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Bibliographie / Books
Kaukasus / Caucasus
BAUER, J.M. [JOSEF MARTIN] Unternehmen Elbrus. Tatsachenbericht. München, Wilhel Heyne Veralg, 1978. Repr. Pocketb. ed. In German. In pictor. wrapper. 176 pp. 12 bw photogr. 1 route sketch, 1 map. Size: 11,5 x 18 cm. Fine.€ (euro) 7.40 [Appr.: US$ 9.85 £UK 5 JP¥ 1138] Book number: 17585 Click here to order or inquire at Antiquariaat Dufour mountainbooks.

DUNSHEATH, J. Guest of the Soviets. Moscow and the Caucasus 1957. London, Constable & Co Ltd, 1959. 1st ed. In English. vii + 183 pp. frontisp. + 12 bw photogr. map on e.p.'s. Fine. ¶ An account of the first post war visit of an English lady to the mountains behind the "iron curtain", the Caucasus. Ascent of Elbrus and a visit to the Svanetia valley south of the main chain. A rare mountaineering book.€ (euro) 46.20 [Appr.: US$ 61.49 £UK 31.25 JP¥ 7106] Book number: 7054 Click here to order or inquire at Antiquariaat Dufour mountainbooks.

FARSON, N. Caucasian journey. London, Evans Brothers Limited, 1952. Repr. In English. 154 pp. frontisp. + 16 bw photogr. map on e.p.'s Bookpl. Spine sl. faded. Very good +.€ (euro) 21.50 [Appr.: US$ 28.62 £UK 14.5 JP¥ 3307] Book number: 7945 Click here to order or inquire at Antiquariaat Dufour mountainbooks.

FARSON, D. [DANIEL] A dry ship to the mountains. Down the Volga and across the Caucasus in my father's footstep. London, Michael Joseph, 1994. 1st ed. In English. Hardback. In d.j. 246 pp. 35 bw photogr. map on e.p.'s. Fine.€ (euro) 23.10 [Appr.: US$ 30.75 £UK 15.75 JP¥ 3553] Book number: 5518 Click here to order or inquire at Antiquariaat Dufour mountainbooks.

FISCHER, W., PLATZ, E. & SCHUSTER, O. / PFANN, H. / BLODIG, K. / BARTH, H. / KIENE, H.P. / DEUTSCHER UND ÖSTERREICHISCHER ALPENVEREIN & HESS, H. (ED.) Zwischen Terek und Ardon, Kaukasusfahrten im Sommer 1911 / Der Montblanc / Die Bergwelt des Cromertales (Gebiet Saarbrücker Hütte) / Die Adamello- und Presanellagruppe / Die Puezgruppe. In Jahrbuch (Zeitschrift des Deutschen und Österreichischen AlpenverWien, Verlag des D.u. Oe. A. V. [Deutscher und Österreichischer Alpenverein], 1912. 1st ed. In German. viii + 342 pp. fully illustr. in bw. some color plates. Incl. in this volume is a separ. fold. map of the Lechtaler Alpen and a panorama. Ex lib. Ph. C. Visser. Signed by Ph.C. Visser. Fine.€ (euro) 52.50 [Appr.: US$ 69.88 £UK 35.5 JP¥ 8075] Book number: 14162 Click here to order or inquire at Antiquariaat Dufour mountainbooks.

GRIFFIN, N. [NICHOLAS] Caucasus. In the wake of the warriors. London, Review / Headline Publishing, 2001. 1st ed. In English. In d.j. xv + 240 pp. 12 color photogr. and 4 bw photogr. 1 map. Fine.€ (euro) 14.70 [Appr.: US$ 19.57 £UK 10 JP¥ 2261] Book number: 16601 Click here to order or inquire at Antiquariaat Dufour mountainbooks.

HECKEL, V. [VILÉM] (PHOTOGR.), TEXT BY STYRSA, J. [JOSEF]. FOREWORD BY SIR JOHN HUNT Climbing in the Caucasus. London, Spring Books, [1958]. 1st ed. In English. Transl. 208 pp. lavishly illustrated with 100 full page bw and some color photogr. Size: 24 x 28 cm. Rare. Fine. ¶ One of the few books in the English language describing mountaineering in the Caucasus in the fifties. Highly appreciated for the quality of the photographs.€ (euro) 45.00 [Appr.: US$ 59.9 £UK 30.5 JP¥ 6921] Book number: 2118 Click here to order or inquire at Antiquariaat Dufour mountainbooks.

