Nanda Devi by Shipton Eric: First Edition (15 results)

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Vol 85, No 4, April 1935, pp. 305-322+ 4 Photo PLts, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, stapled & trimmed, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Vol 90, No 2, Aug, 1937, pp. 97-110+ 6 Photo Plts, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, stapled & trimmed, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. 1st Edition. NF / VG+. 1st Printing of the US Edition thus, with introduction by Jim Perrin and illustrated with b/w expedition photos and maps. Book is straight, square, securely bound and free of markings and blemishes; Cover is clean and bright with sharp corners and joints, straight headcap, tail, spine, hinges and edges, and boldly legible, crisply distinct gilt stamped lettering and bands. Dust Jacket is unclipped (reflecting original USD $30 price), with tail chipping, very faint rubbing and minor bumping to edges the only discernible flaws, and clear and crisp lettering, design and photographic images. (Please see Seller images.) ISBN 0906371562. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. ADDITIONAL CHARGE (DUE TO APPROX 3.25# SHIPPING WEIGHT) WILL APPLY IF SHIPPED OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL US; CONTACT SHIROBOOKS PRIOR TO ORDERING or for more information, details or photos.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 1936 FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Original black cloth with blue lettering front and spine, illustrated front EP, captioned tissue overlays for all photo plates. The book has a few light marks to covers, wrinkles to spine cloth and some short splits in cloth at ends, rubbing with small loss at tips of spine corners, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding, not ex-library. LACKING the original dust jacket. Complete with all pages, photos, and captioned tissue photo overlays present. The book measures 228mm tall x 150mm, and has 310 pages, 27 b/w photo plates, many b/w text illustrations by Bip Pares, EP sketch map. THE PHOTOS LINKED TO THIS LISTING ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED. Bip Pares (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: F-. F-. First Edition. F-/F-. 8vo. original burgundy boards gilt (a trifle rubbed & marked) in dustwrapper (a trifle rubbed & sunned); pp. 800, with 21 illustrations, text figures & maps. Heavy item (1.6 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A near fine copy. [Neate S64].…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine in Mylar Sleeve. First Edition. 800 pages. Illustrated with b/w pictures. A firm straight unmarked book. Dust jacket almost as good as new.

1st ed. thus hardback with dust jacket As New octavo 800pp., b/w pls., maps, appends..

Hardcover. Condition: Sehr gut. Dust Jacket Condition: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. Pappband mit Rückengoldprägung und Schutzumschlag.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 1985 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original maroon boards with gilt lettering spine. The book is in new condition having been purchased directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book is clean, no owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding, no fading --- NEW condition. The book measures 236mm tall x 148mm, and has 896 pages, 69 b/w photos, 22 maps. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st printing. Black cloth rubbed and worn at spine, evidence of removed sticker at front. Occasional foxing. Binding sound. No inscriptions.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition. Modern rebind with new endpapers. Sporadic light foxing. 230mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). xvi, 310pp. 27 captioned tissue-guarded plates and text drawings; illustrated endpapers. Exploration by Shipton and Tilman of the Rishi Gorge to the Nanda Devi Sanctuary. Brown hardback half-leather cover on marbled boards.…

Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo. original black cloth (a little rubbed & bumped, cloth a trifle flecked, bookplate, endpapers a little offset, else clean & bright; lacks dustwrapper); pp. xvi, 310, with tissue-guarded frontispiece (closed tear to tissue guard), 26 plates, text woodcuts & endpaper panorama. Heavy item (1.1 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good copy of the first edition. [Neate S63: Shipton and Tilman carried out one of the great pieces of mountain exploration, penetrating the Rishi Gorge to the Nanda Devi Sanctuary]. Bip Pares (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Preface by Hugh Ruttledge, maps on endpapers, xvi, 310, 27 plates with printed tissue guards, full-page drawings and vignettes by Bip Pares, publisher's black cloth, blue titles to spine and front cover. Protected dustjacket not price clipped but with minor loss to top and tail of spine. Owner signature on first blank page of Kenneth Leach 1936, presumed Scottish Mountain Guide. Occasional blemishes, toning, but gnerally well-preserved. Bip Pares (illustrator).…

Condition: Fine. First Edition. xvi,310 pp. Octavo. Original blue lettered black cloth. All edges trimmed. Very slight bumping on one corner. Front endpaper map. Frontispiece. 26 plates w/ titled tissue guards (including frontispiece). Overall a fine clean crisp copy with no foxing. Neate S63. Account of one of the great mountain explorations, penetrating the Rishi Gorge to the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, by Shipton and Tilman. This copy from the library or R.M. Patterson noted Canadian adventurer and explorer in the Nahanni area, Northern British Columbia and Alberta. He has signed and dated the back of the endpaper in the year of publication. …

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. First Edition. VG/VG-. 8vo. original black cloth (inscrip. to blank prelim., spine a trifle slanted, else clean & unmarked) in dustwrapper (edges rubbed with wear to extremities, some loss to headcap, spine and rear panel a little tanned); pp. xvi, 310, with with tissue-guarded frontispiece, 26 plates, text woodcuts & endpaper panorama. A very good copy. [Neate S63: Shipton and Tilman carried out one of the great pieces of mountain exploration, penetrating the Rishi Gorge to the Nanda Devi Sanctuary]. Bip Pares (illustrator). …