NZMountaineering

All Prices are in NZ$

Title

Sub-title

Author

Publisher

Published

Pages

Size

Condition

Price

Comment

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Guide Aspiring

 

Alack, Frank

Oswald-Sealy

1963

229

8vo

D-J (in plastic wrapper)  Paper over boards  VG - Near Fine

38

Signed and inscribed by the author, the first book by a professional New Zealand mountain guide, centred on the Southern Alps, with illustrations

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Southern Alps  Nature & History of New Zealand's Mountain World

 

Ballance, Alison

Random House

2007

320

Folio

D-J Paper over boards Near Fine

50

The collection of historical and contemporary photographs provide a feast for the eyes as the author surveys the human and natural history of the backbone of the South Island

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40.000000

90.000000

85.000000

90.000000

Tramping  a New Zealand history

 

Barnett, Shaun ; Maclean, Chris

Craig Potton Publishing

2014

367

4to

D-J Laminated boards Near Fine

40

With illustrations, the evolution of recreational tramping and back-country bashing in New Zealand, from visiting the wilderness to taking a great walk

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42.000000

105.000000

95.000000

105.000000

Leading the Way  100 years of the Tararua Tramping Club

 

Barnett, Shaun ; McLean, Chris

Tararua Tramping Club, Potton & Burton

2019

363

4to

D-J Laminated boards Near Fine

60

With maps and illustrations, the first hundred years of this Tramping Club, both at home in the Tararuas, and aboard in other parts of New Zealand

6.500000

42.000000

105.000000

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The Mountains of Erewhon

 

Beckett, T Naylor

Reed

1978

xi 156p

4to

D-J (slight rumples top, bottom spine, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards  VG

30

With illustrations and maps, mountains and climbing in the Rangitata watershed area

5.500000

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Mountaineer

 

Bonington, Chris

Diadem Books

1990 Rep (1989)

192

Large 4to

D-J Fine

55

Thirty years of the author's climbing life, with many glorious photographs of the peaks

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Graeme Dingle  Dangerous Journeys

 

Booth, Pat

Hodder Moa Beckett

1995

(frontis) 190p (2p)

4to

D-J (tiny chip top spine)  Near Fine

40

With many great illustrations, the life so far of an NZ mountaineer-adventurer, now giving back his sense of adventure to his fellow Kiwis

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Mick Bowie

The Hermitage Years

Bowie, Nan

Reed

1969

196

8vo

D-J (slight chips) Paper over boards   VG - Near Fine

20

With illustrations, from 1929 to 1958 Mick Bowie was first a junior guide, then graduated to Chief Guide,  conducting glacier parties on day trips from Mt Cook's Hermitage, and becoming a legend

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 2015

 

Brown, Kester (ed)

NZAC

2015

120

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including climbing in the Olivines and the heights of Bolivia and Tibet

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 2016

 

Brown, Kester (ed)

NZAC

2016

144

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including climbing on the Hooker Range and Taulliraju

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 2010

 

Brown, Kester (ed)

NZAC

2010

144

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including ski mountaineering in Alaska

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 2011

 

Brown, Kester (ed)

NZAC

2011

144

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including a ski traverse of the Southern Alps and an obituary to Austen Deans

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 2014

 

Brown, Kester (ed)

NZAC

2014

168

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including climbing in the Borland Valley and the heights of Fiordland

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 2013

 

Brown, Kester (ed)

NZAC

2013

168

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including a solo alpine traverse of the South Island mountain ranges and obituaries to George Lowe and Gerry Hall-Jones

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 2012

 

Brown, Kester (ed)

NZAC

2012

144

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including climbing in Afghanistan and Canada

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 2009

 

Brown, Kester (ed)

NZAC

2009

148

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including 100 years of Mt Aspiring

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Fifty Years of Mountain Federation

 

Burrell, Ray (comp)

Federated Monutain Clubs of New Zealand

1981

182

8vo

P-B VG

15

With illustrations, a history of the co-ordination of the outdoor clubs in New Zealand, from tramping to deerstalking

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 1984

 

Carr, Simon (ed)

NZAC

1984

144

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, the year in mountaineering in New Zealand and around the world, including an obituary to Bill Denz and verse by Brian Turner

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 1984

 

Carr, Simon (ed)

NZAC

1984

144

8vo

D-J Paper over boards VG

10

With illustrations, the year in mountaineering in New Zealand and around the world, including an obituary to Bill Denz and verse by Brian Turner

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 1989

 

Cave, Murray (ed)

NZAC

1989

156

4to

D-J (rumpling on edges) Paper over boards VG - Near Fine

10

With illustrations and maps, the year's climbing in New Zealand and the world, includes attempts in the Himalayan region and pieces on the Darrans

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 1988

 

Cave, Murray, (et al, eds)

NZAC

1988

128

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, New Zealanders on rock and ice in New Zealand and around the world, including Austin Brookes on climbing expeditions in the Himalayas and an obituary to Harry Ayres

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The Canterbury Mountaineer  Vol 9 1962-63 No 32

 

Chapman, Ray (ed)

CMTC

1963

155-222p (10p ads)

4to

P-B Slight wear covers Signature cover  VG

15

The annual journal, includes articles on NZ Andean Expedition 1962, climbing in Canterbury, with illustrations

