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Tears in the Snow
by Wilson, Arnie
Blake, 1996. 1st ed VG+ in VG dw. a couple decide to ski every day of the year, taking in 240 resorts around the world, sadly a short while after completing their quest she was killed when trying to ski a steep couloir in the Alps
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A$19.63
Men, Women and Mountains: Days in the Alps & Pyrenees
by Schuster Sir, Claud
Ivor Nicholson & Watson, 1931. 1st ed VG no dw. a collection of 10 essays by Schuster, previously published in the Alpine Journal or the Year book of the Ski Club of Great Britain [Neate S26]
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A$39.27
Otdykh na gornykh lyzhakh / Отдых на горных лыжах
by Remizov Lyudvig Pavlovich / Ремизов Людвиг Павлович
Профиздат, 1989. Softcover/Paperback. Fair. В книге даются сведения об основных районах и местах горнолыжного катания, выборе лыжного инвентаря и снаряжения, методике обучения туристов-горнолыжников, их физической подготовке, о мерах безопасности в горах. Рассматриваются вопросы...
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A$8.79
Torvill & Dean
by Hennessy, John
NSW Australia: James Fraser Publishing. 2010. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 208 pages. Biographer John Hennessy- former sports editor of The Times- shows Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean as they really are: quiet, unassuming young people with a tremendous talent for ice skating that has taken them all the way to the top, from world-famous sports arenas...
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A$14.00
British Ski Year Book 1943 Volume XI No. 24
by Lunn, Arnold (editor)
London: The Ski Club Of Great Britain, 1943. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1943 issue in original light gray wrappers with black lettering covers and spine. Clean covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no tears, no foxing, solid binding. The book has pages 97 to 210 (continued pagination from previous issue), a few b/w photos. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL JOURNAL BEING OFFERED.
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A$39.40
Framed Signed Envelope commemorating Speed Skating
by BLAIR, Bonnie (1964 - )
Milwaukee, WI, 1983. framed. 3.5 x 5.75-inch First Day Cover issued ahead of the 1984 Olympics. Signed in full by Blair and postmarked in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on December 29, 1983. The envelope features two women skating on the left and has a cancelled 28-cent "Olympics 84 USA 28c" stamp on the upper right. Float-mounted below a 4.5 x 4-inch photo of Blair skating. Double-matted in red and white and set in a black frame measuring 16 x 11 inches. Fine condition.<br/> <br/> American...
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A$275.82
American Ski Annual And Skiing Journal. Volume XXXV No. 4 June 1951
by Roger Langley (editor)
Barre Massachusetts: National Ski Association Of America, 1951. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. Original pictorial staple-bound wrappers. Light cover wear, faint soiling, crease mark upper outside corner rear cover, no writing or marks on pages, solid binding, VG condition. The book measures 23cm tall x 15cm, and has 44 pages, b/w photos. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.
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A$55.16
Ski Mountaineering in Scotland
by S.M.C.(ed Bennet, D. & Wallace, B.)
1st ed VG 122 page hardback guide to over 170 hills and mountains in Scotland, with suggested ski routes, along with maps and photos.
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A$44.18
Boy Scouts On Katahdin
by Eaton, Walter Prichard
Boston: W. A. Wilde Company, 1924. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Likely early reprint of First Edition. The books listed on the dust jacket flap end with this title; however, the list of Eaton's books in the advertisement at the end of the book have two other title following this title. Also there is a little "26" printed below the copyright information on the verso of the title page. The book is in very nice condition: clean, no rubbing, tight binding, no...
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A$118.21
Our Life In The Swiss Highlands
by Symonds, John Addington
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1892. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Original dark green cloth with gilt lettering and rules cover and spine. The book measures 200mm tall x 138mm, and has 366 pages, b/w frontis photo + 3 b/w plates, 1 b/w photo in the text. The book has some general wear to covers (not bad, see photo), bright gilt on front and spine, no previouw owner marks or writing on any pages, minor foxing to first three pages and last page...
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A$63.04
American Ski Annual And Skiing Journal 1956 Convention Issue
by Roger Langley (editor)
Barre Massachusetts: National Ski Association Of America, 1956. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. Original pictorial staple-bound wrappers. Light cover wear, old owner address sticker pasted to top area of front cover, no writing or marks on pages, solid binding, no foxing. The book measures 221mm tall x 146mm, and has 31 pages, 4 b/w photos. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.
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A$55.16
Bering's Search For The Straight. The First Kamchatka Expedition 1725-1730 -- FIRST EDITION 1990
by Evgenii G. Kushnarev and E.A.P. Crownhart-Vaughan (editor)
Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 1990 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original dark red cloth with gilt lettering spine. The book is in great condition with clean covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket has faded spine, no tears, no chips, no loss, clean. The book measures 260mm tall x 155mm and has 214 pages + [4] pages of publisher ads, a few b/w illustrations and...
