1 "Welcom" The MOUNT EVEREST Wonders of the World Jig-Saw Puzzle. Over 200 pieces Made in England by Williams Ellis & Co. Ltd. London EC4 c 1940's   Printed in Full Colours. Fully Interlocking making a complete picture size 14" x 10" In the original box Price 6d. Very rare now.  Very Good £180

2 Allworth (Ed.) E. CENTRAL ASIA 120 Years of Russian Rule. Duke University Press. 1987 1st. pp606. many text figs. orig. cloth.  Near Fine £24

3 Ambolt N. KARAVAN. Travels in Eastern Turkestan. Blackie. 1939 1st. pp191. frontis. and 7 cold. plates. 55 b/w. illus. orig. black cloth gilt.  Very Good- £35

4 Bagchi P.C. INDIA AND CENTRAL ASIA.  National Council of Education, Bengal. 1955 1st. pp184. fold. map. printed wrappers.  Very Good- £24

5 Ballard J. ONE AND TWO HALVES TO K2. The Journey of Alison Hargreaves' Family to K2.  BBC Books.  1996 1st.  pp208.  cold. illus. maps. Signed by  in p/c dw Near Fine. £18

6 Banks M. RAKAPOSHI.   Secker & Warburg. 1959 1st.  pp238.  cold. frontis. 35 illus. 3 maps. orig. red cloth. in dw Very Good- £24

7 Barnes M. AFTER EVEREST. An Autobiography by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa.  Allen & Unwin.  1977 1st.  pp184.  15 + b/w plates & 8 + colour plates. Signed by Tenzing on title page togther with newspaper cutting of his visit to Leeds. in dw Near Fine £595

8 Barry J. K2 SAVAGE MOUNTAIN SAVAGE SUMMER.   O.U.P. 1987 1st.  pp187. cold. illus. diagrams. maps.  cold. pict. card. in in dw Very Good £30

9 Bates R.H. FIVE MILES HIGH. The First American Karakoram Expedition.  Robert Hale. 1940 1st.  pp319.  frontis. 30 illus. text diagrams. e.p. maps. orig. cloth very sl. faded & frayed at top of sp. corner, with mark on back.  Very Good- £175

10 Baume L. SIVALAYA. The 8000 - metre peaks of the Himalaya.  Gastons - West Col.  1978 1st.  pp316.  frontis. map diagrams. some red underlining throughout. dw Very Good- £20

11 Bechtold F. NANGA PARBAT ADVENTURE. A Himalayan Expedition.  John Murray. 1935 Nov. rpt.  pp93.  80 plates. 3 maps. from the library of Una Cameron ink insc. 1936 with deer and bookplate apsted on f.e.p..  Very Good £85

12 Bell C. PORTRAIT OF THE DALAI LAMA.   Collins.   1946 1st.  pp414.  49 illus. 2 maps. orig. cloth gilt.   Very Good- £75

13 Bell Sir C. TIBET. Past & Present. Clarendon Press, Oxford. 1924 1st. pp326. 3 cold, 68 b/w half-tone illus. 2 maps [fold.] orig. blue cloth gilt.  Very Good £175

14 Benuzzi F. NO PICNIC ON MOUNT KENYA.   William Kimber.  1952 1st.  pp231.  frontis. port. e.p. summary trip illus.  orig. red cloth. rare. in dw Very Good £85

15 Bettembourg, Michael Brame G. THE WHITE DEATH.   Reynard House.  1981 1st. U.S.   pp310. illus. diagrams. only 500 copies. This copy signed by Doug Scott. in dw Near Fine £245

16 Blessed B. THE TURQUOISE MOUNTAIN.   Bloomsbury. 1991 1st.  pp217.  cold. photos  in dw Fine £12

17 Blythe G. CONQUEST OF EVEREST.     number119 /950 A Signed Mountaineering Print "Conquest of Everest" 27 x 27 cms. signed by Ed Hillary and by the artist. in silvered frame.  Fine £195

18 Bonatti W. THE MOUNTAINS OF MY LIFE. translated by Robert Marshall.  Penguin.  2011 1st.  pp442.  illus. pict. paperback.  New £13

19 Bonington C. ANNAPURNA SOUTH FACE EXPEDITION 1970 - Commemorative Cover Postcard from Base Camp. signed Chris Bonington, Don Whillans, Dougal Haston, Mick Burke, Martin Boysen, Kelvin Kent, Nick Estcourt, Tom Frost, Mike Thompson and Ian Clough (by rubber stamp).  1970 1st.  photo. illus. of Annapurna South Face. Red 'annapurna south face expedition BASE CAMP' cache Nepal 75rs stamp and 30.4.70 postmark. Sent to Mr. J. Barr, 66 St. Stephens Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, England.  Near Fine £400

20 Bonington C. ANNAPURNA SOUTH FACE.   Cassell.  1972 April. 2nd. imp.  pp334.  60 cold. illus. panorama. 2 maps. Signed by Chris Bonington. in dw Near Fine- £50

21 Bonington C. BRITISH EVEREST EXPEDITION 1972. fold. illus. commemorative card signed by the team. Chris Bonington, Jimmy Roberts, Dave Bathgate, Mick Burke, Nick Estcourt, Dougal Haston, Hamish MacInnes, Doug Scott, Barney Rosedale and Graham Tiso. Not by Kelvin Kent.        Near Fine £295

22 Bonington C. et al. CHANGABANG.    Heinemann.  1975 1st.  pp118.  cold. and b/w illus.  Signed by Chris Bonington. stain on front of  in dw Fine- £75

23 Bonington C. EVEREST SOUTH WEST FACE. Foreword by Lord Hunt.  Hodder & Stoughton. 1973 1st.  pp352.  56 cold. and b/w illus. 7 maps and diagrams. Signed by Chris Bonington and Doug Scott. in dw Fine £95

24 Bonington C. THE EVEREST YEARS. A Climber's Life.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1986 1st.  pp256.  many cold. and b/w plates. maps and profiles. Signed by the Author. in dw Fine £40

25 Bonington C. & Clark C. EVEREST. The Unclimbed Ridge.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1983 1st.  pp132.  many cold. and b/w plates. Signed by Chris Bonington. in dw Near Fine £30

26 Bosshard W. HAZARDS OF ASIA'S HIGHLANDS AND DESERTS.  Figurehead. (Pioneer Series)  [1930] 1st. pp139. 15 illus. 2 maps. orig. cloth faded.  Very Good- £48

27 Boulger D.C. THE INVASIONS OF INDIA FROM CENTRAL ASIA.  Richard Bentley & Son 1879 1st. pp344.  recased in orig. cloth gilt. worn and label removed.  Good £75

28 Bowley G. NO WAY DOWN. Life and Death on K2.  Harper.  2010 1st. U.S.  pp253.  cold. illus.  in dw New £20

29 Breashears D. and Salkeld D. LAST CLIMB. The Legendary Everest Expeditions of George Mallory.  National Geographic.  1999 1st.  pp240.  many cold. and b/w illus. Signed by Audrey Salkeld. in dw Near Fine £20

30 Brook Northey, Maj. W. and Morris Capt. C.J. THE GURKHAS.  Their Manners, Customs and Country.   John Lane.  1928 1st.  pp282.  with many illus. from photographs and a map [fold.] f.e.p. missing. orig. green cloth gilt. uncut.   Very Good- £95

31 Bruce C.G. KULU AND LAHOUL.   Edward Arnold.  1910 1st.  xvi + pp335.  21 plates. illus. map. rebound in plain cloth. o/w  Very Good £245

32 Bruce Maj. the Hon. C.G. TWENTY YEARS IN THE HIMALAYA.   Edward Arnold.  1910 1st.  pp331.  with 60 illus. (1 fold. panorama) and fold. map. bound in ex. Belfast library blue buckram with label and sp. nos. A rare book.  Good £220

33 Buhl H. NANGA PARBAT PILGRIMAGE. A Mountainer's Autobigraphy.  Hodder & Stoughton. 1956 1st.  pp360.  illus. frontis. port. 3 maps. green cloth rubbed.  Very Good- £65

34 Burdsall R.L. MEN AGAINST THE CLOUDS. The Conquest of Minya Konka.  John Lane.  1935 1st.  pp272.  frontis. 46 illus. 8 maps and charts. original mauve cloth sl. faded as usual.   Very Good- £70

35 Burrard Major G. BIG GAME HUNTING IN THE HIMALAYAS AND TIBET.  Herbert Jenkins 1925 1st. pp320. photo illus., 8 maps. orig. blue cloth gilt.  Very Good- £125

36 Byron R. FIRST RUSSIA THEN TIBET.   MacMillan & Co. Ltd. 1933 1st.  pp328.  frontis. cold. 24 illus. orig. green cloth gilt, wrinkled. t.e.g.  Good £45

