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Gabriels, New York: Adirondack Mountain Club, 1958. Appears unread. Fine condition. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp and clean - probably never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Contains 7539 entries, most briefly annotated, on the Adirondacks - their natural, social and economic history, geography, conservation, general and local history, archaeology, aborigines, mining, forestry, railroads, canals, folklore, hunting and fishing, Olympic games, and the Adirondacks in art and literature. Illustrated endpapers. Frontispiece map. Map. Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped green cloth.. First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. xviii, 354pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Boston: The Appalachian Mountain Club, 1951. Moderate cover wear [and soil to white rear cover] else Very Good condition. Near Fine internally. NO owner's name or bookplate. Softcover. 6" wide by 9" tall. Illustrated with photographs. Maps. Includes articles: THRU NEPAL TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF EVEREST by Charles S. Houston; A MOUNTAINEER IS BORN by Owen Tudor; THE DRAKENSBERG AND BASUTOLAND by John W. Webber; LEADERSHIP SCHOOL ON THE HERMIT RANGE by William Lowell Putnam; CLIMBS IN THE MONTANA ROCKIES by Robert Underhill and Miriam Underhill; RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS IN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE by Charles B. Fobes; etc. Keywords: Mountain Climbing.. First Edition. Softcover. Near Very Good condition. pp. 497-624.

New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc, 1992. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR with just his first name, directly on the title page with "We fly with the wind. Best, Jeff." Near Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket (one short closed tear). NO chips. The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Sharp corners. NO bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Mount Everest endpaper maps with trails, climbing route, camp locations, etc. Bound in the original blue boards with a dark blue cloth spine, stamped in gold. From the publisher: "In a novel set in the majestic Himalayas, ten men and two women brave the treacherous 'dark side' of Mount Everest -- a high-stakes adventure that pits climbers against their own fear.". First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 284pp.… Read More

San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1993. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is lightly rubbed with one tiny closed tear. NOT price clipped ($25.00). NO chips. NO creases. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with photographs. First printing, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. From the Dust Jacket: "ASCENT... Not only the finest mountaineering journal of the last quarter-century, but the most influential... This new volume collects the best of this unique journal's offerings from the past 25 years... Also appearing in this volume are eight brand-new pieces..." Appendix 1: Annotated table of contents for ASCENT issues. Appendix 2: Alphabetical list of contributors for all ASCENT issues. Biographical sketches of the contributors to this book. Bound in the original dark blue boards, with turquoise cloth spine lettered in shiny gold.… Read More

New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. The jacket would also be Fine but for just a tiny bit of yellowing to the white parts. NOT price clipped ($19.95). NO chips. NO tears. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. All pages are fresh and crisp. 9" wide by 10.5" tall. A riveting account of the ascent of seven of the world's most challenging faces: Monte Agnér North Face; Matterhorn North Face; Grandes Jorasses Walker Spur; Eiger North Face; Aconcagua South Face; Nanga Parbat South Face; Dhaulagiri South Face. Translated by Audrey Salkeld. Illustrated with photographs throughout, many in full-color. Endpaper diagrams show the heights of peaks and length of routes for over 30 mountains from Vesuvius to Everest. First US Edition with "First published in USA by Oxford University Press… 1978" so stated on the copyright page. Neate M86. Bound in… Read More

Seattle, Washington:: The Mountaineers, 1988. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is just a little rubbed. No chips. No tears. NOT price-clipped (32.00). Remainder mark on bottom edge. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Omnibus edition. Originally published in Great Britain in three separate volumes: I CHOSE TO CLIMB (1966), THE NEXT HORIZON (1973), and THE EVEREST YEARS (1986). Illustrated with maps and 24 pages of photographs, including 8 pages in full-color. Bound in the original blue boards, lettered in shiny silver on the spine. From the Jacket: "I CHOSE TO CLIMB, published in 1966, was Chris Bonington's first book. He was recognised then, as now, as one of the outstanding members of a brilliant generation of mountaineers, which included such personalities as Hamish MacInnes, Don Whillans and Ian Clough. Here he describes his climbing beginnings as a teenager as well as successful ascents all over the world; the first… Read More

