Georges Bettembourg (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1981 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original white cloth with dark red lettering spine. The book has clean covers, no rubbing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket has rubbing at tips of corners (= loss of coloring), no tears, no fading, original printed price still present on front flap. The book measures 234mm tall x 150mm, and has 310 pages, 9 peak sketches (several with routes indicated), 1 chart, 2 sketches. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.…

Editions Acla, 1983. In-8 broché, 208 pages. Bon état.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. First Edition (1981) , so stated. Very Good in a Very Good DJ: The Book shows minimal shelf-soiling along the bottom edge of the boards and a hint of smudging to the fore- and top edges; a former bookseller's small address label at the rear pastedown endpaper ; a mild nudge to the upper rear corner tip; the binding leans while remaining secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A carefully-used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor wear, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. The DJ shows a couple of short, closed tears (tape-repaired from verso) ; just a touch of wear to the extremities; the price ($13.95) has been partially obscured by a black ink marker at the upper corner of the inside front flap; mylar-protected. Remains attractive and intact but shows several imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large 8vo (9.25 x 6.25 x 1.15 inches). Illustrated with duotone drawings, maps, and designs, 9 peak sketches (several with routes indicated) , 1 chart, 2 sketches. By Kathe Strangfeld Krohn. Language: English. Weight: 24.2 ounces. White cloth over boards with maroon titles at the back-strip. Hardback with DJ. Bettembourg did not know that he would encounter the White Death when he set out to climb many of the world's highest mountains in the pure and honored Alpine tradition of no artificially induced oxygen, no fixed ropes, no fixed camps, no high altitude porters, and no reserve climbers. In the course of this epic odyssey, which included a solo bid on Everest, he moved along the frontiers of life and into the shadow of death. Alpine-style climbs in the Himalayas. Georges Bettembourg ultimately perished in the Alps while guiding a crystal-hunting party. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 310 pages.…