907; 1911; 1914. 16, 19, 22 pp. Quarto. (34.2 X 27.2 cm.) 3 numbers (all published) Original printed dark green wrappers. First volume with a bit of chipping on the edges. The next 2 parts all in very nice condition. Part 1 with 5 plates and a folding… Read more about this item

New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1915 First edition. (18),383 pp. Small octavo. Bound in original decorative brown cloth. Gilt title on front board and spine. 64 black and white illustrations. Coloured frontis. 16 other coloured illustrations. An attractive clean tight copy. In 1906, Henshaw published a… Read more about this item

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, [1900]. xvi,241 pp. Quarto. Rebound in modern gray cloth with the title panel from the original binding mounted on the spine. Resewn as the original binding was perfect bound and most copies fall apart. Top edge gilt. Photogravure frontispiece. There is a marginal dark stain on the… Read more about this item

London: Bickers and Son, 1914 First UK edition. xix,188 pp Octavo. Bound in the original red cloth. Gilt title on front board and spine. Top edge gilt. spine very slightly faded. 34 plates (including frontispiece) from photos. Folding map (at end). a very good copy AB 17124; Neate S176. Account… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam's Son, 1909. Hardcover. very good. 3rd Edition. ix,300pp. Large octavo. Original gilt lettered green cloth, gilt top edge. 38 photogravure plates and 3 plates from photos,folding map in pocket. Some very light wear to extremities otherwise a very nice copy. Neate W73. Wilcox (1869-1949) was an original member of the… Read more about this item

Norwalk: Easton Press, 1999 First Easton Press Edition. (8),310 pp. Octavo. Original gilt decorated leather binding. All edges gilt. Illustrated with maps and color photos. A fine new copy. Autobiography of the famed Kiwi mountaineer describing his climbs and expeditions as well as his early life, experience with the New Zealand… Read more about this item

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1911 First UK edition. 383 pp. Octavo. Original blue decorated cloth with gilt title on front board and spine. Printed illustration on front board. Top edge gilt. Boards are clean and bright with very slight wear. Half title. Frontispiece. 30 black and white illustrations. 3 maps, two folding.… Read more about this item

Toronto: Henry Frowde, 1911 First edition. 383 pp. Octavo. Original decorated blue cloth with Gilt title on front board and illustration. Gilt title on spine. Top edge gilt. Original endpapers. Fore edge of the text block somewhat stained. Frontispiece. 32 illustrations. Two folding maps. Contains the separately issued Canadian… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1925. xiii,(2),270 pp. Octavo. Original pictorial blue cloth. Decoration of a mountain in gilt on the cover. gilt lettering on the spine and cover. Top and tail edges trimmed, fore edge untrimmed. Edges lightly dustsoiled. 62 black and white plates (including frontispiece) from photographs. Original printed dust wrapper which matches the… Read more about this item

London: MacMillan and Co., 1890. xv,(1),251,(4) pp. Small Octavo. (19.6 X 13.5 cm.) Original bright red cloth. Gilt title on spine. All edges untrimmed. Top edge somewhat dust soiled. Frontis piece., 10 plates. Folding map at end (route shown in red). Publishers catalogue at the end. … Read more about this item

New York: MacMillan Company, The, 1905. xii,(2),466,(2) pp. Octavo. Original decorative green cloth and gilt top edge. Gilt sky only on the first edition. Gilt title on spine. bookplate on the front pastedown. 46 plates (including frontispiece). Illustrations in text from photos. 3 coloured maps (1 folding - at end). … Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam's Son, 1897 Second and best edition with map. xiii,283 pp. Tall octavo. Original gilt and multi colour stamped pictorial blue cloth. Gilt top edge others uncut. 25 photogravure plates with titled tissue guards (including frontispiece). 18 illustrations in text. Complete with the often missing folding map (at… Read more about this item