BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers from Tangible Tales

New York: Villard, 1997. First printing. Hardback. Very Good/very good. Signed in blue ink by the author on the half-title page, "To Matt & Gail - Jon Krakaur." White and gray hardcover, 1st edition in dustjacket. Stated First Edtion with number line beginning with a 2 as required for Villard first printings. A very good… Read more about this item

Wyoming: Jelm Mountain Press, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Green cloth hardcover with silver titles in dustjacket. No statement of edition. Previous owner's inscription to the front free-endpaper, otherwise a very good to near fine copy - clean, straight, and tight. with minor crinkling at the spine ends. The dustjacket is not as good, price-clipped, with… Read more about this item

London: Oldbourne Press, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Green hardcover, first edition, in dustjacket. A good copy but with age-toning and foxing to the cover, some text pages, and textblock edges. General wear to the cover edges and bumping at the spine tips. The interior is unmarked in a solid binding, lacking tightness. The… Read more about this item

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Good/good. Signed and inscribed by astronaut Eugene Cernan on the title page, "To Jeff & Lisa - From the Man on the Moon! Gene Cerner." Black hardcover, 5th printing, in dustjacket. A good copy but with a bump to the head of the spine toward the… Read more about this item

Minnesota: Keen Editions, 2011. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Signed without inscription on the title page by the author. Trade paperback, first edition. A very good copy but with some bumping and a small red dot to the front textblock edge. Minor shelf-wear. A tight copy as if unread. 273 pp., some… Read more about this item

Oregon: Billville Press, 1997. Hardcover. Good/fair. Signed and inscribed on the front free-endpaper by the author, "To Jack Hogan From Matt. Best regards Bill Robinet." Blue cloth hardcover in dustjacket, no indication of printing. A good-only copy with bumps to the corners, two pages ruffled and a spot that opens a bit too widely just… Read more about this item

New York: Pocket Books, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Signed without inscription by author and mountaineer Jim Wickwire. Blue hardcover, 1st edition, in dustjacket. A very good copy with bending at the spine tips and some fading along the board edges being the only flaws. Dustjacket is also very good with matching wear… Read more about this item

Seattle: Cloudcap, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Yellow hardcover, 1st edition, in dustjacket. A good+ copy with bending at the corners and spine tips. Interior is clean, tight and unmarked. The dustjacket is also quite good, but with sun-fading to the spine panel and matching bending at the corners andl tips. 463 pp., some color and b/w photos. The story… Read more about this item

New York: Kraus Reprint, 1980. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. Howard Simon. Dark blue hardcover, lacking jacket. A good copy of this modern reprint, with dusting and minor soil and scuffing to the covers. Solid binding and hinges and straight corners. A bit of crimping to the spine tips. Pages are unmarked, but some of the… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, Inc., 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Good/very good. Signed without inscription by the author on the title page, "Murry A. Taylor 6/22/2000." Gray hardcover 1st edition in dustjacket. A good+copy with bending at the spine tips and general shelf-wear to the board edges. Interior is clean and unmarked in a solid binding and hinges.… Read more about this item

Washington: Ye Galleon Press, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. Green hardcover - leatherette with bright gilt titles and cover illustration (Galleon). A very good copy - clean, tight, and square. One page miscut and corner folded so it doesn't stick out past the edges. Some browning to the pastedowns, presumably from the glue used in printing.… Read more about this item

California: The Jedediah Smith Society, 1999. Revised. Paperback. Very Good. Tan oversized softcover with full color illustration to the front cover. A very good copy of this title. Minor bending at the corners and a bit of dark scuffing spineward at the front cover. The interior is clean, and tight as if unread. The… Read more about this item

Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2008. Hardcover. Good/good. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front free-endpaper, "9-11-09 To Yvonne - Fairwinds - Sharon Sites Adams." A good copy but with bumping to the lower corners of the boards and a bit of scuffing to the front cover. The interior is clean and unmarked, solid… Read more about this item

California: News Publishing Company, 1948. Second edition. Hardcover. Good. Green textured cloth with fading gilt titles, 2nd edition, no jacket. A good copy with some soil, and wear to the cover edges. Corners and spine tips bending inward. Previous owner's gift inscription neatly inside the front cover, otherwise a clean, tight copy in a solid… Read more about this item

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2011. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Gray and black hardcover, 1st edition in dust jacket. Signed by the author in black marker on the title page. A very good copy with minor shelfwear at the bottom corners and a couple of pages with crinkled top corners toward the last… Read more about this item