Search Results: Titles starting with A from JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1954. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Printing of First UK Edition. Original blue boards with red lettering spine. Fading spine, slight age browning to pages, no foxing, no previous owner names or writing on any pages, sold binding. The book measures 20cm tall x 13cm and has 191 pages, 15 b/w photos, map. First ascent of the highest peak (6617m, via W Face & S Ridge) in Cordillera Huayhuash in Peru by a group of Harvard (& 2 Stanford) students that included George Bell. Summit team had accident on descent, injuries, forced bivi, survival. Accurate description of broken promises & treachery by locals who had been hired to help in the evacuation. One member lost all of his toes to frostbite. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1954. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First Printing of First UK Edition. Original blue boards with red lettering spine. Clean covers, fading at top of spine, old owner name & address on top of blank FFEP otherwise no previous owner names or writing on any pages, sold binding. The dust jacket has lots of edge wear with some small loss in places -- mainly the upper rear area (see photo). The book measures 20cm tall x 13cm and has 191 pages, 15 b/w photos, map. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York: Macmillan Company, 1937. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of first USA edition. Original blue cloth, gilt lettering spine. Rear cover has burn marks and the bottom of the text block has similar browning. The inside pages are fine and not burnt or browned other than the bottom margin of the last few pages and the rear EPs. The pages are clean, have no foxing, no loss, no owner marks or writing on any pages, tight binding. Other than the browning rear cover and bottom of the text block the book is in excellent condition. The book does not have a smoky smell except when one's nose is pressed against the bottom of the text block (even then the scent is very slight). Flipping the pages creates no odor. This book suffered the damage while packed in a box that was super-heated on the bottom. Since the box was fully packed and squeezed tightly against and under other boxes, there was not enough oxygen for a flame to ignite, but there was partial… Read More

Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1876. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 1876 SECOND EDITION, same format and contents as first edition. Original green cloth, debossed rules front and rear, gilt lettering and gilt decoration spine, original brown coated EPs. The book has clean covers, rubbing at spine ends, solid binding, old owner name on first blank page dated 1884 otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing. The book measures 294mm tall x 142mm, and has 436 pages + [4 pages ads at end], color frontispiece illustration, b/w title page engraving, large folding map in rear pocket. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London & Seattle: Diadem Books & The Mountaineers, 1987. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. SECOND EDITION with many additional photographs (Same format, same text, and same size as the first edition but with 61 more photos and new introduction by Doug Scott). Original black boards with silver lettering spine. The book is in fine, clean condition, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding. The dust jacket is in fine condition with no tears, no chips, clean. The book measures 235mm tall x 155mm, and has 365 pages + [1], 82 photos, 16 maps & diagrams, index. "The most authoritative one-volume reference source on the historical & geographical background to the enti re Himalayan range [and Karakoram]." Mason took part in the mapping & field work, and throughout his life he passionately followed & researched all exploration. Particulary useful in sorting out the place names which have often been confused in the general literature. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York & Banff: The American Alpine Club & The Alpine Club Of Canada, 2009. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, tight binding. PHOTO IS OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York & Banff: The American Alpine Club & The Alpine Club Of Canada, 2007. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, tight binding. PHOTO IS OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Golden & Banff: The American Alpine Club & The Alpine Club Of Canada, 2004. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, tight binding. PHOTO IS OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Golden & Banff: The American Alpine Club & The Alpine Club Of Canada, 2008. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, tight binding. PHOTO IS OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Golden & Banff: The American Alpine Club & The Alpine Club Of Canada, 2005. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, tight binding. PHOTO IS OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York & Banff: The American Alpine Club & The Alpine Club Of Canada, 1991. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Near fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, tight binding. PHOTO IS OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York & Banff: The American Alpine Club & The Alpine Club Of Canada, 1989. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Nice condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, tight binding. PHOTO IS OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York & Banff: The American Alpine Club & The Alpine Club Of Canada, 1990. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Near fine condition with minor rubbing spine ends, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, tight binding. PHOTO IS OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: George Philip & Son, 1891. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First UK Edition translated from the German edition. Original green cloth binding with decorated front cover & spine, gilt lettering front & spine, original green coated end pages. The book has tissue-repaired inside hinges, strong binding and stable, former owner bookplate on the front pastedown, a bookstore stamp on upper edge of the verso of the FFEP along with seller's mark in pencil in the same area, no other marks or writing on any pages, a little fore-edge foxing but no foxing on page faces, light cover wear with some surface rubbing at the corners, generally clean. Complete with all maps and illustrations. The plates with the original photos are clean with no darkening/browning of the margins that is sometimes found with this book. The book measures 26cm tall x 18cm and has 404pp, 3 colored folding maps, colored frontispiece, 8 mounted b/w photos, 12 illustrated plates, 19 text illustrations, 11… Read More

London: Bemrose And Sons Ltd., 1904. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Harold Percival. 1st Printing FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Ex-library with bookplate, spine number, and stamp on title page. Original green cloth with white & black decoration front, black lettering front, gilt lettering spine. The book has 5 library marks: spine number, library bookplate on front pastedown, library stamp on title page, library stamp on top edge and bottom edge of text block. No other library marks. The book has rubbed corners, 3cm split in cloth at top front spine crease, a few cover marks, solid binding, no writing or marks other than those already mentioned, no foxing. The book measures 213mm tall x 150mm and has 444 pages + 100 pages appendices + 11 page index + 3 pages of advertisement, 119 b/w photos and illustrations in the main text, 60 b/w photos/maps,diagrams in the appendices. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

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.

London: John Murray, 1932. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original black cloth with small gilt decoration front cover and gilt lettering spine. Some usual fading to spine cloth, clean covers, solid binding, no foxing, from the collection of Robert Lawrie with his signature in pencil on the short-title page, no other previous owner marks or writing on any pages. Robert Lawrie was a famous mountaineering boot maker and equipment supplier. He was the main supplier of the 1953 British Everest expedition as well as supplier to many other famous Himlayan and Polar expeditions. The book measures 222mm tall x 139mm, and has 329 pages, 18 b/w photos, index. Memoirs of Klucker, one of the greatest Alpine guides. He climbed with Norman-Neruda, was with Whymper in the Canadian Rockies (18 page chapter on Rockies), made first ascent of complete Peuterey Ridge on Mont Blanc. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Seattle: Cloudcap, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original glossy pictorial paperback. New condition: no marks, no writing on any pages, no rubbing, clean, tight binding, no foxing, never used. Purchased directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book measures 234mm tall x 164mm, and has 160 pages, many color photos, b/w route maps, several b/w sketches, index. Covers John Muir Trail Sierra Nevada, Front Ranges Colorado Rockies, Wind River Range Wyoming, Volcanoes of Oregon Cascades, Southern Washington Cascades, Bob Marshall mountains of Montana, North Cascades of Washington, Banff to Kicking Horse Pass Canadian Rockies, Sunset Pass to Maligne Lake Jasper Park Canadian Rockies, Mt Robson and Sulphur River to Grande Cache.

London: The Popular Book Club, 1958. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1958 Popular Book Club edition (same text as first edition). The book is in nice condition with minor darkening to spine, clean, minor browning to page edges, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The dust jacket has minor loss at the top of the spine, no tears, clean, slight darkening to spine. The book measures 19cm tall x 12cm, and has 248 pages, 23 b/w photos. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1936. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Original green cloth, gilt lettering spine. The book has clean covers and the spine cloth is not faded which almost always the case, Light foxing on a few early and late pages mainly opposite photo plates, solid binding, some light fore-edge foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. The very uncommon original dust jacket has 5mm deep loss across the top of the spine, a 20mm x 20mm loss lower spine corner, small loss at corner tips, foxing spots rear panel, original price still present on front flap corner. The book measures 228mm tall x 144mm, and has 339 pages, 22 b/w photo plates, folfing map + EP map, bibliography, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.