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[003939] Adams, Richard and Ronald Lockley. Voyage Through the Antarctic. London: Allen Lane, 1982. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Boards. Signed Copy. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0 7139 1396 7. SIGNED BY RICHARD ADAMS AND PETER HIRST-SMITH (the photographer) on the f.f.e.p., numerous plain and colour photographic illustrations, navy boards, small bookseller's label to front paste-down, pictorial dust-jacket, (in protective sleeve). A fine signed copy of this lavishly illustrated account of the Antarctic. £45.00

[003932] Borup, George. A Tenderfoot with Peary. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1911. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Cloth. With an ALS. Fine / No Jacket. WITH AN ALS TO SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON FROM THE AUTHOR'S FATHER presenting this copy of his son's book to him (loosely inserted), photographic frontispiece, full-page photographic illustrations, folding map, original royal blue cloth with vignette of an eskimo being chased by a polar bear to the upper cover, spine lettered in gilt, (in mylar), extremities very lightly rubbed. An interesting copy which was presented to polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton by the author's father. A very bright copy of George Borup's account of his experiences in the North Pole with the Peary expedition. £350.00

[003943] Caras, Roger A. Antarctica: land of Frozen Time. Philadelphia and New York: Chilton Books, 1962. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Inscribed By Author. Very Good / Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the f.f.e.p., plain and colour photographic illustrations, folding chart by A. Peter Ianuzzi, blue cloth, spine lettered in black, minor light rubbing to edges, pictorial dust-jacket showing penguin (in protective sleeve), edgewear, price-clipped. A very good inscribed copy of this 1962 well illustrated history of Antarctica. £50.00

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		[003939] Adams, Richard and Ronald Lockley. Voyage Through the Antarctic. London: Allen Lane, 1982. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Boards. Signed Copy. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0 7139 1396 7. SIGNED BY RICHARD ADAMS AND PETER HIRST-SMITH (the photographer) on the f.f.e.p., numerous plain and colour photographic illustrations, navy boards, small bookseller's label to front paste-down, pictorial dust-jacket, (in protective sleeve). A fine signed copy of this lavishly illustrated account of the Antarctic. £45.00 [003932] Borup, George. A Tenderfoot with Peary. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1911. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Cloth. With an ALS. Fine / No Jacket. WITH AN ALS TO SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON FROM THE AUTHOR'S FATHER presenting this copy of his son's book to him (loosely inserted), photographic frontispiece, full-page photographic illustrations, folding map, original royal blue cloth with vignette of an eskimo being chased by a polar bear to the upper cover, spine lettered in gilt, (in mylar), extremities very lightly rubbed. An interesting copy which was presented to polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton by the author's father. A very bright copy of George Borup's account of his experiences in the North Pole with the Peary expedition. £350.00 [003943] Caras, Roger A. Antarctica: land of Frozen Time. Philadelphia and New York: Chilton Books, 1962. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Inscribed By Author. Very Good / Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the f.f.e.p., plain and colour photographic illustrations, folding chart by A. Peter Ianuzzi, blue cloth, spine lettered in black, minor light rubbing to edges, pictorial dust-jacket showing penguin (in protective sleeve), edgewear, price-clipped. A very good inscribed copy of this 1962 well illustrated history of Antarctica. £50.00 [003945] Faux, Ronald. High Ambition: a Biograp[hy of Reinhold Messner. London: Alpine Sports in Association with Victor Gollancz, 1982. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Boards. Signed by Author and Subject. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: . SPECIAL EDITION OF 1,000 COPIES SIGNED BY REINHOLD MESSNER AND RONALD FAUX, plain photographic illustrations, map, endpapers printed as map, black boards, pictorial dust-jacket (in protective sleeve), inner flaps a trifle discoloured. A signed copy of this biography of the formidable mountaineer, Reinhold Messner. £150.00 [000021] Fuchs, Sir Vivian and Sir Edmund Hillary. The Crossing of Antarctica. London: Cassell, 1958. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Signed by Author. Fair / No Jacket. autographed label signed by Fuchs pasted in, numerous plain and photographic illustrations, endpapers showing map of the Antarctic, original blue cloth lettered in silver on spine, some soiling to spine, lacking dust-jacket, some spotting to fore-edge. A must-have for any collector of Antarctica. This attractive book tells the story of the Trans-Antarctic expedition. £50.00 [003931] Glen, A. R.. Young Men in the Arctic. The Oxford University Arctic Expedition to Spitsbergen 1933. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1935. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Inscribed By Author. Fine / No Jacket. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the f.f.e.p., FROM EDWARD SHACKLETON'S LIBRARY, (inscribed to his wife), full-page photographic illustrations, folding map, original blue cloth, spine stamped in silver and lettered in red, (in mylar), minor stain to corner of front paste-down, a bright and clean copy of this account of the Oxford University Arctic expedition of 1933, inscribed by the author and from the expolorer, Edward Shackleton's library. £165.00 [004972] Grenfell, Anne and Katie Spalding. Le Petit Nord: Annals of a Labrador Harbour. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1925. First UK Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Signed. With Original Drawing. Very Good / No Jacket. n.d. [1925], with a full-page pen and ink sketch to the f.f.e.p. of a man adrift on some ice, inscribed by Wilfred Grenfell (the author's husband and fellow author), plain line illustrations, advertisement from the Grenfell Association loosely inserted, olive green cloth lettered in black with design showing polar bear blocked to upper cover, extremities very lightly rubbed, (in mylar), minor offsetting to endleaves. A copy with an original sketch by the author's husband, Sir Wilfred Grenfell of his wife's account of working for a mission in Labrador. £80.00 [004760] Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason (sir). a Labrador Doctor: The Autobiography. London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1930. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Inscribed. With Original Drawing. Very Good / Very Good. [January, 1930], reprint of revised popular editon, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR with a pen and ink sketch of the SS Strathcona and dated Oct 1930 tn the f.f.e.p., frontispiece portrait of the author, plain photographic illustrations, red cloth, extremities very lightly rubbed, pictorial dust-jacket (in protective sleeve), price-clipped, browned, with light rubbing and chipping, neat gift inscription to front paste-down. An inscribed copy of this popular edition of Sir Wilfred Grenfell's autobiography. The copy is inscribed and has a sketch by the author of his ship at sea. The author spent 32 years in Labrador and northern Newfoundland as a doctor. £45.00 [003947] Grenfell, Wilfred (sir). The Story of a Labrador Doctor. London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1925. Abridged Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Inscribed By Author. Very Good / Very Good. [1925] first abridged edition, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the f.f.e.p., frontispiece portrait of the author, plain photographic illustrations, blue cloth, extremities lightly rubbed, pictorial dust-jacket (in protective sleeve), chipping and rubbing to extremities, fore-edge lightly browned. An inscribed copy of this abridged edition of Sir Wilfred Grenfell's autobiography. The author spent 32 years in Labrador and northern Newfoundland as a doctor. £25.00 [004905] Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason (sir). a Labrador Doctor: The Autobiography of Sir Wilfred Grenfell. London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1931. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Inscribed. With Original Drawing. Very Good / No Jacket. [March, 1931], reprint of revised popular editon, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR with a pen and ink sketch of a skier descending a hill, inscribed 'The hunter home from the hill. Wilfred Grenfell. Labrador' to the f.f.e.p., frontispiece portrait of the author, plain photographic illustrations, red cloth, extremities very lightly rubbed, bookseller's label to rear paste-down (in mylar). An inscribed copy of this popular edition of Sir Wilfred Grenfell's autobiography. The copy is inscribed and has a sketch by the author of a skier. The author spent 32 years in Labrador and northern Newfoundland as a doctor. £35.00 [003941] Hempleman-Adams, David. A Race Against Time: British Geomagnetic North Pole Expedition 1992. Worcester: The Self Publishing Association Ltd, 1993. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Boards. Presentation Copy. Inscribed By Author. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 1 85421 199 4. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO THE POLAR EXPLORER, EDWARD SHACKLETON, colour photographic illustrations, navy boards, pictorial dust-jacket. A fine presentation copy from the author to Edward Shackleton of the account of the 1992 20-day expedition to the Geomagnetic North Pole. £35.00 [005058] Herbert, Wally. Across the Top of the World: The British Trans-Arctic Expedition. London: Longmans, 1969. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Boards. Signed Copy. Signed by Author. Very Good / No Jacket. Signed and dated 1970 by the author on the title-page, plain photographic illustrations, blue boards, (in mylar)., small stain to upper cover from top edge of book. A signed copy of the account of the 16 month journey in 1968/1969 from Alaska to Spitsbergen via the North Pole on foot. £40.00 [003952] Howerd, Gareth. Dew Line Doctor. London: Robert Hale Limited, 1961. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Inscribed By Author. Very Good / Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the f.f.e.p., double-page map, plain photographic plates, blue cloth, edges lightly rubbed, pictorial dust-jacket, extremities lightly rubbed and chipped with small losses (in protective sleeve). A unusual inscribed copy of this record of the author's experiences as doctor to the distant early warning line in the Arctic. £22.00 [003890] Lindsay, Martin. Sledge: The British Trans-Greenland Expedition 1934. London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1935. First UK Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Inscribed. Inscribed By Author. Very Good / No Jacket. INSCRIBED AND DATED BY ARTHUR GODFREY AND MARTIN LINDSAY on the f.f.e.p., half-tone plates (one folding panorama), 5 maps, (one folding), line illustrations, minor corner loss to p. 35, original navy blue cloth (in mylar), minor light spotting to edges of prelims and towards fore-edge, newspaper clipping loosely inserted, extremities lightly rubbed. A very good copy of the account of the British Trans-Greenland expedition from 1935 inscribed by two members of the team, the author and Arthur (Daniel) Godfrey. £150.00 [005337] Macmillan, Donald B.. Four Years in the White North. Boston and New York: The Medici Society of America, 1925. New and Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Signed Copy. Signed by Author. Very Good / No Jacket. Signed by the author on the f.f.e.p., foreword by Adolphus W. Greely, plain photographic illustrations, maps, original dark navy cloth, lettered in gilt, ruled in blind, (in mylar), extremities lightly rubbed, pictorial endpapers printed as maps. A signed copy of Donald Macmillan's time spent in frozen North whilst an arctic explorer. £30.00 [003880] Masik, August and Isobel Wylie Hutchinson. Arctic Nights' Entertainments: Being the Narrative of an Alaskan-Estonian Digger August Masik as Told to Isobel Wylie Hutchinson During the Arctic Night of 1933-34 Near Martin Point, Alaska. London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son Limited, 1935. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Signed Copy. Signed by Author. Very Good / No Jacket. SIGNED BY ISOBEL WYLIE HUTCHINSON on the title-page, f.f.e.p., colour printed frontispiece, plain plates, original blue cloth (in mylar), extremities lightly rubbed, spine a trifle lent, neat gift inscription to f.f.e.p. An uncommon inscribed copy of this account of the author's friendship with an Alaskan pioneer and her journey across the arctic. £150.00 [000294] Mountevans, Admiral Lord. Adventurous Life. London: Hutchinson, 1946. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Inscribed By Author. Fine / No Jacket. inscribed by the author "Teddy" on the title-page, photographic illusrations, blue cloth, gold lettering, no dust-jacket, pages slightly spotted but otherwise a good copy of a signed work by the explorer. £45.00 [003163] Mountevans, Admiral Lord. From Husky to Sno-Cat: a Short Survey of Polar Exploration Yesterday and Today. London: Staples Press Limited, 1957. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. Photographic illustrations, endpapers printed as map, red cloth, pictorial dust-jacket, some chipping and fraying, backstrip and rear panel slightly darkened, in protective sleeve. A very good copy of explorer Teddy, Admiral Lord Mountevans's account of the history of polar exploration. £20.00 [003953] Nansen, Fridtjof. L'Armenie et Le Proche Orient. Paris: Imprimerie Massis, 1928. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Wraps. Inscribed By Author. Fine / N/A. INSCRIBED IN 1928 IN GERMAN BY NANSEN to the title-page, plain illustrations, double page map, plan and map, original cream printed wrappers, (in mylar), minor offsetting from ink inscription to facing page, minor shelfwear. RARE French work on Nansen's Armenian expedition. Inscribed by the great explorer. £285.00 [003710] Nobile, Umberto. With the "Italia" to the North Pole. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1930. First Edition in English. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. Translated by Frank Fleetwood, plain photographic illustrations, 2 folding maps, cream cloth, spine a little spotted, outer edges slightly discoloured, pictorial dust-jacket (in protective sleeve), backstrip slightly darkened, extremities chipped, repaired tear and minot creasing to front panel. The first edition in English of umberto Nobile's account of his catastrophic voyage to the North Pole by airship and susequent rescue after enduring bitter conditions. £60.00 [003935] Norgay, Tenzing and James Ramsey Ullman. Tiger of the Snows: The Autobiography of Tenzing of Everest. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Inscribed By Author. Very Good / Very Good. INSCRIBED AND DATED BY TENZING on the recto of the frontispiece, frontispiece, numerous photographic illustrations, original blue cloth, spine and covers with gilt lettering, minor light rubbing to extremities, endpapers printed as map, fore-edge a trifle discoloured, pictorial dust-jacket (in protective sleeve), illustration of Tenzing by Dwight Shepler to front panel, price-clipped, minor shelfwear. RARE. An inscribed copy of the uncommon first edition of Tenzing's autobiography in very good condition. £650.00 [005341] Noyce, Wilfrid. The Springs of Adventure. London: John Murray, 1958. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Signed Copy. Signed by Author. Very Good / Good. SIGNED by the author on the f.f.e.p., plain photographic illustrations, blue cloth, extremities lightly rubbed and faded, outer edges slightly browned, pictorial dust-jacket, (in protective sleeve), price-clipped, extremities chipped/frayed, staining to upper edge of rear panel. An uncommon signed copy of this collection of this exploration of legendary adventurers by mountaineer poet Noyce. £150.00 [003950] Ommanney, F. D.. North Cape. London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1938. New Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Inscribed By Author. Good / No Jacket. INSCRIBED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title, plain photographic illustrations, endpapers printed as map, blue cloth, lightly rubbed (in mylar), some minor spotting to fore-edge, neat gift inscription to f.f.e.p. An inscribed copy of this personal account of life in the North Cape. £25.00 [003946] Ommanney, F. D.. South Latitude. London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1938. New Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Inscribed By Author. Good / Fair. INSCRIBED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR on the title-page, plain photographic illustrations, endpapers printed as map, green cloth, pictorial dust-jacket (in protective sleeve), price-clipped, extremities chipped, losses to head of backstrip, edge of front panel and corner of rear panel, smoe light foxing to endleaves and fore-edge. An inscribed copy of this personal account of life in the Antarctic. £20.00 [003927] Ponting, Herbert G.. The Great White South or With Scott in the Antarctic Being an Account of Experiences with Captain Scott's Spouth Pole Expedition and of the Nature Life of the Antarctic. ill. The Author. London: Duckworth, 1928. Eighth Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Inscribed By Author. Very Good / Very Good. INSCRIBED BY PONTING, with original publisher's insert which has been corrected by the author, introduction by Lady Scott, numerous photographic illustrations by Ponting, original blue/grey cloth lettered and ruled in black, extremities and head and tail lightly rubbed, fore-edge slightly spotted, original pictorial dust-jacket depicting a penguin (in protective sleeve), extremities lightly rubbed and chipped, small losses to head and tail of backstrip and edge of lower panel. A SCARCE INSCRIBED COPY OF PONTING'S ACCOUNT OF SCOTT'S 1910-1913 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, which Ponting, the expedition's photographer, recorded in a remarkable series of images depicting the Terra Nova, members of the expedition and the numerous penguins that he befriended. With the illusive dust-jacket. £650.00 [000308] Scott, J.M.. Gino Watkins. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1935. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. coloured frontispiece portrait, other tables and illustrations, original blue cloth with gilt medallion embossed of Watkins to upper cover, pictorial dust-jacket, chipped with minor soiling, fore-edge a bit spotted otherwise a very good copy of the life of the polar explorer. £45.00 [004903] Scott, Captain [Robert Falcon] and Leonard Huxley (editor). Scott's Last Expedition. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1913. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Association Copy. With ALS. Very Good / No Jacket. Two volumes, With an ALS from Scott tipped onto the f.f.e.p. of volume II, 3-pages, on folded headed paper, arranged by Leonard Huxley, preface by Sir Clements Markham, half-titles, photogravure frontispieces, 6 plain plates, 18 in colour, 260 full-page and other illustrations in the text mostly from photographs by Ponting, 2 folding panoramas and 8 folding maps, engraved bookplates of Leonard Noble dated 1859, extracts from the Times 1913 pasted onto prelims of vol. I, unpublished photograph of Captain Scott by Wilson Noble pasted onto half-title, original navy blue straight-grained cloth, top edges gilt, (in mylar), extremities lightly rubbed, outer edges slightly spotted, some light foxing, "This is undoubtedly the most widely-known of all Antarctic expeditions and publications. Readers, having absorbed Scott's account of the expedition in the first volume, would have discovered in the second volume