Winter Sports
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Pilote des Glaciers
by Geiger, Hermann
Arthaud, 1967. 1st ed VG pb. Geiger was a Swiss pilot who specialised in Mountain Rescue, initially in a plane equipped with skis, then a helicopter - text in French [Neate G10]
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£5.00
The World Atlas of Skiing
by POOLEY, Stephen
(New York): Mallard Press, 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Near fine, with foxing to the foredge, in a near fine dustwrapper with short tears to the spine and rear flap fold.
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$20.00
Framed Signed Envelope commemorating Speed Skating
by BLAIR, Bonnie (1964 - )
Milwaukee, WI, 1983. framed. 3.5 x 5.75-inch First Day Cover issued ahead of the 1984 Olympics. Signed in full by Blair and postmarked in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on December 29, 1983. The envelope features two women skating on the left and has a cancelled 28-cent "Olympics 84 USA 28c" stamp on the upper right. Float-mounted below a 4.5 x 4-inch photo of Blair skating. Double-matted in red and white and set in a black frame measuring 16 x 11 inches. Fine condition.<br/> <br/> American...
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$175.00
Trans World Airlines - Skiing the Rockies
by [Skiing] [Winter Sports]
New York: Trans World Airlines, 1976. Color poster [101 cm x 61 cm] / [40" x 24"] Fine. 'A' condition. Promotional poster from TWA promoting their service to the Interior West for their 'Ski the Rockies' campaign, which offered inclusive tours (including gear) to ski areas in the Rocky Mountains: Alta, Aspen, Breckenridge, Crested Butte, Heavenly Valley, Jackson Hole, Keystone, Park City, Purgatory, Snowbird, Snowmass, Steamboat, Taos, Vail, Winter Park. Poster features a bird's-eye view of a skier...
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$350.00
The Book of the Climbing Year
by McNeish, Cameron
Patrick Stephens, 1988. 1st ed VG in VG dw. large format, a number of writers introduce their favourite time of year with essays on climbing and skiing on various ranges around the world
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£12.00
Bone Games. One Man's Search For The Ultimate Athletic High.
by Schultheis, Rob
New York: Random House, 1984. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original blue boards and navy cloth spine lettered in gilt. The book is in nice condition with clean covers, no rubbing, sharp corners, no foxing, tight binding, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. The dust jacket has a 15mm tear upper front and another 15mm tear upper rear (both are hard to see) otherwise it is fine. The book measures 213mm tall x 140mm and has 181...
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$7.00
British Ski Year Book 1940 Volume X No. 21
by Lunn, Arnold (editor)
London: The Ski Club Of Great Britain, 1940. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1940 issue in original light gray wrappers with black lettering covers and spine. Clean covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no tears, no foxing, solid binding. The book has pages 319 to 416 (continued pagination from previous issue), a few b/w photos. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL JOURNAL BEING OFFERED.
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$25.00
Tears in the Snow
by Wilson, Arnie
Blake, 1996. 1st ed VG+ in VG dw. a couple decide to ski every day of the year, taking in 240 resorts around the world, sadly a short while after completing their quest she was killed when trying to ski a steep couloir in the Alps
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£10.00
Mountain Jubilee
by Lunn, Arnold
Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1943. 1st ed G++ as spine faded from original red, internally VG no dw. contains chapters on various alpine themes including skiing, Swiss Alps, Yosemite [Neate L74]
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£15.00
On Mountains -- FIRST EDITION 1978
by Jerome, John
New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1978. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First Printing of First USA Edition 1978. Original blue papered boards, blue cloth spine with gilt lettering. The book has clean covers, some fading near top of spine, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding. The original dust jacket has clipped loss at top of spine and onto top spine corner of front otherwise it is in nice clean condition. The book measures 220mm tall x...
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$13.00
Avalanche Protection In Switzerland. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report RM-9 -- FIRST EDITION 1975
by M. Martinelli JR (project leader)
Fort Collins CO and Washington D. C.: Alpine Snow and Avalanche Project Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station & U. S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, 1975. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1975 FIRST EDITION. Original stiff paper wrappers with blue tinted photo illustration on front. The book has clean covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The book measures 266mm tall x 202mm, and has 168 pages, several...
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$15.00
The Voyage Of The Chelyuskin -- 1935 FIRST EDITION
by Alec Brown (translator), O. J. Schmidt and expedition members
London: Chatto & Windus, 1934. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1935 FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Original blue cloth with white decoration front, white lettering spine. The spine is faded and most of the white spine lettering is gone (but title is clear since lettering was debossed into the cloth. Generally clean covers, sharp corners, two tiny splits at top edge of spine cloth, old owner name penned to front pastedown otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on...
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$40.00
Skiing Basics: Alpine and Cross-Country
by Judy / Len Crawford & Coates
Methuen, 1976. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Size: A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket has large closed tears and associated wear. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Edges slightly foxed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram....
