Gabriel Chevalley (65 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Edition not stated. Minor wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Tanning on pastedowns & endpapers. Gift inscription on ffep. Pages toning with age, otherwise Text and images unmarked. Price clipped dj shelf worn & toned in a mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 256p, ills, map.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. pp. 9-18+ 10 Photo Plts, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. pp.96-105, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. ADVANCE PROOF COPY of First UK Edition. Original simple blue paper covers with black lettering front cover. The cover has staining to spine and cover edges, some loss at top of spine, clean text block, no owner writing or marks on pages, no foxing, solid binding. The book includes a loose revised title page & color frontispiece along with the preface by John Hunt (these were eventually used in the final version -- the one bound into the proof is a preliminary version). The book measures 215mm tall x 138mm and has 256 pages and 24 b/w illustrations, 9 maps. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. (1953), Good Plus/no dj, octavo, 310pp., printed wraps softcover, backstrip slightly chipped, wraps lightly smudged & soiled but overall solid, 36 heliogravures ill's., binding tight, text unmarked.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. dj shows heavy wear and tear, pages tanned and clean.

256pp. 8vo Illustrated with color and black and white illustrations with maps and sketches Blue cloth Preface by Sir John Hunt. English Version by Malcolm Barnes. Bottom edges lightly rubbed: VG+/no dj.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Contents include "Introduction - Part One: No Victory for Pioneers (Rene Dittert) Through India ot Nepal, The Approach, Everest Ahead, The Khumbu Icefall, In the Western Cwm, The Struggle for the South Col, The First Assault (by Raymond Lambert) The Second Attempt, The Return. Part Two - Winter at 26,000 Feet from the Diaries of Gabriel Chevalley and Raymond Lambert. Turquoise cloth hardback with silver lettering on spine, small embossed decoration on front of cover, clean tight copy in good condition, 256pp Illustrated Dust Jacket (as frontispiece) piece missing from back of jacket, tears down edges, otherwise acceptable condition only, price unclipped (15s. net) Numerous illustrations including coloured frontispiece "In The Western Cwm, view of Lhotse and the South Col" First published 1954 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd Heavy book MAY incur additional shipping outside the U.K Book#103542.

Condition: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content has toning to page ends. DJ with some edge wear, tears and toning.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Light edge wear to jacket. $4.00 price on jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 310p, ills, folding map.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket included. Later Edition. ISBN . B001Z77GRW Hardback. Very Good condition book with brown spotting to top edge, date stamped on back free endpaper, in a Very Good condition dustjacket with minor tears, chips, rubs and creases around its edges. Tight, sound copy. No statement of later printing on copyright page. No Signature.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Binding and pages are intact. All pages are free from any markings. Light scuffing and bumping visible to boards. Dust jacket is wrapped in mylar. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Good. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Moderate loosening to binding. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. English version by Malcolm Barnes. Preface by Sir John Hunt. Illustrated with photographs, sketches and maps, 256 pages. No publication date but circa mid 1950s, $4.00 price on dj flap. Clean unmarked copy, close to new, dust jacket in a new protective mylar.

Softcover. Condition: Fair. Gebogener Buchrücken; Deutlicher Riss.

First American edition. Heavy foxing to the page edges. Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine in a Very Good Dust-Jacket that has just a little light rubbing to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not Price clipped with one partial removel of an address label to the front endpaper.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.Illustrated with 24 b&w plates and 10 maps and sketches.There is some foxing showing to the text block edges,8vo 256pp First Edition 1st Impression [1954].

Couverture rigide. Condition: Assez bon. Coll. "Sempervivum". Vol. n°21. Alpinisme. Montagne. Introduction du Dr. Ed. Wyss-Dunant. Ouvrage orné de 40 héliogravures hors-texte. Cartes et dessins en 2 couleurs. 16,5x21,5 cm. 310 p. Reliure éditeur. Etat correct. Plats défraîchis un peu salis. Papier légèrement bruni. Anecdotiques rousseurs. Quelques rousseurs. Petites taches sur une tranche avec faible impact en marge des pages. Fort in-8°.

Ex-library, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (scruffy); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Later Edition. ISBN Hardback. Early reprint. Very Good condition book, with minor rubs to cover corners, some browning to edges of interior pages, in a Very Good condition dustjacket with minor rubs and creases around its edges, 1/2-inch closed tear to top edge of front jacket, browning and sticker ghost on back jacket. Tight, sound, unmarked copy except for previous owner's name and date written on inside front cover. $4.00 original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. George Allen & Unwin, 1954. Hardback, d/j, 8vo, 256pp, illust. Gift message in pencil, bookseller label, d/j price-clipped, yellowed, chipped and torn with loss. A fair copy. /0.5uk.

Arthaud 1953, in8 carré broché, 310 pp., illustrations.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: Facsimile. First English. 8vo. original blue cloth (cloth a bit marked, some spots to fore-edge, otherwise clean internally) in colour photocopy of dustwrapper; pp. 256, with 24 illustrations & 9 maps. A good copy in an facsimile dustwrapper. [Neate D32].

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Paperback 1956. CREASING TO COVERS & SPINE. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Flat pages. BROWNED PAGES. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref OEd1.

Couverture souple. Condition: Très bon. Edition originale. Grand in-8° broché, 310 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First English Edition. A near very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. In a just about good dustwrapper which has internal sellotape repairs to minor edge tears and which is foxed (although this is much more obvious internally than externally). The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. No ownership inscription. Fore-edge foxing (but apart from a little spotting to the half-title largely clean internally). 256 pages. Colour frontispiece and 24 black and white illustrations. Nine maps with one double-page.

Condition: Fair. Etat correct. Sans date. Fair.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 256 pages, 24 plates. Subjects: Everest. Mountaineering. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.