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View from the summit
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Edmund Hillary |
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| Publisher |
Easton Press |
| Published Date |
1999 |
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n/a |
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£99.99
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Hardcover signed collector's edition issued by the The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut 1999. NEW/Still sealed in publisher's shrinkwrap - reduced in price due to slight bump to lower page edges. 8vo, Dark Green leather with gilt design, all edges gilt, silk endpages, bound-in silk ribbon marker. Includes a certificate of authenticity from The Easton Press and Collector's Notes. Illustrated with maps, 63 color photographs and 23 black & white photographs. Index. 310 pgs.
Synopsis
"This is the story of my life, condensing 79 years of vigorous activity into a few hundred pages. My views may not always coincide with the stories of my companions, but this is the way I ......more |
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Touching the Void
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Joe Simpson |
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Jonathan Cape |
| Published Date |
1988 |
| ISBN |
0224025457 |
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£399.00
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Hardback book in dustjacket. First edition first printing. Near fine/Near fine. Book and dustjacket in lovely condition. Dustjacket is not price-clipped - shows price of £10.95 net....more |
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Touching the Void
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Joe Simpson |
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Jonathan Cape |
| Published Date |
July 1988 |
| ISBN |
0224025457 |
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£250.00
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Hardback book in dustjacket. First edition first printing. VG/VG. Dustjacket in lovely condition - not price-clipped shows price of £10.95. Some foxing marks to inside flaps. Spine of book is slightly cocked from reading. Slight creasing to top right hand corner of front free endpaper and outline from where a previous price and edition where once written in pencil but have been erased. Some foxing marks to combined page edges....more |
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This Game of Ghosts
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Joe Simpson |
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| Publisher |
Jonathan Cape |
| Published Date |
15 July 1993 |
| ISBN |
0224035150 |
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£75.00
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Hardback book in dustjacket. VG/Fine. Book in nice condition with some spine lean from reading being the only fault. Dustjacket in fine condition - not price-clipped shows price of £16.99. Book signed directly on the title page by Joe Simpson....more |
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The Water People
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Joe Simpson |
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| Publisher |
Jonathan Cape |
| Published Date |
1992 |
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022403281x |
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£49.99
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Hardback book in dustjacket. First edition first printing. VG-/VG-. Author's only work of fiction to date - scarce. The book has no previous owner inscriptions. The spine is firm and straight. There is some bumping to the spine ends and one corner. There are some marks and dustiness to the combined page edges. The dustjacket is unclipped and shows the price of £13.99. There is slight edgewear to the blue laminate at the base of the spine. There is a closed tear to the very top right hand corner of the front cover of the dustjacket (see picture). There are some surface scratches to the dustjacket. ...more |
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Scott's Last Expedition
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R F Scott |
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Folio Society |
| Published Date |
1964 |
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n/a |
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£8.99
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Hardback book in slipcase. Near fine/near fine. The odd mark to book and slipcase. The personal journals of Captain R.F. Scott, CVO, RN, on his journey to the South Pole.
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New Europe - SIGNED First Edition
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Michael Palin |
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Published Date |
13 September 2007 |
| ISBN |
9780297844495 |
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Hardback book in dustjacket. Signed by Michael Palin directly on the title page in black ink. Fine/fine new unread condition.
Synopsis
Until the early 1990s, when the Berlin Wall came tumbling down, travelling behind the iron curtain was never easy. In undertaking his new journey through Eastern Europe, breathing in its rich history, filming its exquisite sights and talking to its diverse peoples, Michael fills what has been a void in his own experience and that of very many of his own generation. As in all his series, Palin's New Europe takes the form of a journey through countries which have rich and complex cultures. Few have survived intact, as the ebb and flow of warring ......more |
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Mountains of the Mind
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Robert Macfarlane |
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Granta |
| Published Date |
8 May 2003 |
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1862075611 |
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£29.99
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Hardback book in dustjacket. Very fine/very fine new unread condition. Signed by the author on the title page.
Synopsis
Why do so many feel compelled to risk their lives climbing mountains? During the climbing season, one person per day dies in the Alps, and more people die climbing in this season in Scotland than they do on the roads. "Mountains of the Mind" pursues a fascinating investigation into our emotional and imaginative responses to mountains, and how these have changed over the last few centuries. It is rich with historical and literary references, and punctuated by descriptions of the author's own climbing experiences. There are chapters on glaciers, geology, the ......more |
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Mind Over Matter
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Ranulph Fiennes |
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Sinclair Stevenson |
| Published Date |
1993 |
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1856193756 |
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£9.99
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VG/VG used condition. Not price-clipped - shows price of £16.99. Signed and dedicated by Ranulph Fiennes 'To Karin with Best Wishes Ranulph Fiennes 1996'....more |
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Long Way Down - Signed First Edition
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Ewan McGregor, and Charley Boorman |
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Sphere |
| Published Date |
11 October 2007 |
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9781847440532 |
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£33.99
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Hardback book in dustjacket. Signed by both Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman in black pen directly on the title page. Near Fine/near fine new unread condition. The book has been bumped at the top of the spine see picture. There is a small biro mark on the top right hand side of the title page from the signing. The signatures you see are the actual ones you buy.
