Search Results: California from JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS

Glendale: La Siesta Press, 1964. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. 1964 FIRST EDITION (first printing) with typed letter pertaining to the book SIGNED by Wheelock. Original lightly textured yellow stiff wrappers with brown lettering and illustration front cover, publisher's emblem in brown rear cover. The covers have minor pattern fading, old owner's name penned to front cover (recipient of the signed letter), signed letter taped (cello) to inside of front cover at fore-edge (tape has yellowed and stained the underlying paper, no writiing or marks on pages, no foxing, solid binding. The book measures 209mm tall x 140mm, and has 40 pages, 2 b/w photos, 5 maps. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1975. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Beryl "Beasto" Knauth. 1975 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. The book is collectible condition with very clean covers, no rubbing, no fading, usual tanning to EPs and much less than usual tanning to margins of pages, no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, tight binding. The dust jacket is in better condition than usual: no fading, no soiling, 15mm clean tear upper front at spine crease, rubbing to spine corners and to very tips of flap corners, complete with original price of $7.95 on front flap corner. Collectible condition. NOTE: the first edition of this book is prone to cracking of the binding if it is opened too widely. The binding is not sewn, and the drying of the glue creates this condition. This example has been carefully examined to see if there is cracking with none being found. There is no cracking of the binding in this example. The book measures 215mm tall x… Read More

Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1975. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Nathan Clark (b/w photos). 1975 FIRST EDITION (first printing). One of 500 copies only, not reprinted. This book was issued by the publisher WITHOUT dust jacket. No example of this book has a dust jacket. No dust jacket was ever made for this publication. The book is in excellent condition in original brownish gray cloth with photo illustrated front and gilt lettering spine. There are no previous owner's marks or writing on any pages, no rubbing, no creased page corners, very clean, no foxing, no tears, no marks inside or outside book, tight binding, hinges are fine and not cracked. Like new condition, probably never read. The book measures 220mm tall x 45mm and has 95 pages, 20 b/w photos, 1 map, bibliography, introduction & history by John W. Robinson. Accounts of the 2nd ascent of El Picacho (1932, 1st ascent from the west via "Pinnacle Ridge") & 1st ascent from the east (1937, via Providencia Canyon).… Read More

Martinez: John Muir Hstorical Park Association, 1959. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1959 First Edition Inscribed and SIGNED by the author on the blank FFEP. Original green cloth with gilt lettering front and spine. The book has clean covers, tight binding, no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages (other than the author's signed inscription), The book measures 203mm tall x 143mm and has 141 pages, 12 b/w photos. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

San Francisco: Thomas B Hudson & Longman and Co. and Whittaker and Co., 1923. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Original illustrated paperback (magazine size) bound by two staples. The front cover has "Harrison Memorial" penciled on it. Light soiling covers mainly at the edges and spine area. Slight crease mark front cover. Complete with all pages. Tiny loss to upper outside corner tip. No writing or marks on pages. This measures 303mm tall x 227mm, and has 40 pages, several b/w photos and sketches. This was a periodical of the Olympic Athletic Club of San Francisco. It has articles on Football, Basketball, Baseball, Bowling, Fencing, Golf, Handball, Soccer (early description introducing the game to the area), Swimming, club news. Uncommon.

San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1930. First Edition . Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Short tears to cover edges, small loss spine ends of cover, solid binding, short inscription in light pencil on top of front cover otherwise no previous owner marks or writing. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.

San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1956. First Edition . Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. 1956 issue. Relatively clean covers, no tears, solid binding, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.

San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1925. First Edition . Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Usual edge wear covers, couple of scuffs to spine, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, crease mark rear cover. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.

San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1933. First Edition . Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Short tears to cover edges, solid binding, no previous owner marks or writing. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.

San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1943. First Edition . Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Complete with all photos and plates. Stamp on front cover (see photo) otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. MIssing top 1cm of spine cover otherwise no chips or tears. Solid binding. PHOTO IS OF THe THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED.

San Francisco: The Sierra Club, 1950. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The 1950 re-issue of the first 8 issues of the Sierra Club Bulletin (numbers 1 through 8 = entire volume #1). Exact facsimile reproduction of original issues. Original red buckram with silver lettering spine. The book has some fading to covers and spine, a splotchy drop mark front cover, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The early issues of the bulletin became nearly impossible to find after most were destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake fires. 341 numbered pages, several b/w photo plates. This issue is itself somewhat scarce since only 500 copies were produced. The volume measures 242mm tall x 160mm, and has 341 + [6] pages, 34 b/w plates. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

FIRST EDITION (first printing) of 500 copies only, not reprinted. This book was issued by the publisher WITHOUT dust jacket. No example of this book has a dust jacket. No dust jacket was ever made for this publication. The book is in excellent FINE condition in original red cloth with black lettering spine. There are no previous owner's marks or writing on any pages, no creased corners, very clean, no tears, no marks inside or outside book, tight binding, hinges are fine and not cracked. This book measures 276mm tall x 185mm and has 96 pages, 8 b/w photos, 8 sketches (by Mark Bright), relief map on endpages, bibliography, list of Clyde's first ascents, chronology. The book has a 16-page biography of Clyde by Dennis Kruska. Also, Kruska has made detailed annotations to Clyde's letters. The core of this book consists of 25 unedited letters (unpublished prior to this book) that were written by Clyde over a 41-year span. They all relate to his climbing, tramping, skiing, and various outdoor adventures in… Read More