Richard Burdsall (28 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Softcover. Very Good condition. Free of any markings and no writings inside. Clear Text. Minor shelf-wear. Foxing on edges. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. May, 1943, pp. 625-650, Profusely Illus with BW Photos, Extracted from orig vol, thus begins with title page, trimmed & stapled pamphlet, else VG.

magazine. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Roads too rough for wheeled vehicles very good condition, SCARCE ORIGINAL VINTAGE ARTICLE; very good condition, SCARCE ORIGINAL VINTAGE ARTICLE; NOVI005866; pages 6x9-1/2; 25 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. p. 1- 176. Some articles: Long Beach earthquake; A recent survey in Little Tibet (40 pages, several b/w illustrations and a large coloured map of the Eastern Karakoram); white settlement in Saba Island, Dutch West Indies; the population of the Malay Peninsula; Murray River basin; An Eskimo discovery of an island North of Alaska; Discovery of a new sketch of Cape Hudson in the Antarctic; Altitude and location of Minya Konka; and other articles.…

Hardback, covers spotted, hinges weak. Some worm damage affecting inner margin first few pages 339 Pages.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. ; 8x11; 30 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in original purple cloth boards with blue title lettering to spine,in the rare Dust-Jacket graded Good that has a few small chips and tears to the outer edges of the dust-wrappe.The outer boards are a little marked towards the head of spine.Not price clipped.This copy has No previous names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with No loose leaves.Illustrated profusely with a Frontispiece and a further 46 photographic illustrations with eight maps and charts including maps as endpapers.There are further contributions from Terris Moore and Jack Theodore Young.This copy has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and the dust-wrapper comes well protected in a removable cover sleeve.Very rare title in it's original dust-wrapper One of the great saga's of 20th century climbing began in 1930 when a rather eccentric globetrotter Joseph Rock surrveyed a remote stretch of mountains in Szechwan and declared the peak Minya Konka,the highest peak in the world with a height of over 30,000 feet.This claim needed to be verified,and the mountain needed to be climbed so then the book is the extraordinary tale of a small team of four climbers who reached the summit in 1932.With additional contributions by climbers Terris Moore and Jack Theodore Young.8vo 272pp First UK Edition 1st Impression [1935] Neate page 99 [134].…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 1939 FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Original red cloth with gilt lettering spine, publisher's embossed emblem front cover, EP maps. LACKING the uncommon dust jacket. The book has minor marks on covers (mainly on rear cover), usual faded spine and darkened spine gilt, 1cm clean split at top of spine cloth, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, foxing opposite the photo plates (heavy for 3 or 4) but all other pages have no foxing, solid binding, complete with all plates and chart, no restorations inside or outside the book. The book measures 227mm tall x 147mm, and has 381 pages, 48 b/w photos, 2 EP maps, 1 chart, 7 appendices. The USA first edition has more photos than the first UK edition. The USA edition has a b/w photo frontispiece and 47 b/w photos on 15 double-sided leaves. The UK edition has a b/w photo frontispiece and 33 b/w photos on 15 double-sided leaves. Both have the same chapter heading illustrations. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED. Elizabeth Farrand George (illustrator).…

