Search Results: SIGNED Mountain from JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS

Seattle: Cloudcap, 1988. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 1988 FIRST PRINTING of the First USA Edition. Original blue boards, gilt lettering spine. The book is in NEW condition in NEW dust jacket: never read, never used, no marks, not a remainder, tight binding, no foxing, flawless dust jacket complete with original price of $35 on the flap. This book was purchased directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book measures 27cm x 22cm, and has 247 pages, 143 color & 76 b/w photos, 9 tables, 18 maps + charts, index. NOTE: This is the true first USA printing of the book with "cloudcap" printed on the spine of the book and on the spine of the DJ. There is a reprint that is often mistaken as the first printing. The reprint does not have "cloudcap" printed on the spine. Instead, it has the publisher's emblem printed in that place. The book offered here is the true first printing with cloudcap printed on the DJ and… Read More

London: Book Club Associates, 1971. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. SIGNED by Chris Bonington on the title page. Near FINE condition but minor bump upper outside cover corners, clean, tight binding, no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages (except for Bonington's signature), with nice dust jacket that has no tears, no chips, rubbing very tips corners, very faded red lettering spine but still visible. Book Club edition published same year as the first UK edition. Same size, same contents, same format as the first edition. Original turquoise hardcover with gilt lettering spine. This book measures 24cm tall x 155mm, and has 334 pages, 48 color plates, illustrations, index. New route marred by death of Ian Clough in an avalanche. This is the account of the FIRST big Himalayan face climb (the Messner brothers' ascent of Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat followed one month later), a landmark achievement in mountaineering. Whillans and Haston summited.

Paris: Arthaud, 1951. First Edition . Original Wraps. Very Good/Very Good. TEXT IN FRENCH. First editioin with "100e mille" printed on the front cover and "Le 24 Novembre 1951" printed in the publishing details at the end. 3000 numbered copies of the first edition were printed on special paper. This is not one of those. Other than the "100e mille" printed on the cover and the different paper, this book is identical to the 3000 numbered copies. I have not found any 1951 copies with a smaller number than 100e mille printed on the front cover, but I have encountered a few 1951 copies with "SP" printed on the front cover and no number "mille" printed there. My guess is that the first printing of the trade edition was a run of 100,000 copies. Subsequent printings all have later dates printed at the end. This copy is inscribed, signed and dated January 1952 by Gaston Rebuffat on the short title page. Rebuffat's signature on this book is quite uncommon.… Read More

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. TRUE COLLECTOR'S ITEM. --- FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition -- NOT a later printing. TENZING signature present. SIGNED by "Ed Hillary" and Inscribed and SIGNED by John Hunt "In happy recollection of earlier associations. John Hunt" on the short-title page. Also SIGNED by "George Lowe" and by "George Band" on the short-title page. All of the latter were members of the first ascent team. Also SIGNED by Reinhold Messner (achieved first ascent of Everest without supplemental oxygen and made first true solo ascent of Everest...still not repeated), Krzysztof Wielicki (achieved first winter ascent of Everest in the heart of winter), Junko Tabei (first woman to reach the top of Everest and a really good climber with ascents worldwide), Babu Chiri Sherpa (first and only person to spend almost one day, 21 hours, atop Everest and the ONLY to live to tell the story --… Read More

London: Nicholas Vane, 1965. First Edition 1st Printing. Original Wraps. Very Good/Very Good. 1965 FIRST PRINTING of FIrst UK Edition. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by Rebuffat on the short title page. The book has clean covers, rubbed lower outside corner tips, some browning to page edges, no foxing, solid binding, no owner marks or writing on pages (other than author's signed inscription). The original dust jacket has loss upper front edge, 3cm tear upper rear, flecked spine ends. The book measures 237mm tall x 182mm, and has 183 pages, 104 b/w plates (1 double fold-out), 7 color plates. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.

