Search Results: Authors starting with M from JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS

Auckland: Collins, 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. James Siers. 1984 FIRST EDITIOIN. Original green boards with gilt lettering spine.The book has rubbing (= loss of color) along bottom edges of the covers, clean covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dusk jacket has curling along edges, general light rubbing. The book measures 250mm tall x 270mm, and has 162 pages, many color photos on 96 pages. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original blue boards, gilt lettering spine. Flawless new condition with no marks or writing on any pages. Purchased directly from publisher, never read. Flawless dust wrapper. Book measures 241mm tall x 154mm, and has 288 pages, 22 b/w photos, 7 maps, biblio, index. Biography drawing upon a mass of unpublished material by Tilman, letters & papers.

Christchurch New Zealand: Whitcoulls Publishers, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Printing FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original blue boards with gilt lettering spine. The book is in new condition: no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, tight binding, never used. The dust jacket is in new condition with no tears, no rubbing, no chips, clean. This book was acquired directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book measures 218mm tall x 140mm, and has 160 pages, 31 b/w photos, list of climbs, EP map.

New York: Taplinger Publishing Co, 1960. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. FIRST USA EDITION. The book is in nice condition with clean covers, bright gilt, minor rubbing tips of corners, some foxing on the first few pages but most pages have no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing, solid binidng, VG. The dust jacket has loss at the top of spine about 1cm deep but is hard to see since the backing of the jacket protector has been colored to match the loss area, generally presentable condition. The book has 203 pages and 24 b/w photos. Details of a family's 1950 ski holiday in Switzerland around Grindelwald, Wengen, and Scheidegg. Very detailed description of the ski scene then. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.

München: Nymphenburger, 1966. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Quite Nice. WITH ORIGINAL PHOTO: hinge-tipped-in at rear EP is real b/w photo of Maix & family in Ramsau on his 80th birthday (1987). Original grey cloth, black lettering spine. FINE condition in 100% complete dust wrapper that has a bit of rubbing at tips of corners. Hefty book measures 239mm tall x 16cm, and has 543 pages, 65 b/w photos, index. Text in german -- no english edition. Big history of mountaineering starting with Babalonians, Romans & Vikings through ascents of Himalayan giants.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1954. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Printing of FIRST EDITION. Original tan cloth, blue lettering spine. LACKING dust jacket. The book has clean covers, no rubbing, solid binding, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing. Book measures 218mm tall x 14cm, and has 285 pages, 14 b/w photos, glossary, index. Biography of Tenzing, mostly climbing. Interesting because of the perspective of the author (French). He is not very kind to the British & NZ members of Hunt's Everest expedition, whereas he praises the Swiss. Also has a chapter on the career of being a Sherpa. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Seattle: REI, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 1988 FIRST PRINTING OF THE FIRST EDITION (RARE Hardcover version). Original dark green hardcover boards with gilt lettering front and spine. Very few hardcover examples of this book were produced, probably under 100 copies. Even the paperback version of the first edition is very uncommon. No dust jacket was ever produced for the hardcover version. The book has rubbed corner tips, some light scuffing to rear cover, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, a faint grubby mark on verso of title page, much smaller but similar spots on three other preliminary pages, no other marks on any pages, solid binding, no foxing, solid binding. The book measures 236mm tall x 157mm and has 199 pages + 64 unnumbered pages of b/w photos & illustrations. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1997 First Printing of the First Mountaineers Edition (same size and format as the original 1995 English language edition). SIGNED by Achille Compagnoni and by Lino Lacedelli on the rear of the DJ on the image of them on the summit of K2 (first ascent of the great mountain). We obtained the signatures at mountain festivals in Italy that we visited. The book was too big and unwieldy to bring, but the DJ rolled in a sturdy tube was manageable. The book is signed on the title page by Kurt Diemberger. Diemberger's signature was obtained by us at a lecture he gave in Seattle promoting the book. K2 items signed by both Compagnoni and Lacedelli are very uncommon as they rarely appeared together at public events. The book measures 36cm tall x 25cm, and has 144 pages, 116 color & 38 b/w photos, 2 maps (1 is a large color modern topo), 2 drawings. The first big-size photo album in english devoted to K2, considered by many to be the world's… Read More