Trade paperback. Condition: Good. xxx, 324 pages. Map. Frontispiece. Illustrations. Appendices. Bibliography and Literature References. Scuff inside the front cover. Some cover wear. Signed and inscribed by contributor Terris Moore on the title page. The inscription reads "For Charles Herzfeld with all good wishes from the undersigned T.M. Terris Moore". This is believed to be the Charles Maria Herzfeld (June 29, 1925 February 23, 2017) who was an Austrian-born American scientist and scientific manager, particularly for the US Government. He is best known for his time as Director of DARPA, during which, among other things, he personally made the decision to authorize the creation of the ARPANET, the predecessor of the Internet. Prologue by Terris Moore. Terris Moore (April 11, 1908 November 7, 1993) was an explorer, mountaineer, light plane pilot, and the second president of the University of Alaska. His most famous climb, the first ascent (with Richard Burdsall) of Minya Konka, a 24,790 foot peak in Sichuan, China. Their small party also carefully surveyed the peak and settled a controversy about its height. In making the ascent the summit pair climbed thousands of feet higher than any other Americans had previously. Bhupesh Ashar writing for the Himalayan Journal, "A remarkable compilation of their unique expedition that describes their [four-person] travel through China, their exploration and the climb of Minya Konka at 24,900 ftthe first ascent of the mountain [Minya Konka]." This book tells the story of a four-person climbing party that made it to the top of the Minya Konka in 1932. The team consisted of Richard Lloyd Burdsall, Arthur B. Emmons, Terris Moore, and Jack T. Young. In 1932, when Burdsall, and company climbed Minya Konka, it was the second-highest mountain climbed to date. Burdsall's first real mountain climb was in 1933 to the top of Minya Konka in western China, then the second highest mountain to have been climbed. On this great expedition, one of the finest ever to go to the Himalayas, Dick shared the work with Arthur B. Emmons III and Terris Moore, two of the outstanding American climbers of the day. Mount Gongga, also known as Minya Konka and colloquially as "The King of Sichuan Mountains", is the highest mountain in Sichuan province, China. It has an elevation of 24,790 ft above sea level. This makes it the third highest peak in the world outside of the Himalaya/Karakoram range, after Tirich Mir and Kongur Tagh, and the easternmost and most isolated 23,000 ft peak in the world. It is situated in the Daxue Shan mountain range, between Dadu River and Yalong River, and is part of the Hengduan mountainous region. From it comes the Hailuogou glacier. The peak has large vertical relief over the deep nearby gorges. A properly equipped American team composed of Terris Moore, Richard Burdsall, Arthur B. Emmons, and Jack T. Young returned to the mountain in 1932 and performed an accurate survey of the peak and its environs. Their summit altitude measurement agreed with Imhof's figure of 24,900 ft. Moore and Burdsall succeeded in climbing to the summit by starting on the west side of the mountain and climbing the Northwest Ridge. This was a remarkable achievement at the time, considering the height of the mountain, its remoteness, and the small size of the group. In addition, this peak was the highest summit reached by Americans until 1958 (though Americans had by that time climbed to higher non-summit points). The book written by the expedition members, Men Against The Clouds, remains a mountaineering classic. Revised Edition [Stated] Presumed first printing thus. [The original edition was published in 1935].…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition. 8vo. pp. xv, 272; photo. illusts., sketch maps, map endpapers; good in the original purple cloth, in original d.-w., which is frayed with some loss to head and tail of spine, cloth beneath consequently sunned. "This Chinese Peak (24,892 ft) at the extreme eastern end of the Himalaya was climbed by a small American party in 1932 and was the second highest peak ever climbed at that date. It remained the highest peak climbed by Americans until 1958" (Neate). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1939. First edition, 1939. Compelling story of this expedition illustrated in black and white from photographs taken expedition members. Red cloth, map endpapers, no dustjacket. Ex-library, with spine numbers and other lettering on spine in white ink, spine a little faded, good hinges, sound text block, school library stamps on front free endpaper and half-title, "donated by" bookplate inside front cover, no patrons pocket on rear endpapers, gift notation on verso of front free endpaper, private owner red Asian style square stamp on half-title, pages a little age-toned but clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hb original purple cloth , blue titles to spine, 8vo, xv,272pp endpaper maps , illustrations etc The Story of the 1932 Sikong Expedition Several pages uncut, remains of original dust jacket covers , lacking spine , lightly sunned in parts o/w A Vg copy of uncommon title.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. First UK. 8vo. original purple cloth (a little rubbed & bumped, sunning to spine and exposed surfaces, discreet splitting to cloth at headcap, spotting to outer leaves and edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to half-title; lacks dustwrapper); pp. xvi (last blank), 272, with 47 illustrations, inc. a folding panorama, & 8 maps. A very good copy. [Neate B213: This Chinese peak (24,982 ft) at the extreme eastern end of the Himalaya was climbed by a small American party in 1932 and was the second highest peak ever climbed at that date. It remained the highest peak climbed by Americans until 1958. Burdsall later died of exposure descending Aconcagua].…