37 Cable and French, F. M. GEORGE HUNTER. Apostle of Turkestan. China Inland Mission. 1948 1st. pp108 frontis. portrait, 25 illus., e.p. maps. orig. cloth gilt. in dw Very Good £42

38 Candler E. THE MANTLE OF THE EAST.  William Blackwood 1910 1st. pp321. frontis. 16 illus. orig. green cloth pict. gilt.  Very Good- £34

39 Candler E. YOUTH AND THE EAST. An Unconventional Autobiography. William Blackwood and Sons. 1924 1st. pp331.  orig. blue cloth gilt.  Very Good £35

40 Caroe O. THE PATHANS. 550 B.C.-A.D. 1957   Macmillan. 1958 1st. pp521. frontis. 15 plates. orig. blue cloth gilt.  Near Fine £55

41 Chapman F. Spencer HELVELLYN TO HIMALAYA.   Including an Account of the First Ascent of Chomolhari.   Chatto & Windus.  1940 1st.  pp285.  47 illus. fold. map.  orig. cloth faded as usual.   Very Good- £46

42 Collie J.N. CLIMBING ON THE HIMALAYA AND OTHER MOUNTAIN RANGES.   David Douglas. 1902 1st.  pp315. photogravure frontis. and 17 illus. 3 col.d fold. maps. orig. green cloth gilt. uncut and unopened. from the library of Una Cameron with bookplate.  Fine- £950

43 Conefrey M. EVEREST 1953 The Epic Story of the First Ascent.  Oneworld.  2012 1st.  ppxiv + 332.  14 photo illus. 3 sketch maps. woodcut dec. e.p.'s orig. blue cloth gilt. Signed by the author. dw New. £30

44 Conway  Sir W.M. THE FIRST CROSSING OF SPITSBERGEN. Being an account of an inland journey of exploration and survey with descriptions of several mountain ascents.....  J. M. Dent & Co. 1897 1st.  ppxii + 371.  7 coloured plates, 56 b/w plates, 44 illus. 2 maps [fold.] orig. half green cloth gilt with tan, t.e.g. pages uncut.  Fine- £475

45 Cox E.H.M. PLANT-HUNTING IN CHINA. A History of Botanical Exploration in China and the Tibetan Marches. Collins. 1945 1st. pp230. cold. frontis. 24 illus. 3 maps. orig. red cloth gilt. in dw Near Fine- £40

46 Curran J. K2, TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1956 1st.  pp219.  cold. illus. map. diagram. signed by Jim Curran. ex-.lib. r.s.m. in dw Very Good- £30

47 Cutting S. THE FIRE OX AND OTHER YEARS. an Account of His Travels in Tibet, Nepal, Assam and othe Far Eastern Lands. Collins. 1947 1st. pp393. 128 pp. of photo illus., 3 full colour and 3 cold. maps. orig. blue cloth gilt. in dw Near Fine £85

48 David-Neel A. TIBETAN JOURNEY.   John Lane The Bodley Head.  1936 1st.  pp276.  frontis. 21 illus. fold. map. orig. cloth gilt.  dw Very Good £225

49 Davis W. INTO THE SILENCE. The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest.  The Bodley Head.  2011 1st.  pp672.  illus. map. e.p. maps. Signed by the Author. in dw New £75

50 Douglas E. HERO OF EVEREST TENZING. A Biography of Tenzing Norgay.  National Geographic.  2003 1st. U.S.  pp299. illus. and maps. Signed by the author and by Jan Morris. in dw New £45

51 Easton J. AN UNFREQUENTED HIGHWAY. Through Sikkim and Tibet to Chumolaori. The Scholartis Press. 1928 1st. pp133. frontis. and illus. orig. red cloth gilt worn. 960 copies printed.  Good £45

52 Escarra J. & Segnone H. de. HIMALAYAN ASSAULT. The French Himalayan Expedition 1936.  Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1938 1st.  pp203.  48 gravure plates and 3 maps. orig. brown cloth gilt. a rare title. from the library of Una Cameron.  Fine- £120

53 Etherton P.T. THE LAST STRONGHOLDS. by the former Consul-General in Chinese Turkestan  Jarrolds. 1934 1st.  pp297.  frontis. & numerous illus. orig. cloth sl. faded and marked.  Very Good- £55

54 Evans C. KANGCHENJUNGA THE UNTRODDEN PEAK.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1956 1st.  pp187.  5 cold. 32 mono plates. 2 maps. 5 diagrams. orig. blue cloth gilt. un-pc dw Very Good £30

55 Evans C. KANGCHENJUNGA THE UNTRODDEN PEAK.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1956 1st.  pp187.  5 cold. 32 mono plates. 2 maps. 5 diagrams. signed by Tony Streather  Very Good- £75

56 Evans C. KANGCHENJUNGA THE UNTRODDEN PEAK.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1956 1st.  pp187.  5 cold. 32 mono plates. 2 maps. 5 diagrams. Signed by George Band 9/2/1957 and by Tony Streather. bookplate on fr. pastedown. un-pc dw Near Fine- £175

57 Evans C. & Band G. KANGCHENJUNGA CLIMBED. The Geographical Journal.  R.G.S. 1956  March.   pp1 -12.  8 illus. 2 maps. Signed by Tony Streather.  Very Good £95

58 Farquhar F.P. FIRST ASCENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD 1901-1950.   The Author, Berkeley, California. 1953 limited to 200 copies.  pp16.  printed as a souvenir marking the visit by Maurice Herzog. printed pict. paper wrappers. very rare.  Fine. £145

59 Farrer R. THE RAINBOW BRIDGE.   Edward Arnold.  1923 1st.  pp383.  frontis. 15 illus. fold. map. re-cased in orig. blue cloth  gilt. uncut.  Very Good- £45

60 Ferguson W.N. ADVENTURE SPORT AND TRAVEL ON THE TIBETAN STEPPES.   Constable.  1911 1st.  pp343. frontis. port. 75 illus. 2 fold. maps missing are replaced by RGS journal maps. orig. green pict. cloth. t.e.g. uncut.  Very Good- £250

61 Filippi F. de. THE ASCENT OF MOUNT ST. ELIAS [ALASKA] By H.R.H. Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy.  Archibald Constable.  1900 1st.  pp241.  frontis.,port. 32 photogravure plates,  illus., 4 fold. panoramic views and 2 fold. maps. recased in the original green cloth gilt. t.e.g.  Near Fine- £795

62 Finch G.I. EQUIPMENT FOR HIGH ALTITUDE MOUNTAINEERING  Royal Geographical Society. 1923  pp14     £40

63 Fisher M. & J. SHACKLETON.   Barrie.  1957 1st.  pp559.  48 plates. 37 drawings and maps in text.  in dw Near Fine £30

64 Fisher W.H. THE TOP OF THE WORLD. Travels in the Himalayas. The Abingdon Press, NY. 1926 1st. U.S.  pp178.  32 plates from photographs. Bright cover, gilt pictorial green cloth with view of Kangchenjunga. t.e.g.  Near Fine £70

65 Fleming P. NEWS FROM TARTARY. A Journey from Peking to Kashmir  Jonathan Cape. 1936 1st. pp381. many illus. fold. map. orig. maroon cloth gilt.  Very Good £65

66 Fleming & Faux, Ronnie J. SOLDIERS ON EVEREST. The Joint Mount Everest Expedition 1976.  H.M.S.O. 1977 1st.  pp239.  illus. paperback Signed by Jon Fleming, Ronald Faux and the Leader Tony Streather  Very Good £85

67 Fleming. P. NEWS FROM TARTARY. A Journey from Peking to Kashmir . Jonathan Cape. 1936 1st. pp384. 57 plates & a folding map. orig. cloth gilt. marked and rubbed.  Very Good- £20

68 Forman H. THROUGH FORBIDDEN TIBET. An Adventure into the Unknown.  Jarrolds.  1936 1st.  pp288.  illustrated. orig. red cloth. page edges foxed.  Near Fine- £43

69 Franco J MAKALU.   Arthaud.  1955 1st. French edition.  pp226 + 10.  30 cold. and b/w illus. 5 maps. orig. cold. pict. wrappers. with the often missing 4 pp. extended description of illustrations loosely inserted. r.s.m. in chipped dw Very Good £95

70 French, Cable M. and French, F. E. A DESERT JOURNAL. Letters from Central Asia  Constable & Co. 1934 1st. pp261. frontis. 15 illus. fold. map. orig. blue cloth. in dw Very Good £55

71 Freshfield D.W. TRAVELS IN THE CENTRAL CAUCASUS AND BASHAN. including visits to Ararat and Tabreez and Ascents of Kazbek and Elbruz.  Longmans, Green and Co. 1869 1st.  pp509.  chromo. frontis. 3 fold. maps. 3 full page illus. 2 panoramas. woodcuts. original gilt pictorial brown cloth. a bright copy.  Near Fine £695

