Edited by May Norman Neruda (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1899 FIRST EDITION. Original red cloth with gilt lettering front cover and spine, TEG. The book has some dark spotting on spine, big faded area lower front cover likely where label removed, rubbing spine ends, 3cm split/tear spine cloth top rear spine crease, some EP foxing and foxing to first few pages but nearly all pages have no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, gatherings a little loose or cracked in several places (usual for this book that had brittle gluing of the internal backstrip) but binding is solid and not in danger of breaking from use. A good working example or good example for rebinding. The book measures 226mm tall x 143mm, and has 335 pages, 30 b/w photo plates including 4 by Vittorio Sella. Descriptions of LNN's many climbs in the Alps from his manuscripts for a book he was preparing to publish before his untimely death. Published posthumously, this book was edited by Ludwig's wife, May, who was with him on the climb where he perished and she gives the full account here of the climb and accident in the opening chapter. LNN was one of the best climbers of his era. He died in a fall witnessed by his wife on the Funffingerspitze. He had climbed extensively in the Alps, frequently on a rope with his wife. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED. Vittorio Sella, Emil Terschak, F. Benesch, E. T. Compton (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. First Edition. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1899. First edition, 1899. Fair to poor condition but complete, all plates present. Red cloth printed in gilt, Water damage to covers (but no musty odor), first and final few pages, with the red from the covers bleeding onto those pages, waviness to those same pages, frontis and tissue detached but present, engraved personal bookplate inside front cover, previous owner red square Asian style square stamp on title page, pages otherwise clean and unmarked. First Edition. Hard Cover. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. In the publishers red cloth, gilt titles, corners bumped. Spine, gilt titles, edges rubbed and bumped, a few marks. Internally, half title, printed tissue guarded portrait frontis, [4], (1), 6-12, 2-335 pp, [1], [2] adverts, 30 B&W photographic illustrations, pencil owner name to fep (Olivier Turnbull?), some light spotting to prelims, t.e.g., remainder uncut. (220*144 mm) (Neate *572). COMPTON ET. TERSCHAK Emil. BENESCH F. SELLA Vittorio. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No dust jacket. First Edition. London: T. Fisher Unwin 1899, first edition. VG red cloth; some uneven fading to covers, spine & its gilt is dulled, attractive bookplate on the front pastedown (same name penciled on first free endpaper). There is a rectangular shadow on the rear pastedown, possibly from a bookplate removal (no damage to paper). Top edge gilt. Binding is square & tight. No dust jacket. 5.75 x 9 in., 335 pp. Climbing memoir of British climber many of whose climbs are still considered difficult. He died on a climb at the age of 34. PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavy book; priority & international shipping will require extra postage.…