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The Forest and Bird Book of Nature Walks

 

Collingwood, David ; Sale, EV

Reed Methuen, Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society

1985

(2p) 185p (1p)

Oblong 8vo

P-B VG - Near Fine

20

With maps and illustrations, walks from North to South of New Zealand, including Stewart Island, with information on access, length, time taken, and natural features

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 1990

 

Cook, Barrie (ed)

NZAC

1990

168

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, New Zealanders on rock and ice in New Zealand and around the world, including pieces by Gary Ball on Everest

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 1991

 

Cook, Barrie (ed)

NZAC

1991

224

8vo

P-B VG

10

The centennial edition, with illustrations, New Zealanders on rock and ice in New Zealand and around the world, including Mark Sainsbury on record with Ed Hillary in Nepal and Gary Ball on seven summits

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 1982

 

Davidson, Grant (ed)

NZAC

1982

141

4to

D-J (slight rubbing extremities)  Near Fine

10

With illustrations, the year in mountaineering in New Zealand and around the world, including climbing around Everest, the ascent of Molamenqing with Austin Brookes and Dingle and Hilary from Kanchenjunga to K2

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The Alpine World of Mount Cook National Park

 

Dennis, Andy ; Potton, Craig

Department of Lands and Survey, Cobb/Horwood Publications

1983

96p (1p map)

4to

D-J Laminated boards  Fine

25

With illustrations and diagrams, the Southern Alps in all their guises, geology, climate, flora and fauna, and climbing

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To the Mountains  a collection of New Zealand alpine writing

 

Fearnley, Laurence ; Hersey, Paul (eds)

Otago University Press

2018

371

8vo

D-J Paper over boards Near Fine

32

With illustrations, a selection of writings by New Zealand writers, or writers about New Zealand mountain climbing

6.500000

29.000000

65.000000

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The New Zealand Alpine Journal Vol IV December 1928 to June 1931

 

Fletcher, FL (et al eds)

New Zealand Alpine Club

1976 Facsimile edition

240

8vo

Blue plasticised boards, gilt titles spine Slight foxing FE VG - Near Fine

45

A facsimile limited edition of the 1928-1931 Alpine Journals (203/500), with illustrations, including work in the Southern Alps and in memoriam Malcolm Ross and Samuel Turner

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Aoraki Tai Poutini a guide for Mountaineers

 

Frost, Rob

NZAC, CMC

2018 4th edition

447p (1p)

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

50

With many illustrations and routes, the fourth edition of this Mount Cook/West Coast climbing guide

6.500000

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Feeling for Daylight  the photographs of Jack Adamson

 

Gallagher, Rhian

The South Canterbury Museum

2010

180

4to

D-J Laminated boards Near Fine

52

With illustrations, a record of the mountain, and mountaineering, photographs of this early New Zealand mountaineer and photographer

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 1972

 

Galloway, David (ed)

NZAC

1972

128

8vo

D-J Paper over boards VG

10

Including notes on climbs in NZ and around the world, including South America, with the Commonwealth Andean Expedition

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 1971

 

Galloway, David (ed)

NZAC

1971

(9p ads) (3p) 221p  (7p ads)

8vo

P-B  Light browning spine  VG

10

The Alpine year in NZ and overseas, with many illustrations, including the NZ Andean expedition

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 1972

 

Galloway, David (ed)

NZAC

1972

128

8vo

P-B  VG

10

Including notes on climbs in NZ and around the world, including Sth America

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Earnslaw

Monarch of Wakatipu

Gilkison, W Scott

W&T

1957

(frontis) 96p

Small 8vo

Paper wraps with flaps over soft card covers  Staples rusting  VG - Near Fine

25

With illustrations, a blend of exploration, climbing and history in this area behind Lake Wakatipu

6.500000

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Whanganui Rock

a rock-climber's guide to Whanganui Bay

Gillman, Len

Author Pub

1982

131p (5p)

8vo

P-B Signature TP VG

15

With illustrations, sketch plans of the climbs, and drawings, a comprehensive guide to this area, includes the 3rd update, 1984

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The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol XVI June 1955  No 42

 

Glasgow, MJP (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1955

(28 l) p1-275

8vo

P-B   VG

10

With illustrations, maps and contemporary advertisements, a record of the year's mountain exploration, both at home and abroad, including the NZAC Himalayan Expedition 1954

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The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol XIV June 1952  No 39

 

Glasgow, MJP (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1952

(28 l) p165-429

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, maps and contemporary advertisements, a record of the year's mountain exploration, both at home and abroad

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The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol XVII June 1958  No 45

 

Glasgow, MJP (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1958

(22 l) p241-510 (6 l)

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, maps and contemporary advertisements, a record of the year's mountain exploration, both at home and abroad, including the Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1956-58

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The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol XV June 1953  No 40

 

Glasgow, MJP (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1953

(27 l) p1-354

8vo

P-B VG

20

With illustrations, maps and contemporary ads, a record of the year's mountain exploration, including Everest: 'the name of Sir Edmund Hillary, along with that of the redoubtable Tensing, will endure as long as men are stirred by the call of adventure'

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The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol XVI June 1956  No 43

 

Glasgow, MJP (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1956

(26 l) p277-589 (6 l Index)

