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East Kinabalu - A Guide to the Eastern Part of Mount Kinabalu

By: CHIN Shui Hiung; Ravi Mandalam & Christopher Chin

Price: £29.50

Publisher: Kota Kinabalu, Opus Publications: 2013

Seller ID: 008891

ISBN: 9833987494

Condition: New

Very well illustrated, large 8vo, pp viii, 152, a very good new copy in dustwrapper. [This book is a guide to the remote and rugged eastern part of Mount Kinabalu, the tallest mountain on the island of Borneo. The western part of the mountain is readily accessible by a scrambling trail that has been developed over several decades into a secure track with guard rails, steps and ropes in steeper sections. It attracts thousands of amateur climbers every year. The eastern summit of Kinabalu was scaled for the first time only in 1957 by two British climbers Myles Bowen and Ross Urquhart, a century...
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A Dream of White Horses - recollections of a life on the rocks

By: Drummond, Edwin

Price: £4.00

Publisher: London, Diadem Books Ltd: 1987

Seller ID: 015345

ISBN: 0906371961

Condition: Good

Illustrated, ocravo, pp 224, three letters in red ink on the front endpaper, otherwise clean internally, brown cloth, bindng leaning slightly, otherwise very good, in a very slightly worn dustwrapper.
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The Conquest of Mount Cook and Other Climbs. An Account of Four Seasons' Mountaineering on the Southern Alps of New Zealand [Fred B. Butler's copy]

By: du Faur, Freda

Price: £175.00

Publisher: London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd: 1915

Seller ID: 015407

Condition: Fair

Illustrated with black and white plates, some of which are mounted, large thick octavo, pp xvi, 250, top edge gilt, other edges uncut, rather weak internally, the hinge at page 176/177 very weak indeed, and some other hinges becoming so, brown cloth slightly rubbed, lower cover very slightly marked, rear corners slightly bruised. [With the stamp of Fred B. Butler on the front endpaper, and also an armorial bookplate. He had a keen sense of local history and over a span of 50 years gathered a collection of archives, manuscripts, photographs and artefacts, most of which related to Taranaki hist...
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The Ascent of Dhaulagiri

By: Eiselin, Max

Price: £28.00

Publisher: Oxford University Press: 1961

Seller ID: 007599

Condition: Good

Illustrated, large 8vo, pp xii, 159, clean internally, blue cloth slightly dull and slightly rubbed and marked. Overall quite a good copy of a very scarce book. [From the library of Anthony Huxley, with his stamp on the front endpaper. Son of Julian, nephew of Aldous, grandson of Leonard and great-grandson of Thomas Henry - Anthony Huxley was the only member of this towering scientific dynasty to choose botany and horticulture as his career. His earlier writings on mountain flowers reflected his passion for the high ground, and among his forty-odd works there stands his "Standard Encyclope...
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Kinabalu - The Haunted Mountain of Borneo: an account of its ascent, its people, flora and fauna

By: Enriquez, Major C.M.

Price: £9.50

Publisher: Kota Kinabalu, Opus Publications: 2008

Seller ID: 008441

ISBN: 9833987257

Condition: New

Illustrated in black and white, small 8vo, pp xvi, 95, paperback, a very good copy. [First published in 1927, Kinabalu: The Haunted Mountain of Borneo still enthralls readers with the exploits of early-day explorers of Kinabalu. This account follows Enrique’s desire to scale the summit with his trusted companion Sau Nan and a small entourage. Enriquez’s account of his expedition contains some of the most beautifully written passages that portray the starkness and beauty of Kinabalu. He notes that "Kinabalu is a sort of Mecca for naturalists", which still holds true today. An enjoya...
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The Great Caving Adventure

By: Farr, Martyn

Price: £4.00

Publisher: Sparkford, Yeovil, The Oxford Illustrated Press: 1984

Seller ID: 014535

ISBN: 0946609101

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, octavo, pp vi, 229, very clean internally, black cloth, binding leaning slightly but otherwise very good, the dustwrapper is slightly faded on the spine but otherwise very clean and bright.
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Darkness Beckons: The History and Development of Cave Diving

By: Farr, Martyn

Price: £20.00

Publisher: London, Diadem Books Ltd: 1980

Seller ID: 014562

ISBN: 0906371503

Condition: Very Good

Well illustrated, square octavo, pp 207, hardback, a very good copy in dustwrapper.
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Among the Hills (with dustwrapper)

By: Farrer, Reginald

Price: £65.00

Publisher: London, Headley Brothers: 1911

Seller ID: 014795

Condition: Good

First edition, second issue ?? (1911). Illustrated, (including 14 mounted colour plates), folding map, large octavo, pp 326, there is a bruise to the top inner margin of the early pages, the title page and the next few pages have a bruise and crease along fore margin, the bottom edge also has two small bumps which affect very slightly the lower margin of some pages, endpapers a little foxed, otherwise clean internally, blue cloth, again with a slight bruise on the upper cover, otherwise in good condition. With the scarce dustwrapper, which is a little age-toned, and slightly worn and frayed...
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The Highest Andes - a record of the first ascent of Aconcagua and Tupumgat in Argentina, and the exploration of the surrounding valleys

By: FITZ GERALD, E.A.

