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Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine dust jacket. New York:: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1989. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (17.95). No chips. No tears. No creases. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp -- apparently never read. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with 8 pages of photos. "First Printing" is so stated on the copyright page. A charming memoir and affectionate portrait of mountain climber Mo Anthoine by his sometime climbing partner, the distinguished author, poet, and critic, A. Alvarez. Together they have climbed in the Alps, the Himalayas, the Karakorum, in Alaska, the Andes and New Zealand. The phrase "feeding the rat" in the book's title, refers to the urge for satisfaction that comes from accomplishing a difficult climb (a version of the pleasure principle). Bound in the original bluish-green boards, with a black spine lettered in bright reddish-orange. . First Printing of the First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./Fine dust jacket. 8vo. 155pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. First Printing of the First U.S. Edition.

Seller Inventory # 006165

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+ dust jacket. First US Edition. Seattle, Washington:: The Mountaineers, 1988. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is just a little rubbed. No chips. No tears. NOT price-clipped (32.00). Remainder mark on bottom edge. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Omnibus edition. Originally published in Great Britain in three separate volumes: I CHOSE TO CLIMB (1966), THE NEXT HORIZON (1973), and THE EVEREST YEARS (1986). Illustrated with maps and 24 pages of photographs, including 8 pages in full-color. Bound in the original blue boards, lettered in shiny silver on the spine. From the Jacket: "I CHOSE TO CLIMB, published in 1966, was Chris Bonington's first book. He was recognised then, as now, as one of the outstanding members of a brilliant generation of mountaineers, which included such personalities as Hamish MacInnes, Don Whillans and Ian Clough. Here he describes his climbing beginnings as a teenager as well as successful ascents all over the world; the first ascent of the Central Pillar of Freney, the first British ascent of the North Face of the Eiger in 1962, Annapurna II in 1960 and in an unhappy expedition in 1961, Nuptse, 'the third peak of Everest'. THE NEXT HORIZON, the second volume of autobiography, picks up the story in 1962. It relates Chris Bonington's subsequent adventures as a mountaineer, photographer, journalist and expedition leader, beginning with an expedition to Chile to climb the Central Tower of Paine and ending with preparations for the autumn Everest expedition in 1972. THE EVEREST YEARS. In 1985 Chris Bonington crowned an already distinguished mountaineering career by reaching the summit of Everest at the age of fifty -- an achievement which won him enormous popular acclaim and affection. This last volume of his autobiography chronicles his four expeditions to the world's highest peak. He tells of his fascination with the highest point on earth and why it meant so much to him finally to stand there himself.". First US Edition. Oversize Hardcover (thick). Fine condition./Very Good+ dust jacket. 8vo. x, 687pp. + 24 plates.

Seller Inventory # 007930

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: VG jacket (light soil). First Edition (so stated). Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1968. Near Fine condition in Very Good dust jacket (lightly soiled). A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. NOT price clipped ($5.95). "Biography of this outstanding climber (1935- 66) who was killed during the first ascent of the Eigerwand." -- Neate U04. Illustrated with 32 pages of photos. Original beige cloth, gilt-stamped. Glossary of Mountaineering Terms. From the dust jacket: "Harlin was perhaps the greatest American mountaineer of his generation. Climbing was his life - and his death, in 1966; but his thirty years were like a brilliant kaleidoscope of places and images and he himself was a man of many faces. STRAIGHT UP is his biography, telling how he came to be what he was, and how he lived, triumphed, and fell. It is a frank, sometimes frankly critical look at a complex and complicated man." Keywords: Mountains, Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, John Harlin Biography. . First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Near Fine condition/VG jacket (light soil). 8vo. 288pp + 32 pages of photos.

Seller Inventory # 013976

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine condition. 1st printing of First Softcover Edition. Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc. , 1986. 5.5" wide by 8.25" tall. Appears unread. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. No creases. Not price clipped (7.95). No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. 29 illustrations. Map. "The lunatic fringe of Victorian exploration." In this witty miscellany of nutty world travelers, meet Savage Landor who climbed the Himalayas without mountain climbing gear because he considered it "cheating." Also the evangelist who sailed through the Suez Canal before it was built; the sailor who tried to walk around the world; the eccentric English spinster who explored Africa in formal black skirts and high collars; etc. A look at the curious exploits of John MacGregor, Dundas Cochrane, Isabelle Eberhardt, Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt, Mary Kingsley, Louis de Rougemont, Savage Landor. Bibliography . 1st printing of First Softcover Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine condition. 195pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Seller Inventory # 010605