72 Fuchs & Hillary V. & E. THE CROSSING OF ANTARCTICA. The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-8  Cassell & Co.  1958 1st.  pp338.  many cold. and b/w plates. 9 maps. Signed by Ed Hillary & George Lowe with signed note from Fuchs (1984) on original expedition headed notepaper in dw Very Good £285

73 Furse K. THE GREAT GAME.  R W Forsyth. 1926 1st. pp31. Text illustrations by Howard K Elcock. This is a juvenile's guide for a first visit to Swiss winter sports. orig. blue boards, title label.  Very Good £18

74 Gorer  G. HIMALAYAN VILLAGE. an Account of the Lepchas of Sikkim. Michael Joseph. 1938 1st. pp510. 32 plates. orig. green cloth gilt.  Good £25

75 Gould B.J. THE JEWEL IN THE LOTUS. Recollections of an Indian Political. Chatto & Windus. 1957 1st. pp252. 12 plates. 8 maps. orig. cloth gilt.  Very Good- £24

76 Graham W.W. CLIMBING THE HIMALAYAS.  one of three adventures of recent discovery in "FROM THE EQUATOR TO THE POLE" by Eminent Travellers.  Wm. Isbister Ltd.  1887 1st.  pp254.  with 45 engraved illus. including the First one of Nanda Devi. fine full green gilt. dec. calf binding by Allman & Son., Ltd. London. with prize insc.  Near Fine- £125

77 Gurtner O. EVEREST. The Swiss Everest Expeditions in Photographs.  Hodder & Stoughton. 1954 1st.  pp144.  144 cold. and b/w plates. sketch maps. orig. cloth faded overall.  Very Good- £45

78 Habeler P. EVEREST IMPOSSIBLE VICTORY. conquering Everest without oxygen.  Arlington.  1979 1st.  pp223.  many illus. 23 in colour.  in dw Very Good £25

79 Haslund H. TENTS IN MONGOLIA (YABONAH). Adventures and Experiences Among the Nomads of Central Asia.  Kehan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd. 1934 1st. pp366. 64 plates and a map. green cloth gilt. ex-lib.  Very Good- £30

80 Hayden & Cosson Cesar. Sir H. SPORT AND TRAVEL IN THE HIGHLANDS OF TIBET.  Richard Cobsen-Sanderson. 1927 1st. ppxvi + 262 port. frontis. many illus. lacks fold. map. orig. black cloth gilt.  Very Good- £140

81 Hedin S. A CONQUEST OF TIBET.  Macmillan and Co. 1935 1st. U.K. pp400. engraved sketches throughout. orig. cloth worn and faded. ex-Boots lib. uncommon.  Good £35

82 Hedin S. ACROSS THE GOBI DESERT.  George Routledge & Sons Ltd. 1931 1st. pp402. 114 illus. 3 maps [2 cold. fold.] orig. cloth gilt. sp. faded.  Very Good £65

83 Hedin S. BIG HORSE'S FLIGHT. The Trail of War in Central Asia  Macmillan and Co. 1935 1st. pp248. 122 illus. cold. fold. map. orig. black cloth gilt.  Near Fine £175

84 Hedin S. FROM POLE TO POLE.  Macmillan and Co. 1928 rpt. pp403. many maps and illus. orig. blue cloth gilt.  Very Good £25

85 Hedin S. JEHOL : City of Emperors. Kehan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd. 1932 1st. pp278. 62 illus. 4 line illus. orig. tan cloth gilt. scarce.  Very Good £120

86 Hedin S. THE SILK ROAD.  George Routledge & Sons Ltd. 1938 1st. pp408 frontis. 30 b/w plates. cold. fold. map. orig. blue cloth gilt.  Near Fine £75

87 Hedin S. THE WANDERING LAKE.  E.P. Dutton & Co. 1940 1st. U.S. pp291. 32 illus. 76 sketches. 10 maps [1 fold.] orig. red cloth. in dw Very Good £48

88 Hedin S. TRANS-HIMALAYA. Discoveries and Adventures In Tibet. Macmillan and Co. 1910-1913 1st. pp436+424+414. 700+ illus. from photos., watercolour sketches and drawings by the author. 14 maps [2 fold.]. 3 volumes rebound in orig. red cloth gilt. sp. relaid. ex-lib copies.  Good+ £225

89 Heim, A. and Gansser A. THE THRONE OF THE GODS. An Account of the First Swiss Expedition to the Himalayas.  Macmillan and Co.  1939 1st.  pp233. 220 plates in photogravure. 18 text sketches. 11 musical items. 2 panoramas. 1 map. from the library of Una Cameron with bookplate..  Near Fine £120

90 Herrligkoffer K. NANGA PARBAT. Official Report of the Expedition of 1953.  Elek Books.  1954 1st.  pp254.  8 cold. plates & frontis. illus. maps. Foreword by John Hunt. bookplate. in dw Very Good £18

91 Hillary E. FIRST DAY COVER 22.5.1992 Schutzt Die Alpen.      envelope signed by Ed Hillary and Roger Bannister.   £145

92 Hillary L. HIGH TIME.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1973 1st.  pp192.  illus. in colour and b/w.  in dw Very Good £15

93 Hillary Sir Edmund MOUNT EVEREST 50th anniversary First Day Cover SIGNED by Ed Hillary.  29th May 2003   cold illus. Sherpa Tensing at the summit taken by Sir Edmund Hillary. cover no. 411 of 600. Everest Team and Union Jack 1st class stamps.   £150

94 Hillary E. ORIGINAL SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH. Presumably published in British Newspaper to accompany story by Charles Evans.  Press Photograph in black and white. CE/1 bottom left. (Charles Evans)  1953 25.5 x 20.5 cms.  'The famous mountaineering Sherpa Tensing photographed on the highest point of the earth's surface by his co-victor of Everest Edmund Hillary. The ice-axe held aloft is adorned with the flags of the U.K., U.N. India and Nepal.' The signature is now just visible as impression in the photograph. An original Tenzing signature is tipped to the back.  this  £695

95 Hillary E. SIGNED PHOTO PORTRAIT. New Zealand High Commissioner to India.     signed 'E.P. Hillary' on 16 x 9 cms. portrait photo illus.    £125

96 Hillary E. UNITED NATIONS FIRST DAY COVER. signed 'Ed Hillary'.     first day cover envelope illus. datemark 9-AM 3c United Nations stamp. postmark United Nations New York Dec 10 9-AM 1953  Near Fine £100

97 Hillary Ed VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT SIGNED PORTRAIT PHOTO.      a photo of the d/w illus. portrait signed 'Ed Hillary'   Fine £120

98 Hillary Sir. E. VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.   Doubleday.  1999 1st.  pp310.  with cold. and bw illus. maps.  in dw Fine £20

99 Hillary - Everest. E. A brass TELESCOPE, 3 sections, extends to 29 inches. Magnification 25x - 40x. Hillary - Everest is engraved in the first telescopic section.  Made in England. c1953   stamped 'Hilary-Everest X25 X40 and 63.5 max. length. in 3 sections bound in leather.  Very Good £450

100 Holdich Sir T. TIBET THE MYSTERIOUS.  Alston Rivers. [1906] 1st. pp341. maps [1 fold.], diagrams, frontis. and other illus. orig. green cloth gilt. dec.  Nr. Fine £195

101 Holland G.S THE MOUNT EVEREST REGION.  Royal Geographical Society. 1971 1st.  1:100,000 scale map. which gives the clue to an unpublished Everest map by Michael Spender.  75 x 80 cms. flat. signed by John Hunt 16.3.64. together with RGS letter and invoice.  Very Good- £395

102 Houston & Bates, Robert C. K2 THE SAVAGE MOUNTAIN.   Collins.  1955 1st.  pp192.  22 illus. map. inscription on f.f.e.p. Signed by Tony STREATHER. in like dw Fine- £120

103 Howard-Bury Lieut.-Col. C.K. MOUNT EVEREST THE RECONNAISSANCE: 1921.   Edward Arnold & Co. 1922 1st.  pp350.  frontis. 32 illus. 3 cold. fold. maps. orig. blue cloth gilt.   Near Fine £350

104 Hunt J. THE ASCENT OF EVEREST.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1953 2nd. imp. December.  pp300.  cold. frontis. 7 cold. plates. 48 b/w. text illus. by Charles Evans. Signed by E.P. Hillary, George Band, Tom Bourdillon, Alfred Gregory, John Hunt (all on part 1953 envelope pasted to half title) and by Charles Evans and James Morris.  in 25/- net dw Near Fine- £1,250

105 Hunt J. THE ASCENT OF EVEREST.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1993 40th. anniversary edition.  pp280.  no. 115 of 550 copies. cold. frontis. cold. and b/w plates. text illus. map diagrams.  Signed by John Hunt, Charles Evans, George Band, Griffith Pugh, Alf Gregory, Charles Wylie, George Lowe, Michael Ward, Ed Hillary, Michael Westmacott. Extra signature of Jan Morris. Half calf, marbled e.p.'s in slipcase. t.e.g.  Near Fine £950

