Dittert Rene (91 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. 44-54, Map, Extracted from Orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG,

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. pp. 53-64, Extracted from Orig Vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Pamphlet. 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.

Pamphlet. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Missing dust jacket. Acceptable Condition. Five star seller - Buy with confidence!

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.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Forerunners To Everest. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Octovo hardcover, tight binding, clean unmarked pages, a FINE copy in NFINE DJ, now in clear mylar jacket protector. Solid and bright copy. The Swiss predecessors helped Hunt and his team make the ascent. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardback. Black cloth, white lettering on spine, 8vo, 256 pp. No date, but circa 1954. Illustrated with photographs and maps. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show light edge wear, minor soiling edges of text block. In unclipped ($4.00) dust jacket that shows some chipping, 1/4" loss top of spine. Book condition VG in Good+ DJ. Binding: HB.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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.

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).

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: 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.

Cart Souple illustré. Condition: Tres Bon Etat. 248 pp. Format: 15.5x21 - Collection Alpine - Preface d'André Roch.

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].

Paperback. 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.

Couverture souple. Condition: Tres Bon Etat. 248 pp. Format: 15.5x21 - Collection Alpine - Preface d'André Roch.

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°.

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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. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A nice copy with only light wear; newspaper clipping on front pastedown, inked name on flyleaf. 256 pages, illustrated. Book.