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine condition. First Printing of the First Edition. Jasper, Alberta: Coyote Books, 1989. 5.5" wide by 8.5" tall. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. No creases. No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Appears unread. Illustrated with maps and old photos. "First Printing May 1989" so stated. From the rear cover: "The completion of the Canadian Pacific Railroad in 1885 opened the Rocky Mountains and the Selkirk Mountains up to travelers. Off the Beaten Track is the story of fourteen women explorers, writers, artists, mountaineers and trail guides who were active during the period between the completion of the railway [in 1885], and the Second World War - it was a half-century of feverish exploration." Among those profiled are Mary Vaux Walcott, Mary Schaffer Warren, Elizabeth Parker, Mary Jobe Akeley, Caroline Hinman, Gertrude Benham, Lillian Guest, Katie Gardner, etc. Selected bibliography. Index. First Printing of the First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine condition. 290pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Seller Inventory # 010384

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. New York: Dutton, 2000. Fine condition in bright, shiny, Fine dust jacket. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped ($23.95). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. From the Dust Jacket: "David Brill chronicles his journey from a frantic life in suburban Knoxville, Tennessee, to a quieter place he creates for himself in a small cabin amid sixty-eight acres of forest adjoining a wild and scenic river After returning to a more rustic lifestyle, Brill learns important lessons - both humorous and poignant - on how to live life off the beaten path. These new lessons come via his foibles at clearing the land and building the cabin, his adventures and misadventures with his buddies who arrive to lend moral support, his midlife mountaineering feat with his brother, the painful and awkward process of making peace with his wife after their marriage ends, and his deepening connection with his daughters, A SEPARATE PLACE will resonate with many modern-day dwellers who yearn for a sanctuary of their own.". First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xii, 288pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Seller Inventory # 013564

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+ dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1993. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is lightly rubbed with one tiny closed tear. NOT price clipped ($25.00). NO chips. NO creases. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with photographs. First printing, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. From the Dust Jacket: "ASCENT. Not only the finest mountaineering journal of the last quarter-century, but the most influential. This new volume collects the best of this unique journal's offerings from the past 25 years. Also appearing in this volume are eight brand-new pieces." Appendix 1: Annotated table of contents for ASCENT issues. Appendix 2: Alphabetical list of contributors for all ASCENT issues. Biographical sketches of the contributors to this book. Bound in the original dark blue boards, with turquoise cloth spine lettered in shiny gold. Keywords: Mountain Climbing. Rock Climbing. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good+ dust jacket. 8vo. xiv, 384pp.

Seller Inventory # 013060

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine condition. NOT a library discard (illustrator). Canmore, Alberta, Canada: Inner Everests Inc. , 2003. Signed by the Author directly on the title page (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Near Fine condition. Flat, uncreased spine. 6" wide by 9" tall. Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, unmarked. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with 16 pages of full color photographs. On May 23, 1997, the author became the 10th Canadian to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. This book is the inspirational story of that climb and the dangerous descent. Laid in is a fact sheet about the author which says he was a 9-time "All-American" gymnast, member of six U.S. national teams, and was inducted into the University of Wisconsin Hall of Fame. Diagnosed with terminal leukemia (cancer of the blood), he appeared on THE OPRAY WINFREY SHOW just six months after receiving the stem cell transplant that saved his life. Signed by Author (signature only). Trade Paperback. Near Fine condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. xxi, 323pp. . Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Seller Inventory # 003856

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine dust jacket. First US Edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. The jacket would also be Fine but for just a tiny bit of yellowing to the white parts. NOT price clipped ($19.95). NO chips. NO tears. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. All pages are fresh and crisp. 9" wide by 10.5" tall. A riveting account of the ascent of seven of the world's most challenging faces: Monte Agn�r North Face; Matterhorn North Face; Grandes Jorasses Walker Spur; Eiger North Face; Aconcagua South Face; Nanga Parbat South Face; Dhaulagiri South Face. Translated by Audrey Salkeld. Illustrated with photographs throughout, many in full-color. Endpaper diagrams show the heights of peaks and length of routes for over 30 mountains from Vesuvius to Everest. First US Edition with "First published in USA by Oxford University Press 1978" so stated on the copyright page. Neate M86. Bound in the original blue boards, stamped in shiny gold on the spine. Includes dust jacket. First US Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 144pp.

