Published by Mountaineers Books, 1980
ISBN 10: 0916890937 ISBN 13: 9780916890933
Seller: Losaw Service, Lenox Dale, MA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. This softcover has lightly worn edges and a faded spine. Pages are bright and unmarked, good binding, clean photo pages.
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Published by The Mountaineers, Seattle, 1980
Seller: JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS, PORTLAND, OR, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Third Edition (expanded). EXPANDED REPRINT 1980 of original 1935 edition. First ascent of Minya Konka with Burdsall and Moore summiting. This 1980 edition has several photos not included in the 1935 edition, plus it has a 30 page epilogue by Terris Moore that is not found in the 1935 edition. In this epilogue Moore provides biographical details about the team members, and he refutes the Chinese claim that the 1932 expedition faked the climb to the summit. PAPERBACK (no hardcover issued for this edition). This book measures 216mm tall x 139mm, and has 66 b/w photos, 5 maps, with new 30 page epilogue by Moore, biblio, index. CONDITION: slight fading spine, minor rubbing to covers, old private owner crimp on bottom corner of short title page, Minya Konka highlighted in yellow on first map (see photo) otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, no foxing. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.
Published by The Mountaineers, Seattle, 1980
Seller: JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS, PORTLAND, OR, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Third Edition (expanded). 1980 EXPANDED REPRINT of original 1935 edition. SIGNED by Terris Moore on title page. Moore wrote the 30 page new epilogue for this book. PAPERBACK (no hardcover issued for this edition). Usual slight fading spine, minor rubbing tips corners, slight crease mark lower front cover corner, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages (other than Moore's signature on title page), solid binding, no foxing. First ascent of Minya Konka with Burdsall and Moore summiting. This 1980 edition has several photos not included in the 1935 edition, plus it has a 30 page epilogue by Terris Moore that is not found in the 1935 edition. In this epilogue Moore provides biographical details about the team members, and he refutes the Chinese claim that the 1932 expedition faked the climb to the summit. This book measures 216mm tall x 139mm, and has 66 b/w photos, 5 maps, with new 30 page epilogue by Moore, bibliography, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York and London, 1935
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Octavo. Pp.xiv, 292. With over sixty illustrations. Endpaper maps show the expedition's route across China from Shanghai to Szechuan and into Tibet. Faint toming to spine, else fine in cloth boards.
Published by London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1935
Seller: Bow Windows Bookshop (ABA, ILAB), Lewes, United Kingdom
First British edition. 8vo. xvi, 272 pp. Publisher's purple cloth, pale blue lettering to the spine, map endpapers, loosely inserted is an illustrated first day cover featuring the signature of Terris Moore, stamped January 1978 in Anchorage, an unrelated early ownership inscription to the half title. Frontispiece and 46 photographic illustrations, some two or more to a page including two folding, plus 7 maps and charts. Covers faded and worn. Neate, *134.
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head, 1935
Seller: M and M Books, Barkway, HERTS, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Loss across top and bottom of jacket with large tear to rear. Some fading to edge. Gift inscription to half title page. 272pp. Foxing to pages and some pages. Black and white illustrations.
Published by John Lane, London, England, 1935
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, ABAA, EUGENE, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus / Good Only. First UK Edition. Octavo, 8.75 in x 5.9 in., pp. xv, 272. Illustrated with black and white photographs, fold-out photo of Minya Konka, maps and charts. Purple cloth boards with light blue title to spine. Publisher's Blue topstain. Rubbing to extremities. Light sunning to head and tail of spine. Spotting to fore- and bottom edges. Map endpapers. Light toning to pages. Chips, creases, and several closed tears to dustjacket. Price clipped. Protected in mylar. Richard L. Burdsall (1895-1953), son of Elwood and Louella M. Burdsall, was born at Purchase, New York. After graduation from Swarthmore College in 1917 as a mechanical engineer, he served with the American Friends Service Committee during World War I, and afterwards joined the Russell, Burdsall & Ward Bolt and Nut Co., of which his grandfather had been a founder. He served this company until his death. In addition to mountaineering, Dick's wide interests included ornithology, sailing, and the work of the Society of Friends. On one cruise he narrowly escaped death when his boat caught fire from gasoline fumes and was entirely destroyed. His interest in mountaineering developed relatively late, for Dick's first real mountain climb was in 1933 to the top of Minya Konka in western China, then the second highest mountain to have been climbed. On this great expedition, one of the finest ever to go to the Himalayas, Dick shared the work with Arthur B. Emmons III and Terris Moore, two of the outstanding American climbers of the day. His success in reaching the top proved for all time his amazing courage, determination, and endurance. Dick's last big expedition came in 1938 as a member of the first American expedition to K2. Those of us who shared his companionship on this adventure will never forget his patience, kindness, good humor, and superb expedition spirit. He was the gentlest and best of companions. (from American Alpine Club).
Published by Harper, 1935
Seller: Azarat Books, Kenmore, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. NY: Harper 1935, first edition, first printing. Gray cloth in VG+ condition; spine gilt is bright. Unclipped dust jacket is in good condition; wear to corners, little nicks & chips to top edge, 1/2 in. chip to bottom of spine. 6 x 9 in., 292 pp. Remarkable story of 4-man American expedition to Minya Konka (Gongga Shan) in 1932. Terris Moore & Burdsall summited via the northwest ridge.
Published by John Lane The Bodkey Head, Birmingham, 1935
Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Old Langho, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in original purple cloth boards with blue title lettering to spine,in the rare Dust-Jacket graded Good that has a few small chips and tears to the outer edges of the dust-wrappe.The outer boards are a little marked towards the head of spine.Not price clipped.This copy has No previous names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with No loose leaves.Illustrated profusely with a Frontispiece and a further 46 photographic illustrations with eight maps and charts including maps as endpapers.There are further contributions from Terris Moore and Jack Theodore Young.This copy has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and the dust-wrapper comes well protected in a removable cover sleeve.Very rare title in it's original dust-wrapper One of the great saga's of 20th century climbing began in 1930 when a rather eccentric globetrotter Joseph Rock surrveyed a remote stretch of mountains in Szechwan and declared the peak Minya Konka,the highest peak in the world with a height of over 30,000 feet.This claim needed to be verified,and the mountain needed to be climbed so then the book is the extraordinary tale of a small team of four climbers who reached the summit in 1932.With additional contributions by climbers Terris Moore and Jack Theodore Young.8vo 272pp First UK Edition 1st Impression [1935] Neate page 99 [134].
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York. "First Edition" D-K [April 1935]., 1935
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 5 3/4 inches x 8 3/4 in., photographic frontispiece of Minya Konka; xiii, 292 pp., illustrated with photographs, maps. Gray cloth with the gilt titling over dark blue on the spine, publisher's device on the front cover, pictorial map front endpapers by Emmons. Some tan spotting (foxing) to the front enpapers, prelims., titlepage, a spot from a removed bookplate on the reverse of the front free endpaper, lower corner of pp. 207-208 is torn off. Some light fading, spotting to outer covers. Inscribed and signed in blue ink by Arthur B. Emmons 3rd on the front flyleaf: "To Bill Loomis auf bergheil Arthur B. Emmons 3rd." Two penciled dates follow (possibly when the book was read by Loomis?): Sept 3, 1935 WPL Nov 19, 1935 WPL. Copies of the 1935 edition, inscribed and signed by any of the authors are quite scarce. Inscribed by Author(s).