Rare Books - History

Step into the past with our Rare Books: History collection at Harry Hartog Bookseller. From first editions and signed volumes to vintage accounts and out-of-print narratives, these books preserve pivotal events and voices. Shop online or in-store for collectible historical works that enlighten, inspire, and belong in every serious library.

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Works and Methods, 1956-1970 (SIGNED First Edition)
$400.00
Works and Methods, 1956-1970 (SIGNED First Edition)
Kiyonori Kikutake & Fujiwara Chihara
Signed and inscribed to Paul Reid by Kikutake on FFEP. First Edition. Tokyo: Bijutus Shuppan-sha...
The Griffins in Australia and India (SIGNED Presentation Copy)
$500.00
The Griffins in Australia and India (SIGNED Presentation Copy)
Jeff Turnbull & Peter Y. Navaretti
Paul Reid's personal copy of this book. Reid was a contributing writer, on the half...
Olympic Architecture (Limited Deluxe Edition)
$350.00
Olympic Architecture (Limited Deluxe Edition)
Patrick Bingham-Hall
A fine, leatherbound deluxe edition printed in a small run. Numbered 11 of 1000 on...
Sense of Place (SIGNED First Edition)
$500.00
Sense of Place (SIGNED First Edition)
George Seddon
A landmark work of Australian Environmentalism. Signed by George Seddon to FFEP.  This work contains...
Historic Towns of Australia (SIGNED First Edition)
$150.00
Historic Towns of Australia (SIGNED First Edition)
Philip Cox & Wesley Stacey
Signed by Philip Cox to half title. A fascinating look into a disappearing Australia. As...
Australian Colonial Architecture (SIGNED First Edition)
$200.00
Australian Colonial Architecture (SIGNED First Edition)
Philip Cox & Clive Lucas
Signed by Philip Cox to half title. First edition of this increasingly rare title. A...
The pioneers of the Alps (Second Edition)
$400.00
The pioneers of the Alps (Second Edition)
C.D. Cunningham & W Abney
A classic work of Alpine literature that focuses on the great early Alpine guides and...
The Golden Decade of Australian Architecture (First Limited Edition)
$180.00
The Golden Decade of Australian Architecture (First Limited Edition)
James Broadbent
Limited and signed edition (853/1500), signed by Max Dupain and Clive Lucas on half-title.  Overall...
Revolutionary in Ireland (First Edition)
$150.00
Revolutionary in Ireland (First Edition)
Sean MacStiofain
Overall condition: Excellent. Dust jacket unclipped, some rubbing along edges and some small markings to upper...
Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage (First Edition)
$4,000.00
Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage (First Edition)
John Ross
VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF ROSS'S SECOND EXPEDITION WITH APPENDIX VOLUME INCLUDED. A truly incredible story...
Outline Sketches in the High Alps of Dauphiné (First Edition)
$1,000.00
Outline Sketches in the High Alps of Dauphiné (First Edition)
Thomas George Bonney
This work rather briefly described Bonney's excursions during his four visits to Dauphiné. The 13...
My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus (First Edition)
$450.00
My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus (First Edition)
Albert F. Mummery
Mummery was renowned for pioneering the ridges and difficult pinnacles of the Alps. His list...
Die Erschliessung der Ostalpen, 3 Volumes (First Edition)
$400.00
Die Erschliessung der Ostalpen, 3 Volumes (First Edition)
Eduard Richter
A series of important handbooks on the Dolomites across three volumes. Contains a wealth of...
New Zealand: Its Physical Geography, Geology and Natural History (First Edition)
$750.00
New Zealand: Its Physical Geography, Geology and Natural History (First Edition)
Ferdinand von Hochstetter
Originally published in 1863 in German as "Neu-Seeland", this is the first edition published in...
Im Hochgebirge (First Edition)
$350.00
Im Hochgebirge (First Edition)
Emil Zsigmony
Zsigmony (1861-1885) was a noted Austrian mountaineer who died during an attempt on the north...
Everest 1933 (First Edition)
$800.00
Everest 1933 (First Edition)
Hugh Ruttledge
RARE TO FIND WITH UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. An account of the British 1933 Everest expedition,...
Everest: The Unfinished Adventure (First Edition)
$300.00
Everest: The Unfinished Adventure (First Edition)
Hugh Ruttledge
Routledge's accounts of his two unsuccessful attempts to scale Mount Everest in 1935 & 1936....
The Ascent Of Mount St. Elias (First Edition)
$1,000.00
The Ascent Of Mount St. Elias (First Edition)
Filippo de Filippi
Full title: The Ascent Of Mount St. Elias (Alaska) By H.R.H. Prince Luigi Amedeo DI...
Mount McKinley and Mountain Climbers' Proofs (First Edition)
$550.00
Mount McKinley and Mountain Climbers' Proofs (First Edition)
Edwin Swift Balch
Presentation copy. Given to the Wilmington Institute Free Library by the author.  Full title: The...
Chronique Himalayenne. L'age D'or 1940-1955 & Supplementary Volume (First Edition)
$650.00
Chronique Himalayenne. L'age D'or 1940-1955 & Supplementary Volume (First Edition)
Marcel Kurz
Contains the main and supplementary volumes. Both volumes in original fine and unclipped dust jackets...
The High Alps of New Zealand (First Edition)
$300.00
The High Alps of New Zealand (First Edition)
William Spotswood Green
Contains three handwritten letters from author to a M. Sing. Two dated 1914 and one...
Journals of Excursion in the Alps (First Edition)
$600.00
Journals of Excursion in the Alps (First Edition)
William Brockedon
Full title: Journals of Excursions in the Alps: the Pennine, Graian, Cottian, Rhetian, Lepotian, and...
Journals of Excursion in the Alps (First Edition)
$450.00
Journals of Excursion in the Alps (First Edition)
William Brockedon
Full title: Journals of Excursions in the Alps: the Pennine, Graian, Cottian, Rhetian, Lepotian, and...
With Axe and Rope in the New Zealand Alps (SIGNED First Edition)
$1,000.00
With Axe and Rope in the New Zealand Alps (SIGNED First Edition)
George Edward Mannering
Signed by author on half-title. Includes original letter from Mannering to his friend and mountaineering...
Alpine Climbing (First Edition)
$280.00
Alpine Climbing (First Edition)
William H.D. Adams
Presentation copy, given to George Gray of the Oval Road School in May 1883 by...
The Story of Mont Blanc (First US Edition)
$650.00
The Story of Mont Blanc (First US Edition)
Albert Smith
First US edition (published in the same year as the UK First) of Smith's account...
Summer Months among the Alps (First Edition)
$1,000.00
Summer Months among the Alps (First Edition)
Thomas W. Hinchcliffe
Full title: Summer Months among the Alps: with the ascent of Monte Rosa. Thomas W....
Recent Disastrous Attempt to Ascent Mont Blanc (First Edition)
$1,100.00
Recent Disastrous Attempt to Ascent Mont Blanc (First Edition)
Joseph Dornford
A rare account of the Hamel tragedy and the first fatality on Mont Blanc, published...