Rene Dittert (84 results)
Language: English
Published by Harper & Brothers, 1954
- Hardcover
Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Chaparral Books
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Add to basketHardcover. 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.
Language: English
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1956
- Hardcover
Seller: Yak and Yeti Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.Yak and Yeti Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 256p, ills, map.
Language: English
Published by From: The Mountain World, 1953
- Softcover
Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Larry W Price Books
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Add to basketPamphlet. Condition: Very Good. pp. 44-54, Map, Extracted from Orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.
Published by From: The Mountain World, 1958/59, Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, 1959
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Magazine / Periodical
Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Larry W Price Books
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Add to basketPamphlet. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. pp. 53-64, Extracted from Orig Vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.
Published by The Mountain World, Ldn, 1958
- Softcover
Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Larry W Price Books
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Add to basketPamphlet. Condition: Very Good. pp. 9-19+ 2 FoldOut Photo Panoramas, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, last page in facsimile, else VG.
Published by From: The Mountain World, 1968/69, 1969
- Softcover
Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Larry W Price Books
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Add to basketPamphlet. Condition: Very Good. pp. 29-50+ 6 BW Photo Plts, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet else VG.
Published by Harper and Brothers, 1954
- Hardcover
Seller: Hawking Books, Edgewood, TX, U.S.A.Hawking Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Missing dust jacket. Acceptable Condition. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.
More imagesPublished by George Allen & Unwin, London, 1954
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS, PORTLAND, OR, U.S.A.JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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Add to basketSoft 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 incl…udes 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.
Language: French
Published by Arthaud, Paris & Grenoble, Collection Sempervivum
- Softcover
Seller: Berry Hill Book Shop, Deansboro, NY, U.S.A.Berry Hill Book Shop
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Add to basketSoft 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.
- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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Condition: New.
- Softcover
Seller: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.BargainBookStores
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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Forerunners To Everest. Book.
Published by Harper NY nd
- Hardcover
Seller: Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg
Contact seller5-star seller256pp. 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.
- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
More imagesLanguage: French
Published by Lausanne, Marguerat., 1952
- Softcover
Seller: Bucks County Bookshop IOBA, Doylestown, PA, U.S.A.Bucks County Bookshop IOBA
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Text in FRENCH. -- Reprint of the 1945 original, and first book published in the "Nos Alpes" series. Illustrated with photos of the mountains, including ascent routes, and a fold-out map. -- Softcover, pages are uncut/ unopened. Condition: very good minus (cover has a 1-inch chip at spine crown; spine creased).
Published by Harper & Brothers
- Hardcover
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Light edge wear to jacket. $4.00 price on jacket.
Language: English
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 1954
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: West End Books, Colwyn Bay Conwy North Wales, United KingdomWest End Books
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Add to basketHardback. 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, Th…e 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.
Language: French
Published by Arthaud, 1953
- Softcover
Seller: Yak and Yeti Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.Yak and Yeti Books
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Good. 310p, ills, folding map.
Published by Harper & Brothers, 1954
- Hardcover
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.Tacoma Book Center
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 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 pr…inting on copyright page. No Signature.
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York
- Hardcover
Seller: The Book Shelf, Salem, OR, U.S.A.The Book Shelf
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Add to basketHardcover. 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.
Published by Lausanne: Librairie F. Rouge & Cie. 1945, 1945
Seller: Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA]
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. Good/Poor. Large Octavo. In French. 248 pages. Preface by Andre Roch. With photos and maps. Front and back cover stained, with a few creases on the edges; previous owner's notes in pencil on frist page. Glassine jacket is torn and chipped. Text is clean.
Language: English
Published by George Allen & Unwin, London, 1954
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Clitheroe, LANCA, United KingdomRichard Thornton Books PBFA
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Add to basketHardcover. 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 ad…dress 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].
Published by Editions Marguerat
- Softcover
Seller: JLG_livres anciens et modernes, Saint Maur des Fossés, FranceJLG_livres anciens et modernes
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More imagesLanguage: French
Published by Arthaud, 1954
- Hardcover
Seller: Librairie du Bassin, Bordeaux, FranceLibrairie du Bassin
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Add to basketCouverture 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°.
Forerunners to Everest: The Story of the Two Swiss Expeditions of 1952
DITTERT, RENE & CHEVALLEY, GABRIEL & LAMBERT, RAYMOND & HUNT, Brigadier Sir JOHN (Preface) & BARNES, MALCOLM (English Version)
Published by George Allen & Unwin 1954, 1954
- Hardcover
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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Add to basketEx-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 o…nline listings are held in Dunedin.
Forerunners to Everest: The Story of the Two Swiss Expeditions of 1952
Rene Dittert, Gabriel Chevalley, and Raymond Lambert; Sir John Hunt (preface)
Published by Harper & Brothers
- First Edition
Seller: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, U.S.A.My Book Heaven
Contact seller5-star sellerdj. First Edition. First American edition. Heavy foxing to the page edges. Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket.
Published by New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1953]., 1953
- Hardcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star seller220 pages. Hardcover: H 24.25cm x L 17.5cm. Dust jacket well rubbed with wear and short tears along edges, light brown stains at front panel's lower right, toning and soiling to white spine panel and white rear panel. Brown cloth with gilt stamped lettering to spine and front board. Light toning to top edge and fore-edge. Interi…or pages are clean. Binding is firm. A very good copy in a good+ dust jacket. With Preface, twelve maps/sketches, and 64 b/w plates plus large foldout "Panorama Khumbu-CWM" laid-in rear pastedown pocket. Features contributions by Othmar Gurtner, Marcel Kurz, Elizabeth S. Cowles, Ernst Feuz, Rene Dittert, Rene Aubert, Andre Roch, Jean-Jacques Asper, Leon Flory, Raymond Lambert, Gabriel Chevalley, Ernest Hofstetter, et al.
More imagesPublished by Harper & Brothers
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.ThriftBooksVintage
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. 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.
Forerunners to Everest: The Story of the Two Swiss Expeditions of 1952
Rene Dittert / Gabriel Chevalley / Raymond Lambert. Preface by John Hunt
Published by Harper & Brothers
- Hardcover
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.Tacoma Book Center
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Add to basketHardcover. 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 stick…er 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.
- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United KingdomGreatBookPricesUK
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Published by Panther, 1956
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Add to basketFirst Edition. First edition in this form. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 236 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. Notes; Publisher advertisements follow the text. This translation originally published, Allen & Unwin, 1954.… 1 Kg.
