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The Pen y Gwryd: Tales from the Smoke Room
by Goodfellow, Rob & Copeland, Jonathan & O'Neill, Peter (eds)
Gomer Press, 2016. 1st ed Fine in Fine dw. recollections of stays at the Pen y Gwryd Hotel, Snowdonia, with contributions from many well known climbers, it was used as a training base before the Everest success of 1953
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$15.20
Climbers' Guide to Glencoe & Ardgour 'Vol 2' Glencoe, Beinn Trilleachan & Garbh Bheinn
by S.M.C. (ed Lovat, L.S.)
Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 1965 reprint. G++ faded spine no dw. small format 160 pages, one of the original guides to the area [Neate Q336]
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$10.13
The Sandia & Manzano Mountains -- New Mexico Hiking Guide Vol. 1
by Merrill, John N
Santa Rosa: Trail Crest Publications Ltd., 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket Issued. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition 1993. Original spiral bound glossy paperback. The book is in fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no creases, no soiling, no foxing, no tears, probably never used. The book measures 21cm tall x 14cm and has 104 pages, several maps, several b/w photos.
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$20.00
Mountaineering in Britain: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present Day
by Ronald W. Clark & Edward C. Pyatt
Phoenix House, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. London: Phoenix House 1957, first edition. VG red cloth; slight spine lean, owner's name on first free endpaper, faint foxing to fore edge. Unclipped dust jacket is also VG with mild wear to extremities. 6.5 x 10 in., 287 pp. Many photos of early climbers in action.
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$15.00
Playing the Man: a biography of the mountaineer Capt John Percy Farrar DSO
by Imeson, Barry
Loose Scree, 2010. 1st ed Fine in VG dw (limited edition; no 15 of 250). a biography of Capt Farrar, a leading amateur climber of his day, past President of the Alpine Club and former editor of the Alpine Journal
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$88.68
The Push
by Caldwell, Tommy
1st ed VG in VG- dw (as three small coffee stains on bottom of front cover and one larger one on rear) a great read based around his climb of the Dawn Wall in Yosemite, a 7 year project with lots of ups and downs along the way
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$15.83
El Capitan: Historic Feats and Radical Routes
by Duane, Daniel
Chronicle Books, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near fine. signed by author. SF: Chronicle Books 2000, first edition, first printing. VG orange cloth; bumps to corners. Unclipped dust jacket in near fine condition. 8 x 10 in., 142 pp. Stories of early climbs of El Capitan in Yosemite; great period photos. Signed by author Duane on the title page.
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$40.00
Fell and Lake: Lakeland number (1936/37)
by Fell & Rock Journal
FRCC, 1937. 1st ed VG+ no dw. Lakeland number Vol XI 1936 no.30 \ 1937 no.31, an anthology of articles about climbing in the Lake District
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$12.67
Vertigo Games
by Randall, Glenn
W. R. Publications, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. Sioux City, IA: W. R. Publications 1983, first edition, first printing. VG oversized paperback; mild surface wear. 8.5 x 11 in., 125 pp. Photo essays of Colorado climbs, including ice climbing on frozen waterfalls.
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$15.00
Classic Climbs of Australia
by Friend, Joe
Second Back Row Press, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. Second Back Row Press 1983, first edition. VG oversized paperback; gift inscription on short title page. 8.15 x 11.75 in., 111 pp. Covers the entire continent, including Federation Peak in Tasmania.
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$25.00
Nature's Altars: Mountains, Gender, and American Environmentalism
by Schrepfer, Susan R
University Press of Kansas, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. University Press of Kansas 2003, first edition, first printing. VG pictorial boards; bump/dent on front cover. No dust jacket. 6.25 x 9.25 in., 316 pp. History of climbing, women, & environmentalism in North America.
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$15.00
Climbing Back
by Wellman, Mark with John Flinn
WRS, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. signed and inscribed by author. Waco, TX: WRS 1992, first edition. VG hardback in a VG unclipped dust jacket. 6.5 x 9.5 in., 254 pp. Author Wellman was crippled in a climbing accident, came back to make ascents of big walls in Yosemite Valley. Inscribed and signed by Wellman on the half title page.
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$15.00
Yankee Rock & Ice: A History of Climbing in the Northeastern United States
by Laura & Guy Waterman
Stackpole, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole 1993, first edition. Fine/VG. Dust jacket shows fading to spine, no other flaws. 6.25 x 9.5 in., 334 pp. Lots of historic photos of climbers in action. PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavy book; priority & international shipping will require extra postage.