8vo

P-B  Slight signature base VG

10

With illustrations, maps and contemporary advertisements, a record of the year's mountain exploration, both at home and abroad

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The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol XVII June 1957  No 44

 

Glasgow, MJP (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1957

(24 l) p1-240

8vo

P-B  VG

10

With illustrations, maps and contemporary advertisements, a record of the year's mountain exploration, both at home and abroad

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The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol XVIII June 1959  No 46

 

Glasgow, MJP (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1959

(24 l) p1-249

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, maps and contemporary advertisements, a record of the year's mountain exploration, both at home and abroad

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The High Alps of New Zealand

 

Green, William Spotswood

The Capper Press

1976

(frontis) xiv (1p) 350p (folding map) (32p ads)

8vo

D-J (in protective wrapper) Paper over boards VG - Near Fine

40

A very good copy of this facsimile edition of an early New Zealand mountaineering classic, with maps

6.500000

27.000000

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The High Alps of New Zealand

 

Green, William Spotswood

Macmillan & Co

1883

(frontis) xiv (1p) 350p (folding map) (32p catalogue)

8vo

Red cloth binding Spine cloth repaired on rear, light wear bottom spine  Inside hinges cracked  Front paste-down paper disturbed by removal of owner's plate Signature HTP Gd - VG

65

With three maps and a folding chart of the Tasman Glacier country, the first edition of this early New Zealand mountaineering classic

5.500000

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Tararua Story

jubilee of a mountain club

Greig, BDA (ed)

Tararua Tramping Club

1946

108p (folding map)

8vo

P-B VG

35

With drawings, illustrations and maps, the first 25 years of this New Zealand tramping club

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Moir's Guide Book Southern Section 5th edition revised

 

Hall-Jones, Gerard (ed)

NZAC

1986

xvii p18-139 (1p)

8vo

P-B VG - Near Fine

15

With illustrations, the fifth edition of this guide to climbing/tramping in the Southern Lakes and Fiordland

7.500000

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Memories of Mountains and Men

 

Harper, Arthur P

Simpson & Williams

1946

(frontis) 208p

8vo

D-J (pieces missing, in protective wrapper) Cloth binding Paper browned VG

25

With illustrations, a collection of the author's experiences in the mountains of Europe and New Zealand

6.500000

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Where the Mountains throw their Dice  an insight into the Kiwi climbing psyche

 

Hersey, Paul

New Holland

2008

173p (3p)

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With map and illustrations, the author investigates why climbers are drawn to New Zealand's mountains, including his own passion for climbing, despite everything

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The Southern Alps Part II Mount Cook Alpine Regions

 

Hewitt, Rod ; Davidson, Mavis

The Pegasus Press

1953

55p (1p)

8vo

P-B VG

20

With illustrations, a guide to climbing in the Aorangi/Mount Cook region, with wood-cut by Mervyn Taylor

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The Mountains of New Zealand

 

Hewitt, Rodney ; Davidson, Mavis

Reed

1954

127p (1p)

4to

D-J (chips extremities, in protective wrapper) Paper over boards  VG

25

With drawings, maps and illustrations, a north-to-south survey of New Zealand mountains, both individually and in ranges

6.500000

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High in the Thin Cold Air

 

Hillary, Edmund ; Doig, Desmond

H&S

1963

287p

8vo

D-J (slight wear head, tail, slight foxing flaps, price-clipped, in protective plastic) Light chipping of cloth on top, bottom FE Slight foxing FEs VG

28

1st UK edition , the story of the Himalayan Scientific and Mountaineering Expedition 1960-1961

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The Spirit of Mountaineering  Vol 1 The Jack Adamson Story

 

Hobbs, Mary

Spirit Ltd

2007

157p (3p)

Oblong 8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

35

With illustrations, the life of the first New Zealand-born mountain guide, a delightful creation

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 2018

 

Hoyle, Tom (ed)

NZAC

2018

156

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including climbing in the Darrans and the Spectre Antarctic Kite Expedition

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The New Zealand Tramper's Handbook 2nd revised edition

 

Hunter, Grant

Heinemann Reed

1989

(4p) 165p

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With maps, illustrations and drawings, a practical introduction to tramping, including the weather

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The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol XII June 1948  No 35

 

Johnson, GCN (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1948

(25 l) p180-333

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, maps and contemporary advertisements, a record of the year's mountain exploration, both at home and abroad, including Sir Edmond Hillary on the South Ridge of Mt Cook

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The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol XIII June 1949  No 36

 

Johnson, GCN (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1949

(27 l) p1-167

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, maps and contemporary advertisements, a record of the year's mountain exploration, both at home and abroad

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The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol XIII June 1950  No 37

 

Johnson, GCN (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1950

(32 l) p185-332

8vo

P-B  VG

10

With illustrations, maps and contemporary advertisements, a record of the year's mountain exploration, both at home and abroad, including 2 pieces by Sir Ed Hillary

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The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol XIV June 1951  No 38

 

Johnson, GCN (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1951

(27 l) p1-164

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, maps and contemporary advertisements, a record of the year's mountain exploration, both at home and abroad

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The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol XII June 1947  No 34

 

Johnson, GCN (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1947

(27 l) p1-177

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, maps and contemporary advertisements, a record of the year's mountain exploration, both at home and abroad, including GE Mannering on Maori Mountain Nomenclature