Seller Inventory # 016180

Paperback. Condition: Good-Very Good condition. First Edition. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1913. Good+ condition overall. Light soil/wear to the cover. Internally Very Good. Small nick to the bottom of several pages (in the margin only; no text or illustrations are affected). NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. Among the articles in this issue are: THE ASCENT OF MONT BLANC (with 69 illustrations) by Walter Woodburn Hyde; and GEMS OF THE ITALIAN LAKES (with 13 illustrations) by Arthur Ellis Mayer. Bound in the original yellow and white wraps, stamped in black. First Edition. Softcover, 7" by 10 ". Good-Very Good condition. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Seller Inventory # 022372

Paperback. Condition: Very Good - Fine condition. NOT a library discard (illustrator). 1st ed. (so stated). Mill Valley, California: SuperTopo, 2004. Cover is in Very Good condition with only light shelfwear. Flat, uncreased spine. NO chips, tears or fading. FINE inside. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Profusely illustrated with climbing maps and photographs. From the publisher: "This book offers one hundred of the best routes in Red Rocks from 15-pitch trad climbs to single pitch sport routes. While this guidebook focuses on the most classic multi-pitch routes such as Crimson Chrysalis and Epinepherine, cragging routes are also included. Includes formerly obscure and unpublished climbs to provide more options for avoiding crowds. As in all SuperTopo books, the authors personally climbed and documented each route with meticulous care to create the most detailed and accurate topos ever published.". 1st ed. (so stated). Softcover. Very Good - Fine condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 160pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Seller Inventory # 029188

Paperback. Condition: Very Good condition. First Edition. Denver, Colorado: Chockstone Press, 1986. Very Good condition. Mild crease to one corner of the front cover. Square and tight. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Guide to rock climbing at Joshua National Park. Profusely illustated with climbing maps and photos. Copyright 1986 with same date on the title page. Bound in the original lavender stiff wraps, stamped in silver and reddish-pink. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. (xii), 401pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Seller Inventory # 030108

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good++ dust jacket. Hughes, Shirley (Dust Jacket art); Map by Simon Hughes (illustrator). New York: The Vanguard Press, Inc, 1962. Near Fine condition in bright, Very Good++ Dust Jacket, with just a touch of sunning to the spine. NOT price clipped ($3.00). No chips or tears. Not a book club edition. No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Mountain-climbing adventure in the Swiss Alps, featuring Simon and Mag Hughes, young veterans of rock climbing in North Wales. Includes a thrilling mountain rescue. With an illustration by Simon Hughes, entitled "Eagle's Eye View Looking North Down the Arolla Valley." Original dark blue cloth. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good++ dust jacket. Illus. by Hughes, Shirley (Dust Jacket art); Map by Simon Hughes. 8vo. 189pp. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed).

Seller Inventory # 000775

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good dust jacket. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). First American Edition (so stated). New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1984. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket. 7" wide by 9.75" tall. A bright, shiny, clean, square copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (24.95). NO chips. No tears. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are clean. Lavishly illustrated with photographs, many in full-color. Endpaper maps. Appendix has biographies of Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker. Diary of Events. Select Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original black cloth, lettered in shiny silver on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "On May 17, 1982, Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker were last seen climbing toward the summit of Everett on an unclimbed ridge at over 800 metres. Two of Britain's leading mountaineers, each with an international reputation, they had climbed the West Wall of Changabang in 1976, Kangchenjunga, third highest summit in the world, and Kongur, in the west of China, among many of their exploits in a revolutionary decade of mountaineering. Boardman and Tasker were part of a six-member team who set out for Everest's last unclimbed ridge without oxygen. While we shall never know the last tragic moments of the expedition's final assault, this book records the team's progress to the once Forbidden City of Lhasa, across Tibet and to the unknown North East Ridge. Told by Chris Bonington, the leader of the expedition, and Charles Clarke the doctor; it tells of a close-knit team who lost cherished friends. Redolent in climbing history, honest and sometimes stark in its imagery, it lends a glimpse, through the eyes of the team's survivors, of the enigma of why anyone should leave home for the Goddess Mother of the World.". First American Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good dust jacket. 132pp. + 60 pages of color plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Seller Inventory # 008432

