Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co.. Very Good/No Jacket. 1935. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo "Men and Mountains: Man's Victory Over Nature". Stated First Edition. 329 pp. End pages uncut. Blue cloth with black illustration and printing on upper cover. Edges are worn and head and tail of spine and corners are frayed. Endpapers are decorated with red map on a blue background. Translated by Beatrice Kinkead. 6 color illustrations by N. Lapshin. The story of how people in the Soviet Union were rem... more information

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London and New York: J.M. Dent & Co., E.P. Dutton & Co.. Very Good. 1907. First Trade Edition. Cloth. 10" x 7-1/2" Beautifully illustrated with 24 mounted color plates protected with captioned tissue guards, 12 illustrations with tint and 66 line drawings by Arthur Rackham. xix, 549 pp. Green cloth with gold gilt decoration and printing on front cover. Spine is tanned and gold gilt on spine is faded. Very minor wear at head and tail of spine. Heavy green endpapers decorated with black... more information

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Barre, Massachusetts: Imprint Society. Fine. 1971. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Limited Edition of 1950 copies. Missing the slipcase. Illustrated with charts and drawings by the author. Edited, with notes and an Introduction by mark D. Kaplanoff. xxvii, 248 pp. The decorations on the cover, title page and chapter heads were drawn by Stan Washburn. Gray cloth boards with yellow cloth binding on the spine. The interior is clean and unmarked. A wonderful reprint of the original journal of exploration. . ... more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good/Very Good. 1967. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Stated First American Edition on copyright page with publication date 1967 on title page. 288 pp. with erratum slip commenting on the colophon laid in. Illustrated with 47 photographs and 5 maps. Original teal colored clothe with gold gilt printing on the upper cover and spine. Slight fading to the boards. The interior of the book is clean and unmarked and the text block is tight. Colofully illustrated dust jacke... more information

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New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Almost Fine/Almost Fine. 1981. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo 0-525-12800-X 401 pp. Stated First Edition on copyright page. Gray boards with author's signature blind stamped on front cover. White cloth spine binding with silver gilt box for title. Author and publisher in red printing on spine. Very slight bumps to head and tail of spine. Endpapers are colored gray. Small book shop label pasted at top edge of rear endpaper. Maroon dust jacket with silver and ye... more information

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New York: Random House. Fine/Fine. 1998. First Trade Edition. Hard Cover. 0-375-50137-1 Copyright 1998 by Garp Enterprises, Ltd. Stated First Trade Edition with number line on copyright page beginning with 2. 537 pp. Black paper covered boards with black cloth binding on the spine. The interior is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket design by Honi Werner. No chips or tears to the jacket. The price is intact on the jacket flap. . ... more information

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London: B.T. Batsford Ltd.. Very Good/No Jacket. 1955. First Edition. Hard Cover. xv, 240 pp. Original blue cloth with gold gilt printing on the spine. Very minor bumps to the corners and the tail of the spine. Illustrated with black and white photographs and illustrations. . ... more information

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Tarrytown, NY: Sleepy Hollow Press. Fine/Fine. 1981. First Edition. Cloth. 8-3/4" x 5-7/8" 0-912882-47-6 [20 pp. prelim. unnumbered.] 465 pp. Facsimile Edition based on three editions published in 1848, 1852, and 1854 to create a composite facsimile which is as close to the original 1852 edition, published by George P. Putnam, New York, as "exhaustive research, modern technology and common sense allow." Beautiful, heavy green cloth (looks like leather) with blind stamped border and... more information

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Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press. Fine. 1967. Limited Edition. Leather. The Easton Press Collector's Edition. Illustrated by Gordon Ross. xiv, 399 pp. Octavo. Black and white frontispiece portrait of the author. Brown leather binding with ornate gold gilt decoration on the upper cover. Three raised bands and gold gilt printing on the spine. Orange moire endpapers and gold silk ribbon marker. Attractive owner's bookplate on front pastedown. All edges are gold gilt. The interior is clean and unmar... more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine/Fine. 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. 0684807610 First Edition, First Printing with number line on copyright page ending with 1. x, 590 pp. Illustrated with black and white photos. As new, unread condition. The dust jacket has no chips or tears and the price is intact on the front flap. A very readable biography of Franklin, a man about whom we can never know enough. . ... more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine/Fine. 2007. First Edition. Hard Cover. 0743264738 First Edition, First Printing with number line on copyright page ending with 1. xxii, 675 pp. Illustrated with black and white photos. As new, unread condition. The dust jacket has no chips or tears and the price is intact on the front flap. The first full biography of Albert Einstein after his papers became available. . ... more information

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New York: E.P. Dutton & Co.. Fine/Very Good. 1954. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo 319 pp. Mottled blue paper covered boards with blue cloth binding on the spine. Bright silver gilt on spine. Modest, inked gift inscription on FFEP. Blue dust jacket with b/w photo of author on upper cover. Studio photo of author on lower cover of jacket. Price intact on front jacket flap. Head and tail of spine and edges of jacket are mildly worn with small chips. Corners of jacket have tiny chips. The story of the fi... more information

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London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good/Very Good. 1955. First U.K. Edition. Cloth. 8 Vo 302 pp. Green cloth with bright gold gilt printing on the spine. Endpapers are decorated with a map of the Himalayas. 47 b/w photo illustrations. Small book store label on FEP. Front board is slightly bowed and leaf edges very mildly spotted. Colorful dust jacket painting of Yeti footprints in the snow. Price clipped. Slight wear at head and tail of spine and rubbing along the edges of the dust jacket. Describes t... more information

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