nanga parbat adventure von bechtold (8 Ergebnisse)

Cloth. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First American Edition. Stated first edition. Green cloth. No jacket. 93 pp. Black and white photos throughout. An account of the ill-fated German expedition attempting to summit Nanga Parbat in the Himalayas. The ninth tallest mountain in the world, Nanga Parbat is considered one of the hardest to summit, due to weather and location. GOOD condition, ex-library. Remains, of a pocket, spine label and bookplate present. Several stamps and markings present in the interior. Heavy offsetting to the covers. Moderate browning to the cloth, with spotting and foxing to the rear cover. Some soiling and staining to the covers. Spine browned and worn looking. Extremities bumped and frayed. Text block cracked in several places, with scattered moderate foxing throughout.

Hard Cover. Zustand: VG. No Jacket. Cheap Edition. 8vo. original pale blue cloth (a few marks to cloth, inscrip. to FFE, bookplate to front pastedown, a little silverfish damage to RFE, occ. spots to leaf edges; lacks dustwrapper); pp. xx, 94 + 2 p. pubs. advts., with 80 plates & 3 maps. A very good copy. [Neate B69].

Hard Cover. Zustand: VG. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: G-. Cheap Edition. VG/G-. 8vo. original pale blue cloth (some marks to spine, prev. owner's name to FFE) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, torn with considerable loss to spine ends, corners & top edge); pp. xx, 94 + 2 p. pubs. advts., with 80 plates & 3 maps. A very good copy in the remains of a dustwrapper. [Neate B69].

Hard Cover. Zustand: VG. No Jacket. First English. 8vo. original blue cloth (edges rubbed, prev. owner's details to FFE, tiny tape marks to endpapers, top edge a little dusty, occ. spotting to outer leaves, else internally clean; lacks dustwrapper); pp. xx, 94 (last blank) + 2 p. pubs. advts., with 80 plates & 3 maps. A very good copy. [Neate B69]. The relatively uncommon true first edition of the English translation.

Hard Cover. Zustand: VG. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: G. First English. VG-/G. 8vo. original pale blue cloth (slightly rubbed & bumped, prev. owner's name to FFE, occ. spotting to leaf edges & prelims., small tape marks top endpapers, else clean & bright) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, rubbed & a little frayed, sizeable loss to lower half of front panel); pp. xx, 94 (last blank) + 2 p. pubs. advts., with 80 plates & 3 maps. A very good copy in a torn dustwrapper. [Neate B69]. The relatively uncommon true first edition of the English translation.

New York [1936],Dutton.3/4 Green leather over marbled boards very good, 93p., index, 80 photos, 3 maps, translated into English by H.E.G. Tyndale. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION SCARCE The very fascinating primary resource for the adventure to the high Himalayas. For the most part, this expedition was not to benefit from oxygen or modern man-made materials, but rather used those classic materials for boots, clothing and climbing materials. They lost four members of their team and six porters all of which were buried on Nanga Parbat. Its a very gripping story, and the photography is exquisite. By and large a superb early primary climb resource. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: Yakushi B98b variant *.

New York [1936], Dutton. Green cloth, very good, 93p., index 80 photos, 3 maps,translated into English by H.E.G. Tyndale. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION S C A R C E The very fascinating primary resource for the adventure to the high Himalayas. For the most part, this expedition was not to benefit from oxygen or modern man-made materials, but rather used those classic materials for boots, clothing and climbing materials. They lost four members of their team and six porters all of which were buried on Nanga Parbat. Its a very gripping story, and the photography is exquisite. By and large a superb early primary climb resource. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: Yakushi B98b variant *.

London [1935], Murray. Blue cloth, very good, 93p., index, 80 photos, 3 maps, translated into English by H.E.G. Tyndale 18 x 25 cm. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION S C A R C E The very fascinating primary resource for the adventure to the high Himalayas. For the most part, this expedition was not to benefit from oxygen or modern man-made materials, but rather used those classic materials for boots, clothing and climbing materials. They lost four members of their team and six porters all of which were buried on Nanga Parbat. Its a very gripping story, and the photography is exquisite. By and large a superb early primary climb resource. * BIBLIOGRAPHY: Yakushi B98b variant *.