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 1977

 

Jones, Kevin (ed)

NZAC

1977

160

8vo

D-J  VG - Near Fine

10

With illustrations, the year in mountaineering in New Zealand and around the world, including the NZ Everest expedition, and obituary to WS Gilkison and Eric Shipton by Ed Hillary

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New Zealand Alpine Journal  1976

 

Jones, Kevin (ed)

NZAC

1976

128

8vo

D-J Paper over boards  VG

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including the New Zealand Himalayan Expedition 1975 and the Canterbury Mountaineering Club at Fifty (with Denis Glover as a fly on a mountain)

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New Zealand Alpine Journal  1976

 

Jones, Kevin (ed)

NZAC

1976

128

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including the New Zealand Himalayan Expedition 1975 and the Canterbury Mountaineering Club at Fifty (with Denis Glover as a fly on a mountain)

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don't die in the bush

the complete guide to New Zealand camping

Klinge, Sven ; Hart, Adrian ; Burgess, Trevor

New Holland

2001

xi (1p) 132p

8vo

P-B Fine

25

With drawings and illustrations, a useful guide to tramping in New Zealand, from techniques to activities to addresses of camping stores

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Summits and Shadows  Jack Clarke and New Zealand Mountaineering

 

Langton, Graham

Steele Roberts

2011

254

8vo

P-B Owner's details HTP VG - Near Fine

35

Inscribed and signed by the author, a detailed study of one of New Zealand's most well-known, and important, early mountain guides, with maps and illustrations

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45 Years of Antics adventures and escapades of the Otago University Tramping Club

 

Lloyd, Kelvin (ed)

Otago University Tramping Club

2006

207

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Owner's signature P3  Near Fine

25

With maps and illustrations, selections from the OUTC's publication, great fun, including carrying a fridge up Refrigerator Valley

8.500000

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Harry Ayres: Mountain Guide

 

Mahoney, Michael

Whitcoulls

1982

160

8vo

D-J (repair top spine, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards  VG - Near Fine

20

With map and illustrations, the biography of 'the greatest guide and iceclimber in New Zealand during the 1940s and 1950s', the 'teacher' of Sir Edmund Hillary

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The Hermitage Years of Mannering and Dixon

the beginnings of alpine climbing in New Zealand

Mannering, Guy (comp)

Author Pub

2000

210

8vo

D-J Brown cloth, gilt titles spine  Fine

50

With illustrations and maps, records of the earlier days of mountaineering in New Zealand, especially in the Southern Alps, from the papers of the two mountaineers and their writings

6.500000

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The Peaks and Passes of JRD

from the notebooks and letters..of James Robert Dennistoun

Mannering, Guy (comp)

Author Pub

1999

(front pocket, card, panorama) 264p (end pocket, panorama)

8vo

D-J Brown cloth, gilt titles spine  Fine

48

With illustraions and maps, the writings of Jim Dennistoun, recounting the adventures he had, especially in the mountains of Southern New Zealand

6.500000

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 1981 Vol 34

 

McGregor, Rick (ed)

NZAC

1981

(frontis) 141p (3p)

4to

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, the year in mountaineering in New Zealand and around the world, including Jim Gilkison looking back 50 years to Earnslaw, and climbing in India

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 1981 Vol 34

 

McGregor, Rick (ed)

NZAC

1981

(frontis) 141p (3p)

4to

D-J (closed chips)  VG - Near Fine

12

With illustrations, the year in mountaineering in New Zealand and around the world, including Jim Gilkison looking back 50 years to Earnslaw, and climbing in India

5.000000

17.000000

31.000000

35.000000

35.000000

Only Two for Everest

 

McKinnon, Lyn

Otago University Press

2016

352

4to

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

25

With illustrations, the 1951 Himalayan Expedition and the final choice of the New Zealanders to go on the 1953 Expedition

6.000000

28.000000

65.000000

55.000000

60.000000

Moir's Guide South

 

McNeill, Robin (ed)

Great Southern Lakes Press

1995

(frontis) 251p

8vo

P-B Fading spine Owner's small label HTP VG

20

With map and illustrations, the 1995 edition of this route guide to the great southern lakes and Fiords

5.500000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

The New Zealand Alpine Journal Vol II May 1895 to May 1896

 

Meeson. JT (et al eds)

New Zealand Alpine Club

1976 Facsimile edition

195

8vo

Blue plasticised boards, gilt titles spine Slight foxing FE VG - Near Fine

45

A facsimile limited edition of the 1896-6 Alpine Journals (203/500), with illustrations, including first ascent on Aorangi/Mt Cook, and EA Fitzgerald's work in New Zealand

6.000000

22.000000

50.000000

45.000000

50.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 1974

 

Mitchell, David (ed)

NZAC

1974

127p (1p)

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, the year in mountaineering in New Zealand and around the world, including the Andean Expedition

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 1975

 

Mitchell, David (ed)

NZAC

1975

(frontis) 152p

4to

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, the year in mountaineering in New Zealand and around the world, including the obituary of Louise Hillary and Peter Johnson on his meeting with kakapo

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

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30.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 1975

 

Mitchell, David (ed)

