Search Results: Mountaineering from Gene W. Baade Books on the West

Seattle: The Mountaineers & Univ of Washington Press, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible Fine/Good. 1st printing. Cloth.220pp. Illus. Maps. Bibliography. Appendix. Endpaper maps. Signed & dated on the half-title by Wood in year of publication. Not inscribed to anyone. Fine in dj with a couple of chips & some moderate wear otherwise. Scarce signed & in first edition.

Watertown: Santway Photo-Craft Co, 1921. Soft cover. Good+. 1st printing (circa 1921 according to WorldCat). Oblong pictorial & stapled wraps, 6" x 9/1/2". (60pp). Title page attractively & rustically designed. One page introduction followed by very nice sepia toned photos. Two maps, one of eastern U. S. & the other, "Automobile Road Map Northern New York..." There are some residue spots stuck to the back cover (a long time ago most likely). Else good+ or vg. This title is quite scarce. WorldCat locates only two copies.

Surrey & Blaine: Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada, 2015. First Edition. Soft cover. As New. Stated 1st printing, 2014. Pictorial glossy wraps. 174pp. Illus. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. "Following in the footsteps of many who have studied and searched for the yeti, almasty and yeren... Debenat documents their experiences and their attempts to answer the question of whether these creatures really ever did exist and, if so, do they still haunt the vast reaches of the Asian wilds?" "... historical and modern findings, along with the mythology..." Fine, like new.

Garden City: Doubleday and Co, 1952. Hardcover. Collectible Fine/Fine. Early printing if not first U. S. edition. Cloth. 352pp. Illus. Index. Endpaper maps of the Himalayas in the front and back endpapers map of Afghanistan. Presentation signed by Douglas on half-title "For Delbert Walt L_____. Doubleday normally put "First Edition" on copyright page and this copy does not have it. However, because the book was also published in the UK we wonder if they may an exception for the U. S. edition. Maybe somebody can tell me. The book is fine and the dj is fine and not price-clipped with a price of $5.95.

Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Scribner, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/New. 1st printing. Cloth & boards. 313pp. Illust. Signed by Blum. The author "led the first teams of women on successful ascents of Mt. McKinley (Denali) and Annapurna, and was the first American woman to attempt Mt. Everest." She "forged a place for women in the perilous arena of high-altitude mountaineering." Fine, as new in dj.

Seattle: Mountaineers Books, 2002. First Thus. Soft cover. As New. 1st printing of the softbound binding. Glossy 4to color pictorial wraps. 205pp. Stats. Bibliography. Index. Maps. Signed (signature only) & dated by Hemmleb in year of publication. Fine, like new.

NY: Villard Books, 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 9th printing. Cloth & boards. 293pp. Illus. Selected Bibliography. Dramatis Personae. Endpaper maps. The acclaimed film, EVEREST, is based on the climb and tragedy that Krakauer first described in this important book. Fine in fine dj.

Wash D. C.: National Geographic, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st printing. 4to cloth and boards. 239pp. Illus. Index. Former owner's sticker / address label on ffep. Fine in dj.

Seattle: Northwest Press, 1978. Limited/Numbered. Soft cover. Near Fine. Ltd to 1,000 copies of which this is # 622. Pictorial comb-bound wraps.221pp. Illus. Maps. Indices. Eruption history, ascents and attempts by Coleman (1st attempt, 1866), Stratton, Dorr. Near fine.

Portland: Oregon Hist Soc, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 1st printing. Cloth. 255pp. Illus. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. Pictorial endpapers. Map. Fine in pc dj that is slightly chipped.

Seattle: Mountaineers Books, 1992. First Edition. Soft cover. As New. 1st printing. Glossy pictorial wraps. 112pp. Illustrated with drawings & maps. Signed including "Best Wishes" & dated in 2000. Fine, like new.