106 Hunt J. THE ASCENT OF EVEREST.   Hodder & Stoughton.  1953 1st.  pp300.  cold. frontis. 7 cold. plates. 48 b/w. text illus. by Charles Evans. Signed by the author on printed publishers label 'Autographed Copy of The Ascent Of Everest' and by Jan Morris. in 25/- net dw Very Good- £295

107 Hunt J. THE ASCENT OF EVEREST.   Hodder & Stoughton.  1953 1st.  pp300.  cold. frontis. 7 cold. plates. 48 b/w. text illus. by Charles Evans. Signed by George Band and Jan Morris. in dw Near Fine- £145

108 Hunt J. THE CONQUEST OF EVEREST.   E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc.  1954 1st. U.S.  pp300.  photographs in color and monochrome. maps and drawings. Signed by 'Ed  Hillary' and by Jan Morris. rare in unpriceclipped $6.00 in dw Near Fine £295

109 Hutchinson Col. H.D.  THE CAMPAIGN IN TIRAH 1897-1898. An Account of the Expedition Against the Orakzais & Afridis under Gen. Sir Wm. Lockhart.   1898 1st. pp250. 20 illus., 7 maps [1 fold.] and plans. orig. green cloth gilt. st.  Good. £135

110 Jefferson R.L. A NEW RIDE TO KHIVA.  Methuen. 1899 1st. pp312. frontis. many illus. recased in orig. pict. dec. cold. cloth gilt. pres. copy signed by the author. rare.  Good £220

111 Jenkins Lady M. SPORT & TRAVEL IN BOTH TIBETS.  Blades, East and Blades. 1909 1st. pp With Map and Twenty Five Coloured Illustrations Exactly Reproduced from the Authoress's Original Sketches. rebound in black buckram, red title label.  Very Good £125

112 John Hunt, E.P. Hillary and Tenzing.  Original PHOTOGRAPH OF MOUNT EVEREST signed by some Members of the British Mount Everest Expedition 1953. taken by the Indian Air Force reconnaissance flight which delayed until the party was safely off the mountain.     23.5 x 29 cms. one of the very first signed souvenirs of Everest 1953 probably secured at Rashtrapati Bhavan at the end of June 1953. See The Ascent of Everest p225. signed by John Hunt (Leader), Tenzing, E.P. Hillary, Wilfred Noyce, A. Gregory, MH Westmacott, CG Wylie, Michael Ward, WG Lowe, GC Band, Tom Stobart, G Pugh. also by Indian dignitaries K N Katju, Rajindrasinly (Rabindranath Mitra?), D Nehru? (Prime Minister) (Jawaharlal?)   Very Good £3,600

113 Johnson A. SIR EDMUND Hillary. An Extraordinary Life.  Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd.  2005 1st.  pp232.  many cold. and b/w illus.  in dw New. £20

114 Kauffman and Putnam W.L. A.J. K2 THE 1939 TRAGEDY. The Full Story of the Ill-Fated Wiessner Expedition.  Diadem Books.  1992 1st.  pp223.  b/w illus. and e.p. maps  in dw Near Fine £25

115 Kaulback R. TIBETAN TREK.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1934 1st. pp300. frontis. 15 illus. 2 maps. orig. black cloth gilt. in Bip Pares dw Near Fine £120

116 Kingdon-Ward Capt. F. FROM CHINA TO HKAMTI LONG.   Edward Arnold.  1924 1st. pp317. frontis. 19 illus. 2 maps, [1fold.] orig. black cloth. scarce.  Near Fine- £350

117 Kingdon-Ward Capt. F. HIMALAYAN ENCHANTMENT. an anthology. Serendia. 1990 1st. pp254. illus. map.   Fine. £20

118 Kingdon-Ward F. IN FARTHEST BURMA. The Record of an Arduous Journey of Exploration & Research through the Unknown Frontier Territory of Burma & Tibet.  Lippincott.  1921 1st. U.S. pp311. frontis. with 22 illus. and 2 maps. in orig. black cloth, green pict. very rare indeed. in unclipped dw Near Fine- £795

119 Kingdon-Ward J. MY HILL SO STRONG.   Jonathan Cape.  1952 1st. pp240. frontis. 15 illus. map.   Very Good £32

120 Kingdon-Ward F. PILGRIMAGE FOR PLANTS.   Harrap. 1960 1st.  pp191.  frontis. 35 illus. 2 text line illus. e.p. maps.  in dw Very Good- £35

121 Kingdon-Ward F. PLANT HUNTER IN MANIPUR.   Jonathan Cape.  1952 1st.  pp254.  frontis. 11 illus. fold. map.   Very Good- £45

122 Kingdon-Ward F. PLANT HUNTER'S PARADISE.   Jonathan Cape.  1937 1st.  pp347.  frontis. 12 illus. 2 maps. in orig. cloth, gilt. in dw Near Fine £125

123 Kingdon-Ward Capt. F. PLANT HUNTING IN THE WILDS.   Figurehead. [1931] 1st. pp79. 8 illus. orig. cloth. in dw Near Fine £40

124 Kingdon-Ward Capt. F. RETURN TO THE IRRAWADDY.   Melrose.  1956 1st. pp224. frontis. 45 illus. fold. map. orig. cloth.  Very Good £20

125 Kingdon-Ward Capt. F. THE MYSTERY RIVERS OF TIBET.  Seeley Service & Co. 1923 1st. pp316. 22 illus., 4 maps [1 fold.] original yellow decorative cloth rubbed & worn. Glasgow University ex-lib. nos. on sp.  Good. £220

126 Kingdon-Ward Capt. F. THE ROMANCE OF GARDENING.   Jonathan Cape.  1935 1st. pp271. frontis. 15 illus. orig. cloth. in unclipped dw Near Fine £50

127 Kirkpatrick A. COLD WARS. Climbing the fine line between risk and reality.  Vetebrate Publishing.  2011 1st.  pp272.  illus. in col. and b/w. orig. blue cloth silver. Signed by the author. in dw New £30

128 Kopp H. HIMALAYA SHUTTLECOCK.  Hutchinson. 1957 1st. pp191. frontis. 18 illus. orig. blue cloth gilt. uncommon.  Very Good £26

129 Krakauer J. INTO THIN AIR.   Villard.  1997 1st. U.S. (starts 2)  pp293.  illus. with woodcut engravings, photo illus. e.p. maps.  in dw Very Good £35

130 Krakauer J. INTO THIN AIR.   Villard.  1997 3rd/4th edn.  pp293.  illus. with woodcut engravings, photo illus. e.p. maps.  in dw Near Fine- £14

131 Krist G. ALONE THROUGH THE FORBIDDEN LAND. Journeys in Disguise through Soviet Central Asia  Faber and Faber. 1938 1st. pp271. 118 illus. 3 plans, 2 fold. maps. orig. cloth gilt.  Very Good £45

132 Lefebure M. SCRATCH & Co. The Great Cat expedition.  Meredith Press. 1969 1st. U.S.  pp183.  illustrated by Charles Geer. rare 'Rum Doodle' take off fiction. in dw Very Good £75

133 Lesdain Count de FROM PEKIN TO SIKKIM. Through the Ordos, the Gobi Desert, and Tibet. John Murray. 1908 1st. pp301. maps. and illus. orig. red cloth gilt. uncut. sp. faded.  Near Fine- £175

134 Longstaff T. THIS MY VOYAGE.   John Murray. 1951 May rpt.  pp324.  frontis. 22 illus. 15 maps.   Very Good- £24

135 Lorimer E.O. Mrs. LANGUAGE HUNTING IN THE KARAKORAM.   George Allen & Unwin.  1939 1st.  pp310.  frontis. 23 plates. fold. map. orig. cloth. in rare, part chipped and worn, un-price clipped dw Very Good £85

136 Lowe G. FROM EVEREST TO THE SOUTH POLE.   St. Martin's Press. 1961 1st. U.S.  pp216.  illus. maps and plans. orig. blue dec. cloth. rare in this condition. in dw Fine- £50

137 Macartney Lady AN ENGLISH LADY IN CHINESE TURKESTAN.  Ernest Benn. 1931 1st. pp236. frontis. 3 illus. map. orig. green cloth. quite rare.  Very Good- £95

138 MacDonald D. THE LAND OF THE LAMA.   Seeley, Service & Co. Limited.  1929 1st.  pp283.  frontis. 45 illus. fold. map. orig. yellow cloth gilt dec.  Very Good- £425

139 MacInnes H. CLIMB TO THE LOST WORLD.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1974 1st.  pp224.  10 cold. illus. many b/w. pres. copy to Prof. A. E. Ritchie signed by members of Jacobites M.C. in dw Very Good £35

