Search Results: Titles starting with V from JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS

Berkeley: Wilderness Press, 1981. Reprint . Durable Pictorial Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. SIGNED BY ROWELL on the short title page. Though copyright is 1974, this is a reprint because the first edition was not printed in Japan. Though not dated, this was most likely printed in 1981 based on a review in a journal. On the copyright page, the sticker "printed in Japan" covers a misprint: "printed in Iapan". This book is the same size and format as the first printing, but has a softcover binding. Copies of this classic Yosemite climbing book that are signed by Rowell are becoming increasingly difficult to find. The book measures 279mm tall x 224mm and has 207 + [1] pages, 115 b/w & 16 color photos. Book is in near fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages (excluding Rowell's signature), no creased pages, no soiling. There is a tiny bit of abrasion to the the very tip of the top front cover corner and a very shallow scratch (not through the… Read More

Berkeley: Wilderness Press, 1974. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Old owner name penned to corner of blank FFEP, no other marks or writing, clean covers, solid binding, no foxing, overall nice condition. The dust jacket has big loss to upper front with most of title missing, 5cm tear and two 2cm tears front, 2cm loss top spine, three 2cm tears rear. The book measures 286mm tall x 215mm, and has 201 pages, 115 b/w & 16 color photos. A Yosemite classic, a collection of essays by pioneering wall climbers: Robbins(4), Chouinard(2), Harding(2), Pratt, Rowell, Steck, B. Robinson, Nelson, Sherrick, Macdonald, & D. Robinson, & a reprint of Proctor's account of the ascent of Half Dome in 1884. Fine set of photos. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1956. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Original blue coated boards with white and light blue lettering spine. LACKING the dust jacket but in really nice condition for this book which often has edge wear. Only a tiny bit of loss of the blue coating at spine ends, otherwise this is a very fine clean book with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. Binding is tight and square. Pages are very clean and bright (not tanned and not foxed). No pages have crease marks or creased corners. This example of the book was probably never read. 100% complete with all pages and photos. The book measures 218mm tall x 145mm and has 273 pages, 63 b/w photos (on 24 plates), 3 maps, 1 chart. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED (NOT GENERIC STOCK PHOTOS).

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1956. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Original blue coated boards with white and light blue lettering spine. Lacking the dust jacket. Usual rubbing at the tips of the corners, quite clean and bright, no fading, no soiling, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding, near fine condition. 100% complete with all pages and photos. The book measures 218mm tall x 145mm and has 273 pages, 63 b/w photos (on 24 plates), 3 maps, 1 chart. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1956. First Edition . Hardcover. Poor/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Original blue coated boards with white and light blue lettering spine. Ex-library with usual library marks and pocket. The book is very worn around edges, has a 3cm split at top front of spine, has a big part of the title page missing. All pages (other than the missing part of the title page) are present as are all of the photo plates. The binding is solid (no loose pages). No foxing. No writing or underlining on any pages (other than some library marks). The dust jacket is taped to the EPs. It has a lamination coating that is starting to separate from the paper in places. Overall a poor condition book but complete and solid for reading. The book measures 218mm tall x 145mm and has 273 pages, 63 b/w photos (on 24 plates), 3 maps, 1 chart. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Erlenbach-Zürich: Eugen Rentsch, 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 1st Printing FIRST PRINTING of First Edition 1936. Original white-black woven cloth with black lettering front and spine. The book is in nice condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding, clean covers. The uncommon original dust jacket has loss upper front up to 3cm deep, smaller loss elsewhere. The book measures 220mm tall x 150mm, and has 234 + [6] pages, 32 b/w photos.Author's climbs: first ascent of the north face of the Doldenhorn with Max Bachmann in 1934, east face of Monte Rosa, various steep rock climbs in the Dolomites, rock climbs in the Mont Blanc Range, steep hard rock climbs in the Wilder Kaiser mountains of Austria, an encounter with Willi Merkl, climbs in the Dauphiné. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.

London: MacMillan And Co., 1881. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1st Printing FIRTS UK EDITION Two Volumes 1881. Complete with all plates and maps. Two volumes bound in original green cloth, small decoration front covers in red and gilt, gilt lettering spine, original brown coated EPs. Generally clean covers, rubbed corners, no foxing, a few small splits spine ends, from the collection of polar explorer/researcher William E. Davies with his signature and date 1934 on short-title page of each volume, no other owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, short stub tear to a couple of the folding maps, complete with all plates and maps, EPs cracked but strong (not loose), no restorations. The volumes each measure 233mm tall x 165mm and have a total of 5 steel engraved plates, 10 lithographed maps, 298 wood-cuts, index. Copied from the internet: "William E. Davies (1917-1990) was a USGS (United States Geological Survey) geologist, polar explorer, and recipient of the Antarctic Medal… Read More

Seattle: Cloudcap, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Original maroon boards with gilt lettering spine. The book is in as new condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no rubbing, no foxing, clean, tight binding -- never used. The dust jacket is in new condition with no tears, no chips, no soiling, no fading, original price still present on flap. This book was acquired directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book measures 240mm tall x 155mm, and has 224 pages, 44 color photos, 4 maps, index. Entertaining account of author's hard climbs: UK ice, sea stacks & chalk of Dover, Taulliraju S Pillar (Peru), near ascent of Bjohagur Duanasir (Hunza), Golden Pillar Spatnik with Saunders, ascent of Cerro Kishtwar. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: Diadem Books, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST EDITION. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket (but price-clipped flap corner). Original blue boards, gilt lettering spine. Book measures 235mm tall x 146mm and has 208 pages. "Three climbers caught between the law in cities & mountains of Western Canada & the United States." Action in Yosemite Valley and the North Cascades: Mt Redoubt NE Face via Depot Creek, an approach hike that should be in 50 Classic Climbs. Author was the editor of the Canadian Alpine Journal at time of publication of this book. One of only five novels selected to be reprinted in Salkeld & Smith's omnibus of mountaineering fiction, One Step In The Clouds. In the annotated bibliography section of the aforemention omnibus, this book is given the authors' highest rating, equal to that for Mount Analogue and Solo Faces.

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 any pages, solid binding, minor foxing on title page but no foxing on other pages. The book measures 243mm tall x 168mm and has 325 pages, 32 b/w photo plates, 8 maps and diagrams. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Bologna: Libreria Alpina Degli Esposti, 1970. Reprint . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket Issued. Deluxe facsimile edition limited to 200 copies. Complete 4-volume set. Lavish reproduction of the 4-volume original first edition(s) of 1779-1786-1796 (first state of each volume). Fine, unused condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, clean, tight binding. Same size as untrimmed originals, 275mm tall x 220mm. 540, 641, 532, and 594 pages respectively with binder's instruction pages included. Complete with the 22 b/w engraved plates (most are foldouts). All pages and plates printed on quality paper. The volumes are bound in imitation leather that simulates the style and look of late 1700s binding with elaborate gilt decorated spines with gilt lettering. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL SET BEING OFFERED.