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New dust jacket. First Edition. New York: The AAC Press (American Alpine Club), 1991. A gorgeous, pristine copy -- still sealed in the original clear plastic shrink wrap. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. PERFECT CONDITION. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. The dust jacket is flawless. NO rubbing NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked -- obviously never read. This is a history of the 10th Mountain Division during World War II, written by an eye-witness participant. Illustrated with 32 pages of photos. 9 maps. Two appendices. Biographical notes on key players. Necrology. Index. Bound in the original pale green cloth, lettered in shiny metallic dark green on the spine. From the flawless dust jacket: "GREEN COGNAC, THE EDUCATION OF A MOUNTAIN FIGHTER is a superb account of the mountain and ski troops as seen from Putnam's often wry perspective. The elite Mountain Troops were sent to break the German Gothic Line in the Apennine Mountains of Italy. Brilliantly led, they fought their way northward with magnificent dash, seizing control of ten mountain crests. Their determined drive broke German resistance and brought on the first large-scale enemy surrender of World War II. Much celebrated and studied after the war for their striking success and spirit in the field, the Mountain Troops presented an awe-inspiring picture of camaraderie and courage. From the bold ski-trooper concept, first suggested in 1940, to the final days of demobilization at the end of 1945, this is their story.". First Edition. Hardcover. New/New dust jacket. (xiv), 242pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Seller Inventory # 008325

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Good dust jacket. First Edition. Adelaide [Australia]: Rigby Limited, 1980. Very Good condition in a Good dust jacket. The jacket has light wear at the edges, and a few closed tears that have been neatly reinforced on the jacket's blank side with clear tape. NOT price clipped. Field Guide to the history, landforms, geology, vegetation, insects, arthropods, fishes, frogs, reptiles, birds, and mammals of Australia's Flinders Mountain Ranges. Illustrated with line drawings and numerous full color and b/w photographs. Bibliography. Glossary. Index. Bound in the original green boards, stamped in bright white on the spine. From the dust jacket: "Nine specialist authors have pooled their research findings and knowledge to produce this informative Field Guide.". First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Good dust jacket. 368pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Seller Inventory # 019853

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good dust jacket. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1973. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Dust Jacket has one short closed tear. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (5.95). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Original black cloth. Autobiography of this celebrated Scottish mountain climber and mountaineer. Includes accounts of the first ascent of Eiger Direct, and assaults on peaks in Scotland, Yosemite, the Alps, the Matterhorn, Eigerwand, Annapurna, the Roof of Cima Ovest, the Shroud on the Grandes Jorasses, Cerro Torre (Patagonia), and Everest. Index . First Printing of the First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. (viii), 168pp + 16 pages of photos. First Printing of the First U.S. Edition.

Seller Inventory # 009429

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket, as issued. First Edition (so stated). Gabriels, New York: Adirondack Mountain Club, 1958. Appears unread. Fine condition. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp and clean - probably never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Contains 7539 entries, most briefly annotated, on the Adirondacks - their natural, social and economic history, geography, conservation, general and local history, archaeology, aborigines, mining, forestry, railroads, canals, folklore, hunting and fishing, Olympic games, and the Adirondacks in art and literature. Illustrated endpapers. Frontispiece map. Map. Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped green cloth. First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. xviii, 354pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Seller Inventory # 018741

Paperback. Condition: Publisher's black wraps. Seventh Edition, Revised and Enlarged. New York: The AAC Press (American Alpine Club), 1992. 11cm wide by 16.5cm tall. As New condition, still in publisher's shrinkwrap. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Flat spine. No creases. Fresh and crisp. Well-illustrated with maps and captioned photographs. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. Publisher's errata sheet laid-in. Keywords: Mountaineering. Mountain Climbing. Rock Climbing. Seventh Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Softcover. Publisher's black wraps. 557pp. Pocket sized. .

Seller Inventory # 002405

Paperback. Condition: Publisher's black wraps. Seventh Edition, Revised and Enlarged. New York: The AAC Press (American Alpine Club), 1992. 11cm wide by 16.5cm tall. As New condition. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Flat spine. No creases. Fresh and crisp, obviously never read. Well-illustrated with maps and captioned photographs. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. Publisher's errata sheet laid-in. Keywords: Mountaineering. Mountain Climbing. Rock Climbing. Seventh Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Softcover. Publisher's black wraps. 557pp. Pocket sized. .