Novara: Instituto Geografico de Agostini, 1979. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. The book is in near fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, tight binding. The dust jacket has some rubbing at corner tips and top of spine. The book measures 296mm tall x 230mm, and has 119 pages + [1], 95 color photos, several b/w text photos, many b/w text illustrations, 5 maps, bibliography, index. Text in italian, no english edition. Maraini writes a general overview of the Himalaya. Rho writes a chapter on mountaineering history. Grossi writes 5 chapters on culture: religion, art, society, Lepchas. Good photos. Uncommon, fancy book. Yakushi84 M82 (page 256). PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1st Printing PROOF COPY of 1963 UK FIRST EDITION. Original yellow wrappers with red lettering front. Original dust jacket has curling and wear where it overlaps the book covers, large tear lower spine. The book has crease marks spine, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The book measures 235mm tall x 168mm and has 292 pages, 29 color and 163 b/w photos, index. PHOTO IS OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York: Viking Press, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Original yellow & black cloth covers with red lettering front and spine. The book has clean covers, very minor rubbing tips corners, old gift inscription and bookplates on FFEP otherwise no owner writing or marks on any pages, solid binding, no foxing. The original dust jacket has 2cm deep loss around top spine, 3cm deep loss lower rear, edge rubbing. The book measures 240mm tall x 155mm, and has 306 pages, 60 b/w photos, 2 EP maps, bibliography, index. PHOTO IS OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: The Royal Geographical Society, 1908. 1st Edition . Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. Original blue wrappers complete with all photos and maps, full issue. light soiling rear cover, 1cm tear upper front cover, solid binding, no writing or marks on any pages. The Workman paper on Nun Kun has 31 pages of text, 13 b/w photos, 1 color folding relief map. The Markham biography of M'Clintock has 11 pages of text and one b/w portrait. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BING OFFERED.

Evergreen: Cordillera Press, 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition 1987. Original stiff glossy paperback. The book is in new condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no rubbing, no foxing, clean, tight binding. This book was acquired directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book measures 215mm tall x 140mm, and has 178 pages + [6], several b/w photos, map, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Fort Collins CO and Washington D. C.: Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station & U. S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1975 FIRST EDITION. Original stiff paper semi-glossy wrappers with blue tinted photo illustration on front. The book has minor soiling covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The book measures 267mm tall x 202mm, and has 35 + [2] pages, 11 b/w photos, many diagrams of avalanche sites, graphs and tables. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Toronto: McClellan and Stewart, 1978. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST Canadian Edition. Original greenish gray boards, gilt lettering spine. SIGNED by the author on title page. Clean covers, light rubbing to bottom edges, solid binding, no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages (other than Marty's signature), tiny foxing spots top edge of text block, a few small brown spots on fore-edge and bottom edge. The dust jacket has rubbing and tiny flecking at corner tips, price-clipped front flap corner, no tears. The book measures 235mm tall x 149mm, and has 270 pages, EP maps. Anecdotes from the career of a Canadian warden in Banff, Jasper, & Yoho National park. Includes some climbing & rescues, often humorous depictions by this award-winning author and celebrated raconteur. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1876. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 1876 SECOND EDITION, same format and contents as first edition. Original green cloth, debossed rules front and rear, gilt lettering and gilt decoration spine, original brown coated EPs. The book has clean covers, rubbing at spine ends, solid binding, old owner name on first blank page dated 1884 otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing. The book measures 294mm tall x 142mm, and has 436 pages + [4 pages ads at end], color frontispiece illustration, b/w title page engraving, large folding map in rear pocket. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1933. First Edition . Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Complete with all pages, plates, folding panoramas, maps. Solid binding, faint owner initials upper front cover and full name penned to inside of front cover otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, tissue repairs spine. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1947. First Edition . Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Complete with all pages, plates, folding panoramas, maps. Solid binding, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, bump to upper outside corner of later pages, clean, soiling upper rear cover, minor tissue repairs spine. PHOTO IS OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London & Seattle: Diadem Books & The Mountaineers, 1987. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. SECOND EDITION with many additional photographs (Same format, same text, and same size as the first edition but with 61 more photos and new introduction by Doug Scott). Original black boards with silver lettering spine. The book is in fine, clean condition, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding. The dust jacket is in fine condition with no tears, no chips, clean. The book measures 235mm tall x 155mm, and has 365 pages + [1], 82 photos, 16 maps & diagrams, index. "The most authoritative one-volume reference source on the historical & geographical background to the enti re Himalayan range [and Karakoram]." Mason took part in the mapping & field work, and throughout his life he passionately followed & researched all exploration. Particulary useful in sorting out the place names which have often been confused in the general literature. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1936. First Edition . Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Complete with all pages, plates, folding panoramas, maps. Solid binding, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, soiling upper rear cover, minor tissue repairs spine. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.