Calgary: the author, 1987. First Edition . Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. Carmen Barbosa. 1987 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition.Inscribed and SIGNED by author in pen on the short-title page. Original glossy pictorial small paperback. The book has some light rubbing to covers, no tears, solid binding (but cracking in a couple of places without any loose pages -- yet), no previous owner marks or writing on any pages (other than author's signed inscription), no foxing. The book measures 152mm tall x 100mm and has 91 pages, many b/w photos with routes marked, several b/w sketches and cartoons, route index. The Barrier Bluffs are above Barrier Lake about 11 kilometers south on the Kananaskis Highway south of Highway 1. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Orginal green boards, gilt lettering spine. SIGNED BY MESSNER on pre-title page. On blank verso of free front endpaper are three gift inscriptions to an unnamed previous owner. The book is in nice condition with minor bump upper rear edge and tips lower cover corners (see photo), tight binding, clean, no marks or writing on pages other than the gift inscriptions already mentioned, no foxing. The dust jacket is in nice condition with no chips, no tears, front flap corner is price-clipped. The book measures 264mm tall x 219mm, and has 143 pages, 33 color & 51 b/w photos, 5 route sketches, sketches, EP height chart. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Berkeley: Wilderness Press, 1969. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1969 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original orange paperback with black lettering front and spine. The book has clean covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, no foxing. Complete with large folding map at end. The book measures 152mm tall x 109mm and has 85 pages, several b/w photos, folding map, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Seattle: Cloudcap, 1994. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 1994 FIRST PRINTING of FIRST USA Edition. SIGNED by Alan Burgess and by Adrian Burgess on the title page in black pen. Original light yellow cloth, black lettering spine. The book is in new condition having been purchased directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book was signed by the Burgess twins for the publisher. I was told by the publisher that only one box of the book was signed by both of them. Examples signed by both are very uncommon since they have been rarely together at public events. Most double-signed copies are those inscribed to friends, family, and acquaintances. The book measures 235mm tall x 15mm, and has 463 pages, 26 b/w & 23 color photos. Account of climbs (Alps, UK, Canada, Logan's S Buttress, McKinley's Cassin Spur, FitzRoy, Huascaran, K2, Everest, Dhaulagiri, Cho Oyu, Manaslu, Lhotse Shar, Annapurna IV, etc.) & escapades worldwide by the notorious climbing… Read More

Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1987. 2nd Edition . Thick Flexible Textured Wraps. Fine/No Jacket Issued. 1987 SECOND PRINTING of Second Edition (expanded and revised) of this series of guidebooks on the Cascades. SIGNED by Fred Beckey on the title page. Original textured light beige durable wrappers, black lettering front cover & spine, Bright & clean covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages other than Beckey's signature, no foxing, clean inside and outside, tight binding, probably rarely used book. The book measures 216mm tall x 179mm, and has 327 pages, many b/w photos, several maps and route diagrams. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1987. 2nd Edition . Thick Flexible Textured Wraps. Fine/No Jacket Issued. 1987 Second Edition (expanded and revised) of this series of guidebooks on the Cascades. Bright & clean, crease mark spine cover, no previous owner marks on any pages, no foxing, clean inside and outside, probably rarely used book. Original textured light beige durable wrappers, black lettering front cover & spine, 327 pages, many b/w photos, several maps and route diagrams. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1989. 2nd Edition . Thick Flexible Textured Wraps. Fine/No Jacket Issued. FIRST PRINTING of the Second Edition (expanded and revised) of this series of guidebooks on the Cascades. Bright & clean, probably never used. No previous owner marks on any pages, no foxing, clean inside and outside, probably never used book. Original textured green durable wrappers, black lettering front cover & spine, 379 + [3] pages, many b/w photos, several maps and route diagrams. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: John Murray, 1899. Fourth Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 1899 Fourth Edition. Inscribed by Whymper "Presented by the author" along the top edge of the front wrapper. Whymper usually inscribed these guidebooks in this manner. The handwriting is an exact match to other examples by Whymper. Bound in new grey cloth harcover with black lettering spine. Original front and rear covers of the book have been bound inside at the front and end of the new binding (after new fly leafs). Complete with all pages, illustrations, and maps. New covers are in fine condition. The original paper covers have some corner wear, but a generally clean and not rubbed. No previous owner marks or writing on any pages. Solid binding. A little foxing in margins of pages where folded maps or folded illustrations are present. Minor foxing on three other pages. All other pages are free of foxing. The book measures 195mm tall x 127mm, 205 pages (+ 44 pages of advertisements), 60 engravings, 2 city… Read More

London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1957. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Original tan cloth with red lettering spine. Book is in fine condition with some fore-edge foxing and a little foxing in margins of a few pages, mainly near the front. The binding is tight and solid. There are no creased or torn pages. There are no previous owner marks, no writing, no stamps, no underlining on any pages. Handsigned & dated autograph of Herbert Tichy is tipped-in on the pre-title page (like an errata slip, not fully pasted down, only pasted at hinge). The original dust jacket is in nice condition with no tears and no chips. The DJ has darkening of the spine and the inside front flap corner is clipped. The very ends of the spine of the DJ are lightly rubbed. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED (NOT GENERIC STOCK PHOTOS).