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A$15.76
The Voyage Of The Chelyuskin -- 1935 FIRST EDITION
by Alec Brown (translator), O. J. Schmidt and expedition members
London: Chatto & Windus, 1934. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1935 FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Original blue cloth with white decoration front, white lettering spine. The spine is faded and most of the white spine lettering is gone (but title is clear since lettering was debossed into the cloth. Generally clean covers, sharp corners, two tiny splits at top edge of spine cloth, old owner name penned to front pastedown otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on...
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A$63.04
On Ski in the Cairngorms
by Firsoff, Valdemar A
W&R Chambers Ltd, 1965. 1st ed Poor only as binding error, 16 pages omitted (3 to 18) replaced by 16 duplicated (67 to 82) in VG dw. small format 98 pages plus folding map, early book about skiing in the Cairngorms
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A$9.82
British Ski Year Book 1962 Volume XX No. 43
by Lunn, Arnold (editor)
London: The Ski Club Of Great Britain, 1962. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1962 issue in original light green wrappers with navy and white lettering covers and spine. Clean covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no tears, no foxing, solid binding. The book has 152 pages + 48 pages ads, a few b/w photos. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL JOURNAL BEING OFFERED.
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A$31.52
Innocents In The Arctic. The 1951 Spitsbergen Expedition -- 2005 SIGNED First Edition
by Colin Bull
Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 2005 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition, inscribed and signed to another Greenland explorer on the recto of the short-title page. Original black cloth with gilt lettering front cover and spine. The book is in superior condition with clean covers, no fading, no rubbing, two penned comments by Wallerstein correcting text, otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages (apart from author's signed...
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A$39.40
Greece: Mountain Refuges & Ski Centres
by Greek National Tourist Organization
Greek National Tourist Org, 1991. VG pb. 48 page booklet detailing all the Mountain refuges and ski centres in Greece and Crete
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A$11.78
Mountain Jubilee
by Lunn, Arnold
Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1943. 1st ed G++ as spine faded from original red, internally VG no dw. contains chapters on various alpine themes including skiing, Swiss Alps, Yosemite [Neate L74]
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A$29.45
Pilote des Glaciers
by Geiger, Hermann
Arthaud, 1967. 1st ed VG pb. Geiger was a Swiss pilot who specialised in Mountain Rescue, initially in a plane equipped with skis, then a helicopter - text in French [Neate G10]
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A$9.82
Alpine Sports : 55 years of an Auckland Mountain Club 1929-1984
by Stan Forbes, Ian McNab
First edition. Number 308 of limited edition of 1000. " Original material, never widely available before, reveals the major contribution such clubs have made to New Zealand society. As tramping, climbing and ski-ing developed so rescue organisations were formed, which very early on were involved with helping people who belonged to no club. At the same time members were exploring the bush and mountains, building huts, and establishing effective systems for administation." This book originates from the...
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A$46.54
Peary's Arctic Quest. Untold Stories From Robert E. Peary's North Pole Expeditions -- 2019 FIRST EDITION
by Kaplan, Susan A. and Genevieve M. LeMoine
Camden: DownEastBooks, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 2019 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original blue boards with silver lettering spine. The book is in fine condition with clean covers, no fading, no rubbing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket is in fine condition with no tears, no chips, no loss, clean. The book measures 260mm tall x 180mm and has 189 pages, 121 color and b/w illustrations and photos, index....
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A$31.52
Lyzhi po-frantsuzski / Лыжи по-французски
by Bonne Onore, Morua Zherald / Боннэ Оноре, Моруа Жеральд
Физкультура и спорт, 1970. Hardcover/Hardback. Good. Книга написана человеком, который никогда не был чемпионом мира, но труд и знания которого прославили горнолыжный спорт Франции не меньше, чем блистательные победы Эмиля Аллэ, Жана Куттэ, Шарля Бозона и Жана-Клода Кили. В 1940 году он...
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A$30.85
Boundless
by Darke, Karen
Akreative, 2012. 1st ed VG+ pb signed by Karen Darke. Yes. recounts crossing Greenland on ski-sled and climbing El Cap, after she was paralysed in a climbing accident. She later went on to win silver at London 2012 Paralympic hand-cycling but the Olympics isn't covered here. Signed by Karen Darke
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A$14.73
Na lyzhakh v vykhodnoj / На лыжах в выходной
by Kaplanskij V.E. / Капланский В.Е
Физкультура и спорт, 1985. No binding. Fair. В книге содержатся советы и рекомендации по проведению лыжных прогулок с оздоровительной целью. Читатель узнает как подобрать лыжи, как подготовить их к использованию, какова дозировка ходьбы на лыжах для людей разного возраста и...
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A$10.80
Moya igra - khokkej / Моя игра - хоккей
by Bobbi Khall / Бобби Халл
Физкультура и спорт, 1971. Softcover/Paperback. Fair. Известный профессиональный канадский хоккеист Бобби Халл рассказывает в книге о своей игре - хоккее: о том, как научиться кататься на коньках, как постигнуть технические премудрости игры, как достичь высокого физического развития, как...
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A$6.76