HECKEL, V. [VILÉM] (PHOTOGR.), TEXT BY STYRSA, J. [JOSEF]. Sonne über dem Kaukasus. Praha, Artia, 1960. 1st ed. In German. Transl. In ch. and dam. (small parts missing) d.j. 208 pp. 100 full page photogr. in color and in bw. Size: 24 x 28 cm. Near fine. ¶ One of the few books in German describing mountaineering in the Caucasus in the fifties. Highly appreciated for the quality of the photographs.€ (euro) 31.00 [Appr.: US$ 41.26 £UK 21 JP¥ 4768] Book number: 11268 Click here to order or inquire at Antiquariaat Dufour mountainbooks.

HUNT, J. (JOHN) & BRASHER, C. The red snows. An account of the British Caucasus expedition 1958. London, Hutchinson, 1960. 1st ed. In English. 176 pp. frontisp. in color + 25 bw photogr. 1 map. Fine. ¶ The account of a joint British - Soviet climbing enterprises. Ascents were made of Shkhara and Dykh-tau. Included is an interesting appendix on the climbing history in the Caucasus. See as well V. Heckel, (text by J. Styrsa) - Climbing in the Caucasus.€ (euro) 23.80 [Appr.: US$ 31.68 £UK 16.25 JP¥ 3660] Book number: 10999 Click here to order or inquire at Antiquariaat Dufour mountainbooks.

KURELLA, A. Der schöne Kaukasus. Berlin , Verlag Kultur und Fortschritt, 1956. 1st ed. In German . 160 pp. 85 bw illustr. 1 fold. map. Interesting inscription (dedication?) in Dutch and in Russian. Near fine.€ (euro) 19.10 [Appr.: US$ 25.42 £UK 13 JP¥ 2938] Book number: 11737 Click here to order or inquire at Antiquariaat Dufour mountainbooks.

LING, W.N. Some new climbs in the Caucasus. Repr. of The Alpine Journal. May 1914. London, The Alpine Club, 1914. 1st ed. In English. In wrapper. 14 pp. frontisp. in color + numerous monochr. and bw photogr. Some foxing. Very good.€ (euro) 41.00 [Appr.: US$ 54.57 £UK 27.75 JP¥ 6306] Book number: 3772 Click here to order or inquire at Antiquariaat Dufour mountainbooks.

MERKL, W. ET AL. / DYHRENFURTH, G.O. ET AL. / DEUTSCHER UND ÖSTERREICHISCHER ALPENVEREIN (ED.) Deutsche Kaukasus - Kundfahrt 1929 / Unsere Himalaja - Expedition 1930 (Kangchenjunga) . In Jahrbuch (Zeitschrift). Vol. 62 (1931) .Innsbruck, Verlag des D.u. Oe. A. V. [Deutscher und Österreichischer Alpenverein], 1931 . 1st ed. In German. Merkl: 37 pp. 13 bw photogr. Dyhrenfurth, 41 pp. 13 bw photogr. Map of the Pala group (1 : 25 000) incl. Fine. ¶ Account of the German Kangchenjunga attempt along the East face.€ (euro) 16.80 [Appr.: US$ 22.36 £UK 11.5 JP¥ 2584] Book number: 14327 Click here to order or inquire at Antiquariaat Dufour mountainbooks.

MERZBACHER, G. [GOTTFRIED] Aus den Hochregionen des Kaukasus. Vol. I & Vol. II.. Wanderungen, Erlebnisse, Beobachtungen. Leipzig, Duncker & Humboldt, 1901. 1st ed. In German. Vol. I pp. 957, 144 bw illustr. and two maps, Vol. II pp. 963, 102 bw illustr. and one map. T.e.g. Uncut. Incl. all three separ. maps. Small. r.s.m. on f.e.p. of Vol. I and on f.e.p. of Vol.II. Sl. foxing to first title pages of both volumes, but still an except. fine tight copy. Rare in this splendid condition. Fine. ¶ The most extensive and impressive publication on this mountain range ever. Gottfried Merzbacher (1843 - 1926) travelled in 1891 - 1892 with a.o. Ludwig Purtscheller through the mountain ranges of Swanetiens to reach Tiflis from there the team explored the Pirikiteli Range and the Bogos mountains. This publication is ranked among the most beautiful books on mountaineering ever made.€ (euro) 1837.50 [Appr.: US$ 2445.71 £UK 1236.75 JP¥ 282608] Book number: 2869 Click here to order or inquire at Antiquariaat Dufour mountainbooks.