NZAC

1975

(frontis) 152p

4to

D-J Paper over boards VG

10

With illustrations, the year in mountaineering in New Zealand and around the world, including the obituary of Louise Hillary and Peter Johnson on his meeting with kakapo

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

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30.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 1974

 

Mitchell, David (ed)

NZAC

1974

127p (1p)

8vo

D-J (in archival wrapper) Paper over boards  VG - Near Fine

10

With illustrations, the year in mountaineering in New Zealand and around the world, including the Andean Expedition

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

The New Zealand Alpine Journal  No 53 1966

 

Mitchell, RW (ed)

NZAC

1966

12 leaves (frontis) (4p) p196-371

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including climbing in the Andes

5.000000

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The New Zealand Alpine Journal  No 52 1965

 

Mitchell, RW (ed)

NZAC

1965

13 leaves (frontis) (3p) 193p

8vo

P-B VG

10

With maps and illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including the Himalayas

5.000000

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The New Zealand Alpine Journal  No 51 1964

 

Mitchell, RW (ed)

NZAC

1964

13 leaves (frontis) (4p) p218-396

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, incling in the Alps and Antarctica

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

The New Zealand Alpine Journal  No 54 1967

 

Mitchell, RW (ed)

NZAC

1967

12 leaves (frontis) (4p) 270p

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 1983

 

Monteath, Colin (ed)

NZAC

1983

191p (1p)

4to

D-J (fading spine) Near Fine

10

With illustrations, the year in mountaineering in New Zealand and around the world, including  work in Anarctica, some New Zealand mountaineering history, and an interview with Bill Denz

5.000000

18.000000

32.000000

36.000000

37.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 1978

 

Monteath, Colin ; Conway, Maurice (eds)

NZAC

1978

(frontis) 143p (1p)

4to

D-J Paper over boards  VG

10

With illustrations, the year in mountaineering in New Zealand and around the world, including Ed Hillary's Ocean to Sky expedition

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Under a Sheltering Sky

 Journeys to Mountain Heartlands

Monteath, Colin ; Rogers, Anna (ed)

Hedgehog House

2003

231p (1p)

4to

D-J Near Fine

110

Signed and inscribed by the author, beautifully illustrated, a nice copy of this book of mountain experiences, from Greenland to Antarctica via the Southern Alps

8.000000

26.000000

54.000000

58.000000

62.000000

No Place for Men

 

Mulgrew, Peter

Reed

1964

199

8vo

D-J (slight rubbing extremities, slight chips top spine)   VG - Near Fine

32

The Himilayan Scientific and Mountaineering Expedition, led by Sir Edmund Hillary, begins the life-struggle for the author, with illustrations

5.000000

12.000000

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23.000000

22.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 1992

 

O'Connor, Naomi (ed)

NZAC

1992

120

8vo

D-J Paper over boards VG

10

With illustrations, New Zealanders on rock and ice in New Zealand and around the world, including rock climbing in Nelson and a voyage south to the Sandwich Islands

3.000000

13.000000

26.000000

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New Zealand Alpine Journal 1987

 

O'Dowd, Sue (ed)

NZAC

1987

146

8vo

P-B VG

10

With maps and illustrations, New Zealand mountaineers at home and abroad, including the 1987 Himalayas

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Huts  untold stories from back-country New Zealand

 

Pickering, Mark

Canterbury University Press

2010

383p (1p)

4to

P-B Near Fine

30

With maps and illustrations, New Zealand mountain huts and the stories they have to tell

8.000000

36.000000

88.000000

82.000000

88.000000

The Hills

 

Pickering, Mark

Heinemann Reed

1988

83p (1p)

Oblong 8vo

D-J  Laminated boards  Near Fine

25

With illustrations, a celebration of New Zealand's mountain lands and the natural wonders of the bush

5.000000

17.000000

31.000000

35.000000

35.000000

Classic Walks of New Zealand

 

Potton, Craig

Craig Potton Publishing

1997

136

Oblong 4to

D-J (slight rubbing) Paper over boards, slight rubbing top. bottom spine Signature HTP  VG - Near Fine

25

Signed and inscribed by the author, a guided tour with camera of Stewart Island, five walking tracks in the South Island, including the Milford and Kepler, and three in the North Island

10.000000

22.000000

44.000000

46.000000

48.000000

Men Aspiring

 

Powell, Paul

Reed

1967

183

8vo

D-J (slight chips, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards VG - Near Fine

30

With maps and illustrations, a history of climbing on Mt Aspiring in the Southern Alps

6.000000

26.000000

50.000000

45.000000

50.000000

Tararua 1979

 

Rippon, John (ed)

Tararua Tramping Club

1979

63p (1p)

4to

P-B VG

30

With drawings, maps and illustrations, the 60th anniversary of this New Zealand tramping club

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Himalayan Holiday New Zealand Himalayan Expedition 1953

 

Roberts, Athol Renouf

Steele Roberts

2004

72

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Fine

25

With map and illustrations, a reproduction of the 1954 original, with additional colour photos, of an 18-month expedition to Nepal

5.000000

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23.000000

22.000000

The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol XI June 1946  No 33

 

Sim, JA (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1946

(29 l) p111-286

8vo

P-B VG

20

With illustrations, maps and contemporary advertisements, a record of the year's mountain exploration, both at home and abroad

