Ɵ SMYTHE, F.S. Fourteen Works: one SIGNED, and two related volumes.1929 - 2013. (16)
Ɵ SMYTHE, F.S. (1900 - 1949). Fourteen Works: one volume SIGNED by the author, and two related volumes, 1929 - 2013. comprises: The Valley of Flowers, SIGNED. Hodder & Stoughton, 1938. Limited edition of 250 copies, this copy numbered 241, 8vo., (206 x 107mm), publisher's white buckram, gilt lettering to front and spine, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, half-title, SIGNED by the author to the limitation page, 16 tipped-in colour photographs, including frontispiece, with captioned tissue guards, 2 maps, (including 1 folding sketch map at end after Lieut. R.A. Gardiner), contained in a grey cloth clamshell box, gilt lettered to front and spine: British Mountaineers. William Collins, 1942. first edition, 8vo., teal blue illustrated boards lettered in white, dustwrapper unclipped, 18 b/w. photo. illustrations, 8 colour plates, 48pp: Climbs and Ski Runs. Mountaineering and Ski-ing in the Alps, Great Britain and Corsica. William Blackwood & Sons, 1929. first edition, 8vo., publisher's blue gilt lettered cloth, b/w. illustrations from photographs, folding panorama of Mont Blanc, 307pp: An Alpine Journey, London: Victor Gollanz, 1934. first edition, 8vo.,publisher's black cloth, dustwrapper unclipped, photo. illustrated, folding map at end, 351pp: Secret Mission, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1942. first edition, 12mo., publisher's blue cloth, black lettering to spine, d/wrapper unclipped, sketch map illustrated front e/ps. by Bip Pares, 256pp: The Mountain Top. An Anthology from the Prose and Pictures of Frank S. Smythe, The St. Hugh's Press Limited, London: 1947. first edition, square format, paper boards, dustwrapper clipped, photo. illustrated: Together with Adam & Charles Black: The Mountain Scene, 1937: Peaks and Valleys, 1938: A Camera in the Hills, 1939: Over Welsh Hills, 1941: Alpine Ways, 1942: Rocky Mountains, 1948: Swiss Winter, 1948: Mountains In Colour, London: Max Parish & Co. Ltd (1949) 4to., publisher's cloth, within illustrated dustwrappers: Together with The Geographical Journal. The Royal Geographical Society, 1932. vol. LXXIX, No. 1, January, 1932, Explorations in Garhwal Around Kamet: A paper read at the Evening Meeting of the Society on 2 November 1931, by F.S. Smythe, 16pp. pamphlet, black paper wrappers, printed title on white label to front, 6 b/w. photo. illustrations, 2 maps, and a sketch map after Captain E. St. J. Birnie: each volume within removeable clear wrapper: and SMYTHE, Tony (b. 1934 -). My Father Frank. Unresting Spirit of Everest. SIGNED, Baton Wicks, 2013. first edition, blue cloth, dustwrapper unclipped, foreward by Doug Scott, SIGNED by Tony Smythe and Doug Scott to title page, 324pp: FRANK SMYTHE was an English mountaineer, author, photographer and botanist. Smythe climbed extensively in the Alps and Himalayas, where he identified a region that he named the 'Valley of Flowers', now a protected park. In 1930 he joined an international expedition to Kangchenjunga, led by Gunther Dyhrenfurth. Smythe led his own Himalayan expedition in 1931 to the Garhwal region of India north of Delhi. His team, which included Eric Shipton, made the first ascent of 7756m Kamet. Frank Smythe was a member of three expeditions to Everest in 1933, 1936 and 1938. During the first of these he reached a record altitude of 8565m while climbing alone after his partner Shipton was forced to turn back. (16)
Condition Report:
1. The Valley of Flowers - a clean copy, some toning to leaf edges, clamshell box clean, (208 x 200 x 60mm)
2. British Mountaineers - dustwrapper unclipped, foxing to e/ps.
3. Climbs and Ski Runs - foxing to edges.
4.An Alpine Journey - dustwrapper unclipped, folded map at end.
5. Secret Mission - publisher's blue cloth, dustwrapper unclipped,
6. The Mountain Top. An Anthology from the Prose and Pictures - dustwrapper clipped and marked.
7. The Mountain Scene - dustwrapper unclipped,
8. Peaks and Valleys - dustwrapper clipped,
9. A Camera in the Hills - dustwrapper unclipped,
10. Over Welsh Hills - dustwrapper clipped,
11. Alpine Ways - light marks to boards, spine bumped head/tail, dustwrapper unclipped, some tears (with loss) e/ps. stained and marked, some foxing to edges, and toning internally.
