Hardcover. New York, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 336 pages. Oversize hardcover. A very clean, unmarked copy with minor wear to dust jacket edges. Introduction by Stacy Allison, the first American woman to successfully climb Mt. Everest. This wondrous large-format book, full of dramatic full-color spreads and in-depth text, takes armchair adventurers as well as experienced climbers to their heavens-the peaks of the 50 most awe-inspiring mountains in the world. Moving stories of staggering altitudes, the sheer will to survive and the quest for the summits.
Hardcover. New York, Lyons, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 176 pages. Black cloth, silver lettering. Very good pictorial dust jacket has minor shelf wear. Previous owner's ink stamp front fly leaf. Color photography by R. Valentine Atkinson.
Hardcover. NY, Winchester Press, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 316 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in remarkably good condition for its age. Cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. B&W photography throughout. From the 1870s on, sportsman across America formed hundreds of disparate organizations that fostered responsibility for game habitats and spearheaded the creation of national parks. Reiger tells how these organizations lobbied for laws regulating hunting and fishing. Clean copy. Record # 33700
Hardcover. NY, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1st Ed, 2nd Pr., 1927, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, 160 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in poor condition due to multiple open tears, significant chipping, and edge wear. It has been repaired to the best of our ability with scotch tape. Orange cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Includes illustrated end papers. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. This book is an American boy's story of his summertime mountain climbing experiences among famous alpine peaks. Clean copy. Record # 34538
Softcover. NY, Thunder's Mouth Press, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 259 pages, soft cover. Covers and interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. One red mark is present on the bottom edge of the book. B&W photography throughout. "Climb" focuses on the most exciting descriptions of climbing in the world, from the cliffs of Yosemite, to the windswept towers of Patagonia, to the high peaks of Alaska and the Himalayas. Clean copy. Record # 33774
Softcover. Boston, Appalachian Mountain Club, 3rd pr., 1992, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 888 pages, soft cover. Covers have some minor staining, as well as light bumping near the spine, but are still in good condition. Interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and maps throughout. This book is about the history of the White Mountains, the Green Mountains, the Adirondacks, the Catskills, and beyond. It covers the struggles of early pioneers in America's first frontier wilderness, the first ascent of every major peak in the Northeast, the creation of the Appalachian Trail, the golden era of the summit resort hotels, and the unforeseen consequences of the backpacking boom of the 1970s and 1980s. Clean copy. Record # 34011
Hardcover. NY, Ecco Press, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 389 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some staining and light edge wear, plus a small sticker on the spine. Blue paper cover boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains a bind-in halfway through with B&W photography. This book is an excellent study of two remarkable athletes whose rise into fame and subsequent political and social impact on America was nothing short of sensational. Clean copy. Record # 34511
Softcover. Bloomington, IN, AuthorHouse, 1st, 2008, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 752 pages, soft cover. Paper covers are edge worn, with bumping and a closed tear at the top edge of the spine. Fore edge of the front cover is slightly bent. Interior pages are clean and bright, though the print on several pages is quite faded. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. This book presents the careers of hundreds of professional international pedestrians. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34440
Hardcover. Tijeras, NM, Artemesia Publishing, 1st, 2023, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 249 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is bumped along the top and bottom edges. Blue paper covers are in good condition. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains a bind-in with full-color photography about halfway through. This book is about how a Roy White, a young man from Compton, rose to the highest levels of baseball greatness. White played on the New York Yankees from 1965 through the 1979 season. Considered one of the classiest baseball players ever, this is Roy White's story, but it's also the story of a unique period in baseball history when the Yankees fell from grace, regained their glory, and the country dealt with societal change. Clean copy. Record # 34098
Hardcover. Huntington, WV, Standard Printing and Publishing Company, 1st, 1942, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, 162 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in poor condition, due to multiple chips and open tears. Brown cloth covers with black titles are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book presents facts and data concerning the development of the handmade rifle, as well as its uses. Clean copy. Record # 34395
Softcover. NY, Andrew Byrne Studio Inc., 1st, 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 239 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright despite minor bumping to the corners, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. This book presents a view on vocal training through the lens of the physical body. Harness the power of the nervous system to make yourself the singer you've always wanted to be. Clean copy. Record # 34423
Hardcover. Boston, MA, Northeastern University Press, 1st, 1999, 293 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is lightly crinkled at the top of the spine, but is still in very good condition. Brown cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. This book is a compilation of newspapers columns and cartoons from 1918, with commentary. In this thoroughly entertaining and informative chronicle, the reader is transported back to a time when the nation was at war, dozens of baseball players were enlisting in the armed services or jumping their teams to play for shipyard clubs, and the government shut down the season a month early to draft all eligible players. Author's inscription to previous owner reads: "Wishing you many, many winning seasons." - Mel Springer. Clean copy. Record # 34233
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