5.000000

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29.000000

The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol XI June 1945  No 32

 

Sim, JA (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1945

(28 l) p1-110

8vo

P-B Signature cover  VG

20

With illustrations, maps and contemporary advertisements, a record of the year's mountain exploration, both at home and abroad

5.000000

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The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol VII June 1937  No 24

 

Sim, JA (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1937

(5 l) p1-184p (6 l)

8vo

P-B  Light foxing FEs  Inscription HTP VG

20

With illustrations, maps and contemporary advertisements, a record of the year's mountain exploration, both at home and abroad

5.000000

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29.000000

The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol VI June 1936  No 23

 

Sim, JA (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1936

(5 l) p 215-420 (7 l)

8vo

P-B (slight rubbing spine, chip back fore-corner)  Slight  foxing FEs Inscription HTP  VG

20

With illustrations, maps and contemporary advertisements, a record of the year's mountain exploration, both at home and abroad

5.000000

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21.000000

25.000000

29.000000

The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol V June 1933  No 20

 

Sim, JA (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1933

(6 l) 129-285p

8vo

P-B  Signature cover Browning spine VG

20

With illustrations, maps and contemporary advertisements, climbing in New Zealand's Southern Alps, including John Pascoe on The Rakaia Pioneers

6.500000

22.000000

40.000000

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The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol V June 1934  No 21

 

Sim, JA (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1934

(6 l) 289-501p

8vo

P-B Browning spine VG

20

With illustrations and contemporary advertisements, climbing in New Zealand's Southern Alps, with a reprint of the 1933 Mt Everest Expedition

6.500000

24.000000

45.000000

40.000000

45.000000

The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol VII June 1938  No 25

 

Sim, JA (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1938

(9 l) p187-352 (9 l)

8vo

P-B  Light foxing FEs  VG

20

With illustrations, maps and contemporary advertisements, a record of the year's mountain exploration, both at home and abroad

5.000000

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21.000000

25.000000

29.000000

The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol VIII June 1939  No 26

 

Sim, JA (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1939

(8 l) 1-153p (8 l)

8vo

P-B  Slight foxing FEs  VG

20

With illustrations, maps and contemporary advertisements, a record of the year's mountain exploration, both at home and abroad

5.000000

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29.000000

The New Zealand Alpine Journal  Vol X June 1944 No 31

 

Sim, JA (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1944

(25 l) p110-240

8vo

P-B Signature cover VG

20

With illustrations, maps and contemporary advertisements, a record of the year's mountain exploration, mostly at home, because of the War

5.000000

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29.000000

Antics 08  Journal of the Otago University Tramping Club

 

Sims, Claire ; Goldsmith, Robyn (eds)

OUTC

2009

263

8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

With illustrations, a collection of memories of the 2008 tramping year in the south, including a review of the chip shops

5.500000

14.000000

28.000000

30.000000

32.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 1986

 

Smith, Alastair (ed)

NZAC

1986

144

4to

P-B VG

10

The year's mountain climbing involving NZers, with many illustrations, including an obituary to Tenzing Norgay by Ed Hillary

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 1986

 

Smith, Alastair (ed)

NZAC

1986

144

4to

D-J (slight rubbing extremities)  Near Fine

12

The year's mountain climbing involving NZers, with many illustrations, including an obituary to Tenzing Norgay by Ed Hillary

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 1985

 

Smith, C Brian (ed)

NZAC

1985

143p (1p)

4to

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, the year's mountain climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including South Georgia and the Himalayas

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 1985

 

Smith, C Brian (ed)

NZAC

1985

143p (1p)

4to

D-J (slight rubbing extremities)  Near Fine

12

"With illustrations, the year's mountain climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including South Georgia and the Himalayas

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

Waking to the Hills

Tramping in New Zealand

Spearpoint, Geoff

Reed Methuen

1985

162

4to

P-B Fading spine VG

35

With maps and illustrations, a series of tramps in the North, South and Stewart Islands, scarce

5.000000

17.000000

31.000000

35.000000

35.000000

Moir's Guide Book Southern Section 6th edition revised

 

Spearpoint, Geoff (ed)

NZAC

1998

239p (1p)

8vo

P-B VG - Near Fine

15

With illustrations, the sixth edition of this guide to climbing/tramping in the Southern Alps between Lakes Wakatipu and Ohau

7.500000

24.000000

45.000000

45.000000

45.000000

The New Zealand Alpine Journal  No 50 1963

 

Stewart, RJ (ed)

NZAC

1963

16 leaves (frontis) 216p

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations and maps, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including in the Himalayas and Antarctic, and structural geology in high mountains, especially NZ

5.000000

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30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

Manganui  a history of the Stratford Mountain Club

 

Stokes, Bob & Nancie

Stratford Mountain Club Inc

2001

240

4to

P-B Fading spine Near Fine

40

With illustrations, both an historical and personal view of this North Island mountain club

8.000000

21.000000

41.000000

47.000000

51.000000

Mantle of the Skies

 the Southern Alps of New Zealand

Temple, Philip

W&T

1971

136

4to

D-J VG - Near Fine

25

In word and photograph the author imparts his love of this range of mountains

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

The Southern Alps of New Zealand

 

Temple, Philip

Whitcoulls

1975

41p (7p)