12. Rocky Mountains - dustwrapper unclipped,
13. Swiss Winter - dustwrapper clipped.
14. Mountains in Colour - dustwrapper unclipped
15. The Geographical Journal - a clean copy
16. My Father Frank Unresting Spirit of Everest - publisher's blue cloth, silver lettering to spine, dustwrapper unclipped. Condition Report Disclaimer
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Ɵ SMYTHE, F.S. (1900 - 1949). Fourteen Works: one volume SIGNED by the author, and two related volumes, 1929 - 2013. comprises: The Valley of Flowers, SIGNED. Hodder & Stoughton, 1938. Limited edition of 250 copies, this copy numbered 241, 8vo., (206 x 107mm), publisher's white buckram, gilt lettering to front and spine, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, half-title, SIGNED by the author to the limitation page, 16 tipped-in colour photographs, including frontispiece, with captioned tissue guards, 2 maps, (including 1 folding sketch map at end after Lieut. R.A. Gardiner), contained in a grey cloth clamshell box, gilt lettered to front and spine: British Mountaineers. William Collins, 1942. first edition, 8vo., teal blue illustrated boards lettered in white, dustwrapper unclipped, 18 b/w. photo. illustrations, 8 colour plates, 48pp: Climbs and Ski Runs. Mountaineering and Ski-ing in the Alps, Great Britain and Corsica. William Blackwood & Sons, 1929. first edition, 8vo., publisher's blue gilt lettered cloth, b/w. illustrations from photographs, folding panorama of Mont Blanc, 307pp: An Alpine Journey, London: Victor Gollanz, 1934. first edition, 8vo.,publisher's black cloth, dustwrapper unclipped, photo. illustrated, folding map at end, 351pp: Secret Mission, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1942. first edition, 12mo., publisher's blue cloth, black lettering to spine, d/wrapper unclipped, sketch map illustrated front e/ps. by Bip Pares, 256pp: The Mountain Top. An Anthology from the Prose and Pictures of Frank S. Smythe, The St. Hugh's Press Limited, London: 1947. first edition, square format, paper boards, dustwrapper clipped, photo. illustrated: Together with Adam & Charles Black: The Mountain Scene, 1937: Peaks and Valleys, 1938: A Camera in the Hills, 1939: Over Welsh Hills, 1941: Alpine Ways, 1942: Rocky Mountains, 1948: Swiss Winter, 1948: Mountains In Colour, London: Max Parish & Co. Ltd (1949) 4to., publisher's cloth, within illustrated dustwrappers: Together with The Geographical Journal. The Royal Geographical Society, 1932. vol. LXXIX, No. 1, January, 1932, Explorations in Garhwal Around Kamet: A paper read at the Evening Meeting of the Society on 2 November 1931, by F.S. Smythe, 16pp. pamphlet, black paper wrappers, printed title on white label to front, 6 b/w. photo. illustrations, 2 maps, and a sketch map after Captain E. St. J. Birnie: each volume within removeable clear wrapper: and SMYTHE, Tony (b. 1934 -). My Father Frank. Unresting Spirit of Everest. SIGNED, Baton Wicks, 2013. first edition, blue cloth, dustwrapper unclipped, foreward by Doug Scott, SIGNED by Tony Smythe and Doug Scott to title page, 324pp: FRANK SMYTHE was an English mountaineer, author, photographer and botanist. Smythe climbed extensively in the Alps and Himalayas, where he identified a region that he named the 'Valley of Flowers', now a protected park. In 1930 he joined an international expedition to Kangchenjunga, led by Gunther Dyhrenfurth. Smythe led his own Himalayan expedition in 1931 to the Garhwal region of India north of Delhi. His team, which included Eric Shipton, made the first ascent of 7756m Kamet. Frank Smythe was a member of three expeditions to Everest in 1933, 1936 and 1938. During the first of these he reached a record altitude of 8565m while climbing alone after his partner Shipton was forced to turn back. (16)
Condition Report:
1. The Valley of Flowers - a clean copy, some toning to leaf edges, clamshell box clean, (208 x 200 x 60mm)
2. British Mountaineers - dustwrapper unclipped, foxing to e/ps.
3. Climbs and Ski Runs - foxing to edges.
4.An Alpine Journey - dustwrapper unclipped, folded map at end.
5. Secret Mission - publisher's blue cloth, dustwrapper unclipped,
6. The Mountain Top. An Anthology from the Prose and Pictures - dustwrapper clipped and marked.
7. The Mountain Scene - dustwrapper unclipped,
8. Peaks and Valleys - dustwrapper clipped,
9. A Camera in the Hills - dustwrapper unclipped,
10. Over Welsh Hills - dustwrapper clipped,
11. Alpine Ways - light marks to boards, spine bumped head/tail, dustwrapper unclipped, some tears (with loss) e/ps. stained and marked, some foxing to edges, and toning internally.
12. Rocky Mountains - dustwrapper unclipped,
13. Swiss Winter - dustwrapper clipped.
14. Mountains in Colour - dustwrapper unclipped
15. The Geographical Journal - a clean copy
16. My Father Frank Unresting Spirit of Everest - publisher's blue cloth, silver lettering to spine, dustwrapper unclipped. Condition Report Disclaimer
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