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Beechhurst, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: The Beechhurst Press, 1953. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. G/Poor, hc, used, stated first American edition. Dust jacket is in poor condition. Major tears and chips missing from bottom rear and top and bottom of the spine of the dj. 96 pages of text and photographs of the high country of the world..

Beechhurst, 1954. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

NY: The Beechhurst Press, 1953. Jacket tanning, 2" of top front missing half of spinecover missing. Boards have rubbed edges. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Beechhurst Press, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. Illustrated by Wyatt, Colin (photography). Photographs, sketches and remeniscenses of Colin Wyatt's ski-jumping expeditions. 96 pages, b/w photos. DJ edges chipped, label scuff at front, some tears (in mylar sleeve). Shipping may be extra for this large book; please inquire.; 9 x 12 1/4

The Beechhurst Press, 1953. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Oversized. 96 pages; illustrated. Some wear and discoloring to the blue covers; pages tanned; name inside; a solid book. No jacket. Contents are The Snows of Africa; Crossing the High Atlas; Across Lapland to the North Cape; Sons of the Eagle, an Albanian Interlude; Riding Through the Canadian Rockies; Skiing Across Volcanoes in Maori Land; From Ice to Jungle: The New Zealand Alps; The Alps: Mountains of History; The Snowy Mountains of Australia. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Countries & Travel; Inventory No: 201901. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

The Beechhurst Press, 1953. Large hardback in very good condition with very good condition dust jacket. Dust jacket is in mylar sleeve.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Thames And Hudson, 1962. 1962 2nd imp. hardcover. 96pp, original blue cloth, ex school library, Good in Poor chipped and wrinkled dw.. . Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

New York, The Beechhurst Press [1953]., 1953. First American edition (so stated). Small 4to. Illustrated with 75 photogravure plates; 9 chapter headings. Dust jacket (unclipped; 1" chip upper cover and spine; short tears; nicks). Very good. 96 pages. No signatures or bookplates.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York : The Beechhurst Press, 1953. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Clean large format hardcover book illustrated with 75 photogravure plates, in original dust jacket. Size approx. 9" 12". Clean blue cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping, no fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. 96 pages. Dust jacket has some shallow edge chipping, short closed edge tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Colin Wyatt, former British ski-jumping champion, traversed on ski such widely dispersed territories asthe Atlas Mountains of North Africa, the Albanian Alps, the Canadian Rockies, the glacial volcanoes of New Zealand, and the Australian Snowy Mountains. He crossed Lapland to the North Cape, besides conquering the more familiar but no less formidable peaks of the Swiss and French Alps. From these expeditions he brought back this collection of photographs… Read More

NY 1953 1st American edition. 4to., 96pp., 75 photogravure plates. Good, light wear, no DJ.

Thames & Hudson, 1962. 2nd impression. Hard covers, dust jacket. V.g./Fair. Jacket torn, top edge chipped; in protective plastic cover. 96 pp.

Thames and Hudson 1962. EX-LIBRARY, LACKS D/W, quarto hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

New York: The Beechhurst Press, 1953 VG+/VG-. Folio. original blue cloth gilt (head cap a trifle sunned, tape repaired closed tear at foot of last page) in dustwrapper (extremities worn with chipping to head cap, old tape marks on reverse); pp. 96, with 75 full page plates. Heavy item (1.5 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good copy. [Neate W134: Photo-album; skier's eye-view of the World's mountains].. First US. Hard Cover. VG+/VG-.

New York: The Beechhurst Press, 1953. Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Fully-bound in sky-blue cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. 4to. 96pp., 75 photogravure plates. The volume, itself, has only minor wear to the extremities. A bit of yellowing to the pages; otherwise clean, tight, and square. The dustjacket, glossy in mylar, has edgewear -- particularly to the tips and the spine-ends: it also has a few closed tears. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Money back guarantee. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.. First Edition, First Printing. COLIN WYATT THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS FIRST EDITIONS MOUNTAIN CLIMBING HIKING. Catalogs: NonFiction, Art, Exploration & Adventure.

London: Thames & Hudson, 1962 VG+/VG. Folio. original blue cloth gilt (exposed edges a little sunned, prev. owner's rsm to FFE, occ. marks) in dustwrapper (some sunning to top and tail edge, upper flap a little creased, small chip lost from edge of rear panel); pp. 96, with 75 full page plates. A very good copy. [Neate W134: Photo-album; skier's eye-view of the World's mountains].. Second Impression. Hard Cover. VG+/VG.

New York, NY: Beechhurst Press, 1953. First American Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Colin Wyatt (Photographer). Stated First American Edition. Text/BRAND NEW. Blue linen boards/NF w/light rubs & discoloration to edges. DJ/VG; strong & sound w/nips, chips, closed tears & losses, soil spot to upper front, and showing discodiscoloration; under mylar. Bookdealer sticker to rear cover verso; PO names (same owner) to front/rear covers verso. 75 photogravure plates. A worldwide backcountry, ski odyssey by British mountianeer and ski champion Colin Wyatt who is also skilled with the camera. A travel narrative all the more unique because Wyatt enjoyed exploring "less-known mountains and their inhabitants. 9 chapters: I, The Snows of Africa; II, Crossing the High Atlas; III, Across Lapland to the North Cape; IV, "Sons of the Eagle": An Albanian Interlude; V, Riding Through the Canadian Rockies; VI, Ski-ing Across Volcanoes in Maori-Land; VII, From Ice to… Read More

Thames & Hudson, 1962. 1st ed 2nd impression G+ only as covers faded by sun, internally VG no dw. large format with 75 full page b&w plates, includes the Atlas Mountains, Lapland, Canadian Rockies [Neate W134]

1952. Thames and Hudson, London. 1952. First edition. Hardback with wrapper. 4to. Illustrated. Endpapers foxed o/w internally a clean and sound copy in wrapper that is a little chipped and worn and has a large closed tear to front cover.