Books on exploration chronicle journeys into the unknown and the human drive to discover new places. They recount expeditions across land, sea, and ice, often blending adventure with history, science, and personal reflection. Through these stories, readers gain insight into different cultures, extreme environments, and the risks and ambitions that shape exploration.
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John Hunt – The Ascent of Everest – First UK Edition 1953 – SIGNED by Alfred Gregory
£485.00A first edition, first printing published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1953. A near fine book without inscriptions. In a very good, lightly nicked dust wrapper with some light fading…
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Alfred Wainwright – A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells – Book One The Eastern Fells – First Edition 1955
£975.00A first edition of ‘A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells: The Eastern Fells’ published. The book was published by The Westmoreland Gazette in 1955. Without the dust wrapper as…
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J. Bronowski – The Ascent of Man – SIGNED First Edition 1973
£875.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Ascent of Man’ by J. Bronowski, published by BBC books in 1973. A very good book. No inscriptions. In a very good unclipped…
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Hugh Ruttledge – Everest 1933 – First Edition 1934 – In the elusive dust wrapper
£650.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Everest 1933’ published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1934. A very good copy. Original cloth gilt, with the rarely seen illustrated dust-wrapper, retaining price;…
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Heinrich Harrer – The White Spider – The History of the Eiger’s North Face – First Edition 1959 – SIGNED by Kurt Diemberger
£275.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The White Spider’ published by E P Dutton in 1960. A very good book with a small name and date to the front endpaper…
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Thor Heyerdahl – The RA Expeditions – SIGNED First Edition 1971
£185.00A first edition, first printing published by George Allen and Unwin in 1971. A very good book in very good unclipped wrapper with spotting to the flaps – SIGNED without…
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THor Heyerdahl – Aku-Aku – First Edition – SIGNED, INSCRIBED and DATED by Heyerdahl as well as by the publisher Philip Unwin
£875.00A first edition, first printing published by George Allen and Unwin in 1958. Signed by the Author on the free front endpaper, ‘To Frances Widdows/from/Thor Heyerdahl/London, 2.4.1958’. Beneath, the publisher…
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Edwin Mickleburgh – Beyond The Frozen Sea: Visions of Antarctica – Uncorrected Proof Copy 1987
£35.00An uncorrected proof copy of Beyond The Frozen Sea: Visions of Antarctica by Edwin Mickleburgh, published by The Bodley Head, London in 1987. A near fine copy, with fading to…
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Patrick Leigh Fermor – Mani [with] Roumeli – First Folio Society Edition 2017
£145.00A first Folio Society edition, first printing of ‘Mani and Roumeli’, published by The Folio Society, London in 2017. Fine copies in like slipcase.
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John Hunt – The Ascent of Everest – First UK Edition 1953 – SIGNED by the Author and Tom Bourdillon with letter from Bourdillon
£1,350.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Ascent of Everest’, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1953. A very good book without inscriptions. In a near fine dust wrapper with some…
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Ralph Izzard – The Innocent On Everest – First Edition 1954
£75.00First edition, first printing. Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, in 1954. This is a very good copy of a scarce title. It has not been price clipped and shows…
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John Hunt – The Ascent of Everest – First UK Edition 1953
£135.00First edition, first printing. Published by Hodder & Stoughton in London, 1953. This is a very good (or better) copy. The dust wrapper has some slight chipping to the top…
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Patrick Leigh Fermor – Roumeli – First UK Edition 1966
£165.00A first edition, first printing of Roumeli by Patrick Leigh Fermor, published by John Murray in London, 1966, black and white photographs by Joan Eyres Monsell, with double-page sketch map…
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Chris Bonington – Everest The Hard Way – First Edition 1976
£150.00First edition, first printing. Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London, in 1976. This is a very near fine copy. The dust wrapper is bright, clean and unclipped; there is slight…
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Thor Heyerdahl – The Kon-Tiki Expedition – First UK Edition 1950
£325.00First edition, first printing. Published by George Allen and Unwin, London, in 1950. This is a near fine (or better) copy. The dust wrapper has some very slight wear at…
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Chris Bonington – Everest The Hard Way – First Edition 1976
£150.00First edition, first printing. Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London, in 1976. This is a very near fine copy. The dust wrapper is bright, clean and unclipped; there is slight…
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