London: Longman, Green, Longman & Roberts, 1860. Hardcover. Very Good. xiii, 328 pp, with 8 folding maps. In original dark red cloth stamped in gilt, with an image of climbers on a steep ridge on the front board. Light rubbing/bumping to corners, minor foxing to endpapers, minor soiling. Binding tight, contents clean, maps in excellent condition. Fifth edition, the first "knapsack edition," issued in a smaller format designed as "a convenient travelling manual for explorers in the higher regions of the Alps," without the colored plates, but with all the maps. One of the most famous works of mountaineering literature, this collection of climbing records and narratives led to the establishment of the Alpine Journal in 1863 (Neate A 32). (Item #12268)

1997. Soft cover. Very Good. Four-page photocopied typescript of Boukreev's remarks, on 8.5 x 11 paper, stapled at one corner and folded once horizontally. Boukreev--whose book The Climb describes the events of the tragic 1996 Everest climbing season from his perspective as a guide for Mountain Madness--here questions the effect of media reporting on the climbing community. He concludes "If mountaineers are to play this media game, we must learn very quickly how it affects our concentration, how it takes our energy, and how it feeds our ambition to succeed. This is a personal responsibility and every sportsman must make choices about these questions." Less than two months after writing these words, Boukreev died in an avalanche on Annapurna. (Item #12423)

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Good dust jacket. 360 pp, with 17 plates. Translated from the German by Hugh Merrick. Buhl's solo ascent of Nanga Parbat from the final camp (the first successful summit of the mountain) "ranks as one of the most outstanding feats in climbing history," according to Neate (B210). Buhl fell to his death on Chogolisa in 1957, while descending with Kurt Diemberger. This copy is signed by Diemberger on the half-title page. Boards have some light soiling, bottom corners bumped, bookplate on front pastedown, pages slightly rippled from storage in a humid environment. Jacket is rubbed at the extremities and has considerable soiling to the rear panel and some staining to the spine, but remains attractive overall. (Item #12396)

Salt Lake City, UT: Gibbs Smith, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. First printing. 192 pp, illustrated with photographs, many color. Signed by Child under his name on the title page. Very slight bump to upper corners visible on book and jacket, else fine. Child, one of the leading mountaineering writers of his generation as well as a highly accomplished climber, provides compelling accounts of four different Himalayan expeditions--each with its own challenges, including the loss of his climbing partner, Pete Thexton, on Broad Peak. Signed by Author(s). (Item #12406)

Westminster: Archibald Constable & Company, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Large octavo (6-1/2" x 9-3/4") in publisher's vellum-backed cloth, top edge gilt; xii, 403 pages. With 100 full-page illustrations by A.D. M'Cormick. The scarce limited edition; copy #43 of only 100 numbered copies on thick paper. Very light, scattered foxing. Some darkening to the vellum. Conway was an art historian and accomplished mountaineer, who in 1892 led a large-scale mountaineering expedition to the Karakoram Himalayas, surveying the the Baltoro glacier and the region around K2. In 1894, he walked the length of the Alps from Monte Viso to Gross Glockner with two Gurkha soldiers, a gruelling journey that formed the basis for this popular work. (DNB; Neate C101). (Item #11300)

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Good dust jacket. 344 pp, indexed, extensively illustrated with b/w photos, maps. Translated from the German by Hugh Merrick. Signed by Diemburger on the title page. Boards are sunned at the edges; front board has a subtle stain. Binding tight, text unmarked. Dust jacket has chipping and rubbing to the spine and corners and several closed tears (some internally repaired with clear tape), with a small loss at the rear joint. Diemburger, a highly accomplished Austrian mountaineer, is the only living person to have made first ascents on two mountains over 8000 meters--Broad Peak in 1957 and Dhaulagiri in 1960. This book collects essays on many of his great early climbs in the Alps and Himalaya. Neate D26. Signed by Author(s). (Item #12488)