Price: £90.00

Publisher: London, Methuen & Co Ltd: 1899

Seller ID: 006057

Well illustrated with many plates, two folding maps, large 8vo, pp xvi, 390, neat contemporary inscription on the front endpaper, some foxing and browning throughout, a little smoky, decorated cloth gilt, a little worn and marked, spine faded and with two holes at the base. VERY SCARCE
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Muddy Oxbows

By: Hendy, Phil

Price: £3.75

Publisher: Wells, Mendip Publishing: 1978

Seller ID: 014529

ISBN: 0905903099

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated with cartoons, small slim octavo, pp 64, paperback, a good clean copy. [Postage will be reduced]
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Images Below: A Manual of Underground and Flash Photography

By: Howes, Chris

Price: £75.00

Publisher: Cardiff, Wild Places Publishing: 1997

Seller ID: 014717

ISBN: 0952670119

Condition: Very Good

Well illustrated, large octavo, pp xii, 268, a very good bright clean copy in a dustwrapper showing the very slightest signs of use. Signed by author on the title page. SCARCE.
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The Botanists and Guides of Snowdonia

By: Jones, Dewi

Price: £3.00

Publisher: Llanrwst, Gwasg Carreg Gwalch: 1996

Seller ID: 014787

ISBN: 0863813836

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, small octavo, pp 170, paperback, a very good copy.
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Caving Practice and Equipment

By: Judson, David (editor)

Price: £4.50

Publisher: Leicester, Cordlee & British Cave Research Association: 1991

Seller ID: 014578

ISBN: 18711890764

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, octavo, pp vi, 296, very slight signs of use internally, paperback, very slightly worn, upper corner very slightly bruised. Overall still a very good copy.
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Speleology - The Study of Caves

By: Moore, George W. & Sullivan, G. Nicholas

Price: £6.00

Publisher: Teaneck, Zephyrus Press: 1978

Seller ID: 014533

ISBN: 0914264222

Condition: Good

Second revised edition. Illustrated, small octavo, pp xii, 150, a very small mark to the fore-edge, otherwise very clean internally, paperback, very slight signs of wear.
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Everest PIoneer - The Photographs of Captain John Noel

By: Noel, Sandra

Price: £20.00

Publisher: Thrupp, Stroud., Sutton Publishing: 2003

Seller ID: 015331

ISBN: 0750932783

Condition: Very Good

Very well illustrated, horizontal quarto, pp xvi, 176, a very good copy in dustwrapper. [Capturing the drama and tragedy of the 1922 and 1924 expeditions on Everest the first to venture upon the highest mountain on earth, Everest Pioneer features the best of the pictures of Captain John Noel, official photographer to the expeditions.]
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East Kinabalu - Royal Society Expeditions 40th Anniversary Monograph

By: Ravi Mandalam, K.; Davison, G.W.H. & Regis, Patricia

Price: £10.50

Publisher: Kota Kinabalu, The Sabah Society: 2005

Seller ID: 006749

ISBN: 9679994791

Illustrated, large 8vo, pp x, 144, paperback, a very good copy. [This Sabah Society Monograph is devoted to commemorating 40 years since the Royal Society Expeditions to Mount Kinabalu. which was declared a national park in 1964. The Royal Society Expeditions (RSE) of 1961 and 1964 took place when Sabah was in transition from a British administered colony to an independent state within the Malaysian Federation. The First RSE was the last of a long series of major scientific expeditions undertaken during the colonial era. The First RSE was also the first team to undertake an exploration of the ...
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The Dolomiti

By: Scarpa, Dario

Price: £8.50

Publisher: Trento, Editoria s.r.l.: 1985

Seller ID: 006168

ISBN: 8876770089

Well illustrated with colour photographs, large 8vo, pp 124, paperback, a good clean copy.
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Snow Structure and Ski Fields Being an Account of Snow and Ice Forms met with in Nature and a Study on Avalanches and Snowcraft

By: Seligman, G.

Price: £50.00

Publisher: London, Macmillan & Co Ltd: 1936

Seller ID: 014128

Condition: Very Good

Very well illustrated (including a folding photographic frontispiece), octavo, pp xii, 555, very clean internally, blue cloth, a very slight suggestion of bowing to the cloth, spine slightly faded.
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The Valley of Flowers

By: Smythe, Frank S.

Price: £11.50

Publisher: London, Hodder & Stoughton: 1938

Seller ID: 013575

Condition: Good

First edition. Illustrated, octavo, pp xiv, 322, a little age-toned throughout, very slight foxing, endpapers slightly marked, two names on front endpaper have been blocked out in ink, cloth a little worn and rubbed.
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Ice Fall in Norway

By: Twistleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, Ranulph

Price: £12.50

Publisher: London, Hodder & Stoughton: 1974

Seller ID: 011264

ISBN: 0340155345

Condition: Very Good

Second impression, illustrated, pp 160, very slight age-toning, but otherwise clean internally, cloth in very good condition, in a very slightly worn dustwrapper with a slight tear on its upper cover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. [The 1970 expedition to the Jostedals glacier in Norway, and the descent of the formidable Briksdalsbre.]
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