Search Results: Authors starting with B from JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS

Sopot Poland: Alpinistyczny Klub Eksploracyjny, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition in English. Original paperback binding. New condition: no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, solid binding, never used. This book was acquired directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book measures 199mm tall x 141mm and has 246 pages + [1], EP maps, many b/w sketches of peaks with routes marked, many route diagrams. This book describes climbing routes on many of the main or most accessible peaks, and includes details for many high level treks over some the major passes or passes that have the best views. If seeking information on a specific mountain or route, send an email and I will check to see if it is included in this guidebook, then reply -- no problem!

Hong Kong: Self-published, 1972. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIRST EDITION 1972. Original staple-bound textured gray wrappers, black lettering front, black image of mountain on front. Minor bump lower outside front corner tip otherwise like new with clean covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, never used (acquired new directly in-person from Jack Baines in the early 1980s during a UK book-scouting trip). The book measures 258mm tall x 187mm, and has 28 pages, 43 b/w photos, 2 maps. Account of the third ascent of Carstenz Pyramid by a new direct route up the N. Face, first ascent of N. Face of Sunday Peak, ascent of Ngga Poloe, ascent of Middenspitze, scramble up Pk 14,100 ft, ascent of the 5 summits along the ridge south of Ngga Poloe. Very uncommon. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Philadelphia: Campion And Company, 1913. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1913 FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. Original red buckram with gilt lettering front and spine, TEG. The book is likely ex-library but has been clean-up so that there are no library marks, but there is faint evidence of sticker removal lower front cover near spine corner (see photos). The EPs are clean and there is a slip tipped-in to the front EP that has "With the compliments of the author" printed on it. The book has relatively clean covers, light bump to lower outside cover corners (text block not bumped), no former owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The book measures 267mm tall x 178mm, and has 91 pages, 1 map, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1955. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST Edition. Original dust jacket has tear across part of upper front cover, some loss upper rear corner. The book is in fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, solid binding. The book measures 218mm tall x 140mm, and has 240 pages, 1 colour & 18 b/w photos. Biography of British marine commando & mountaineer written while stationed on NE coast of Greenland as member of British North Greenland Expedition. Climbing Scotland, Norway, Cyprus, Mont Blanc first night ascent of Brenva Face Route Major. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1979. Reprint . Soft cover. As New/No Jacket. Seattle Mountaineers 1979 paperback reprint. New condition: no marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, tight binding, never used. Acquired directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. This book measures 215mm tall x 138mm, and has 210 pages, 22 b/w photos (almost the same format, contents, and size as the first UK edition). PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

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.

Boulder CO: World Data Center For Glaciology [Snow And Ice], 1984. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1984 FIRST EDITION. Original light blue wrappers with black lettering front cover & spine. The book has clean covers, some curling at corners, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The book measures 279mm tall x 215mm, and has 300 pages, many graphs, 100 page bibliography of avalanche papers & books. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New Dehli: S. Chand & Co., 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1st Printing FIRST PRINTING of First Edition 1974. Original textured blue boards with gilt lettering spine. The book has clean covers, very minor rubbing tips corners (= slight loss of color), no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, no foxing. The original dust jacket has small loss at spine ends, light cover soiling at edges, price-clipped flap corner. The book measures 22cm tall x 14cm, and has 216 pages, 6 b/w photos, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Seattle: Cloudcap, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. New condition, purchased directly from the publisher, kept in climate controlled storage for years. No marks, no foxing, no wear, no foxing -- straight from the publisher's mailing box. The book measures 27cm tall x 19cm, and has 182 pages, 96 b/w photos.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1939. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Elizabeth Farrand George. FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. REBOUND in red cloth that closely matches the original, spine lettered in gilt closely matching the original, original map EPs preserved and placed in new cover exactly as they were in the original. BOOK CONDITION: covers are in new condition with no soiling, no rubbing, no fading. No previous owner marks or writing on any pages, NOT ex-library, tight binding, no foxing, no creased or folded pages, complete with no missing pages, no missing plates, no missing charts or maps, page 377 has two 15mm chips in outside margin (no loss of text), the map on the rear end-page has some rubbing and scuffs (see photo). As usual, LACKING the original dust jacket. Book measures 227mm tall x 147mm, and has 381 pages, 48 b/w photos, 2 EP maps, 1 chart, 7 appendices. USA first edition has more photos than the first UK edition. USA edition has b/w photo frontispiece and… Read More