London: Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, 1977. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Second impression of the revised edition of 1976, with ten additional chapters by Harrer and Kurt Maix. 312 pp, extensively illustrated with photographs and maps, one folding photographic plate. Signed on the title page by Harrer and expedition member Anderl Heckmair. Light dust soiling to top edge; very slight spine slant. In a clean, bright dust jacket protected by a mylar cover. Harrer, author of Seven Years in Tibet, provides a compelling account the history of attempts on the Eiger's north face, both successful and disastrous, and most notably his own first ascent with Heckmair, Ludwig Vorg, and Fritz Kasparek in 1938. One of the true classics of mountaineering literature. Neate H41. Signed by Author(s). (Item #11661)

Boston: James Osgood, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7 3/4 - 9 3/4" tall. 292 pp, in original maroon pebbled cloth with beveled edges; publisher's device on title page. Cloth chipped at spine ends, corners rubbed, very mild spine lean, musty. Binding solid, text unmarked. One of the great classics of American mountaineering, western Americana, and nature writing. King was a geologist and a member of the 1864 California Survey when he made his famous ascent of Mt. Tyndall in the Sierra Nevada, which is described here, along with ascents of Mt. Whitney and Mt. Shasta and exploration of the Yosemite Valley. "King melded scholarship with carefully crafted descriptions to present a comprehensive and moving narrative of the mountaineering experience. King loved the mountains and hoped that his account would lead to increased preservation efforts, but he feared that his book would promote additional tourism and regional degradation. He was right on both accounts" (Sierra Nevada Museum). Howes K148; Cowan p. 328; Graff 2329; Neate K21; Zamarano 80 #47. (Item #12492)

New York: Discovery Books, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. First printing, 227 pp, indexed, illustrated with color photos. Signed on the title page (with a very brief inscription) by Kropp, and also by Jon Krakauer, whose description of Kropp from Into Thin Air is quoted on the dust jacket. Laid in are the publisher's promotional materials, a photocopied review of the book from the New York Times, and a brochure from the 1999 Banff Mountain Book Festival, where Kropp was the featured speaker. Kropp cycled 7000 miles from Sweden to Katmandu before climbing Everest solo, without oxygen or Sherpa support. He was on the mountain as the disasters of the 1996 climbing season unfolded, and part of the book shares his perspective on those events. Early chapters provide a compelling account of the bicycle journey. Kropp was killed in a climbing accident in 2002, and signed copies of his book are quite scarce. (Item #12347)

Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers, 1964. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. 94 pp, with bibliography, maps, line drawings, and spectacular black and white photographs of the peaks, passes, and valleys of the North Cascades. A fine copy but for one small stain on the title page. Dust jacket has mild edgewear and one short (1/4 inch) closed tear. Published shortly before Congress was to take up the question of whether North Cascades should be designated a National Park, and explicitly intended to promote public awareness of the beauty of the area, which was threatened by both mining and logging interests. (Item #12502)

San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. First printing. 223 pp, with 101 stunning full color photographs by Rowell accompanied by Muir's classic text, first published in 1912. Signed by Galen Rowell on the title page. One corner bumped, gift inscription on front blank, else fine. Dust jacket is price-clipped and bumped at the same corner. Published in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Yosemite National Park, the book includes an introduction by Rowell that pays homage to Muir and his critical role in the creation and preservation of the Park. Signed by Author(s). (Item #12504)

London: J.M. Dent and Sons, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. First printing. 252 pp, indexed, with 32 pages of photographs and 5 pages of maps and diagrams. Mild foxing to endpapers, else fine. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has a chip at the head of the spine, on short tear, and some rubbing to the rear panel. "Murray was a prominent in Scottish rock and winter climbing in the 1930s, accomplishing many severe new routes" (Neate M186). He also wrote several climbing novels and general-interest books on the Scottish Highlands. (Item #12276)

Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. 213 pp, extensively illustrated with photographs and maps. As new, in a clean but slightly rumpled dust jacket. An important work by the distinguished mountaineering bibliographer, containing detailed summaries of the location, access, routes, and climbing history of each of the 400 known peaks between 7000 and 8000 meters. (Item #12327)