West-Berlin: Ullstein, 1957. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. TEXT IN GERMAN. FIRST PRINTING of the First Germany Edition (following the 1955 Austria editions). INSCRIBED, SIGNED and dated 1958 by Herbert Tichy on the pre-title page. The book measures 229mm tall x 154mm, and has 156 + [4] pages, 22 b/w photos, 1 map. CONDITION: The book is in fine condition with clean covers, no rubbing, tight binding, minor age tanning to pages, other than the author's signed inscription there are no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. The original dust jacket is in nice condition with two clean 1cm tears front cover, some rubbing at corners. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Wien: Ullstein, 1957. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. TEXT IN GERMAN. FIRST PRINTING of the First Austrian Edition (first printing in any language). SIGNED by Herbert Tichy on the title page. The book measures 225mm tall x 149mm, and has 222 pages, 36 b/w photos, 4 color photos, sketch, EP maps overlaid on b/w photo. CONDITION: The book is in fine condition with clean covers, no rubbing, tight binding, other than the author's signature there are no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. The original dust jacket is in nice & bright condition with a 1cm tear lower rear, some minor rubbing at corners. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1960. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST USA Edition. Original purple cloth with gilt lettering spine, small gilt publisher's emblem lower front cover. Ex-library book with library stamp on front pastedown, title page, text block edges, penned number on dedication page, no other library marks or writing on any other pages, remnants of bookplate and card pocket on front and rear pastedown, no foxing, fraying to cloth at ends of spine, some rubbing to cloth along bottom edges of covers, solid binding, complete. The book has 285 pages. Autobiography. Author was medical doctor and officer in the Army of the British Raj of Pakistan. He was the only Pakistani full member of the 1953 American K2 expedition. There are 5 chapters describing the expedition. He was also a member of Desio's 1954 K2 expedition. There are 2 chapters on this. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.

Beaverton: K2 Books & Hara Publishing, 2003. First Edition . Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Dee Molenaar. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST Edition. Original pictorial large soft cover binding (no hardcover issued). Signed by Hackett and Conrad (both authors) on the title page. Very FINE condition (never read). Book measures 229mm tall x 154mm, and has 295 pages, several Molenaar route diagrams, chapter heading vignettes, glossary, list of ascents, biblio. Biography of Bill Hackett, his climbs and his WWII fighting with the 10th Mtn Division. He was member of Washburn's first ascent of the West Buttress of Mt McKinley. In 1960 he led an expedition that attempted K2 via Abruzzi Ridge. He made several first ascents in Alaska/Yukon including first ascent of the N Peak of Mt Logan.

New York: American Alpine Club, 1961. Third Edition (revised) 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. This is signed in black pen by Fred Beckey on the title page. The book is also inscribed and signed by George R. Sainsbury on the blank FFEP, dated at time of publication and inscribed/signed to his daughter(?) who is acknowledged as having typed several proofs (see acknowledgements page). Sainsbury was the chairman and chief editor for the production of this greatly rewritten edition. His signature is much less common than Beckey's in this book (only seen 3 examples signed by Sainsbury in over 40 years of searching). The book is in fine condition, probably used only at home. Binding is tight. Covers are clean without rubbing. There are no previous owner marks or writing on any pages (other than Sainsbury's signed inscription and Beckey's signature). Pages are clean and bright. No foxing on any pages. This is the third incarnation (1961) of Fred Beckey's long-running series of… Read More

San Francisco: The Sierra Club, 1964. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 1964 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Very uncommon. Roper told me that less than 500 copies were made. That number is corroborated in Vogel's bibliography of climbing guidebooks. Original red cloth, black lettering front & spine, black decoration front & spine. The book is in basically new condition with the only flaw being a tiny bump to the upper outside corner tip of the rear cover. Very clean, no rubbing, no fading, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding, complete with all pages and photos. The scarce original dust jacket is present and has the usual rubbing to edges and spine ends, small loss at spine corners, no tears, complete with original price printed on the front flap corner. The book measures 19cm tall x 12.5cm and has 190 + [2] pages, 39 b/w photos (of climbers in action), sketches, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.