Claud Schuster (40 results)

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. 2nd Printing. Hardback in Very Good+ condition, without dust jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 143 pages. Foreword by Lord Sankey. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. 2nd Printing. Hardback in Very Good+ condition, without dust jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 143 pages. Foreword by Lord Sankey. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed. Pages dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Previous owners inscription. Physical description; xiii, 143 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. Subjects; Alps. Mountaineering. Pyrenees. performed works genre. Travel writing. 1 Kg. …

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 227 pp.+ 4 Dble Page Map Plts & 1 Single page Map Plt, Orig Blue Hardback, Gilt title, light edgewear, bit of wrinkle of clth on cover, owner signature ff e.p., else Good-VG, no DJ, 1st ed (A Minor Classic - Neate #S28).

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed. Pages dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Previous owners inscription. Physical description; xiii, 143 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. Subjects; Alps. Mountaineering. Pyrenees. performed works genre. Travel writing. 1 Kg. …

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. hb with d/w, 1st ed, green cloth boards with faded gilt titles to spine, edges and corners of covers and head and foot of spine are bumped, worn and faded, pages are tanned with age, a secure binding, in a d/w that has not been price clipped and is covered in a clear non-adhesive plastic wrapper is rather tatty and grubby being worn and chipped at the edges, reading copy only [Box 54].…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Firmly bound, gilt decorated, faded blue cloth boards. No jacket.

2nd impression, in dark blue cloth with gilt; B&W illustrations. Owner's name on half-title page; text clean in firm binding; cloth on spine browned & faded, with wear at head & foot, & worn gilt; some browning to boards Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).

Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint.

1st Edition. Hb in original blue cloth xiii,143pp frontisplate and 12 plates Sunned spine as usual o/w A Vg copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. In the publisher's 'New Alpine Library' series. A tight and sound copy. Dust wrapper not price clipped, a little light wear and rubbing. 214 pages, indexed, numerous illustrations. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0020442. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1911. First edition, 1911. Travel in the Alps in 1902-1911, including chapters concerning the life of mountaineering. With four double page maps and one single page map. Blue cloth printed in gilt, 227 pages. Good to very good with some shelf rubbing, lightly bumped corners, good hinges, sound text block, unevenly age-toned endpapers, slight foxing to title page and to far outer edges of just a few pages, decorative name stamp on title page, no other markings. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A sound VG copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt, spine very slightly sunned but evenly so, minor marks to boards. Subtitled 'Days in the Alps and Pyrenees'. Ice axe decoration to front board. Thirteen full page photo illustrations. The frontispiece photograph of the author is signed 'Yours Sincerely, Claud Schuster', but I am unsure if this is genuine or a facsimile. Signed by Author(s).…

Hard Cover. Condition: G+. No Jacket. Second Impression. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (cloth sunned, incrip. to FFE, with pencil explanation and lengthy quotation from Geoffrey Winthrop Young, else clean internally; lacks dustwrapper); pp. xvi (last blank), 144 (last blank), with 13 illustrations maps. A good copy. [Neate S26].…

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo. original blue boards (a trifle rubbed & nicked, slightly sunned, occ. marking and toning, clean internally; lacks dustwrapper); pp. i-xiv, 15-214, with 9 plates. A very good copy. [Neate S29: Miscellaneous papers read before the Alpine Club and others, including 'John Tyndall as a mountaineer'].…

2nd edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xiii, 143 p., [13] plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Walking Pyrenees (France and Spain). Skis and skiing Alps. Mountaineers. 1 Kg.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. VG+/VG. 8vo. original green cloth gilt (a little rubbed & marked, endpapers slightly offset, inscrip. and prev. owner's name to FFE, some leaf edge spotting) in dustwrapper priced 15s. net (a little rubbed & frayed, slightly toned); pp. i-xiv, 15-214, with 9 plates. A very good copy. [Neate S29: Miscellaneous papers read before the Alpine Club and others, including 'John Tyndall as a mountaineer'].…

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Good condition book. First edition. Lacking dust jacket. Light scuffing to the spine. A nice copy. …

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket Slightly dampstained. Short gifter's inscription on front endpage. (Mountaineering, Alps, Pyrnees, Travel).

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a collection of essays that explores the author's experiences and insights on the beauty and grandeur of the Alpine landscape. The author captures the essence of the mountains and their surroundings through vivid descriptions of the peaks, valleys, glaciers, and streams. The book also offers readers a glimpse into the author's personal experiences with mountaineering, as he shares stories of his adventures and the challenges he has faced. The overall effect is an expression of deep appreciation and love for the beauty and resilience of the natural world. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. …

2nd edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xiii, 143 p., [13] plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Walking Pyrenees (France and Spain). Skis and skiing Alps. Mountaineers. 1 Kg.

1st edition orig. dec. cloth Nice copy octavo 227pp., maps, Some institutional stamps, browning to feps o/w nice copy.

Original Cloth. 1st Ed. 24.5 x 16 cm., xiii, 143 pp. A collection of articles, some previously published in journals, including "Charles Wollaston (1849-1926)", from the Alpine Journal. The book is illustrated with 13 half-tone photos, including portraits of the author, Edward Whymper, Charles Wollaston, and Sir Edward Davidson. It is covered in blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. CONDITION. VG-. The pages are clean and tight, though there is a small brown stain on the fore edge. The corners and ends of the spine are lightly rubbed, and the spine is faded. No marks of ownership.…

First edition. Illustrated with several double-page maps. Denim blue cloth, ruled with gilt on boards, lettered on spine; cloth a touch bubbled at top; corners and spine ends lightly rubbed; institutional library bookplate and spine label; ink name and notation on front pastedown. A very good copy.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (edges little rubbed with some rippling to cloth, minor wear to extremities, bookplate to FFE, occ. spot, otherwise clean internally); pp. 228 (last blank), with 5 maps. A very good copy. [Neate S28].

Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. VG+/VG+. 8vo. original blue boards (a trifle rubbed & marked, slight offsetting to endpapers, tiny clip to corner FFE) in dustwrapper priced 15s. net (price-clipped, a little rubbed & nicked, tape strengthening on reverse); pp. i-xiv, 15-214, with 9 plates. A very good copy. [Neate S29: Miscellaneous papers read before the Alpine Club and others, including 'John Tyndall as a mountaineer']. Ex-libris Cornish artist and climber Victor Bramley (1933-2014), with his ownership signature in pencil to FFE. Elected to the St Ives Society of Artists in 1961, Victor's art was deeply rooted in his love of nature and the landscapes he explored. His formative journey began as an escape from the steelworks of Sheffield to the quiet countryside of nearby Derbyshire, which he fondly described as 'Paradise'. 'I spent many weekends tramping the hills and dales, camping or sleeping rough, scrambling through caves and potholes, and climbing the gritstone edges,' he recalled. …