George and Ashley Abraham (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Author and SAUNDERS Rev TBA of Keswick (illustrator). First Edition. First edition, 1906, rebound in red half morocco, over red cloth, gilt tooling. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling, & gilt titles to maroon calf labels. Internally, half title, tissue guarded frontis, [4], (v-xx), [2], 394 pp, [4] adverts, [1] printers details, 30 tissue guarded monogravure illustrations, 10 pen & ink sketches, 11 outline drawings depicting 12 routes, ink name to head half title and p1, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., remainder cut, occasional pencil margin note, occasional spot & faint edge browning. (227*155 mm). (Neate*2). 93 courses (routes) are described, 14 routes in the easy listing, 38 routes in the Moderate List with the remainder either in the Difficult or Exceptionally Severe List. The book is divided into two parts, Part 1, on the Carnedds, Tryfan and the Glyders was taken by George D Abraham; while Part 2, dealing with Snowdon and the climbs south of the Llanberis Pass, including Cader Idris, was written by Ashley P Abraham. The Abraham brothers who in around 1900 planned to produce a guide to Snowdonia but here they ran into obstructive secrecy and resentment over their intrusion into the area from the leisured classes who made up the majority of climbers in Snowdonia and looked down on the Abrahams, who were in trade! See ODNB for a full Bio.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. (xxi) 394pp with thirty full page illustrations in monogravure, ten pen and ink sketches and eleven outline drawings of the chief routes plus 4pp advertisements at rear. No inscriptions. Rebound using original boards and spine with new endpapers. Boards lightly bumped and worn. Piece missing at top edge from tissue guard to frontispiece. Otherwise this is a lovely clean tight and bright copy.

1st. Very Good pp394. 30 full page monogravure plates. 10 pen & ink sketches. 11 outline drawings of the chief routes. bound in new half calf gilt, red boards. t.e.g.

1st Edition. Hb Original dark green cloth binding xxii 394pp Illustrations, pen drawings and sketches +4pp of adverts. Light foxing to first few prelim pages o/w A Vg Copy of classic North Wales rock climbing title.

1st. Very Good- pp394. 30 full page monogravure plates. 10 pen & ink sketches. 11 outline drawings of the chief routes. orig. cloth gilt. top sp. and back board creased. hinges cracked. t.e.g. ref. climbs Bartram, Adams, Harman et al. 1906-9 on rear. e.p. o.w.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. xx + [2] + 394pp + [5], fronti, 29 monogravure plates, 10 pen & ink sketches, 9 plates of drawings of routes, all prsent as listed. Sl spotting of prelims, bound in original green cloth, sl bumped top/base spine; Octavo.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo. original black cloth (spine ends & corners a little rubbed, with slight hint of wear to extremities, slight spotting to leaf edges, first & last pages, pencil signature to half title, ink signature to blank prelim., else internally clean & bright); pp. xxii, 394, [4 (pubs. advts)], [2 (colophon, last blank)], with 30 illustrations, 10 pen & ink sketches & 9 outline drawings of the chief routes. Heavy item (1.8 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good copy of a scarce work. Highly presentable. [Neate A08].