Category: Mountaineering & Caving

Caving Magazines - British Cave Research, and others - Speleology, Speleonics, Radio, etc.

Price: £6.50

Seller ID: 017023

Binding: Unbound

Condition: Fair

A MIXED COLLECTION OF CAVING MAGAZINES, CONNECTED IN PARTICULAR WITH RADIO, TECHNOLOGY AND PHOTOGRAPHY: British Cave Research Association. Cave Radio & Electronics Group. Newsletters 6 - 12, 15 - 17, 20, 23 & 51. (1991 - 2003); Speleonics. Issues 6 - 10, 14, 18 & 19. (USA 1986 - 1993); Grampian Speleological Group. Newsletters 53, 71, 73. (1988 - 1992); Underground Photographer. Issues 1 and 4 (1995 - 1996); Together with a handful of miscellaneous papers, including Hamish MacInnes report "Ground Probing Radar for Avalanche Search (CAS Bag number 11), and David Gibson's article on Cave Radi...
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Mendip : It's Swallet Caves and Rock Shelters

By: Balch, H.E.

Price: £15.00

Publisher: Wells, Clare, Son & Co. : 1937

Seller ID: 018032

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good

Illustrated with photographs, one folding chart, small octavo, pp 211, clean internally, front and rear hinges very lightly repaired, green cloth rubbed and slightly worn. the spine dull. Still a good sound copy.
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Tours in Sikhim and the Darjeeling District

By: Brown, Percy (revised and edited by Joan Townend]

Price: £40.00

Publisher: Calcutta, W. Newman & Co., Limited : 1944

Seller ID: 018515

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Fourth edition. Frontispiece, three folding mountain profiles, three folding road contours, a folding map in the rear pocket, small octavo, pp xii, 188, slightly used and age-toned internally, paperback, the covers browned and slightly worn. SCARCE.
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Tours in Sikhim and the Darjeeling District

By: Brown, Percy (revised and edited by Joan Townend]

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Calcutta, W. Newman & Co., Limited : 1934

Seller ID: 018516

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

Third edition. Frontispiece, three folding mountain profiles, three folding road contours, a folding map, small octavo, pp xvi, 223, a bit used and dog-eared internally but still tight, lacking the rear cover and its pocket but the map is now inserted loose, the map is slightly worn at the folds, paperback, the upper cover and spine rather worn and marked; a signature on the front endpaper and on the verso of the map.
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Guide to the Appalachian Trail in Central and Southwestern Virginia

By: Campbell, Thomas H. (et al)

Price: £3.50

Publisher: Harpers Ferry, Appalachian Trail Conference Inc. : 1974

Seller ID: 016623

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

12mo, pp (c.300), a few turned corners but otherwise clean internally, paperback,covers very slightly worn, the spine faded. [There are no maps in this edition]
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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-13: 9789833987498

Binding: Pictorial laminated boards

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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Lascaux and Cagnac

By: Daniel, Glynn

Price: £8.00

Publisher: London, Lutterworth Press : 1955

Seller ID: 017899

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, octavo, pp 127, the title page very slightly blemished, otherwise very clean internally, red cloth in very good condition, the dustwrapper is a bit worn, chipped, creased and frayed, with two pieces missing from its rear cover, but now preserved in a removable clear cover which makes it quite presentable.
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Ruwenzori - An Account of the Expedition of H.R.H. Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of the Abruzzi

By: De Filippi, Filippo

Price: £50.00

Publisher: New York, Greenwood Press : 1969

Seller ID: 018919

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Facsimile reprint of the 1908 edition. Well illustrated (including folding panoramas of the mountain ranges), large octavo, pp xvi, 408, the first three pages have a slight crease at the bottom corner, otherwise very clean internally, brown cloth in very good condition.
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Image for 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]

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

Binding: Cloth

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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Guide to the Mulanje Massif

By: Eastwood, Frank

Price: £15.00

Publisher: Johannesburg, Lorton Communications : 1988

Seller ID: 019089

ISBN-13: 9780620118965

Binding: Boards

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, and with seven folding maps at the rear (one is a little creased), pp 147, signature of Brian O'Shea on the front endpaper, otherwise very clean internally, pictorial boards, a very good copy.
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The Ascent of Dhaulagiri

By: Eiselin, Max

Price: £28.00

Publisher: Oxford University Press : 1961

Seller ID: 007599

Binding: Cloth

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 Encyclopedia ...
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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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Below the Snow Line

By: Freshfield, Douglas W.

Price: £18.00

Publisher: London, Constable & Company Ltd : 1923

Seller ID: 019441

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good

Illustrated with nine maps, octavo, pp viii, 270, generally clean internally but a previous owner has entered occasional pencil crosses in text and index and these are quite heavy - an imprint is left even if erased, there are also a few notes on the rear endpapers; green cloth very slightly marked and ith just slight signs of wear.
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Muddy Oxbows

By: Hendy, Phil

Price: £3.75

Publisher: Wells, Mendip Publishing : 1978

Seller ID: 014529

ISBN-13: 9780905903095

Binding: Paperback

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: £65.00

Publisher: Cardiff, Wild Places Publishing : 1997

Seller ID: 014717

ISBN-13: 9780952670117

Binding: Cloth

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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Below Scafell (with signed letter)

By: Hoys, Dudley

Price: £35.00

Publisher: London New York & Toronto, Geoffrey Cumberledge, Oxford University Press : 1956

Seller ID: 016946

Binding: Cloth-backed boards

Condition: Very Good

Second impression. Small octavo, pp (6), 186, illustrated with small line drawings by Lynton Lamb and eight photographic plates, very clean internally, cloth-backed patterned boards, a slight mark on the title label otherwise vert good, the dustwrapper (also by Lynton Lamb) is not price-clipped and shows only slight signs of use. Signed by author on the title page and with a short but charming typed note from the author loosely inserted. A great 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

Binding: Paperback

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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The Mountain World. 1953

By: Kurz, Marcel

Price: £5.00

Publisher: London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd : 1953

Seller ID: 017280

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good

Well illustrated, large octavo, pp 220, slight foxing to the fore-edge, otherwise just slightly used internally, brown cloth very slightly worn and faded, the dustwrapper is rubbed, frayed and a little torn. [There is, at the rear, an impressive fold-out photographic panorama of the Kumbu-Cwm with Everest in the centre. The account of the first Swiss expedition to Everest, 1952, occupies 113 pages.]
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The Border Line - from the Solway Firth to the North Sea along the Marches of Scotland and England

By: Mack, James Logan

Price: £32.50

Publisher: Edinburgh and London, Oliver & Boyd : 1924

Seller ID: 019302

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good

Well illustrated, small thick quarto, pp xx, 316, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, very slightly used internally, blue cloth a little worn and scuffed, the head and tail of the spine pulled. A heavy book - extra postage may be necessary for some areas.
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Bushcraft - an inspirational guide to surviving in the wilderness

By: Mears, Ray

Price: £12.50

Publisher: London, Hodder & Stoughton : 2002

Seller ID: 016343

ISBN-13: 9780340792582

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good

Well illustrated, horizontal quarto, pp 232, a small neat name on the front endpaper, otherwise a good copy in a slightly worn dustwrapper. [Popular survival expert Ray Mears presents a richly illustrated compendium of practical skills and wisdom, relevant not only to wilderness survival, but also urban life. The book contains step-by-step guides to a wide range of survival techniques, as well as accounts of Ray's own experiences and his bushcraft philosophy. ]
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