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1 Brunning, Carl (ed.) Mountaineering Journal Vol. 1 No 2. December 1932
Birkenhead Carl K. Brunning 1932 First Edition Hardcover Fair with no dust jacket 
Paper spine worn, with lower half missing and upper half chipped and torn. 1" chip at lower corner of front wrapper. Creasing to one leaf. Previous owner's signature on title page.; Front wrapper has the misprint "No. 1 Vol. 2" instead of "Vol. 1 No. 2" as on the title page. (81)-152 pages. Illustrated paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 248 x 186mm. Illustrated. This issue includes the articles "Himalayan Tactics - Himalayan Training" by Walter Schmidkunz (10 pages); "A Small Expedition to the Garhwal Himalaya" by Marco Pallis" (3 pages); "The Four Ages of Mountaineering" by W. Rickmer Rickmers (3 pages); "Hints on Ski-Mountaineering" by Arnold Lunn (3 pages). ; 4to 
Price: 32.90 NZD
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2 Brunning, Carl K/ (ed.) Mountaineering Journal Vol. 1 No. 1 June 1932
Wallasey Carl K. Brunning 1932 First Edition Hardcover Fair with no dust jacket 
Paper spine very worn, with chips and tears. Front wrapper nearly detached. Lower corners of first few leaves a little dog-eared. Some foxing. Previous owner's signature. ; The first issue of this journal. 80 pages + 4 plate leaves. Illustrated paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 250 x 187mm. Illustrated. This issue includes the articles "Slow Moon Climbs" by G. Winthrop Young; "A Private Climbing Ground in Wales" by E. A. Stewardson; "Little Known Districts of the Alps - Silvaretta" by Marco Pallis; "Some Aspects of Ski-Mountaineering in January" by W. A. M. Moore; and "A New Himalayan Expedition". ; 4to 
Price: 42.30 NZD
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3 Brunning, Carl (ed.) Mountaineering Journal Vol. 2 No 2. March, April, May, 1934.
Birkenhead Carl K. Brunning 1934 First Edition Hardcover Fair with no dust jacket 
Paper spine worn, with lower third missing and upper half chipped and torn. 1" chip at lower corner of front wrapper. Creasing to some leaves. Some chips and tears to rear wrapper.; Front wrapper has the misprint "No. 1 Vol. 2" instead of "Vol. 1 No. 2" as on the title page. (81)-152 pages. Illustrated paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 250 x 186mm. Illustrated. This issue includes the articles "Mount Evans, Southern Alps of New Zealand" by J. D. Pascoe; "Peaks and Passes with Ski from Saas Fee" by Helen C. Bryan; "Kilimanjaro" by H. W. Tilman; and "Ascent of the North Wall of the Grosse Zinne". ; 4to 
Price: 32.90 NZD
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4 Brunning, Carl K. (ed.) Mountaineering Journal [run of 8 issues, from Vol. 3 No 3. to Vol. 5 No. 2]
Birkenhead Carl K. Brunning 1934 First Edition Hardcover Fair with no dust jacket 
Papers spines worn and chipped. Some chipping to lower margin of front wrapper and first couple of leaves on the Volume 3, Number 4 issue. Creasing to corners of leaves on the Volume 4, Number 3 issue. Previous owner's signatures. Some dust stains and foxing.; A complete run from Volume 3 Number 3, June 1935 through to Volume 5 Number 2, May 1937. 8 issues in total. Illustrated paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 248 x 186mm. Illustrated. Contents mostly concerned with mountaineering in the British Isles and the European Alps. Includes book reviews, news extracts, and advertisements. ; 4to 
Price: 188.00 NZD
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