Banff: Altitude Pub, 1982. First Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. 1st printing. 4to pictorial stiff glossy wraps. 207pp. Illustrated with wonderful vintage photographs of the Canadian Rockies. A historical celebration of those Rockies. Near fine.

Associated Screen News Ltd, Montreal, ca 1950, 1950. Soft cover. Near Fine. Unstated printing. Oblong blue pictorial spiral bound wraps, 8 1/2" x 11". A nice item from mid-century. Near fine. ca 1950.

Ottawa: Gov't Printing Office, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Gilt-stamped maroon cloth. 459pp. Illustrated with an abundance of fine photographs. Tables. A well-written & vital resource on the splendid glaciated Canadian Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia. Hinges professionally & very nicely redone, and binding tightened perfectly to "as new" condition for easy use & page turning. I have seen and carred this title in both a green binding & a maroon one, with identical text & pagination. Vg+ copy. Lacking the portfolio of maps. Edwards & Lort 3998, Smith 10893.

Orland: Harcourt, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st printing. Cloth & boards. 342pp. Illus. Endpaper maps. (joined areas of Alaska, Yukon Terr., B. C.). Signed by Fredston on title page (not inscribed to anyone; just the author's signature). "... a thrilling, fascinating, and inspiring narrative about avalanches: their causes, their victims, and their predictability." Fine in dj.

Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 1st printing. Gilt-stamped cloth. 291pp. Signed (not signed to anyone) & dated in year of publication by O'Connell. Fine, like new in like new dj.

NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good. Lovely pictorial cloth. 309pp. Illustrated abundantly with striking b/w photos by the author & others. Brief gift inscription on ffep. An absolute classic of mountaineering in the Pacific Northwest, presented in exquisitely evocative prose by the author as he relates his own climbing experiences & a history of mountaineering mainly in Washington, but also with material on Oregon & N. Calforinia. Mts Adams, Kulshan (Baker), Stuart, Rainier, Hood, Shasta, et. al. This copy has two leaves (4pp) that were improperly opened with resulting chips on the upper edges, else a fine copy in the rare dj, unclipped. The dj is moderately soiled. Smith 8854.

La Crescenta: Mountain N 'Air Books, 2000. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st printing. Glossy pictorial wraps. 225pp. Illus. Map of "Routes of 1954 and 1960 Expeditions" to Mount Everest. Outstanding memoir of a fine biologist / naturalist /explorer. Of Yeti interest. Vg.

Cloister Press, Louisville, 1943, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Small 8vo cloth. 78pp. Illustrated with chapter head drawings. Frontispiece portrait: "Harry Peirce Nichols in the Canadian Rockies in his eightieth year." Inscribed by Stevens on the ffep. A good, if short, biography of the well-known mountaineering Episcopal priest & pastor of several churches, including Holy Trinity Church in Harlem. Lightly soiled, but vg. No dj. Very scarce. ALONG WITH LARGE ORIGINAL black & white PHOTOGRAPH of Nichols, and signed by him, "Affectionately Yours Harry Peirce Nichols", on the mat, to which the photo is glued. Silver print, size: 10 3/4" x 11 7/8". The image is of Nichols sitting atop a rock formation on a mountain top, location unidentified (hazy back ground). Nichols, who appears to be in his 60s or early 70s, is dressed in climbing clothing, with hat on his head, & is pointing beyond the left of the image with outstretched arm, tilted slightly upwards. He is looking towards a… Read More

Seattle: The Washington University & State Historical Society, 1913. First Thus. Soft cover. Good+. 1st printing this issue. Printed wraps. Pps (163) - 224. Vol IV, No. 3. Essays: "Independence Day in the Far Northwest" by historian & collector, George Soliday, who signed this copy on the top of the front cover, with his address. Also, "Edmond Meany's "The Story of the Three Olympic Peaks," "Stories and Sketches from Pacific County," "Did Webster Ever Say This?" Light browning to cover margins. Small chips at extremities. Good+. Nice association copy.