Synopsis
After their fantastic trip round the world in 2004, fellow actors and bike fanatics Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman couldn't shake the travel bug. And after an inspirational UNICEF visit to Africa, they knew they had to go back and experience this extraordinary continent in more depth. Joining up once more with ......more |
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Living Dangerously: The Autobiography of Ranulph Fiennes
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Ranulph Fiennes |
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Macmillan |
| Published Date |
1994 |
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0333617010 |
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Hardback book in dustjacket. Reprint. VG+/VG+. Signed by the author on the title page 'To Matthew, Ranulph Fiennes 2001'.
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Brought up in South Africa, he never knew his father, who had died in the Italian Campaign the year before he was born. Ranulph followed his father's path into the Royal Scots Greys. After that came the SAS, from which he was dismissed for blowing up an American film set at the idyllic Cotswold village of Castle Combs, then two vicious years as a volunteer fighting communist insurgents in Oman. Then began the series of expeditions for which Fiennes is best known and which caused The Guinness Book of Records to hail him in 1984 as 'the world's greatest ......more |
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Life Stories
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David Attenborough |
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HarperCollins |
| Published Date |
1 October 2009 |
| ISBN |
9780007338832 |
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Hardback in dustjacket. Signed by David Attenborough in blue ink directly on the title page. Very fine/very fine new unread condition.
Product Description
A personal view of the natural world "I daresay my mind would wander over a range of animals remarkable for the extravagance of their reproductive techniques" - Sir David Attenborough, when asked which animal he would like to be if he returned to Earth This fantasy reincarnation was reserved only when in "racy" company, said the distinguished wildlife broadcaster. But in more sober company, he would go for a sloth, which hangs upside-down all day. The sloth is Sir David's first essay in this collection of his own personal ......more |
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Himalayan Campaign: The Attack on Kangchenjunga.
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Paul Bauer |
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| Publisher |
Basil Blackwell |
| Published Date |
1937 |
| ISBN |
n/a |
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£69.99
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Hardback book in dustjacket. Near fine/VG. Several half inch closed tears to top of dustjacket. One inch closed tear with no loss to rear of dustjacket at top. Some shelfwear and bumping to corners. Very presentable copy of book and scarce dustjacket. Dustjacket not clipped - shows price of 8s. 6d. net
In this official account, Bauer describes the attack on the tremendous ice-pinnacled ridge of Kangchenjunga on which he and his companions carried out feats of techniques and organisation that had been thought impossible at such heights; and how when caught by snowstorms they extricated themselves and their porters without loss of life....more |
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High Adventure
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Edmund Hillary |
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Easton Press |
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2003 |
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Hardback full-leather book. No Jacket as Issued. Easton Press Signed Luxury Edition. Signed by Sir Edmund Hillary. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very fine, unread, unopened, still sealed in publisher's shrinkwrap. Bound in beautiful burgundy leather with an original design and lettering embossed in 22kt gold, it features traditional hubbed spine, enduring acid neutral paper, gilded page edge,. rich moire endleaves and a satin ribbon page marker. Includes certificate of autheticity and Publishers Note Card. On May 29, 1953 at 11:30 AM a 33 year-old beekeeper from New Zealand, Edmund Hillary, and his sherpa, Tenzing Norgay, stepped onto the "roof of the world" and secured a place in the ......more |
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Facing Up.
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Bear Grylls |
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Macmillan |
| Published Date |
2000 |
| ISBN |
0333780701 |
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£24.99
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Signed by the author on the title page in blue pen without dedication. Book and dustjacket in VG condition. Some spine lean to book and a couple of small closed tears to front lower edge. Some shelfwear to dustjacket edges.
Synopsis
'Bear Grylls, the youngest person to ascend Everest, did so after many months recovering from a broken back. He writes convincingly of fear and doubt. This is an honest and compelling story' - Ranulph Fiennes. 'As exquisitely stark and inspiring as the bare crags of Everest itself. Honesty shines from the pages, Bear's indomitable spirit encouraging you on through threat of frostbite and avalanche until you are at the summit, breathlessly sharing in ......more |
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Facing the Frozen Ocean
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Bear Grylls |
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Macmillan |
| Published Date |
2 April 2004 |
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1405041501 |
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£24.99
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Hardback book in dustjacket. Fine/fine. Signed via a 'Schroders' Bookplate on the front free endpaper of the book - probably originates from one of Bear's motivational courses.
Synopsis
This is the account of five British men in an open, rigid inflatable boat fighting for their lives in perhaps the most dangerous and unpredictable seas in the world. It started out as a carefully calculated attempt to complete the first unassisted crossing of the frozen north Atlantic in a rigid inflatable boat, but it became a terrifying battle against storm-force winds, crashing waves and icebergs as large as cathedrals. Starting from the remote north Canadian coastline, Grylls and his crew ......more |
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A Talent for Trouble
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Ranulph Fiennes |
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Hodder and Stoughton |
| Published Date |
1974 |
| ISBN |
0340128453 |
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£34.99
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Hardback. Second impression 1974. Signed by Ranulph Fiennes in black pen directly on the title page with no dedication. Dustkacket is unclipped and shows price of £2.50. VG/VG- - one inch closed tear to dustkact at front lower edge.
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