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. LACKING the rare dust jacket. Original red cloth with gilt lettering spine. The spine cloth is faded and stained near the top with that stain extending to the upper rear cover. The spine lettering has darkened to brown. Spine ends are frayed with loss at the tips. The word, "morphine", penned on the top of the front pastedown, otherwise there are no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, pages are not stained or marked, the facing photo plates between pages 146 and 147 once had some sticking together (common for this book) and have a 3cm wide area in the upper region where there has been lifting of the photo surface and another similar 1cm area near the lower gutter (see photo), solid binding, complete with all pages and photos/maps, no restorations. Book measures 227mm tall x 147mm, and has 381 pages, 48 b/w photos, 2 EP maps, 1 chart, 7 appendices. USA first edition has more photos than the first UK edition. USA edition has b/w photo frontispiece and 47 b/w photos on 15 double-sided leaves. UK edition has b/w photo frontispiece and 33 b/w photos on 15 double-sided leaves. Both have the same (and same number) chapter heading illustrations. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED. Elizabeth Farrand George (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 319. Original publishers red cloth, lettered silver at the spine. Copiously illustrated in black and white throughout. Neat name on half title page, slight foxing in the preliminaries and two slightly distracting stamps on the title page (from a reader of the Sunday Times), otherwise very good.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Small hardback copy (5x3inch) in dark grey decorated cloth boards, gold gilt lettering and decoration to spine, no dustjacket as issued. 168pp. Gold gilt page edges. Not library copy, ink name and date of 1850 to reverse ffep, stains to endpapers. (46/2).

First edition. 8vo. xii, (2), 381 pp. Plates, line drawings, folding temperature chart, endpaper maps. Account of a 1938 ascent of K2, the second highest mountain in the world, that reached 26,000 feet, about 2200 feet short of the summit." Neate 65. Very good. Original red cloth (spine faded, spots of discoloration along rear joint), gilt spine title (dull). (#8421).…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. REBOUND in red cloth that closely matches the original, spine lettered in gilt closely matching the original, original map EPs preserved and placed in new cover exactly as they were in the original. BOOK CONDITION: covers are in new condition with no soiling, no rubbing, no fading. No previous owner marks or writing on any pages, NOT ex-library, tight binding, no foxing, no creased or folded pages, complete with no missing pages, no missing plates, no missing charts or maps, page 377 has two 15mm chips in outside margin (no loss of text), the map on the rear end-page has some rubbing and scuffs (see photo). As usual, LACKING the original dust jacket. Book measures 227mm tall x 147mm, and has 381 pages, 48 b/w photos, 2 EP maps, 1 chart, 7 appendices. USA first edition has more photos than the first UK edition. USA edition has b/w photo frontispiece and 47 b/w photos on 15 double-sided leaves. UK edition has b/w photo frontispiece and 33 b/w photos on 15 double-sided leaves. Both have the same (and same number) chapter heading illustrations. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED. Elizabeth Farrand George (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Collectible-Very Good (-). No Jacket. First Edition (stated). 292 numbered pp HB. Pages clean, ivory, tight, map front eps, photo frontis (Minya Konka); a.e. lt tanned, aboiut 1/4 of pp have narrow dampstain at b.e. Cover: gray, navy ruling and device front, gilt titles to black spine block, modest shelfwear, extrems a bit worn, sm tear to tail. Classic tale of man against nature.…

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. First UK. VG/VG-. 8vo. original purple cloth (a little rubbed with sunning at spine ends, spotting to outer leaves and edges) in dustwrapper priced 12s 6d net (rubbed & a little frayed, chipping to top edge of lower panel and a little to spine ends, tape repairs on reverse, slight toning to spine); pp. xvi (last blank), 272, with 47 illustrations, inc. a folding panorama, & 8 maps. A very good copy in a torn but presentable jacket. [Neate B213: This Chinese peak (24,982 ft) at the extreme eastern end of the Himalaya was climbed by a small American party in 1932 and was the second highest peak ever climbed at that date. It remained the highest peak climbed by Americans until 1958. Burdsall later died of exposure descending Aconcagua].…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine in Fair dust jacket. First edition. 22.5 x 15 cm. Octavo. xvi 381pp. Red cloth in rare dust jacket. 32 pages of photographs. Fold-out temperature chart. Map endpapers. Illustrated with photographs taken by members of the expedition. First edition with same date on title and copyright page and no additional printings noted. Dust jacket extensively chipped and with a ~ 8 x 8 cm piece out of the front cover of the jacket. Original price of $4.00 present on front flap. Previous owner's name on half-title page. Jill Neate B58: This expedition set the standards for American Himalayan Mountaineering; and the book is counted as one of the classics of American climbing literature. Attempted ascent of K2.…

