Bechtold Fritz (87 results)

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First American Edition. Stated first edition. Green cloth. No jacket. 93 pp. Black and white photos throughout. An account of the ill-fated German expedition attempting to summit Nanga Parbat in the Himalayas. The ninth tallest mountain in the world, Nanga Parbat is considered one of the hardest to summit, due to weather and location. GOOD condition, ex-library. Remains, of a pocket, spine label and bookplate present. Several stamps and markings present in the interior. Heavy offsetting to the covers. Moderate browning to the cloth, with spotting and foxing to the rear cover. Some soiling and staining to the covers. Spine browned and worn looking. Extremities bumped and frayed. Text block cracked in several places, with scattered moderate foxing throughout.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 93 pp.+ 80 Photo Plts, Maps, Grn Hardback, Gilt title, owner name, edgewear else VG, no DJ, 1st Amer Ed.

Deutsche am Nanga Parbat. Der Angriff 1934. - 61.-70. Tsd.- 67(1) Textseiten und 80 Bildtafeln. Hardcover Leinen, fein getitelt (ohne SU). Sauberes gutes Exemplar. 67 S.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 4th Edition. 4th ("cheap edition"). 93 pages. Illustrated with black and white photos. Bottom back cover next to spine bumped. Bottom of spine starting to fray. Some light rubbing to extremities. Else, very good condition in good dust jacket that has chipping, a few small tears and some rubbing to edges. (D9).…

67 S. Text, 80 Tafeln im Anhang, OLn., fliegender Vorsatz fehlt.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Binding scuffed and worn, spine rubbed and frayed at ends; scattered foxing, more in early and later pages. Owner's name on front pastedown. Copy is unmarked and b&w photo illustrations are clean and in good condition.

1st. Good pp93. 80 plates. 3 maps. orig. cloth worn.

67 SS. mit zahlreichen s/w Abb. Gr.-8°. OLn. WaV. Aufgrund der von der Europäischen Union erlassenen EPR-Handels-Erschwernisse kann in folgende Länder KEIN VERSAND mehr erfolgen: Bulgarien, Griechenland, Luxemburg, Polen, Österreich, Rumänien, Dänemark, Schweden, Slowakei, Spanien. Sollte eine deutsche Lieferadresse möglich sein, kann an diese aber problemlos geliefert werden! * * * due to EPR-Restrictions NO SHIPPING to Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Slovakia and Spain * * * Sprache: Deutsch 749 gr.…

Olwd. Mit 118 Bildern u. 5 Kartenskizzen. 3Bl.,68 S., 80 Tafelseiten. -Etw. gebräunt. 615 gr.

52 S., OLwd., Gr.-8°., 21.-20. Tsd., Einb. gebräunt u. stockfleckig, Papier etw. gebräunt, mit zahlr. Abb. Zustand (3-)., [Berge_1] Sprache: Deutsch 210 gr.

Kl-4°. 68 S. Text u. 80 Tafeln. Orig.-Leinen. (Name a.V.).

Condition: Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDSome foxing to covers else good sturdy copy. Mountain climbing. In German.

No Jacket. quarto hardcover (VG) lacks d/w.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xx+93 pages including index. 80 plates, B&W photographs of the Himalayan Mts. and ones on the expedition. Bound in robins egg blue cloth with black lettering on the spine as well as the front cover, this book is still a tight copy with edge wear and some rubbing to the cloth.…

Nov. rpt. Very Good pp93. 80 plates. 3 maps. orig. cloth.