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A$75.00
The Complete Skiing Handbook: Featuring a Guide to the Most Popular Ski Areas in Australia, New zealand and Europe
by Mark / Doug Heller & Godlington
Methuen, Sydney, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. This is the first Australian edition. Size: A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos....
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A$45.00
Cross Country Skiing In Yosemite -- 1985 FIRST EDITION
by Messick, Tim
Denver: Chockstone Press, 1985. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 1985 FIRST EDITION. Original glossy pictorial paperback. The book is in fine, unused condition. Clean covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no tears, no rubbing, no loss, no foxing, solid binding. The book measures 229mm tall x 152mm and has 65 + [3] pages, several b/w photos, several topos and diagrams. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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$20.00
St. Moritz Ice Review of 1950.
by Berkeley Iceland
Berkeley, Calif.: Berkeley Iceland, 1950.. Program for performance. The Ice Review of 1950 was written and directed by Maribel Vinson. 16 pp.; black & white illus. Very good with creases.
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$30.00
Ski Dodge Ridge
by Grace, Harry D. [Purdy Family]
Long Barn, CA: Dodge Ridge Corp, 1971. Single sheet [23 cm x 40 cm] printed on both sides in color. Folds to pamphlet size [23 cm x 10 cm] Folds as issued. Rear panel contains a trail map [18 cm x 19 cm] for the small family owned operation, Dodge Ridge in Tuolumne County, California. Description of the facilities and activities with rates. "Marking its 21st year of operation - and noted as California's foremost family resort. Dodge Ridge is the fun resort to ski.
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$40.00
Our Life In The Swiss Highlands
by Symonds, John Addington
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1892. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Original dark green cloth with gilt lettering and rules cover and spine. The book measures 200mm tall x 138mm, and has 366 pages, b/w frontis photo + 3 b/w plates, 1 b/w photo in the text. The book has some general wear to covers (not bad, see photo), bright gilt on front and spine, no previouw owner marks or writing on any pages, minor foxing to first three pages and last page...
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$40.00
Manual for Ski Babies
by Heinrich, Fritz
Oxford University Press, 1935. 1st ed VG no dw. small guide published for "the National Union of Students of the Universities and University Colleges of England and Wales" teaches you to ski 1930's style
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£5.00
Cold Injury. Transactions Of The First Conference June 4-5, 1951, New York, New York --- 1952 FIRST EDITION
by M. Irene Ferrer (editor)
New York: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, 1952. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1952 FIRST EDITION. Original green cloth with gilt lettering spine. The book is in clean condition with minor rubbing to tips of corners (= some loss of color), solid binding, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing. The original dust jacket has some browning to spine, a 15mm x 5mm nick (loss) to middle edge of rear spine, light scuffing lower rear edge of spine. The book measures...
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$30.00
Distant Snows: A Mountaineers Odyssey
by Harding, John
Baton Wicks, 2016. 1st ed Fine in Fine dw signed by John Harding. Yes. sixty years of adventures climbing and ski mountaineering throughout the world, signed by John Harding
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£25.00
Boundless
by Darke, Karen
Akreative, 2012. 1st ed VG+ pb signed by Karen Darke. Yes. recounts crossing Greenland on ski-sled and climbing El Cap, after she was paralysed in a climbing accident. She later went on to win silver at London 2012 Paralympic hand-cycling but the Olympics isn't covered here. Signed by Karen Darke
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£7.50
Bering's Search For The Straight. The First Kamchatka Expedition 1725-1730 -- FIRST EDITION 1990
by Evgenii G. Kushnarev and E.A.P. Crownhart-Vaughan (editor)
Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 1990 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original dark red cloth with gilt lettering spine. The book is in great condition with clean covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket has faded spine, no tears, no chips, no loss, clean. The book measures 260mm tall x 155mm and has 214 pages + [4] pages of publisher ads, a few b/w illustrations and...
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$10.00
Greece: Mountain Refuges & Ski Centres
by Greek National Tourist Organization
Greek National Tourist Org, 1991. VG pb. 48 page booklet detailing all the Mountain refuges and ski centres in Greece and Crete
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£6.00
Sun Valley, Idaho - Rates & Accommodations: Spring & Summer
by [Sun Valley]
[Omaha]: [Union Pacific Railroad], 1948. Single sheet [63 cm x 41 cm] / [25" x 16"] printed in full color that folds to pamphlet size [23 cm x 10 cm] Very good. Folds as issued. Illustrated and pictorial promotional piece offering information for lodging and services with a village and facilities map [17 cm x 19 cm] Sun Valley is famous the world over and one of America's premier ski areas and one of its first destination resorts. Built in 1936 by the Union Pacific Railroad, Sun Valley is located in the...
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$75.00
