ISBN: 9780969079026 - The Cave Explorers (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Inscribed and signed by author. Hardcover, no dj. Light shelfwear to covers. Endpapers show evidence of past dampness. Contents clean and tight. 264 pages, b&w photos.

hardcover. 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.…

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. F-. First Edition. VG/F-. 8vo. original burgundy cloth gilt (binding lightly marked, faint leaf edge speckling, internally clean) in unpriced dustwrapper (a trifle rubbed & nicked); pp. viii, 264, with illustrations. A very good copy. Includes an account of the Mossdale Tragedy, which took the lives of 6 cavers in Yorkshire. Ex-libris Cornish artist and climber Victor Bramley (1933-2014), with his name 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.…

hardcover. 1981 First Canadian Edition. 264pp, Fine in VG dw with some slight waving from previous water marking. Scarce in dustwrapper. An autobiographical account of caving in Yorkshire, France, Spain, Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria and Mexico, It is a book of adventure, epic tales, and humorous anecdotes. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.…