25 x 18 cm, OLn. Su. 41.-50. Tsd. Mit 80 Tafeln, 67 S. Fraktur, Widmung auf Titel, Su. mit starken Gebrauchsspuren, innen gut erhalten. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Hardcover. Condition: Gut. Der Angriff 1934 8 Original-Leinen Kein Schutzumschlag Buch 67 SS, OLn. (etw. angestaubt, gering fl.), innen in tadellosem Zustand mit zahlr. Abb. auf 80 Tfln. und 1 mehrf. gef. Kte. Gut.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. 1936 FIRST USA EDITION. Original green cloth with maroon lettering front cover and spine. WITH uncommon original dust jacket. The book has clean covers, rubbing to corners and spine ends, old ower name dated 1946 on blank FFEP otherwise no owner marks or writing on any pages, light tan 3cm smudge mark top edge text block (does not penetrate onto page faces), no foxing, solid binding, complete with all pages and plates. The original dust jacket has cello tape in several places along the edges, big chunk missing lower front corner, 2cm loss spine ends, loss along top rear edge, split along rear spine crease, rubbing spine crease edges. The book measures 258mm tall x 178mm, and has 93 pages of text and 80 pages of b/w photos, 3 maps, index. This book has some of the better examples of mountain photography for the period, including several spectacular images. The best photos are by Erwin Schneider, Peter Mullritter, and Fritz Bechtold. Though best known as a pioneering cartographer, Schneider was an outstanding photographer, many of his photos being artistic rather than merely documentary. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.…

Text in German in a blackletter style font. B & W illustrations. Owner's name on front free endpaper; otherwise internally VG. Buff cloth with brown lettering; spine browned; a little yellowing to boards. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).

Olwd. mit etw. läöd.OU. 67 S. Mit 80 Tafelseiten mit fotogr. Abb. 522 gr.

8°, 61.-70. Tausend. 67 S. mit 127 Bildern und einer Karte. Gzl., Einband fleckig, durchgehender Wasserfleck im vorderen Einbanddeckel, der Text ist sauber.

1st. Very Good pp93. 80 plates. 3 maps. orig. cloth.

Gr. 8°. 67 S. Fraktur. Mit 80 Bildtafeln. OLn. Geringe Alters- und Lagerspuren. Sprache: Deutsch.

Condition: Good. Reprint (hardback). 8vo (25cm by 18cm), xx, 93pp. 80pp plates, 3 maps. Original blue cloth, dustwrapper. There is some minor spotting of the endpapers, else the book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is just about in good condition (chipped and torn with a little loss). The dustwrapper has now been put in a mylar cover to protect it.…

hardcover. 1938 reprint. xx, 93pp, original blue cloth, a little foreedge foxing, VG in VG dw. Account of the disastrous second German expedition on which four climbers and six porters died. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.…

Hard Cover. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. Cheap Edition. 4to. original pale blue cloth (a little rubbed & sunned, a few marks, slight spitting to spine ends and lower hinge, inscrip. to FFE, some spotting; lacks dustwrapper); pp. xx, 94 + 2 p. pubs. advts., with 80 plates & 3 maps. A very good copy. [Neate B69]. …

26 cm, Leineneinband. 11. - 20. Tsd. 52 S., Abb. auf 80 Tafeln, Stempel auf Vorsatz, mit eingeklebtem Schutzumschlag. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 600.

Reprint, October 1935 (same month as first edition). Light scattered foxing. Blue cloth worn with some browning. Black lettering on front board and spine. Binding tight. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).

Gr.8°. 68 S. Mit 118 Bildern und 5 Kartenskizzen Original Leinen. 61.-70.Tausend 1936. - Leinen mit goldgeprägtem Titel und Rücken, mit Gebrauchsspuren, gutes Expl. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Hard Cover/Stitched. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition, First Thus. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. 1935 First Edition, 1st Thus. Pale blue linen boards/VG; strong & sound w/edge & surface rubs, and showing light soiling/discoloration. DJ/None. Bookshop label to front cover verso. Chronicle of the 1934 Nanga Parbat (1953 celebrated ascent by Sir Edmund Hillary, followed by that of Hermann Buhl). The first German expedition to Nanga Parbat was led by Willy Merkl in 1932 (known also as the German-American expedition); while not successful, this team did establish the feasibility routes. This volume, illustrated with 80 photos, is an account of the climb of 1934, again led by Merkl, was to become one of the worst disasters in mountaineering history. Though well financed and better prepared, the disaster struck mightly --- first Alfred Drexel died, Tyrolean climbers Peter Aschenbrenner and Erwin Schneider reached an estimated height of 7895 but, along with 14 others, were forced into retreat by foul weather. During the desperate retreat, three famous German mountaineers, Uli Wieland, Willo Welzenbach and Merkl himself, and six Sherpas died. The last survivor, Ang Tsering, reached safety after battling storms for seven days. An agonizing history.…