140 Maillart E.K. CRUISES AND CARAVANS.  J.M. Dent. 1944 rpt. pp161. port. frontis. 26 illus. e.p. maps. orig. cloth. faded.  Very Good- £8

141 Maillart E.M. FORBIDDEN JOURNEY. From Peking to Kashmir . William Heinemann Ltd. 1937 1st. pp312. illus. 3 maps. [1 fold.] orig. cloth gilt.  Near Fine £45

142 Maillart E. THE LAND OF THE SHERPAS.  Hodder & Stoughton. 1955 1st. pp61. map. 78 photo illus. orig. cloth gilt. in dw Very Good £32

143 Maillart E.K. TURKESTAN SOLO. One Woman's Expedition from the Tien Shan to the Kizil Kum  Putnam. 1934 1st. pp307. many illus. maps e.p. and fold. orig. cloth.  Very Good £165

144 Maraini F. KARAKORAM. The Ascent of Gasherbrum IV.  Hutchinson. 1961 1st.  pp320.  107 cold. and b.w. illus. maps. from the library of Una Cameron with her bookplate. signature of Walter Bonatti tipped in. un-pc dw Near Fine- £245

145 Maraini F. SECRET TIBET.   Hutchinson.   1952 1st.  pp251.  60 plates.  orig. cloth. in dw Very Good £32

146 Maraini F. WHERE FOUR WORLDS MEET. Hindu Kush, 1959.  Hamish Hamilton. 1965 1st.  pp290.  163 cold. & mono illus. e.p. and 4 maps. ex-lib. r.s.m. in dw Very Good- £24

147 Markham Col. F. SHOOTING IN THE HIMALAYAS. A Journal of Sporting Adventures and Travel in Chinese Tartary, Ladac, Thibet, Cashmere &c. Richard Bentley. 1854 1st. pp375. guarded tinted lithographic frontis. (of bear stalking). 7 other tinted lithographic plates. 15 woodcut vignettes in text. b/w folding map. recased in orig. cloth gilt. dec.  Very Good £350

148 Marvin C. THE RUSSIANS AT THE GATES OF HERAT.  Charles Scribner's Sons 1885 1st. U.S. pp185. 2 maps. 6 port. illus. orig. tan cloth.  Very Good- £95

149 McGovern W.M. TO LHASA IN DISGUISE. A Secret Expedition Through Mysterious Tibet  Thornton Butterworth. 1924 1st. pp352. 4 maps. frontis. and illus. orig. blue cloth gilt worn.  Good £15

150 Messner R. EVEREST. Expedition to the Ultimate.  Kaye & Ward. 1979 1st.  pp254.  cold. & b/w photos. diagrams.  in dw Near Fine £35

151 Messner  R. 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST ASCENT OF MT. EVEREST WITHOUT OXYGEN. by Mr. Reinhold Messner & Mr. Peter Habeler on May 8, 1978  Nepal Mountaineering Association. 2003    special cancellation May 8, 2003 over UIAA Golden Jubilee Mt. Everest Nepal R.3 stamp.   £95

152 Moon K. MAN OF EVEREST The Story of Sir Edmund Hillary.  Lutterworth Press. 1962 1st.  pp96.  cold. port. frontis. summit route diagram. with signed photograph of Edmund Hillary in dw Very Good £130

153 Morris J. CORONATION EVEREST.   Faber & Faber.  1958 1st.  pp146.  8pp. of photographs and some maps. d/w suggests col. plates, but all deleted Signed by the Author Jan Morris. un-pc dw Near Fine £120

154 Morris J. CORONATION EVEREST.   Faber & Faber.  1958 1st.  pp146.  8pp. of photographs and some maps. d/w suggests col. plates, but all deleted This copy with ownership inscription of C.H. Summerhayes, the British Ambassador to Nepal is signed by the Author Jan Morris. in rare un-price clipped dw Very Good- £285

155 Morris J. THE FIRST ASCENT OF MOUNT EVEREST. Supplement. with a full page photo 'On The Summit' Tensing, photographed by his companion Hillary, at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, May 29, 1953.  The Times. 1953 July  pp32.  fully illustrated with photos and diagrams, adverts. rare original newspaper Signed by George Band, Mike Westmacott and Jan Morris.  Very Good £145

156 Morris CBE J. AN OUTSIDER ON EVEREST. The 2nd Annual Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Lecture. at the Royal geographical Society, 27th May 2010.  Himalayan Trust UK.  2010 1st.  pp24.  cold. port. and 1 illus. A4 booklet. Signed by Jan Morris.  New £45

157 Naess A. TIRICH MIR The Norwegian Himalayan Expedition  Hodder & Stoughton. 1952 1st.  pp192.  frontis. 56 illus. 3 maps Signed by Tony Streather. un-pc dw Very Good £145

158 Nansen F. THROUGH SIBERIA. The Land of the Future. Heinemann 1914 1st. pp478. frontis. port., 155 plates on 94, 3 large folding maps. rebound in plain brown buckram, gilt.  Very Good £95

159 Nazaroff P.S MOVED ON! From Kashmir to Kashgar. George Allen & Unwin. 1935 1st. pp317. frontis. illus. fold. map. orig. cloth gilt. ex-Boots. lib.  Very Good- £35

160 Noel Capt. J.B.L. MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION 1924 Cover Postcard to G. Plint. Esq., 25 Manor Road, Great Crosby, Liverpool, England. with Mount Everest Expedition 1924 blue vignette Stamp tied by red 'Rongbuk Glacier Base Camp' postmark Calcutta 30 Oct. 24 Indian one and a half annas stamp slogan postmarked British Empire Exhibition 1924. 1924   printed signature 'Best Wishes -  J.B.L. Noel. Captain. Mt. Everest Expedition' and illus. of Mount Everest. scarce.   Good £85

161 Noel Capt. J.B.L. OXYGEN DRILL IN CAMP.  Mount Everest Committee. 1924   illustrated sepia postcard. a very rare Everest postcard from 1924. no. 14 of the series of ?  almost Mint. £50

162 Noel Capt. J.B.L. THROUGH TIBET TO EVEREST.   Edward Arnold & Co.  1927 1st.  pp302.  frontis. and 25 illus. The Mount Everest Expedition 1924 stamp is pasted on the half title page. orig. blue cloth gilt. The rare first edition. This copy inscribed 'Very highest regards and admiration of the great climbing exploits of Noel Odell on Everest'  Near Fine- £595

163 Noel Capt. J.B.L. THROUGH TIBET TO EVEREST.   Edward Arnold & Co.  1927 1st.  pp302.  frontis. and 25 illus. orig. blue cloth gilt. facsimile d/w in dw Near Fine- £125

164 Noyce W. ASCENT OF EVEREST 1953.   Himalayan Committee.  1953 1st.  pp20.  The scarce illustrated 'booklet' published to accompany the Everest Lectures, with a message from Prince Philip. Patron, British Mount Everest Expedition, 1953. Not in 'Neate'. illus. photo wrappers. Signed by E.P. Hillary, in ink, this an original signature of 1953. also signed by Jan Morris.  Near Fine £195

165 Noyce W. CLIMBING THE FISH'S TAIL.   Heinemann. 1958 1st.  pp150.  frontis. 24 plates. 2 maps. signed by Joe Brown. pc dw Near Fine- £185

166 Noyce W. CLIMBING THE FISH'S TAIL.   Heinemann. 1958 1st.  pp150.  frontis. 24 plates. 2 maps.  in dw Near Fine- £45

167 Noyce W. MICHAEL ANGELO. A Poem in twelve parts, with Epilogue.  Heinemann. 1953 1st.  pp71.  illus. by Richard Taylor.  in dw Near Fine- £95

168 Noyce W. SOUTH COL. One Man's Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953.  Heinemann. 1954 1st.  pp303.  4 cold. & 48 b/w plates. 16 line drawings and e.p. portraits by A.J. Veilhan who also deSIGNED the dust wrapper. 5 maps. from the library of Una Cameron with her bookplate. in dw Near Fine £45

169 Noyce W. SOUTH COL. One Man's Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953.  Heinemann. 1954 1st.  pp303.  4 cold. & 48 b/w plates.16 line drawings and e.p. portraits of team members by A.J. Veilhan who also designed the dust wrapper. 5 maps. nick in top of sp. Signed by the Author 'Wilfred Noyce' and by Jan Morris. in dw Very Good- £295

170 Noyce W. SOUTH COL. One Man's Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953.  Heinemann. 1954 1st.  pp303.  4 cold. & 48 b/w plates. 16 line drawings and e.p. portraits by A.J. Veilhan who also designed the dust wrapper. 5 maps. Signed by John Hunt. in dw Near Fine- £195