Seller Inventory # 002403

Paperback. Condition: Publisher's black wraps. Seventh Edition, Revised and Enlarged. New York: The AAC Press (American Alpine Club), 1992. 11cm wide by 16.5cm tall. As New condition, still in publisher's shrinkwrap. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Flat spine. No creases. Fresh and crisp. Well-illustrated with maps and captioned photographs. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. Publisher's errata sheet laid-in. Keywords: Mountaineering. Mountain Climbing. Rock Climbing. Seventh Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Softcover. Publisher's black wraps. 557pp. Pocket sized. .

Seller Inventory # 002404

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine dust jacket. First Edition. Kingswood, Surrey (U.K.):: Kaye & Ward, Ltd., 1983. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (�9.95 net). No chips. No tears. No creases. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked. Captivating and inspirational story of a man who became a professional mountaineer despite having lost both legs below the knee. Illustrated with 16 pages of full-color photographs. Glossary. Appendix on Climbing Technique. List of Major Ascents, 1970-1983. Index. Bound in the original blue boards, lettered in shiny gold on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "From a boyhood's love of mountains Norman Croucher triumphed over an accident at the age of 19 in which he lost both legs below the knee, to go on to fulfill his dream of becoming a mountaineer and who has climbed and led expeditions in almost all the major mountain ranges of the world. [After] training in the Alps, he went on to Peru, Argentina, Kashmir and China, where he made several ascents in excess of 20,000 feet. The story of his grueling battle on Muztagh Ata, 24,757 feet, in China, is enough to leave one breathless. Even when one of his artificial legs broke in Argentina he would not give up but set out on one leg to climb a mountain more than a thousand feet higher than Mont Blanc, the highest of the Alps.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./Fine dust jacket. 8vo. (vi), 217pp.

Seller Inventory # 007092

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine dust jacket. McIntyre, Loren (photographs) (illustrator). First Printing of New Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Gibbs M. Smith, Inc. / Peregrine Smith Books, 1987. A clean, tight copy. Inner hinges are perfect. Corners are NOT bumped. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny, with just a little rubbing. No fading. No chips. No tears. No creases. NOT price clipped (24.95). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. This is a reproduction of the original 1892 edition, with a New Introduction and Photographs by Loren McIntyre. Includes all the maps (4) and engravings (20 full-page and 118 smaller ones) from the 1892 edition. Map endpapers. Also includes a large folding map at the rear. Added to this new edition are 32 pages of beautiful full-color photos. Index. Bound in the original orange boards, lettered in black on the spine and front cover. From the Dust Jacket: "First published in 1892. [this] is an absorbing account of Whymper's travels among the tropical jungles and icy peaks of Ecuador, including the harrowing first ascent of the mighty Chimborazo, once thought to be the world's highest mountain." "First Edition" is so stated, with complete number row (54321) on the copyright page. . First Printing of New Edition. Oversize Hardcover (heavy). Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by McIntyre, Loren (photographs). (xxxix), 456pp.

Seller Inventory # 007152

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Good dust jacket. First Edition. Seattle, Washington: The Mountaineers, 1980. INSCRIBED/SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Fine condition in a Good dust jacket (edge chips). NOT price clipped ($19.95). NOT a library discard. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh, crisp and unmarked. 1979. First Edition (no additional printings listed). Introduction by Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Prelude by James W. Whittaker. Illustrated with 32 pages of full color photos. 7" wide by 10.25" tall. Bound in the original brown cloth. From the dust jacket: "Pakistan's magnificent K2 is known also as 'The savage mountain.' At 28,250 feet it is second only to Everest in height but first in difficulty to climb, endowed with the worst weather in the Himalaya. Five times, SAmerican mountaineers had tried to climb this mountaijmn, and failed. Five men had died in these attempts. This is the story of the year that the Americans took care of their unfinished business. In 1978, under the leadership of Everest-veteran Jim Whittake (himself trying K2 for the second time), fourteen men and women set out with a common goal: to work together to get somebody -- anybody -- to the top of K2.". INSCRIBED/SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Good dust jacket. vii, 305pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Seller Inventory # 020287

