Search Results: Titles starting with O from JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS

London: Akfred W. Bennett, 1866. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Ernest Edwards. FIRST EDITION 1866. Original blue pebbled cloth, AEG, gilt lettering front cover & spine, gilt decoration of box camera and ice-axe on front cover, gilt title frame front, gilt rules spine ends, debossed triple borders front & rear covers. Diffuse grubbiness covers, rubbed spine ends and corners, no owner writing or marks on any pages, solid binding, paper cracked inside hinges but hinges strong and not broken (mess is solid and tight), some foxing in places but considerably less than what is frequently found for this book. The book measures 275mm tall x 215mm, and has 243 pages, 28 b/w photos, map. This is probably the earliest mountaineering book to use photographs as illustrations. Account of the author's excursion to Bernese Oberland with the purpose of photographing the mountains and the climbing. The group was comprised of 5 men and 4 women, plus the famous guide Christian Almer,… Read More

San Francisco: Thomas B Hudson & Longman and Co. and Whittaker and Co., 1923. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Original illustrated paperback (magazine size) bound by two staples. The front cover has "Harrison Memorial" penciled on it. Light soiling covers mainly at the edges and spine area. Slight crease mark front cover. Complete with all pages. Tiny loss to upper outside corner tip. No writing or marks on pages. This measures 303mm tall x 227mm, and has 40 pages, several b/w photos and sketches. This was a periodical of the Olympic Athletic Club of San Francisco. It has articles on Football, Basketball, Baseball, Bowling, Fencing, Golf, Handball, Soccer (early description introducing the game to the area), Swimming, club news. Uncommon.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1988. Reprint . Original Wraps. Near Fine/No Jacket. REPRINT but first printing of the paperback ediition which the same size as the hardcover first edition with the same contents and same format. SIGNED by Jim Perrin on the title page. Nice condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. Book measures 241mm tall x 187mm, and has 192 pages, 82 b/w photos. Includes profiles of Pat Littlejohn, H.W. Tilman, Tom Patey, C. Bonington, Jill Lawrence, Perrin's climbs, various other essays and musings about climbing.

New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1978. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First Printing of First USA Edition 1978. Original blue papered boards, blue cloth spine with gilt lettering. The book has clean covers, some fading near top of spine, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding. The original dust jacket has clipped loss at top of spine and onto top spine corner of front otherwise it is in nice clean condition. The book measures 220mm tall x 146mm, and has 262 pages, 4 b/w photos, some sketches and diagrams. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1935. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Near Fine. First Printing of first edition with "First Edition" printed on the copyright page. The book has 310 pages, and measures 197mm tall x 135mm. The book has soiled covers, deterioration of upper outside corner of many pages. The value in this item is the original A.L BURT dust jacket which is in exceptionally nice condition: no tears, no chips, only the slightest wear at corner tips. NOTE!!!! The dust jacket is NOT the Doubleday Doran jacket (but I recall, though I am not certain, that it has the same design); it is the A.L. Burt dust jacket. I have no idea how the Burt jacket came to be on this Doubleday Doran book. The ensemble is exactly how it came in the collection that I purchased. I did not switch it from one book to another. Perhaps the prior owner did that. I don't know. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK AND JACKET BEING OFFERED.

Iquluit NWT Canada: North Winds, 1999. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. First Edition. 155pp, 31 color photos, 6 appendices. black cloth, lavender gilt lettering cover & spine. NEW in New Dust Jacket (I bought this in person from McNair and asked her to sign it). SIGNED b y Author on title page. She was the leader of the first all women?s (no men at all) expedition to the Geographic North Pole. 20 women worked in relays (but author stayed on the entire way) for 80 days & 416 nautical miles, skiing & sledge-hauling, and reached the Pole 26 May 1997. Denise Martin, assistent leader, was the first Canadian woman to reach the Pole on foot. Detailed appendices listing e quipment, itinerary, menus, etc. useful for planning such an expedition.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Poor. 1st Printing FIRST EDITION 1975. Original brown boards with gilt lettering spine. The book is in nice condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding, clean. The original dust jacket is lacking about 1/2 of the rear panel and some of the top of the spine. The book measures 222mm tall x 142mm, and has 373 + [1] pages, 28 b/w photos, 1 map, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Banff: Altitude Publishing, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. First Printing of First Edition. Glossy large format paperback. Crease mark to upper front cover corner otherwise nice condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, no foxing, clean. The book measures 228mm tall x 152mm, and has 360 pages, 7 b/w photos. Author develops a philosophy of the adventure attitude & discusses courage, persistence, curiosity, team-work, endurance. As examples he presents extensive histories and interviews with L Skreslet (1st Canadian atop Everest), Sharon Wood (1st N American woman atop Everest, new lower section of West Ridge/Hornbein route), and others. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED..

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 (no other foxing), tight binding, thin cracking at the EPs but quite tight and not broken (the cracks are not open, just seams). PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Terrey Hills NSW: Australian Geographic Pty Ltd, 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original green boards with white lettering front and spine. New condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no bumps, no soiling, clean, tight binding, no foxing, never used. The dust jacket is flawless: no soiling, no fading, no chips, no tears, no rubbing, complete. This book was obtained directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book measures 303mm tall x 218mm and has 256 pages [+ a page of ads at end], many color photos, a few maps, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: Edward Arnold, 1912. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Darkening to spine, very minor rubbing tips corners, offset browning to end-pages, tight binding, fore-edge foxing, some foxing on the first few and last few pages, remaining pages have no foxing, no owner marks or writing on any pages. The book measures 216mm tall x 145mm, and has 202 pages, 18 b/w photos, 5 maps, bibliography. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.