Small 8vo

P-B Slight fading spine VG

15

With illustrations, a look at the landscape, natural world and personalities of the Southern Alps

5.000000

6.000000

17.000000

11.000000

19.000000

The New Zealand Alpine Journal  1968

 

Temple, Philip (ed)

NZAC

1968

12 leaves (frontis) (5p) p271 - 499

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations and maps, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including in the Antarctic

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal  1973

 

Temple, Philip (ed)

NZAC

1973

126p (1p)

8vo

D-J Paper over boards  VG

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including the farewell to John Pascoe

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

The New Zealand Alpine Journal  1969

 

Temple, Philip (ed)

NZAC

1969

18 leaves (frontis) (5p) 322p

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations and maps, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including in the Andes

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

The New Zealand Alpine Journal  1970

 

Temple. Philip

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1970

(20 leaves) p323-558

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, mountaineering at home and abroad, including sojourns in the Andes

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 1995

 

Thomson, Richard (ed)

NZAC

1995

120

4to

D-J (light foxing inside) Paper over boards  VG - Near Fine

10

With illustrations and maps, the year's climbing in New Zealand and the world, includes women climbers in New Zealand 1920s-1950s and a piece on the rocks and formation of the Southern Alps

5.000000

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30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal  1994

 

Thomson, Richard (ed)

NZAC

1994

120

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations and maps, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including in the Andes, Himalayas and Alps

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

Beyond the Snowline

 

Vervoorn, Aat

Reed, John McIndoe

1981

156

8vo

D-J Paper over boards Near Fine

25

With illustrations, descriptions of the climbs and 'adventures' of the author and his companions, beginning with the death of Bruce Jenkinson

6.500000

27.000000

60.000000

55.000000

60.000000

Jenseits der Schneegrenze

 

Vervoorn, Aat

Reed, McIndoe, Carta Verlag

1982 (1981)

260

8vo

D-J Paper over boards  Fine

35

With illustrations, descriptions of the climbs and 'adventures' of the author and his companions, beginning with the death of Bruce Jenkinson, the German translation, a nice copy

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

Mountain Solitudes

Solo journeys in the Southern Alps of New Zealand

Vervoorn, Aat

Craig Potton

2000

170

8vo

P-B VG

25

With maps and illustrations, climbing in the Southern Alps, alone on both sides of the Main Divide

5.500000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

The Steepest Mountain  NZ Andes Expedition 1960

 

Warburton, Lloyd E

RJ Cuthill

1964

136

8vo

D-J (small piece missing front, back, fore-corners, top, bottom spine, in archival wrapper)  Red cloth binding, slight sign water stain front board, slight leeching of red colour top FE  Signature FEP  Slight foxing FE VG

55

With illustrations and cartoons, a tidy copy of this scarce New Zealand mountaineering title, completed after the author died

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

The Steepest Mountain  NZ Andes Expedition 1960

 

Warburton, Lloyd E

RJ Cuthill

1964

136

8vo

D-J (small piece missing base spine, chips, in archival wrapper)  Red cloth binding, small spot fading base spine VG - Near Fine

80

With illustrations and cartoons, a scarce New Zealand mountaineering title, completed after the author died

6.500000

25.000000

45.000000

45.000000

45.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 2007

 

Watson, Mark (ed)

NZAC

2007

144

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including a piece on Antarctic Mountaineering

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal  2003

 

Watson, Mark (ed)

NZAC

2003

160

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps  Near Fine

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including the Himalayas, with the obituary to Guy Mannering

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal  2005

 

Watson, Mark (ed)

NZAC

2005

168

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps  Near Fine

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including the Himalayas, with the obituaries of Murray Ellis and Bruce Willis

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 2006

 

Watson, Mark (ed)

NZAC

2006

148

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including North and South America, including Lindsay Stewart's historic trip into the Lake Adelaide Basin, in the Darrans, 1936

5.000000

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26.000000

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30.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal  2004

 

Watson, Mark (ed)

NZAC

2004

160

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps  Near Fine

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including the Himalayas, with the obituary to Paul Powell

5.000000

13.000000

26.000000

28.000000

30.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 2008

 

Watson, Mark (ed)

NZAC

2008

144

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine

10

With illustrations, the year climbing in New Zealand and around the world, including various tributes to Ed Hillary

5.000000

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26.000000

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30.000000

Canterbury Rock

A rockclimber's guide to Canterbury and nearby areas

Wethey, Tim (comp. ed)

Author Pub

1989

336

Small 8vo

P-B VG

25

Author inscribed and signed, a handy guide for rockclimbers in the Canterbury area, with illustrations

5.000000

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25.000000

25.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 1996

 

White, Bruce (ed)

NZAC

1996

120

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, New Zealanders on rock and ice in New Zealand and around the world, including a piece on New Zealand glaciers and their shrinkage

4.000000

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24.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 1997

 

White, Bruce (ed)

NZAC

1997

128

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, New Zealanders on rock and ice in New Zealand and around the world, including a piece on Mt Rolleston and a brief history of the Homer Huts

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

22.000000

24.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 2001

 

White, Bruce (ed)

NZAC

2001

128

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, New Zealanders on rock and ice in New Zealand and around the world, including a piece on Aoraki/Mount Cook at the turn of the century

4.000000

12.000000

24.000000

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28.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 1999

 

White, Bruce (ed)

NZAC

1999

128

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, New Zealanders on rock and ice in New Zealand and around the world, including pieces on avoiding the long-drop of the void and hitting the high notes in Tibet

4.000000

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24.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 1998

 

White, Bruce (ed)

NZAC

1998

128

8vo

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, New Zealanders on rock and ice in New Zealand and around the world, including pieces on adventures in the Himalaya area and a discussion of the reality of West Coast wetness

4.000000

10.000000

20.000000

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24.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 2002

 

White, Bruce (ed)

NZAC

2002

136

8vo

P-B Near Fine

10

With illustrations, New Zealanders on rock and ice in New Zealand and around the world, including a piece on the management of crater lakes

4.000000

16.000000

30.000000

35.000000

38.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 1979

 

Whitehouse, Ian (ed)

NZAC

1979

112

8vo

D-J Paper over boards VG

10

With illustrations, a year of mountaineering in New Zealand and around the world, including Erebus, the Ice Dragon

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 1980

 

Whitehouse, Ian (ed)

NZAC

1980

127p (1p)

4to

P-B VG

10

With illustrations, a year of mountaineering in New Zealand and around the world, including Geoff Spearpoint in Kashmir and an obituary for Peter Mulgrew, dead on Erebus

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

New Zealand Alpine Journal 1980

 

Whitehouse, Ian (ed)

NZAC

1980

127p (1p)

4to

D-J Paper over boards  VG

10

With illustrations, a year of mountaineering in New Zealand and around the world, including Geoff Spearpoint in Kashmir and an obituary for Peter Mulgrew, dead on Erebus

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Among Secret Beauties

a memoir of mountaineering in New Zealand and the Himalayas

Wilkins, Brian

Otago University Press

2013

215

8vo

P-B Near Fine

30

With illustrations, the author discusses and describes climbing in New Zealand and abroad, including with Ed Hillary

5.000000

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30.000000

32.000000

34.000000

Tramping Smarter

a practical guiode to tramping in New Zealand

Willems, Hans

The Halcyon Press

2003

238

4to

P-B Fine

38

With maps, illustrations and drawings, a really useful guide to tramping in New Zealand, including where to go and how to get there

5.000000

19.000000

36.000000

41.000000

44.000000

Life at the Top  tales from Aorangi-Mount Cook

 

Willoughby, Genevieve

Wily Publications

2017

255

8vo

Card covers with flaps Near Fine

35

With illustrations, the Mount Cook area, the climbing history and the people who worked and played there

5.500000

17.000000

35.000000

38.000000

41.000000

The New Zealand Alpine Journal 1962 No 49

 

Wilson, JG (ed)

NZAC

1962

(29p ads) (plate) 183p

8vo

P-B  VG

10

The year's climbing, including ascents of Mt Cook, the NZ Antarctic Expedition, and Philip Temple on Heinrich Harrer in New Guinea, with many illustrations

5.000000

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25.000000

The New Zealand Alpine Journal  1960 No 47

 

Wilson, JG (ed)

NZ Alpine Club Inc

1960

(13 l) p251-433 (4 l)

8vo

P-B  VG

10

With illustrations, maps and contemporary advertisements, a record of the year's mountain exploration, both at home and abroad, including the Antarctic Programme 1959-60

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The New Zealand Alpine Journal  1961 No 48

 

Wilson, JG (ed)

New Zealand Alpine Club

1961

(folding map) (30p ads) (plate) (5p) 192p

8vo

P-B  VG

10

The year's record of mountain exploration and adventure, including the Himilayan Scientific and Mountaineering Expedition 1960-61, with illustrations

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Aorangi

the story of Mount Cook

Wilson, Jim

W&T

1968

253

8vo

D-J (chips, in archival wrapper) Cloth binding, slight bump base Short inscription FEP  VG

25

With maps and illustrations, the story of New Zealand's highest mountain, the climbs and the climbers

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The Canterbury Mountaineer  Vol 10 1965-66 No 35

 

Wilson, JM (ed)

CMTC

1966

73p (4p) (15p ads)

4to

P-B VG - Near Fine

18

The annual journal, includes articles on climbing in Canterbury, Glacier Studies in NZ,  with illustrations

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The Canterbury Mountaineer  Vol 10 1963-64 No 33

 

Wilson, JM (ed)

CMTC

1964

63p (13p ads)

4to

P-B VG

18

The annual journal, includes articles  on Andean Climbing, Climbing in Canterbury, and Canterbury Place Names, with illustrations

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New Zealand Mountaineering  a history in photographs

 

Wilson, John

David Bateman Ltd

2015

160

4to

D-J Paper over boards VG - Near Fine

30

With over 200 illustrations, New Zealand climbers 'tell' their stories in photographs, beginning in 1882

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The New Zealand Alpine Journal Vol V May 1932 to June 1934

 

Wiren, SL (et al eds)

New Zealand Alpine Club

1977 Facsimile edition

501p (1p) xviii

8vo

Blue plasticised boards, gilt titles spine Slight foxing FE VG - Near Fine

50

A facsimile limited edition of the 1932-1934 Alpine Journals (/500), with illustrations, including work in the Southern Alps and the 1933 Mt Everest Expedition

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