New York & London:: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1904. A solid copy. Inner hinges are perfect. Bound in the original gray paper-covered boards with a vellum spine, stamped in gold. Slight soil to vellum. Top edge gilt. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean, crisp, and unmarked. NO foxing. Illustrated with 9 portraits, including a tissue-guarded frontispiece. Tribute to geologist and mining engineer Clarence King (1842-1901), published for the King Memorial Committee of the Century Association by G. P. Putnam's Sons. This volume contains the first appearance in book form of King's 38-page short story HELMET OF MAMBRINO. However the bulk of the volume consists of personal memoirs and biographical sketches of King -- with chapters contributed by James D. Hague, John Hay, William Dean Howells, Henry Adams, John LaFarge, Edmund Clarence Stedman, William Crary Brownell, Edward Cary, Samuel Franklin Emmons, Daniel C. Gilman, and Rossiter W. Raymond. Bibliography of King's… Read More

New York: The AAC Press (American Alpine Club), 1992. 11cm wide by 16.5cm tall. As New condition, still in publisher's shrinkwrap. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Flat spine. No creases. Fresh and crisp. Well-illustrated with maps and captioned photographs. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. Publisher's errata sheet laid-in. Keywords: Mountaineering. Mountain Climbing. Rock Climbing.. Seventh Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Softcover. Publisher's black wraps. 557pp. Pocket sized. .

New York:: The AAC Press (American Alpine Club), 1992. 11cm wide by 16.5cm tall. As New condition. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Flat spine. No creases. Fresh and crisp, obviously never read. Well-illustrated with maps and captioned photographs. Appendices. Index. Keywords: Mountaineering. Mountain Climbing. Rock Climbing.. Seventh Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Softcover. Publisher's black wraps. 235pp. Pocket sized. .

New York: The AAC Press (American Alpine Club), 1992. 11cm wide by 16.5cm tall. As New condition. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Flat spine. No creases. Fresh and crisp, obviously never read. Well-illustrated with maps and captioned photographs. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. Publisher's errata sheet laid-in. Keywords: Mountaineering. Mountain Climbing. Rock Climbing.. Seventh Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Softcover. Publisher's black wraps. 557pp. Pocket sized. .

New York: The AAC Press (American Alpine Club), 1992. 11cm wide by 16.5cm tall. As New condition, still in publisher's shrinkwrap. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Flat spine. No creases. Fresh and crisp. Well-illustrated with maps and captioned photographs. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. Publisher's errata sheet laid-in. Keywords: Mountaineering. Mountain Climbing. Rock Climbing.. Seventh Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Softcover. Publisher's black wraps. 557pp. Pocket sized. .

New York:: The AAC Press (American Alpine Club), 1992. 11cm wide by 16.5cm tall. As New condition. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Flat spine. No creases. Fresh and crisp, obviously never read. Well-illustrated with maps and captioned photographs. Appendices. Index. Keywords: Mountaineering. Mountain Climbing. Rock Climbing.. Seventh Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Softcover. Publisher's black wraps. 235pp. Pocket sized. .

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket. 7" wide by 9.75" tall. A bright, shiny, clean, square copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (24.95). NO chips. No tears. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are clean. Lavishly illustrated with photographs, many in full-color. Endpaper maps. Appendix has biographies of Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker. Diary of Events. Select Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original black cloth, lettered in shiny silver on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "On May 17, 1982, Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker were last seen climbing toward the summit of Everett on an unclimbed ridge at over 800 metres. Two of Britain's leading mountaineers, each with an international reputation, they had climbed the West Wall of Changabang in 1976, Kangchenjunga, third highest summit in the world, and Kongur, in the west of China, among many of their exploits in a… Read More

Wynberg, Sandton [Johannesburg, South Africa]: Zebra Press, 1997. 17 cm wide by 24 cm tall. Bright copy. Occasional margin notes dispute certain statements and/or amplify aspects of the text. Based on the nature/content of these notes, it appears the annotations were written by someone very familiar with this ascent, possibly a member of the expedition or a close associate of someone who was. "Wand's" is written in ink on half title page. Illustrated with maps and 16 pages of full-color photos. Appendices. Includes an account of the tragic events that led to the death of Bruce Herrod, the expedition's photographer. Herrod was one of 11 people to die on Everest in 1996, a climbing season of unusually bad weather. From the rear cover: "The full story of the South African climb has never been told, until now. EVEREST, FREE TO DECIDE is the fascinating and powerful account of the hardship, joy and tragedy of the expedition... With the dramatic detail and insight that can… Read More

Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc. , 1986. 5.5" wide by 8.25" tall. Appears unread. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. No creases. Not price clipped (7.95). No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. 29 illustrations. Map. "The lunatic fringe of Victorian exploration." In this witty miscellany of nutty world travelers, meet Savage Landor who climbed the Himalayas without mountain climbing gear because he considered it "cheating." Also the evangelist who sailed through the Suez Canal before it was built; the sailor who tried to walk around the world; the eccentric English spinster who explored Africa in formal black skirts and high collars; etc. A look at the curious exploits of John MacGregor, Dundas Cochrane, Isabelle Eberhardt, Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt, Mary Kingsley, Louis de Rougemont, Savage Landor. Bibliography . 1st printing of First Softcover Edition. Soft Cover.… Read More

New York:: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1989. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (17.95). No chips. No tears. No creases. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp -- apparently never read. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with 8 pages of photos. "First Printing" is so stated on the copyright page. A charming memoir and affectionate portrait of mountain climber Mo Anthoine by his sometime climbing partner, the distinguished author, poet, and critic, A. Alvarez. Together they have climbed in the Alps, the Himalayas, the Karakorum, in Alaska, the Andes and New Zealand. The phrase "feeding the rat" in the book's title, refers to the urge for satisfaction that comes from accomplishing a difficult climb (a version of the pleasure principle). Bound in the original bluish-green boards, with a black spine lettered in bright reddish-orange. .… Read More

Adelaide [Australia]: Rigby Limited, 1980. Very Good condition in a Good dust jacket. The jacket has light wear at the edges, and a few closed tears that have been neatly reinforced on the jacket's blank side with clear tape. NOT price clipped. Field Guide to the history, landforms, geology, vegetation, insects, arthropods, fishes, frogs, reptiles, birds, and mammals of Australia's Flinders Mountain Ranges. Illustrated with line drawings and numerous full color and b/w photographs. Bibliography. Glossary. Index. Bound in the original green boards, stamped in bright white on the spine. From the dust jacket: "Nine specialist authors have pooled their research findings and knowledge… to produce this informative Field Guide.". First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Good dust jacket. 368pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Zurich [Switzerland]: Orell Füssli Verlag, 2014. HARDCOVER in dust jacket. In German. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket. NO chips, tears, or fading. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are creamy white, fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. 2. Auflage 2014. Vorwort Beat H. Perren. With 16 pages of photographs. Bound in the original eggshell white boards, stamped in black on the spine. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "Mit beispiellosem Engagement und eisernem Willen organisieren Gerold Biner und seine Schweizer Kollegen aus Zermatt den Aufbau einer Rettungsstation und ein Ausbildungsprogramm in Nepal. Dabei erleben sie wunderbare Fortschritte, aber auch dramatische Rückschläge. Eine Abenteuergeschichte, der es nicht an persönlichen Statements fehlt, sei es zur Leichtsinnigkeit mancher Berggänger oder zu Extremsportarten, die den Tod als ständigen… Read More

Canmore, Alberta, Canada: Inner Everests Inc. , 2003. Signed by the Author directly on the title page (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Near Fine condition. Flat, uncreased spine. 6" wide by 9" tall. Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, unmarked. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with 16 pages of full color photographs. On May 23, 1997, the author became the 10th Canadian to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. This book is the inspirational story of that climb and the dangerous descent. Laid in is a fact sheet about the author which says he was a 9-time "All-American" gymnast, member of six U.S. national teams, and was inducted into the University of Wisconsin Hall of Fame. Diagnosed with terminal leukemia (cancer of the blood), he appeared on THE OPRAY WINFREY SHOW just six months after receiving the stem cell transplant that saved his life.. Signed by Author (signature only)..… Read More

New York: The AAC Press (American Alpine Club), 1991. A gorgeous, pristine copy -- still sealed in the original clear plastic shrink wrap. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. PERFECT CONDITION. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. The dust jacket is flawless. NO rubbing NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked -- obviously never read. This is a history of the 10th Mountain Division during World War II, written by an eye-witness participant. Illustrated with 32 pages of photos. 9 maps. Two appendices. Biographical notes on key players. Necrology. Index. Bound in the original pale green cloth, lettered in shiny metallic dark green on the spine. From the flawless dust jacket: "GREEN COGNAC, THE EDUCATION OF A MOUNTAIN FIGHTER is a superb account of the mountain and ski troops as seen from Putnam's often wry perspective... The elite Mountain Troops were sent to break the… Read More