E Whymper (135 results)

Condition: Fair. Book is in Used-Acceptable condition. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. Pages and cover may have wear, tears, and stickers. Pages are may contain notes and highlighting.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Sixth Edition. xxii, 414 pp. The hinges are cracked, but holding. The binding is tight and the text is clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hard cover. Unabridged. 6th edition. 262 p. Lgr Size: 8" x 10" with 262 pgs. "This is one of the great classics on mountaineering and even today is a fresh and very exciting read." Chris Bonington. On 11th of July, 1865 began a series of events that were to end in tragedy. Returning from the success of the first ever ascent of the Matterhorn, four of Whymper's party plunged down the North face to their deaths when a rope snapped. The news of the accident stunned the entire civilized world. The reissue of Whymper's fascinating description of the first ascent of the Matterhorn is taken from the sixth edition, published in 1936. One of the great classics of climbing literature, it is universally known simply as Scrambles. The book is illustrated with Whymper's original engravings, and now with John Cleare's outstanding photographs of the Alpine range which has been a challenge and a mystery to climbers for centuries. Fine in very good dust jacket. light shelfwear to the jacket, no ownership marks 6th edition. Cleare, John, and Tyndale, H. E. (illustrator).…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Sixth. Bound in publisher's red cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 414 pages, frontispiece portrait of Whymper, 26 illustrated plates & 5 Large fold out Maps. Reprint of the 1936 edition. Neate 65.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A readable copy. All pages and the cover are intact (dust cover may be missing). Pages can include considerable notes--in pen or highlighter--but notes cannot obscure the text. 1954. No dust jacket. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers. Re-bound into patterned buckram boards. Spine sunned. A slight tan to the page edges. A few small tears to the fold-out maps at the rear. A couple of slightly loose pages, therefore acceptable. Contents remain clear and bright throughout. A good reading copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. BROWN EMBOSSED BOARDS WITH SILVER LETTERING, FACSIMILE OF 1886 EDITION (published without the fold-out map contained in the original volume). The first thus may not have been issued with a dust jacket. E. Whymper and others (illustrator).

Cloth Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Mild bump at front top corner of dustjacket and correspondingly on book, elsewise a fine, bright, clean, tight copy sans other flaws. " This reissue of Whymper's fascinating description of the first ascent of the Matterhorn is taken from the sixth edition, published in 1936. One of the great classics of climbing literature, it is universally known simply as 'Scrambles'. 262 pages. "Including the first ascent of the Matterhorn - its successes and tragedy; Additional material from Whymper's diaries; Illustrated with Whymper's original engravings; Outstanding Alpine photographs by John Cleare." LBCMA4. John Cleare (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 3rd Edition. Reading copy only with quite heavy general handling wear, loosely bound with cover come away from the main text block, foxing and dust marks on some pages. with numerous illustrations by A.F. Stuart-Wortley, Harper Pennington, C. Whymper, F.G. Millais and G.E. Lodge (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 414 pp.+ Photo Plt of Whymper at Frontis & 26 Other Illus Plts & 5 Lge FoldOut Maps at back, Orig Red Hardback, Gilt title, VG to Near Fine in DJ with edge tearouts, Reprint of 6th Ed (Neate #65).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. One-inch tear to jacket.

Condition: New. Whymper, E (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, pictorial cloth. Fur, Feather and Fin Series. Text age-toned, a little light foxing. Kennel blind stamp on title-page. A. Thoirbirn, G. E. Lodge, S. Alken, C. Whymper (illustrator).

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. : Este libro, 'Perspectivas del Mont Blanc', publicado por Alba Editorial, ofrece una recopilación de veinticuatro textos que exploran la fascinación y admiración que el Mont Blanc ha inspirado a lo largo de los siglos. Desde alpinistas y científicos hasta etnólogos, geógrafos y hombres de letras, esta obra reúne diversas experiencias y perspectivas sobre la montaña más alta de Europa. Los textos, que datan desde 1606 hasta 1987, combinan la aventura del alpinismo con reflexiones científicas y literarias, ofreciendo una visión completa y enriquecedora del Mont Blanc. EAN: 9788484284048 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: Perspectivas del Mont Blanc Autor: J. J. Rousseau| J. W. Goethe| F. R. de Chateaubriand| M. Shelley| V. Hugo| A. Dumas| G. Sand| E. Whymper| G. Rébuffat Editorial: Alba Editorial Idioma: es-ES Páginas: 192 Formato: tapa blanda.…

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. Whymper, E (illustrator).

Condition: New. Whymper, E (illustrator).

Condition: New. Whymper, E (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardback with dust jacket, size 4to, 262 pages. Illustrated with b/w & coloured plates. Dust jacket shows some edge wear & creasing + light rubbing, also sunning to the spine. Boards show some bumping & marking + light sunning. Light marking to the fore edges otherwise contents clean & complete.…

Condition: New. Whymper, E (illustrator).

Condition: New. Whymper, E (illustrator).

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1150grams, ISBN:9780863501043.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition Thus. iv / 188 pp + 8 page publisher's ads bw illustrations throughout, blue cloth with colour illustrations to front, black title to spine. Spine ends and corners scuffed, rear cover wrinkled and marked, spine rubbed, front bright, front hinge open and weak, title page loose with wear and tear, some marks to other pages. Charles Whymper, E.S. Hardy et al (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Green cloth covers with gold illustration of a large stag on the front cover which is bright. Gold lettering and design on spine are slightly faded and soiled, as are the black illustrations on the back cover. Covers exhibit heavy wear, chipping, fraying and bumping to spine ends and corners. heavy wear and bumping on edges. Wear, small tears and fraying on edges. Heavy soiling and shelf wear to covers. Previous owners book plate is pasted to the inside front cover. Inside front and back cover hinges are cracked and barely attached to the spine. Inside hinges are cracked. FFEP loose. Heavy foxing to ffep's and bfep's. Spine is shaken. Text and the many b&w illustrations are yellowed due to age. Occasional foxing and soiling to text. A collection of hunting and fishing stories. All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-library unless explicitly described as such. Whymper, E. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Near fine, almost as new condition, both book and dustjacket. A new illustrated edition with photographs by John Cleare. Illustrated with Whymper's original engravings. Photos provided upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Small 8vo, i-ix, 298 pp, title page vignette and 8 uncoloured plates by Thorburn and Whymper. Original decorated cloth lightly darkened on the spine, neat gift inscription dated 1903 pasted onto the rear of the front free end paper but a very good copy. A chapter on Snipe and Woodcock in Ireland was written by eminent Irish ornithologist Richard J Ussher. Archibald Thorburn , Charles Whymper (illustrator). …

Condition: New. Whymper, E (illustrator).