a host of first-hand accounts, deserving of more weight today: Cherry-Garrard's account of the Winter Journey, Victor Campbell's narrative of the Northern Party, Griffith Taylor on the Western Journeys, Raymond Priestley on the ascent of Erebus, preliminary scientific reports from Edward Wilson's staff and throughout the unrivalled photography of Herbert Ponting" - Taurus. Taurus 77; Books on Ice, 6.10; Rosove 290.A1; Spence 1056; Conrad p188. This copy contains an als on headed paper, dated '9.1.08' From Captain Scott to Mr. Noble thanking him profusely for the photograph he kindly sent, stating 'the likenesses are excellent' and also for the warm reception he received when visiting Park Place. He also sends his mother's kindest regards but mentions that she finds the cold days trying. Wilson Noble (1854-1917) of Park Place, Remenham, was MP for Hastings. He was also an enthusiastic photographer and was appointed President of the St. Leonards Photographic Society. £3,000.00 [003934] Severin, Tim. The Brendan Voyage. London: Hutchinson, 1978. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth-backed Boards. Signed Copy. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 09 133100 5. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR, Trondur Patursson on the title-page, plain illustrations, colour photographs, navy blue cloth-backed green boards, corners very slightly bumped, pictorial dust-jacket, (in protective sleeve), only light shelfwear. An inscribed copy of this account of the author's intrepid voyage across the Atlantic in a Medieval style leather boat. £45.00 [003963] Shackleton, E. H.. Au Coeur De L'antarctique Expedition Du "nimrod" Au Pole Sud. Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1910. First Edition in French. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Inscribed. Very Good / N/A. INSCRIBED BY THE TRANSLATOR CHARLES RABOT on the half-title, 12 colour plates, plain photographic illustrations, folding panorama, coloured folding map, original grey wrappewrs bound in, navy blue cloth with inset silver panel showing arctic scene, lettered in silver, (in mylar), minor light rubbing to extremities, top edge gilt, fore and outer edges slightly browned. A very good copy of the first French edition of Shackleton's 'Heart of the Antarctic' inscribed by the French translator. A lovely copy of a seminal work of Antarctica. £550.00 [004815] Smith, C. Alphonso. O. Henry. London, New York, Totonto : Hodder & Stoughton, 1916. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Association Copy. Signed. Very Good / No Jacket. FROM THE LIBRARY OF POLAR EXPLORER SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON, with his book label and signature to the front paste-down, frontispiece portrait, (becoming detached but present), plain illustrations, cutting on the author loosely inserted, outer edges of pages slightly browned, russett cloth (in myar), edges slightly bowed. An interesting copy of this biography of O. Henry the American short story writer from the library of explorer Ernest Shackleton. £350.00 [003825] Smythe, F. S. . The Kangchenjunga Adventure. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1931. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / No Jacket. frontispiece and 47 plain plates, original green cloth (in mylar), spine lettered in gilt, fore-edge with minor scattered spotting. Account of the first British expedition to attemt the ascent of one of the greater peaks of the Himalaya mountain range, Kanchenjunga. £30.00 [005059] Younghusband, Francis (Sir). The Epic of Mount Everest. ill. . London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1926. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Association Copy. Inscribed By Author. Very Good / No Jacket. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO H. F. MONTAGNIER 'another great lover of mountains' and dated February, 1927 on the half-title, plain photographic illustrations, lbrown cloth lettered and ruled in black (in mylar), some light scattered foxing, fore-edge lightly spotted. A scarce inscribed copy of this seminal mountaineering book. A condensed description of the three 1920s Everest expeditions by Francis Younghusband. Younghusband was elected President of the Royal Geographic Society in 1919, and two years later became Chairman of the Mount Everest Committee which was set up in 1921 to co-ordinate the reconnaissance of Mount Everest. He actively encouraged climbers, including George Mallory, to attempt the first ascent of Mount Everest, and they followed the same initial route as the earlier Tibet Mission. The copy is inscribed to Hanry Fairbanks Montagnier (1877-1933), who was a well-known American climber and a passionate lover of mountaineering. He was a member of the Alpine Club and Himalyan Club. He collected much of the original source material during his sojourn in Switzerland during WWI for D. W. Freshfield's book "Life of de Saussure" (Edward Arnold, 1920). He also had a wonderful mountaineering library which remains unparalleled in the field. £350.00



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