First British edition (first published in the United States the previous year). 8vo. 319 pp. Plates, line drawings, folding temperature chart, endpaper maps. Account of a 1938 ascent of K2, the second highest mountain in the world, that reached 26,000 feet , about 2200 feet short of the summit." Neate 65. Very good. Original red cloth, silver-stamped spine title. (#7864). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 5 3/4 inches x 8 3/4 in., photographic frontispiece of Minya Konka; xiii, 292 pp., illustrated with photographs, maps. Gray cloth with the gilt titling over dark blue on the spine, publisher's device on the front cover, pictorial map front endpapers by Emmons. Some tan spotting (foxing) to the front enpapers, prelims., titlepage, a spot from a removed bookplate on the reverse of the front free endpaper, lower corner of pp. 207-208 is torn off. Some light fading, spotting to outer covers. Inscribed and signed in blue ink by Arthur B. Emmons 3rd on the front flyleaf: "To Bill Loomis auf bergheil Arthur B. Emmons 3rd." Two penciled dates follow (possibly when the book was read by Loomis?): Sept 3, 1935 WPL Nov 19, 1935 WPL. Copies of the 1935 edition, inscribed and signed by any of the authors are quite scarce. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Original Plum Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 319 pages, 34 b/w photos, 2 EP maps, 1 chart, 7 appendices. This book is SIGNED directly on the short title page by Robert H. Bates, one of the authors of this book. In two hands - "To Nicholas Duff on the occasion of having climbed a certain summit - June 5 1944 - Congratulations Henry T Kingman"; below in Bates hand "Best of luck Nicholas - Robert H. Bates June 10 1942". Needs some research. Book tight and clean though without d/w and spine faded as usual but some light damage to the adjacent plates on pages 146/7 which have at one time been partially stuck together. See scans. No other marks or signatures.…

Condition: Good. Hbk, 1st edition, 319pp, 381pp. illustr 34 b+w photo plates, line drawings, folding temperature chart, endpaper maps, warmly INSCRIBED (1943) by William P. House on title page to fellow-mountaineer Paul Petzoldt, lacks dj, rubbed red cloth boards with black titles to the spine, spine mildly sunfaded but with no tears or fraying, now in custom acetate jacket, front hinge cracked but holding between frontispiece and tile page, altogether a very good, sound, clean copy of this mountaineering classic. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 1939 FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. LACKING the rare dust jacket. Includes a small, loose clipped SIGNATURE of Robert H. Bates on a thin strip of green decorated paper. It is hand-signed by Bates in dark navy pen. Original red cloth with gilt lettering spine. Exceptionally clean covers with no fading to spine (extremely uncommon for this book that nearly always has faded spine), spine gilt exceptionally bright and not dull, some very faint fading lower front outside corner and lower outside edge of rear cover (probably from dampness), thin strip of EP surface (front and back pastedowns) pulled from where DJ (not present) was most certainly onetime taped to the EPs, very solid binding (no cracking), no foxing, no restorations, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. A superior copy of a book that often has condition problems -- rare with no fading to spine cloth and no dulling to spine gilt. The book measures 227mm tall x 147mm, and has 381 pages, 48 b/w photos, 2 EP maps, 1 chart, 7 appendices. The USA first edition has more photos than the first UK edition. The USA edition has a b/w photo frontispiece and 47 b/w photos on 15 double-sided leaves. The UK edition has a b/w photo frontispiece and 33 b/w photos on 15 double-sided leaves. Both have the same (and same number) chapter heading illustrations. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED. Elizabeth Farrand George (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…