NASMYTH, P. Georgia. A rebel in the Caucasus. London, Cassell, 1992. 1st ed. In English. In d.j. 222 pp. numerous drawings. 2 maps. Mint.€ (euro) 15.30 [Appr.: US$ 20.36 £UK 10.5 JP¥ 2353] Book number: 5317 Click here to order or inquire at Antiquariaat Dufour mountainbooks.

RENZ, A. Kaukasus. Georgien - Aserbaidschan - Armenien. München, Prestel-Verlag, 1987. 2 nd. rev. ed. In German. In d.j. 384 pp. 15 color photogr. numerous line drawings. Fine.€ (euro) 14.30 [Appr.: US$ 19.03 £UK 9.75 JP¥ 2199] Book number: 6468 Click here to order or inquire at Antiquariaat Dufour mountainbooks.

RICKMERS, W. RICKMER / ZENO DIEMER, M. / COMPTON, E.T. / FORCHER - MAYR, H. / DEUTSCHER UND ÖSTERREICHISCHER ALPENVEREIN (ED.) Der Ushba im Kaukasus/ Der Kaunsergrat / Aus der südlichen Ortlergruppe / Die Rosengartengruppe II. In Jahrbuch (Zeitschrift des Deutschen und Österreichischen Alpenvereins) Vol. 29 (1898)..München, Verlag des D.u. Oe. A. V. [Deutscher und Österreichischer Alpenverein], 1898 . 1st ed. In German. A total of viii + 396 pp. incl. 7 pp. on Ushba. Incl. in this volume are 2 separ. 'Beilagen', among these the map of the Rosengartengruppe, scale: 1 : 50 000. (1898). Reb. Near fine.€ (euro) 73.50 [Appr.: US$ 97.83 £UK 49.5 JP¥ 11304] Book number: 14143 Click here to order or inquire at Antiquariaat Dufour mountainbooks.

RUDOLPH, F. , STULZ, P. & LEWENSTEIN, H. Kawkas - querdurch. Ein Deutsch - Sowjetische Kaukasus durchquerung. Tagebuchblätter und fotografische Notizen einer Kaukasaus-Durchquerung. Mit einem Anhang; 300 Worte alpinistenrussisch und Hinweise für Kaukasus - Fahrer..Berlin, Sportverlag, 1961. 1st ed. In German. In ch. and worn at edges d.j. 319 pp. fully illustrated in bw and in color. Map on e.p.'s. Fine.€ (euro) 35.70 [Appr.: US$ 47.52 £UK 24.25 JP¥ 5491] Book number: 8678 Click here to order or inquire at Antiquariaat Dufour mountainbooks.

SALKELD, A. & BERMOEDEZ, J.L. On the edge of Europe. Mountaineering in the Caucasus. London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1993. 1st ed. In English. In d.j. 260 pp. 4 maps and 19 bw photogr. Mint.€ (euro) 33.10 [Appr.: US$ 44.06 £UK 22.5 JP¥ 5091] Book number: 10807 Click here to order or inquire at Antiquariaat Dufour mountainbooks.

ZOLLIKOFER, C. [CLARA] Erinnerungen an eine Kaukasus-Reise. Jahres-Bericht St. Gallische Naturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Vol. 94..St. Gallen, St. Gallische Naturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft. 1913. 1st ed. In German. In sl. waterstained wrapper. 31 pp. numerous bw illustr. Sl. foxing to 1 st. page. Very good +.€ (euro) 21.50 [Appr.: US$ 28.62 £UK 14.5 JP¥ 3307] Book number: 5074 Click here to order or inquire at Antiquariaat Dufour mountainbooks.

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