Search Results: Authors starting with K from JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1853. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1853 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original ribbed brown percaline cloth with gilt decoration front, debossed borders front, gilt lettering spine with debossed rules, debossed decoration and borders rear (mirroring the front but without gilt), pale yellow EPs (possibly original, but seemingly too thick to be original compared to similar EPs from the period of publication). Rare book and especially rare in the original covers which tend to break down easily with age, the percaline covering becoming very brittle when it dries with age. This example has had the original spine relaid almost seamlessly and had similar very matched to original material restorations at the corner tips. There is cracking at the outside hinges but the hinges are strong and nowhere close to failing. The inside hinges are not cracked and are especially strong. The binding is sound without cracking or looseness. Complete with all… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 1989 FIRST EDITION. Original gray boards with black cloth spine lettered in red gilt. The book is in excellent condition with clean covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding. The original dust jacket has no loss or tears but has fading to spine. The book measures 242mm tall x 165mm, and has 277 + [3] pages, 35 b/w photos. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1981. First Edition . Card. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. Ripple to cover lamination on front, complete with all maps, plates and pages, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, solid binding. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1970. First Edition . Card. Very Good/Very Good. Complete with all maps, plates and pages, small owner name penned to top of first page otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, solid binding. The DJ is in nice condition with no tears or chips. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1980. First Edition . Card. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. Original binding. Complete with all maps, plates and pages, club library stamp in corner of ffour pages otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, solid binding. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1973. First Edition . Card. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. Complete with all maps, plates and pages, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, solid binding. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1978. First Edition . Card. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. Volume 36 (1978-1979) of the Himalayan Journal. Near Fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, clean, minor wrinkling spine dating to time of production. This issue includes Indian ascent of Kangchenjunga, Doug Scott on Kangchenjunga, Herrligkoffer on Everest, South Pillar of Dhaulagiri by Japanese, Nanda Devi expeditions, American ascent of K2, 6 fold-out b/w photo panoramas. The book measures 216mm tall x 141mm and has 274 pages, 61 photo plates, 6 panoramas, several folding maps. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1990. First Edition . Card. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. Original binding. Complete with all maps, plates and pages, single library stamp on first blank page (no other library marks), name penned to top of front cover otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, some edge rubbing, slight lifting of cover lamination near edges, solid binding. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1983. First Edition . Card. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. Original binding. Complete with all maps, plates and pages, several pages have club library stamp in margin & fore-edge stamps otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, solid binding. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1982. First Edition . Card. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. Original binding. Complete with all maps, plates and pages, club library stamp in corner of first three pages & fore-edge stamps otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, solid binding. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1979. First Edition . Card. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. Original binding. Complete with all maps, plates and pages, club library stamp in corner of three pages & fore-edge otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, solid binding. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Camden: DownEastBooks, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 2019 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original blue boards with silver lettering spine. The book is in fine condition with clean covers, no fading, no rubbing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket is in fine condition with no tears, no chips, no loss, clean. The book measures 260mm tall x 180mm and has 189 pages, 121 color and b/w illustrations and photos, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: Frederick Muller, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 1st Printing FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Original black cloth with gilt lettering spine. The book is in nice condition with clean covers, no fading, bright spine gilt, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding. The very uncommon dust jacket has 2cm loss upper spine corner, some fading to spine, price-clipped flap corner. The book measures 220mm tall x 145mm, 305pp, 24 b/w photos, EP map, glossary, index.. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Madras, Benares and London: The Theosophist Office and the Theosophical Publishing Society, 1909. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. 246mm tall x 152mm, fully bound in ribbed navy cloth, white paper title patch on spine, brown marbled EPs. The first printing of the book was issued in a hardcover binding and in wrapper for custom binding. This was most likely the wrappers issue that was subsequently bound since there is no TEG. All of the original hardcover versions of the first printing that I have examined had TEG while all of the wrapper versions of the first printing did not have TEG. The book has 719 pages, 63 b/w illustrations, 11 photogravures (1 folding of Mt. Everest -- not a very high quality image), folding map. The photo of Everest is captioned, "Mount Gaurishankara, The Highest Peak In The World." But the image negative itself is printed on left side with "No 78 Mt EVEREST FROM SANDAKPHY" and on other side "TH. PAAR… Read More

London: The Alpine Club, 1958. 1st Edition. Printed Wrapper. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 1st Printing The November 1958 issue of the Alpine Journal. Original greyish wrappers with black lettering front & spine. Sharp corners, tiny spotting rear cover, tight binding, no writing or marks on pages, solid binding (but a little cracking where the huge map is placed), no foxing, complete with the huge map of the Elburz [ Alborz ] Range in northern Iran. This has Shipton's arcticle on 1957 Karakoram expedition, Santa Marta Range of Colombia by Echevarria, 2nd ascent of Minya Konka by Chan-Chan, Masherbrum 1957 expedition by Walmsley, first ascent of Rakaposhi by Brooke. PHOTO IS OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED..

Portland: Binford & Mort, 1978. First Edition . Original Wraps. Fine/No Jacket Issued. 1978 FIRST PRINTING of FIRST EDITION. SIGNED by Gordon Keith on the title page. Original photo illustrated paperback.The book is in fine condition with clean covers, no fading, no tears, no spine creases, tight binding, no foxing. The book measures 210mm tall x 136mm, and has 126 pages, several b/w photos. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Holyhead: Anglesey Books & Ernest Press, 1985. Reprint . Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Original red wrappers with black lettering and black decoration front cover, black lettering spine. The book is in new condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no rubbing, no foxing, clean, tight binding. This book was acquired directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book measures 207mm tall x 147mm, and has 168 pages + [4], 32 b/w photos & illustrations. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. HARDCOVER 1926 Reprint. Original dark green cloth with gilt lettering spine. The book has generally clean covers, spine gilt has completely faded away but debossed lettering is still visible, there are a few light marks to covers and spine (see photo), old owner name and inscription dated 1926 on FFEP, name-matching bookplate on front pastedown otherwise no owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding, complete. The book measures 195mm tall x 135mm and has 378 pages. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1932. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original green cloth with gilt lettering spine. Clean covers, sharp coirners, attractive old owner bookplate of a mountain on the front pastedown, no other owner marks or writing on any pages, some foxing on early and last pages, other pages have no foxing, tight binding. The book measures 201mm tall x 133mm, and has 198 pages, 12 b/w photos, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

London: John Murray, 1932. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original black cloth with small gilt decoration front cover and gilt lettering spine. Some usual fading to spine cloth, clean covers, solid binding, no foxing, from the collection of Robert Lawrie with his signature in pencil on the short-title page, no other previous owner marks or writing on any pages. Robert Lawrie was a famous mountaineering boot maker and equipment supplier. He was the main supplier of the 1953 British Everest expedition as well as supplier to many other famous Himlayan and Polar expeditions. The book measures 222mm tall x 139mm, and has 329 pages, 18 b/w photos, index. Memoirs of Klucker, one of the greatest Alpine guides. He climbed with Norman-Neruda, was with Whymper in the Canadian Rockies (18 page chapter on Rockies), made first ascent of complete Peuterey Ridge on Mont Blanc. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.