The Complete Ski-Runner by Lunn Arnold - 1930

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Hardcover. Good. Owners inscription on front endpaper. Otherwise good+. No DJ.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930 213 pages, illustrations.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1930. First edition, hardcover, 231 pages. Small, decorative book-plate on front pastedown, spine a little browned, a little foxing (brown age spots) on endpapers and edges, else a nice firmly-bound Very Good copy. All the tipped-in illustration plates are present, the hinges are firm and uncracked, and the book sits square with no spine slant. Overall, quite a nice copy of an interesting and collectable book. This book might not teach you to ski like an Olympic athelete but it will teach you to ski like people did in the Twenties and Thirties!.

London: Methuen & Co., 1930 8vo. original blue cloth (edges of cloth waterstained); pp. xvi, 214 + 2 p. pubs. advts, with 21 illustrations. A very good copy. [Neate L66]. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket.

Methuen London 1930. First edition. Blue cloth, photographs, diagrams, 213pp. Good in like jacket - tape reinforcing inside, chipped top of spine.

London: Methuen, 1930. 1st edition. Nice copy. octavo. hardback with dust jacket xvi + 213pp., frontis., b/w plates, text ills., Very nice copy in pale blue boards with a nice unclipped dust jacket with slight chipping to extremities

London: Methuen & Co., 1930 VG+/F-. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (prev. owner's name to FFE, bookseller's label to tail edge front pastedown, spine a little sunned, a little rubbing to extremities, else clean & crisp) in dustwrapper (edges slightly rubbed with trifling wear to extremities only, a few discreet marks, else clean & complete); pp. xvi, 214 + 2 p. pubs. advts, with 21 illustrations. A near fine copy in the uncommon dustwrapper. [Neate L66]. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/F-.

Methuen & Co. London., 1930 Book size about 6 by 9 inches with some 213 numbered pages plus some 21 full page photo illustrations and thirty diagrams. Bound in blue cloth with black lettering on the spine only. Stated First Edition in 1930. Published by Methuen & Co. in London. In the original dustwrapper with front flap price of 12s, 6p at bottom. Wrapper enclosed in a removable clear plastic protector. An early and influential book on ski-ing. Book with very slight wear; seven small red underlinings to the Preface else clean and unmarked. Wrapper with a tiny chip to the rear flap fold bottom else slight wear. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Good. 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue boards with gold imprint on spine. Includes many b&w plates and illustrations. Boards have light shelf wear and light fading and wear on spine; gutters are cracked and text block has moderate foxing. Signed by author on title page, and "Faith Donaldson" is penciled in on front endpaper. Faith Donaldson was a member of the first American ski team to tour Europe. A record of the history and technique of downhill skiing. Arnold Lunn is often called the 'Father of Downhill Skiing' for his endless campaigning to have downhill and slalom racing recognized as International Ski Federation and Olympic events. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 213 pp; Signed by Author .