The Age Of Mountaineering

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. Stated second printing of author's work, which chronicles worldwide mountaineering, including the climbing of Mount Everest. With maps at endpapers showing comparative heights of peaks on various continents, and with numerous b&w photo, additional maps, tables and backmatter with further mountaineering information and… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: JB Lippincott, 1954. First. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG. 352 pp. ill. end paper maps.From the Matterhorn to Mt. McKinley and from the Andes to Everest. Book is near fine while jacket has some chipping (NO LOSS) throughout.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1954. 1st imp. stated. HB. Quarter brown cloth over cream cloth, 8vo., 352pp. Clean book in dust jacket with substantial wear, tears. Book condition VG in Good DJ.

Collins, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1956. No Edition Remarks. 384 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light… Read more about this item

London: Collins, 1956 First edition in hardcover with dust jacket. 384 pp. Endpaper maps, illustrations, appendices, index. Jacket has some minor rubbing, light edgewear. Near Fine/Very Good.

London: Collins, 1956. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Uncorrected proof. Some light creasing to the wraps. Small amount of edge wear to the spine tips. Small amount of foxing to the prelims and page edges. No marginalia.

London, Collins, 1956.. First UK Edition; 8vo; pp. 384; map endpapers, list of illustrations, list of maps & sketches, appendices; original cloth, damaged dustjacket, price clipped; page edges flecked and browned, spine cocked; a good copy.

Philadelphia and New York, J. B. Lippincott Company, [1954], First edition. . original 2 part cloth, spine title lettering, dj (lightly rubbed at edges, not price clipped), name on half-title page, else near fine, clean. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 364, [i, addendum of late report of climbing of K2] pp, illustrations from photos, maps, endpaper maps, bibliog,… Read more about this item

Philadelphis: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1954. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 6 x 9 1/2 in. 352 pp. Stated first impression. Brown cloth spine with natural linen boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; mild shelf wear, covers very clean with mild sunning and slight foxing. Spine sunned. Binding tight and text bright and unmarked, with PO's name on… Read more about this item

London: Collins. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1956. Hardcover. An account of the world's great mountains and of the men who climbed them. With a chapter on British Mountains by W. H. Murray. Black and white photographs. First British edition. Hint of foxing to edges, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An… Read more about this item

Lopndon: Collins, 1956 Copy in green cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Jacket spine lightly sunned. Jacket lightly chipped at head of spine and small closed tear at head of lower jacket cover. Maps as front and rear end papers. Free of inscriptions. Clean texrt with b/w plates.

J. B. Lippincott, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. A good copy of the first edition hardcover in jacket ('first printing' stated). Jacket has some chips, tears and wear; book has some darkening and wear to edges of binding; top edge of text spotted; ink inscription on half title.

J. B. Lippincott, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by noted climber Jim Whittaker (the first American to summit Everest) on title page. A very good copy of the first edition, second printing hardcover in jacket ('second printing' stated). Jacket has slight wear to edges; binding has some old tape residue to covers; evidence of removed… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: J.B.Lippincott Company, 1954 VG+/VG. 8vo. original brown cloth gilt (inscrip. to verso FFE, a few marks) in dustwrapper (edges rubbed and a little frayed, tiny chipping at spine ends); pp. 352, addendum slip tipped in at rear, with 24 illustrations, 6 maps and an endpaper map. Heavy item (1.1 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A… Read more about this item

Collins, 1956. 1956 First Edition. hardcover. 384pp, owner's signature, VG in G+ chipped dw.. An account of the world's great mountains and of the men who climbed them.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

Textbook Publishers, 2003. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

J. B. Lippincott, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good/Good . Chipping and edgewear to dustjacket. The Age of Mountaineering is undoubtedly the most important of all Mr. Ullman’s books. In it he tells the story of man’s conquest of the world’s high places, from Paccard and Balmat on Mount Blanc in 1786 to Hillary and Tenzing on the summit of… Read more about this item

Textbook Publishers, 2003. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Textbook Publishers, 2003. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

J. B. Phillicott Company 1964. Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.