171 Noyce W. THE GODS ARE ANGRY.   Heinemann. 1957 1st.  pp198.  Novel about Changma the 26,410 Himalayan 'Everest'. from the library of Una Cameron with her bookplate. un-pc dw Near Fine £45

172 Noyce W. THE GODS ARE ANGRY.   Heinemann. 1957 1st.  pp198.  Novel about Changma the 26,410 Himalayan 'Everest'. Signed by Wilfred Noyce. in dw Near Fine- £200

173 Noyce W. THE SPRINGS OF ADVENTURE.   John Murray. 1958 1st.  pp240.  21 illus. from the library of Una Cameron with her bookplate. in dw Very Good- £30

174 Noyce W. TO THE UNKNOWN MOUNTAIN. Ascent of an Unexplored 25,000er in the Karakoram.  Heinemann. 1962 1st. pp183. 19 photos. 3 maps. with an appendix by Don Whillans.  in dw Very Good- £26

175 Noyce, John Jackson, T.H. Tilly. W. A CLIMBER'S GUIDE TO SONAMARG. KASHMIR.   The Himalayan Club.  1945 1st.  pp51.  frontis. 11 illus. fold. map. orig. pict. cold. printed boards, half green cloth.  Near Fine- £75

176 Olufsen O. THROUGH THE UNKNOWN PAMIRS. The Second Danish Pamir Expedition 1898-99. William Heinemann. 1904 1st. pp238. maps [fold.] and numerous illus. orig. red cloth gilt.  Very Good £150

177 Pares B. HIMALAYAN HONEYMOON.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1940 1st.  pp301.  16 full page illus. in blue monochrome. 8 pencil heads. 2 maps. 60 drawings. orig. cloth silver dec. sp. faded. but an unread copy in o.w. excellent condition. rare.  Near Fine- £85

178 Pennell A.M. PENNEL OF THE AFGHAN BORDER. The Life of Thomas Leighton Pennell. Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd. 1914 1st. pp464. 20 illus. 2 maps [1 fold.] recased in orig. red cloth gilt. dec. sp. faded.  Very Good- £75

179 Pierre B. A MOUNTAIN CALLED NUN KUN.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1955 1st.  pp189.  20 illus. 5 maps and diagrams.  in dw Very Good- £22

180 Polovtsoff A. THE LAND OF TIMUR. Recollections of Russian Turkestan. Methuen & Co. 1932 1st. pp209 10 illus. e.p. map. orig. blue cloth gilt. ex-Boots lib.  Good £18

181 Pye D. GEORGE LEIGH MALLORY.   O.U.P. 1927 1st.  pp183.  6 illus. orig. cloth rubbed. sp. edges worn. with spare title label.   Good + £70

182 Roberts D. I'LL CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST ALONE. The Story of Maurice Wilson.  Robert Hale Ltd. 1957 1st.  pp158.  frontis. 18 illus. a rare book Signed by members of the 1953 Everest team George Lowe, George Band, Michael Ward and Mike Westmacott.  un-pc dw Fine £395

183 Roberts D. I'LL CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST ALONE. The Story of Maurice Wilson.  The Wide World. The True Adventure Magazine for Men.  1957 Oct.   pp12+8+10 several illus. in 3 issues. orig. cold. pict. wrappers. Rare.  Near Fine £95

184 Roberts D. I'LL CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST ALONE. The Story of Maurice Wilson.  Robert Hale Ltd. 1957 1st.  pp158.  frontis. 18 illus. cloth faded. sp. split. ex-lib. marks.   Good £35

185 Rockhill W.W. THE LAND OF THE LAMAS. Notes of a Journey through China Mongolia and Tibet.  Longmans, Green, and Co. 1891 1st.  pp298.  frontis. 60 illus. 2 fold. maps. orig. blue cloth, red leather sp. title label gilt. t.e.g. uncut.  Very Good £395

186 Roerich N. ALTAI - HIMALAYA. A Travel Diary.  Jarrolds.  1930 1st.  pp407.  20 reproductions from paintings. orig. blue dec. cloth, sl. faded.  Very Good £120

187 Romm M. THE ASCENT OF MOUNT STALIN.   Lawrence and Wishart.  1936 1st.  pp270.  frontis. and 30 illus. fold. map.  orig. blue cloth a little dull.   Very Good £75

188 Ross F.E. CENTRAL ASIA. Personal Narrative of General Josiah Harlin 1823 - 1841.  Luzac & Co. 1939 1st.  pp163.  frontis. 3 illus. fold. map. orig. blue cloth gilt. in dw Near Fine £125

189 Royal Geographical Society.  MOUNTAINEERS.   Dorling Kindersley.   2011 1st.  pp 360. many illus. in colour and b/w. large 8vo. 25 x 30 cms. in dw New £25

190 Ruttledge H. EVEREST 1933.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1934 Oct 1st. rpt.  pp390.  frontis. 58 plates. 3 text diagrams. 4 maps.  un-pc dw missing at top. Near Fine- £125

191 Ruttledge H. EVEREST 1933.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1934 1st.  pp390.  frontis. 58 plates. 3 text diagrams. 4 maps. from the library of Una Cameron insc. with pen ink and sketch of deer 1934. Bookplate pasted below. un-pc dw Near Fine £240

192 Ruttledge H. EVEREST: THE UNFINISHED ADVENTURE.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1937 1st.  pp288.  63 plates. 2 fold. maps. pencil-head sketches of expedition members. from the library of Una Cameron with her bookplate. un-pc dw Very Good £240

193 Ruttledge H. EVEREST: THE UNFINISHED ADVENTURE.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1937 1st.  pp288.  63 plates. 2 fold. maps. inc. the 1935 Mount Everest Reconnaissance map by Michael Spender. expedition members pencil-head sketches. orig. blue cloth gilt. top sp. split. rubbed and usual wear. in laser copy dw Very Good- £65

194 Sale R. THE CHALLENGE OF K2. A History of the Savage Mountain   Pen & Sword. 2011 1st.  pp256.  cold. and b/w illus. a useful addition to Jim Curran's fine K2 biography. in p/c dw New £20

195 Savage Landor A.H. IN THE FORBIDDEN LAND. An Account of a Journey in Tibet.  William Heinemann.  1898 1st.  pp320 + 263. photogravure frontis, coloured and full page plates total 250 illus. fold. map. orig. green cloth pict. gilt. bookplate Sir W.G. Gordon Cumming. uncut.  Near Fine- £320

196 Schomberg R.C.F BETWEEN THE OXUS AND THE INDUS.  Hopkinson. 1935 1st. pp270. 16 photo illus. fold. map. orig. blue cloth gilt.  Very Good £150

197 Scott J.M. THE SILVER LAND.   Hodder & Stoughton Ltd.  1937 1st.  pp314.  Arctic fiction. scarce. Bip Pares designed. in dw Very Good- £40

198 Scott J.M. THE WILL AND THE WAY.   Hodder & Stoughton.  1949 1st.  pp251.  Monte Rosa fiction. e.p. map by Bip Pares. in poorish dw Very Good- £28

199 Seaver G. FRANCIS YOUNGHUSBAND.   John Murray.  1952 1st. pp xii + 392. 13 photos, 4 maps. rare in excellent condition & in dw Fine- £65

200 Shipton E. BLANK ON THE MAP.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1938 1st.  pp280.  frontis. 49 illus. 3 maps [1 fold.] Bip Pares illus. head and tail pieces. orig. black cloth. from the library of Una Cameron with bookplate. scarce. in laser copy dw Near Fine £595

201 Shipton  EVEREST: THE 1951 RECONNAISSANCE OF THE SOUTHERN ROUTE.   The Geographical Journal.  1952 June Vol. CXVIII Part 2. pp117 - 141 panorama, map diagram, map, 7 illus. complete issue in orig. blue printed covers.  Near Fine- £45

202 Shipton E. LAND OF TEMPEST. Travels in Patagonia 1958-1962.  Hodder & Stoughton. 1963 1st.  pp224.  cold. frontis. 24 plates. 3 maps. quite rare. in dw Very Good £45

203 Shipton E. MOUNT EVEREST Reconnaissance Expedition 1951. Special Supplement.   The Times. 1951   pp16.  fully illustrated with photos and diagrams, adverts. Rare original newspaper. browning to folds.  Very Good- £75

204 Shipton E. MOUNTAINS OF TARTARY.   Hodder & Stoughton. [1950] 1st.  pp224.  frontis. 28 photos by the author. insc. on e.p. maps. orig. green cloth gilt, quite bright. in dw (pc & chipped) Very Good £45

205 Shipton E. NANDA DEVI.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1936 1st.  pp310.  frontis. 26 plates. text drawings and e.p. map diagram by Bip Pares. orig. black cloth. from the library of Una Cameron with bookplate. small chip to top of sp. in laser copy dw Near Fine- £185