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1939. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Elizabeth Farrand George. FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. LACKING the rare dust jacket. Original red cloth with gilt lettering spine. The spine cloth is faded and stained near the top with that stain extending to the upper rear cover. The spine lettering has darkened to brown. Spine ends are frayed with loss at the tips. The word, "morphine", penned on the top of the front pastedown, otherwise there are no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, pages are not stained or marked, no foxing, solid binding, complete with all pages and photos/maps, no restorations. Book measures 227mm tall x 147mm, and has 381 pages, 48 b/w photos, 2 EP maps, 1 chart, 7 appendices. USA first edition has more photos than the first UK edition. USA edition has b/w photo frontispiece and 47 b/w photos on 15 double-sided leaves. UK edition has b/w photo frontispiece and 33 b/w photos on 15 double-sided leaves.… Read More

New York: American Alpine Club, 1953. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 1953 issue of the American Alpine Journal. Original printed wrappers. From a crudely bound volume effected by drilling three holes through the text block near the spine and binding with string to adjacent issues. Other than the drilled holes, the condition is near fine: very clean, sharp edges, no tears, no chips, slight tanning spine, no marks or writing on any pages, complete with all pages & photo plates, tight binding. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York: American Alpine Club, 1949. First Edition . Printed Wrapper. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. Original September 1949 issue of The American Alpine Journal. Volume 7 Number 3, issue 23. Original printed wrappers. Nice condition: very clean covers, sharp edges, no tears, no chips, tanning spine, no marks or writing on any pages, complete with all pages & photo plates, tight binding. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.

New York: American Alpine Club, 1950. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 1950 issue of the American Alpine Journal. Very good condition: very minor soiling covers, sharp edges, no tears, no chips, slight tanning spine, no marks or writing on any pages, complete with all pages & photo plates, tight binding. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Reading: Gastons-West Col, 1988. Second Edition . Card. Fine/No Jacket. Second Edition. 12mo stiff paperback, 111pp, several b/w photos, maps. As New. Climbing guidebook with some history, detailed route descriptions, access & hut information.

Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Maritime, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 2019 FIRST EDITION. Original black boards with silver lettering spine. The book is in fine condition with clean covers, no fading, no rubbing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket is clean with no tears, no rubbing, no chips, complete with original price printed on dust jacket flap. The book measures 24cm tall x 16cm and has 197 pages, 41 b/w illustrations (photos and engravings), 9 maps, bibliography, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Reading (UK): Gaston's--West Col, 1978. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original boards with black lettering spine. Fine, flawless condition in flawless dust jacket (clean, no fading, no tears, no chips). Book has no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, no creased pages, clean pages, tight binding. Both the book and the dust jacket are in like-new condition. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket Issued. FIRST PRINTING of First USA Edition. Original red boards with gilt lettering front cover & spine. FINE condition (like new) with no rubbing, no previous owner marks or writing on any page, no foxng, never read (we purchased this directly from the publisher in 1980) no creased pages, clean pages, tight binding. The first USA edition of this book was published without a dust jacket, ie, no USA example of the first edition has a publisher's dust jacket. PHOTOS ARE OF ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Seattle: Cloudcap Press, 1988. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New/No Jacket. 1988 FIRST PRINTING. Original glossy pictorial paperback. New condition purchased directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. Unused, unread condition with clean covers, no tears, no rubbing, no marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, complete, sharp corners, no spine creases. New condition. Complete text in three languages in this book: English, Spanish, French. The book measures 190mm tall x 104mm, and has 279 + [8] pages, many b/w and color photos, 8l ridge maps, EP maps. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1965. First Edition . Original Wraps. Good/No Jacket Issued. 1965 FIRST EDITION. Original orange stiff paper wrappers with black lettering, staple-bound. Some smudges on covers, sunning spine area, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, , no foxing, solid binding. This guide comes in two states, the present one and one where there is a route topo decoration printed in black on the front cover and printer info on the copyright page. They appear to have exactly the same contents and pagination (but I have not attempted to check the complete text in a side-by-side comparison....spot checking indicates the text is the same). It is unclear which is first. Both are equally uncommon, this being one of the scarcer Fred Beckey books. The book measures 204mm tall x 130mm and has 86 pages, a few route diagrams & maps. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.