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket. Dumers, Jeaneen; & Ann Palen, William A. Kozel (illustrator). First Edition. Morrisonville, New York: Adirondack Forty-Sixers , 1991. Near Fine condition. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Pages are fresh and crisp. Well-illustrated with drawings and photos, including 16 pages in full-color. Includes a roster of Forty-Sixer members. This copy has the bookplate of member #1671. Appendices. List of chapter notes/sources. Selected Bibliography. Index. Original blue pictorial cloth. Keywords: Mountaineering. Adirondacks. Mountain climbing. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Dumers, Jeaneen; & Ann Palen, William A. Kozel. 8vo. xv, 352pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Seller Inventory # 000927

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine dust jacket. NOT a library discard (illustrator). First Printing of the First Edition. New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc, 1992. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR with just his first name, directly on the title page with "We fly with the wind. Best, Jeff." Near Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket (one short closed tear). NO chips. The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Sharp corners. NO bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Mount Everest endpaper maps with trails, climbing route, camp locations, etc. Bound in the original blue boards with a dark blue cloth spine, stamped in gold. From the publisher: "In a novel set in the majestic Himalayas, ten men and two women brave the treacherous 'dark side' of Mount Everest -- a high-stakes adventure that pits climbers against their own fear.". First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 284pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Seller Inventory # 025967

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. NOT a library discard (illustrator). Oceanside, California: Indie Books International, 2017. Appears seldom, if ever read. INSCRIBED / SIGNED (i.e. initialed) by the AUTHOR directly on the half title page. The inscription reads: "Scott - Thank you for your continued support and Belay! I can't wait to hear about your next summit! Belay on. " Fine condition. Flat, uncreased spine. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Well illustated with full color photos of mountain climbers in action. Bound in the original full color pictorial laminated boards. From the rear cover: "'When anchors fail, people die.'Your climb to excellence is never easy. The human drive within calls us to what is possible. IN REACHING YOUR NEXT SUMMIT!, Manley Feinberg II,world-class mountain climber, shares nine Vertical Lessons and one essential question. These principles will renew your commitment and inspire your quest for excellence. You will realize more of your potential as you sharpen your focus, act with courage, and generate momentum in reaching your next summit -- and beyond.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Hardcover. Fine condition/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 274pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed).

Seller Inventory # 029680

Paperback. Condition: Near Very Good condition. First Edition. Boston: The Appalachian Mountain Club, 1951. Moderate cover wear [and soil to white rear cover] else Very Good condition. Near Fine internally. NO owner's name or bookplate. Softcover. 6" wide by 9" tall. Illustrated with photographs. Maps. Includes articles: THRU NEPAL TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF EVEREST by Charles S. Houston; A MOUNTAINEER IS BORN by Owen Tudor; THE DRAKENSBERG AND BASUTOLAND by John W. Webber; LEADERSHIP SCHOOL ON THE HERMIT RANGE by William Lowell Putnam; CLIMBS IN THE MONTANA ROCKIES by Robert Underhill and Miriam Underhill; RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS IN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE by Charles B. Fobes; etc. Keywords: Mountain Climbing. First Edition. Softcover. Near Very Good condition. pp. 497-624.

Seller Inventory # 014851

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine dust jacket. First Printing of the First US Edition. New York: Discovery Books, 1999. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket (The jacket would also be FINE but for very slight rubbing). NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NOT price clipped ($23.95). Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are crisp and unmarked. Hardcover. "First U.S. Edition" is so stated, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Illustrated with 16 pages of full-color photos. Translated by Ola Klingberg. Kropp's account of his 14,000-mile bicycle round-trip and quest to scale Mount Everest entirely under his own power, without Sherpa support or bottled oxygen. Appendix( Packing List; Distance List; Summiteer List; etc). Index. Bound in the original gray boards with a blue spine lettered in shiny gold. First Printing of the First US Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xii, 228pp. + 16 pages of photos.

Seller Inventory # 015486

Paperback. Condition: Very Fine condition. NOT a library discard (illustrator). First Edition. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 2003. Very Fine condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. 1947. First Edition. A bookseller's catalogue of 138 expertly annotated mountaineering books. Cross referenced to standard authorities (ACLC, Cox, Neate, Perret, Yakushi, etc). Bound in the original tan pictorial wraps. First Edition. Softcover. Very Fine condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. Unpaged. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Seller Inventory # 025216