206 Shipton E. NANDA DEVI.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1936 1st.  pp310.  frontis. 26 plates. text drawings and e.p. map diagram by Bip Pares. recased in green buckram with gilt title on front board.  Very Good- £45

207 Shipton E. THAT UNTRAVELLED WORLD. An Autobiography.  Hodder & Stoughton. 1977 1st.  pp286.  27 illus. 9 maps. cloth a bit spotted. in dw Very Good- £28

208 Shipton D. THE ANTIQUE LAND.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1950 1st.  pp219.  23 illus. e.p. maps. chapter head-pieces. orig. green cloth sl. rubbed.  Very Good- £75

209 Shipton E. THE MOUNT EVEREST RECONNAISSANCE EXPEDITION 1951.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1952 1st.  pp128.  many b/w photo illus.  dw Near Fine- £85

210 Shipton E. THE MOUNT EVEREST RECONNAISSANCE EXPEDITION 1951.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1952 1st.  pp128.  many b/w photo illus. Signed by Michael Ward. dw Very Good in part missing £125

211 Shipton E. TIERRA DEL FUEGO: The Fatal Lodestone.  R.U. 1974   pp175.  16 illus. map.  in dw Fine £24

212 Shipton E. UPON THAT MOUNTAIN.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1943 1st. rare.  pp222.  frontis. 30 illus. 4 maps. the dustwrapper designed by Bip Pares shows Dan Bryant on summit of Castor looking across at Everest (see p.245 Everest 1935).  un-pc dw Near Fine- £75

213 Shipton E. UPON THAT MOUNTAIN.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1943 1st. rare.  pp222.  frontis. 30 illus. 4 maps. the dustwrapper designed by Bip Pares shows Dan Bryant on summit of Castor looking across at Everest (see p.245 Everest 1935). from the library of Una Cameron with her bookplate. un-pc dw Very Good £95

214 Simpson J. THE SOUND OF GRAVITY.   2011 1st.  pp234.  a novel. orig. black cloth gilt. Signed by the author. in dw New £30

215 Simpson J. TOUCHING THE VOID.   Jonathan Cape.  1998 rpt. pp172. 21 cold. plates. 2 maps.  in dw New £25

216 Skrede W. ACROSS THE ROOF OF THE WORLD.  W.W. Norton. 1955 1st. U.S. pp223. 21 illus. e.p. maps. orig. blue cloth. in dw Very Good £15

217 Skrine C.P. CHINESE CENTRAL ASIA.   Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1926 1st.  pp296.  cold. frontis. 51 illus. 5 panoramas. 2 cold. fold. maps. orig. cloth gilt. spine split. ex-Times Book Club.  Good £95

218 Skrine F.H. and  Ross E.D. THE HEART OF ASIA. a History of Russian Turkestan and the Central Asian Khanates From the Earliest Times . Methuen & Co. 1899 1st. pp444. 19 illus. from sketches, numerous photographs. 2 maps [1 cold. fold.]  orig. blue cloth gilt. dec.  Very Good £175

219 Slesser M. RED PEAK. A Personal Account Of The British Soviet Expedition 1962.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1964 1st.  pp256.  3 cold. & 23 b/w illus. e.p. maps.  in dw Very Good- £18

220 Smythe F.S. CAMP SIX. An Account of the 1933 Mount Everest Expedition.  Hodder & Stoughton. 1937 1st.  pp307.  frontis. 35 illus. orig. blue cloth gilt. ex-Boots library, becoming rare. but quite  Good £55

221 Smythe F.S. CAMP SIX. Foreword by Brigadier Sir John Hunt.  A. & C. Black.  1956 rpt.  pp219.  thus. frontis. 7 illus.  un-pc dw Near Fine- £35

222 Smythe F.S. CAMP SIX. An Account of the 1933 Mount Everest Expedition.  Hodder & Stoughton. 1937 1st.  pp307.  frontis. 35 illus. orig. blue cloth gilt, sl. general wear. becoming rare.  Very Good £125

223 Smythe F.S. CAMP SIX. An Account of the 1933 Mount Everest Expedition.  Hodder & Stoughton. 1937 1st.  pp307.  frontis. 35 illus. half calf binding gilt with raised bands and marbled boards. small ex-lib. r.s.m. on title page. becoming rare.  Very Good £85

224 Smythe F.S. KAMET CONQUERED.   Victor Gollancz. 1932 1st.  pp420.  frontis. 60 illus. (on 48 plates) fold. map. from the library of Una Cameron. owner insc. in ink over pencil, September 1932. with bookplate.  Very Good £45

225 Smythe F.S. KAMET CONQUERED.   Victor Gollancz. 1932 1st.  pp420.  frontis. 60 illus. (on 48 plates) fold. map. orig. cloth gilt, sp. a little nicked.  Very Good- £28

226 Smythe F.S. THE KANGCHENJUNGA ADVENTURE.   Gollancz. 1930 1st.  pp464.  frontis. 47 illus.   Very Good- £35

227 Smythe F.S. THE KANGCHENJUNGA ADVENTURE.   Gollancz. 1930 1st.  pp464.  frontis. 47 illus. Signed by George Band, Tony STREATHER and Norman HARDIE (signature tipped in), the two climbing teams who made the first ascent of the third highest mountain in the world in 1955. orig. cloth gilt, sp. faded o.w.  Very Good- £185

228 Somervell T.H. AFTER EVEREST.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1936 1st.  pp339.  cold. frontis. 21 illus.e.p. map. fold map. orig. green cloth gilt. from the library of Una Cameron with her bookplate. un-pc dw Very Good £245

229 Stainton J.D.A. FORESTS OF NEPAL.   John Murray. 1972 1st.  pp174.  156 cold. illus. 5 maps [1 fold.], 11 tables.  in dw Near Fine £40

230 Starr L.A TALES OF TIRAH AND LESSER TIBET.   Hodder and Stoughton. [1923] rpt.  pp253.  frontis. illus. sketch map.   Very Good- £18

231 Steele P. ERIC SHIPTON. Everest and Beyond.  Constable.  1998 1st.  pp290.  illus. 21 maps drawn by the author. ex-lib copy. in dw Good £8

232 Stein Sir A. ON ALEXANDER'S TRACK TO THE INDUS. Personal Narrative of Explorations on the North-west Frontier of India. Macmillan and Co. 1929 1st. pp182. With numerous illustrations and maps from original surveys. orig. tan cloth gilt. sl. raised at sp. corners bumped. t.e.g. Publisher's review copy with slip. Rare.  Very Good £495

233 Stephens R. ON TOP OF THE WORLD. The first British woman to climb Everest.   Macmillan.  1994 1st.  pp196.  cold. illus. and illus. e.p.'s.  Signed by the author. in dw Near Fine- £35

234 Stutfield H.E.M. and Collie J. Norman. CLIMBS & EXPLORATION IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES.   Longmans, Green and Co. 1903 1st.  pp343.  frontis. full page and half page illus. 2 maps [1 fold.] with a few extar illus. pasted in. in bright orig. cloth gilt.  Very Good £275

235 Styles S. ON TOP OF THE WORLD. An Illustrated History of Mountaineering.  Hamilton. 1967 1st.  pp278.  158 b/w & 32 cold. plates. 12 diagrams.  in dw Very Good £35

236 Sykes P. THE QUEST FOR CATHAY.  A. & C. Black Ltd. 1936 1st. pp280. 16 plates, cold. frontis, 9 maps. orig. cloth gilt. faded.  Very Good- £18

237 Sykes E. and Sir P. THROUGH DESERTS AND OASES OF CENTRAL ASIA.   MacMillan & Co. Ltd. 1920 1st.  pp340.  frontis. 45 illus. cold. 2 maps. 1 fold. e.p. orig. black cloth with red dec. sl. faded and nicked. signed presentation copy ' E. Edwards with much regard from P. W. Sykes London 26.II.20'  Very Good- £725

238 Tasker J. SAVAGE ARENA.   Methuen. 1982 1st. pp270.  illus. maps. diagrams.  in dw Near Fine- £28

239 Taylor W.C. THE SNOWS OF YESTERYEAR. J. Norman Collie - Mountaineer.  Holt, Rinehart and Winston. 1973 1st.  pp185.  Toronto. with illus. and diagrams.  in dw Fine £20

240 Teichman Sir E. AFFAIRS OF CHINA. A Survey of the Recent History and Present Circumstances of the Republic of China. Methuen. 1932 1st. pp311. 3 maps. orig. cloth gilt. ex-lib.  Good £25

241 Tenzing Norgay Sherpa First Day Cover of the 25th Anniversary of the First Ascent of Mount Everest and Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 2nd. June 1978. with set of 4 postage paid to which a 2003 50th anniversary Everest 1st. class stamp is added. The Mount Everest Foundation. 1978    Signed by Tenzing and John Hunt. Ed Hillary added his signature in later years which makes this cover unusual.  Near Fine £595