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$15.00
100 Classic Climbs - Scotland - Central & Southern Highlands
by Crockett, Ken & Ashton, Steve
The Crowood Press, 1988. 1st ed VG in soft cover. small format 222 page soft cover, classic rock and ice climbing guide to the central & southern highlands of Scotland, includes: Arran, Arrochar, Glencoe, Ben Nevis, Ardgour & Creag Meaghaidh
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$10.13
School Log and Dog Tales 1962-1982
by Morrow, Mary Lou
Mary Lou Morrow, 1989. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. signed and inscribed by author. Published by the author in 1989, first edition. Paperback in VG condition. 8 x 8 in., 75 pp. Memoir of public schools in Everett, Washington. Inscribed, signed & dated by author Morrow on the title page.
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$25.00
World Climbing
by Mountain Magazine (ed King, T.)
Dark Peak, 1980. 1st ed G++ as top of spine split no dw pictorial cover. Large format, 'Info' pages from 'Mountain' magazine nos 1 (Jan69) to 64 (Dec78), covers 10 years of major rock climbing & mountaineering worldwide [Neate W127]
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$12.67
The Island of Rhum
by Brown, Hamish
Cicerone Press, 1995 reprint. 1995 reprint VG pb. small format, 100 page guide to the island of Rhum, for walkers, climbers and visitors [Neate Q306]
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$10.13
Rock Climbing in Britain
by Wright, Jeremiah E.B
The Mountaineering Association, 1964 reprint. 1964 reprint VG no dw pictorial card covers. climbs in every famous group of hills in Scotland, North Wales and the Lake District [Neate W129]
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$12.67
A Climber's Guide To Yosemite Valley -- 1964 FIRST EDITION
by Roper, Steve
San Francisco: The Sierra Club, 1964. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 1964 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Very uncommon. Roper told me that less than 500 copies were made. That number is corroborated in Vogel's bibliography of climbing guidebooks. Original red cloth, black lettering front & spine, black decoration front & spine. The book is in basically new condition with the only flaw being a tiny bump to the upper outside corner tip of the rear cover. Very...
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$415.00
On Alpine Heights & British Crags
by Abraham, George D
Methuen & Co, 1919. 1st UK ed G++ as cover is wrinkled and has a ring stain, is ex library but very few marks inside rear cover. no dw. climbing reminiscences and other topics, includes: Dolomites, Lake District, Wales [Neate A07]
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$31.67
El Capitan Historic Feats and Radical Routes
by Duane, Daniel
Chronicle Books. As New in As New dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 0811824845 . Inscribed by author to famous climber Warren Harding (1924-2002) . Almost new hardcover with tight binding and clean pages. Almost new dust jacket with very minimal wear and is protected in mylar. ; 10.06 X 7.95 X 0.84 inches; 143 pages; Signed by Author .
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$100.00
John Gill: Master of Rock
by Ament, Patrick
Stackpole Books, 1998. revised and expanded ed VG pb. biography of Gill, renowned for his bouldering prowess and mental approach to rock climbing, well illustrated [Neate A40]
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$19.00
Snow Structures and Ski Fields
by G Seligman
Second edition. (First edition 1936.) "This book is an attempt to describe and explain the prime causes of snow phenomena so that the reader will be able to understand them when he meets them, and thus, by thinking out the sequels for himself, acquire experience with greater ease and in a manner hitherto impossible for him."This book originates from the personal library of the late Arnold J. Heine QSM, ONZM, Polar Medal.The dustcover is not present.The covers are blue cloth, the colour is still good but...
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$27.11
A Guide To Mountaineering Ropes -- 1979 Third Edition
by Benk, C. & G. Bram
Isny im Allgäu: Edelrid, 1979. 3rd Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. E. Weiss. 1979 THIRD Edition revised and expanded. Original small paperback with image of a rope on front cover. Very good condition with light soiling rear cover, no rubbing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no tears, solid binding. The book measures 106mm tall x 150mm and has 98 + [1] pages, many illustrations. Basicallly a technique book on use of ropes in climbing, knots, some history of...
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$20.00
Downward Bound A Mad! Guide to Rock Climbing
by Harding, Warren & Beryl Knauth
Menasha Ridge Pr. Very Good. 1990. Softcover. 0897321014 . Very good softcover with tight binding and clean pages. Very minimal shelf wear to edges and corners of covers and spine. Minor fading to spine. Clear photographs and illustrations. ; Menasha Ridge Press Climbing Classics Series; 8.20 X 5.20 X 0.60 inches .
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$95.00
