Search Results: Titles starting with K from JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS

Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1979. Reprint . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket Issued. FIRST PAPERBACK printing with transcripts from taped discussion of trip from on the mountain in 1953 (not in 1st edition) & additional material by members based on 25th reunion of team. LACKING the short-title page. That is the page that was the first page in the book = the page before the start of the foreword which precedes the title page. Only that one page is missing. It has no printed content other than the title on the front side and copyright on the back side. Slight crease mark upper front cover, generally clean, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, minor edge wear to spine. Book measures 208mm tall x 133mm, and has 394 pages, 36 b/w photos, 9 b/w portrait photos of team members, many Molenaar sketches, index. PHOTOS ARE OF 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

Washington D.C.: National Geographic, 2001. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 2001 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original grey boards, white cloth spine with silver lettering. SIGNED by Heidi Howkins, the author, in pen on title page. Flawless new condition in flawless dust jacket. Purchased directly from the author at a lecture and signed at that time by the author. Book measures 235mm tall x 155mm, and has 270 pages, 18 color photos. Author's account of her first two attempts to climb K2, the Abruzzi Spur in 1998 and the N Ridge in 2000. Author also recounts her successful ascent of Gasherbrum II in 1996 and nearly successful ascent of Kangchenjunga in 1997. PHOTOS ARE OF THE BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Chiari: Nordpress, 2003. First Edition . Original Wraps. As New/No Jacket Issued. First Nordpress edition with publisher's sticker noting that fact on the pre-title page. The book was originally published in 1958 by Tamari. This edition is reformatted into smaller size. SIGNED by Lino Lacedelli on the pre-title page. Lacedelli said that he signed only 3 copies of this Nordpress edition which my sister obtained during a ski vacation at Cortina D'Ampezzo where Lacedelli lived. Completely new condition, never read. Original glossy 8vo PB (not issued in hardcover), measure 21cm tall x 15cm, 95 pages of text, 272 pages of plates with descriptive captions (including 246 b/w photos, 2 route sketches, 5 maps, 12 campsite locator sketches, 8 pages of daily height chart, 1 color photo of front of DJ of 1958 edition), plus two b/w sketch maps of general area, and 4 b/w portrait photos in text. Text in italian, no english edition. This is reformatted from the original 4to edition, but contains same text… Read More

Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1996. Reprint. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket Issued. Signed by Author(s). Glossy pictorial paperback. SIGNED by Jim Curran on the title page. Fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no crease marks, unread book that we obtained directly from the publisher. Book measures 197mm tall x 129mm and has 271 pages, 32 b/w photos, 4 appendices (including expedition & summiter list & death list), biblio, index.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket Issued?. First printing of the USA paperback version of the book: UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Original tan paperback with black lettering front and spine. The front cover has discoloration from direct exposure to water that has created a strong tideline. Rear cover and spine have no staining or soiling. The lower 4cm of the first 40 pages have very slight warping (not bad) but no staining or tideline. There is a 5mm wide tan drip stain on bottom edge of text block, but it does not penetrate onto the page faces. No previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding. The book measures 211mm tall x 136mm, and has 219 pages, 42 b/w photos, 2 maps, index. The climbs & disaster of the 1986 expeditions to K2 (13 people died, PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989. Reprint. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued?. Signed by Author(s). First printing of the USA paperback version of the book (originally published in hard cover with DJ). SIGNED on the title page by Jim Curran. Near fine condition except light crease upper outside corner of front cover, tight bidning, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. Book measures 208mm tall x 138mm, and has 217 pages, 25 colour & 17 b/w photos, 2 maps, index. The climbs & disaster of the 1986 expeditions to K2 (13 people died, 27 people reached summit). Author was in basecamp all summer after an attempt on NW Ridge.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1954. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Clarence Doore. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST USA Edition. Original black boards with red cloth spine area with gilt ice-axe decoration front, gilt lettering spine. The book has diffuse faint mottling to the red cloth part of the covers, some browning and tiny brown spotting to EPs, no foxing on pages, solid binding, old owner name penned to corner of FFEP otherwise no other owner marks or writing on any pages. LACKING the dust jacket (now replaced with a photocopy of an original). The book measures 218mm tall x 141mm, and has 334 pages, 27 b/w & 9 color photos, 7 appendixes, drawings, index. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1954. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Clarence Doore. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST USA Edition. SIGNED by Charles Houston, by Robert Bates, and by Dee Molenaar on the title page. Original red cloth with gilt ice-axe decoration front, gilt lettering spine. The book is in nice condition with minor marks to covers, slightly faded spine, old owner name on blank FFEP otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages (other than the authors' signatures), solid binding, no foxing. The dust jacket has general edge wear, small loss at spine corners, some rubbing at the flap creases, some fading of the red area of spine, some old cello tape stains (tape is long gone) on front inside flap, original price is intact on inside front flap corner. The book measures 218mm tall x 141mm, and has 334 pages, 27 b/w & 9 color photos, 7 appendixes, drawings, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: Collins, 1955. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST UK Edition. Original navy boards with gilt lettering spine. SIGNED by Charles Houston, Robert Bates, and Dee Molenaar on title page. CONDITION: nice condition, clean covers, spine gilt faded as usual but still legible titles, fading at spine ends, no foxing, tight binding, no previous owner writing or marks on any pages. The original dust jacket has edge rubbing, loss up to 1cm deep at bottom of spine, a 2cm tear and a 1cm tear upper rear, some edge rubbing (see photo). PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED (NOT GENERIC STOCK PHOTOS).