242 Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Indian Posts & Telegraphs First Day Cover commemorating the Conquest of Everest. 3 'Conquest of Everest' stamps. 29-5-53   2nd. Oct. 1953.   with one brown 14As and one purple 2As. Conquest of Everest stamps.  Rare Fine £75

243 Tenzing Norgay Sherpa signed MOUNT EVEREST FIRST DAY COVER 29th. May 1978 Thyangboche Monastery 29 May 78 Base Camp 1953  Nepal Philatelic Society.     SIGNED by TENZING first day cover envelope with 4 25th Aniversary of the First Ascent of Mt. Everest Nepal r.2.30 stamps.  Near Fine £395

244 Tenzing Norgay and Hillary E.P. A Signed First Day of Issue Cover commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the First Ascent of Mount Everest. signed by Tenzing and Hillary, bearing 2 commemorative postage stamps issued by the Kingdom of Nepal, postmarked at Namche Bazar with cancellation 29.5.1978.  1978   with the specially stamped Mount Everest medallion, showing Hillary and Tenzing on the summit, in the centre of the envelope. Complete in original presentation wallet and with the original letter to the collector.  Fine £475

245 Tilman H.W. CHINA TO CHITRAL.   C.U.P.  1951 1st.  pp124.  69 photos by the Author. 4 maps. orig. red cloth gilt. black block on f.e.p. o.w. in dw Near Fine £85

246 Tilman H.W. MISCHIEF IN GREENLAND.   Hollis & Carter.  1964 1st.  pp192.  frontis. illus. and track charts. from the library of Una Cameron with her bookplate. rare. un-pc dw Very Good £120

247 Tilman H.W. MISCHIEF IN GREENLAND.   Hollis & Carter.  1964 1st.  pp192.  frontis. illus. and track charts.  in dw Very Good £95

248 Tilman H.W. MOUNT EVEREST 1938.   C.U.P.  1948 1st.  pp160.  60 a/b photo illus. 4 maps. orig. brown cloth gilt, corner of f.e.p. cut..  Very Good- £35

249 Tilman H.W. MOUNT EVEREST 1938.   C.U.P.  1948 1st.  pp160.  60 a/b photo illus. 4 maps.  in dw Very Good £75

250 Tilman H.W. NEPAL HIMALAYA.   C.U.P.  1952 1st.  pp272.  61 photos by the Author. 7 maps. from the library of Una Cameron with her bookplate.  Very Good- £75

251 Tilman H.W. SNOW ON THE EQUATOR.   G. Bell & Sons Ltd. 1937 1st.  pp265.  20 photo. plates. 4 maps. text decorations by Bip Pares. orig. red cloth silver title sl. grubby. Wright's Library label on fr. pastedown. a quite acceptable copy of the most rare and first Tilman book.  Very Good- £145

252 Tilman H.W. THE ASCENT OF NANDA DEVI.   C.U.P.  1937 1st.  pp235.  frontis. 34 illus. 2 maps. tipped in signature of Peter Lloyd who was on this expedition. orig. cloth gilt. st. lower sp. from the library of Una Cameron with bookplate and facsimile copy dust wrapper. in laser copy dw Very Good £125

253 Tilman H.W. THE ASCENT OF NANDA DEVI.   C.U.P.  1937 1st.  pp235.  frontis. 34 illus. 2 maps. orig. cloth gilt. worn reading copy.  Good £35

254 Tilman H.W. TWO MOUNTAINS AND A RIVER.   C.U.P.  1949 1st.  pp233.  frontis. 82 photos. 6 maps. rebound in blue cloth.  Good £22

255 Tullis J. CLOUDS FROM BOTH SIDES.   Grafton.  1986 1st.  pp306.  cold. illus.  in dw Near Fine- £28

256 Ullman J.R. AMERICANS ON EVEREST.   Michael Joseph. 1965 1st.  pp429.  7 cold. and many b/w plates.  in dw Near Fine £35

257 Ullman J.R. KINGDOM OF ADVENTURE EVEREST.   Collins.  1948 1st.  pp320.  frontis. 29 illus. 4 maps. with spare section pp273-288 un pc dw Near Fine £35

258 Ullman J.R. THE AGE OF MOUNTAINEERING.   Collins.  1956 1st.  pp384.  illus. maps & sketches.  in dw Fine £18

259 Ullman J.R. TIGER OF THE SNOWS. The autobiography of TENZING OF EVEREST. G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1955 2nd imp.  pp294.  frontis. 25 illus. 4 maps and sketches. bookplate pasted to half title. with Signed by Tensing original photograph [12 x 9.5 cms.] of Tensing Norgay  in dw Near Fine £365

260 Unsworth W. EVEREST.   Allen Lane.  1981 1st.  pp578.  55 plates. 4 figs. 5 maps. Signed typed letter from Chris Bonington on his letterhead dated 22nd May 1985 which refers to his standing on the top of Everest with very freindly Norwegians. in dw Very Good £100

261 Venables S. EVEREST. KANGSHUNG FACE.   Hodder & Stoughton. 1989 1st.  pp236. maps, drawings, photo-diagrams, cold. and b/w illus. Signed by the author. in dw Near Fine £48

262 Venables et al. S. EVEREST. Summit of Achievement.  Bloomsbury.  2003 1st.  pp252. very many illustrations in colour and b/w. Signed by the author and by George Band and Rebecca Stephens. in dw Very Good £125

263 Vincent I.V. THE SACRED OASIS. Caves of the Thousand Buddhas Tun Huang. Faber and Faber. 1953 1st. pp114. cold. frontis. 48 pages of b/w illus. fold. map. orig. cloth gilt. in dw Very Good £30

264 Waller D. THE PUNDITS. British Exploration of Tibet and Central Asia. University of Kentucky Press. 1990 1st. pp327. illus. 9 maps. orig. cloth gilt. in dw Near Fine £48

265 Washburn B. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EVEREST MAP          

266 Webster E. SNOW IN THE KINGDOM. My Storm Years on Everest.  Mountain Imagery.  2011 2nd.  pp500.  very many, now enhanced great colour and b/w photographic illus. of which many are full page. Signed by the author in dw New £35

267 Weir T. EAST OF KATMANDU.   Oliver & Boyd. 1955 1st.  pp138.  91 plates, 2 cold. by the Author and Douglas Scott. 2 maps.  in dw Near Fine £24

268 Wignall S. PRISONER IN RED TIBET. The Welsh Himalayan Expedition 1955. Hutchinson & Co.  1957 1st. pp264. 32 illus. text figs. e.p. maps. The title page is missing! orig. cloth gilt. not in Neate?? in dw Very Good- £15

269 Younghusband Sir F. DAWN IN INDIA. British Purpose and Indian Aspiration. John Murray. 1934 1st. pp331.  orig. blue cloth gilt.  Very Good £15

270 Younghusband Sir F. EVEREST: THE CHALLENGE.   Thomas Nelson 1936 1st.  pp243.  frontis. 15 illus. 4 maps and diagrams. . in colour laser copy of original  in dw* Near Fine £35

271 Younghusband Sir F. THE EPIC OF MOUNT EVEREST.   Edward Arnold.  1926 1st.  pp319.  frontis. 15 plates. 2 maps. The scarce first edition.  Near Fine £75

272 Younghusband Capt. Frank E. THE HEART OF A CONTINENT. A Narrative of Travels in Manchuria, across the Gobi Desert, through the Himalayas  John Murray. 1896 1st.  pp409.  rare first edition. frontis. 17 illus. 4 maps. [2 cold. fold. 1 in e.p.] orig. olive green cloth gilt. a bit rubbed.  Very Good- £495

273 Younghusband F. THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE. A review of some men and events of my time. Constable. 1927 1st. pp304. map. orig. cloth gilt. worn.  Good. £18

274 Younghusband Capt. G.J. and Capt. F. E. THE RELIEF OF CHITRAL.  Macmillan and Co. 1895 1st. pp183. map and illus. [2 fold.] orig. red cloth gilt design.  Very Good £85

275 Younghusband Col. G.J. THE STORY OF THE GUIDES.  Macmillan and Co. 1908 rpt. pp207. 16 b/w plates. orig. red cloth gilt. sl. faded. uncut.  Very Good £65

276 Younghusband Sir F. WONDERS OF THE HIMALAYA.  John Murray. 1924 rpt. pp210. frontis. map. orig. cloth gilt. school prize motif and label.  Very Good £18

277 Zurbriggen M. FROM THE ALPS TO THE ANDES. Being The Autobiography of a Mountain Guide.  T. Fisher Unwin. 1899 1st.  pp269.  frontis. 54 illus., some by A.D. McCormick. orig. red cloth gilt. dec. recased with sp. relaid. worn edges overall. ex-Mudies lib. label removed from lower front board. t.e.g. uncut. a rare book.  Good £780

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