London: Constable And Company Ltd, 1912. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. TWO volume complete set with all plates, all maps, all panoramas. Volume One: The main text/photo volume is in original green cloth with gilt lettering spine, top edge gilt. The volume is complete with all pages and plates, no repairs or restorations, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, the gilt lettering on the spine has dulled such that it almost matches the color of the cloth, slight sunning to spine, tiny bump at lower outside corner front cover, solid binding, some minor foxing opposite plates with tissue guards, other pages have no foxing, plates have no foxing.. Better than average condition for this big, heavy book. The panorama/map volume, Volume Two: original green cloth, gilt lettering spine. The spine lettering below the title appears to be lacking, usual wrinkling to spine cloth, slight partial crease mark fromt cover (hard to see), former owner… Read More

London: Victor Gollancz, 1932. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRTS PRINTING of First Edition. Original black cloth, gilt lettering spine. Tight binding, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, fore-edge foxing, usual foxing on a preliminary pages and final pages, slight sunning to spine, generally clean covers. NO Dust Wrapper. Book measures 237mm tall x 148mm, and has 420 pages, 60 b/w photos, 2 maps (1 folding contour map), 7 appendices, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

München: Verlag Knorr & Hirth, 1937. Third Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. THIRD Edition "3. Auflage (20. Tausend)" same size, format and contents as the first edition. The book is in nice condition. It has previous owner name and address stamped on first blank page and on title page. No other previous owner marks or writing on any pages. This is NOT ex-library. The stamp is that of a private owner. The book is clean, no foxing, complete with all photos and pages, tight binding. The very uncommon original dust jacket has a 1cm deep chip on the upper rear panel, 4mm deep chipping at top of spine, a 2cm and a 1cm tear lower front. The book measures 250mm tall x 175mm and has 111 + [1] pages, 81 excellent b/w photos. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1930. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 1930 FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Original green cloth with gilt lettering spine. Generally clean covers, darkening to spine, bumped upper front outside corner, former owner name penned to upper corner of blank FFEP otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, no foxing on pages, complete with all pages and plates. The uncommon original dust jacket is present but has big loss (11cm x 7cm) lower front and 5cm deep loss spine ends. A photocopy of a complete dust jacket has been loosely laid underneath the original -- but not adhered to it). PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1932. Fourth Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Fourth Impression 1932. Original black cloth with gilt lettering spine. Generally clean covers, fading to lettering at lower spine, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, foxing on the EPs but no foxing on other pages, solid binding, inner hinge rear EP cleanly repaired with paper tape. Same contents & photos as first printing but slightly smaller format and thinner paper. Book measures 222mm tall x 137mm, and has 464 pages, 48 b/w photos, 8 maps, 2 appendices, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: Geographical Journal, 1956. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket Issued. 1956 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. SIGNED on the title page by George Band and SIGNED by Norman Hardie, Joe Brown, Tony Streather, John Clogg, and John Jackson on the last page. Black textured covers with plastic clip binding. Title label pasted to front (mistakenly has "Band, D." instead of the correct Band, G.). Fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages (other than the climbers' signatures), no foxing, no tears, clean. The extract measures 246mm tall x 159mm, and has 18 pages, 2 maps, 8 b/w photos. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.

Seattle: Cloudcap, 1990. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Original black cloth, silver lettering cover & spine. The book is in new condition: no rubbing, no fading, no foxing, no owner marks or writing on any pages, tight binding, never used. The dust jacket is in new condition with no chips, no fading, no tears, no soiling, original price still present on flap corner. This book was acquired directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book is large format and measures 37cm tall x 27cm, and has 192 pages, 101 fine color photos. Text in English. Probably the best photo album of Karakoram, Nanga Parbat, Hindu Raj, & Hindu Kush. Detailed captions are at the rear indexed by small versions of the big photos. The book includes a short essay by the author describing his several trips to obtain the photos in this book. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED. Read More

Barcelona: I. G. Seix Y Barral HNOS., 1949. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. FIRST PRINTING of First SPANISH Edition 1949. Original pale blue stiff paperback covers with brown lettering front and spine. The book has foxing spots to cover, faded spine, faded outside edge front cover, slight browning of pages but no foxing on pages, no previous owner marks or writing on any ages, solid binding. LACKING the dust jacket. The book measures 185mm tall x 142mm, and has 183 pages + [1], 32 b/w photos (including several that are double-page), 1 map. Belated account by member of G. Dyhrenfurth's 1934 international expedition to Baltoro Karakoram. First ascent of Sia Kangri (7424m), Baltoro Kangri East (7250m), & exploration of the Gasherbrum peaks (attempt on Hidden Peak) from the south. There is no English language version of this book. THE PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED..

London: L. B. Tauris, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. The book is in fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, tight binding. The dust jacket is in fine condition with no chips, no tears, complete. The book measures 237mm tall x 157mm, and has 354 pages, 10 maps, biblio, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New Dehli: Sagar Publications, 1970. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Nice 1970 reprint of the original 1907 edition with all of the color plates well reproduced as well as a nice reproduction of the color folding map. Black cloth with yellow lettering spine. 225mm tall x 140mm, 342 pages, 24 colored plates of illustrations, folding color map. Some of the spine lettering has flecked away otherwise the book is in very good condition, "acc. no. 16" penned to verso of title page otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, clean. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFEREC.