The Man on the Medal: The Life & Times of America's First Great Ski Racer by Durrance, Dick - 1995

Durrance Enterprise, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Durrance Enterprise, 1995. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dick Durrance Enterprises, 1995-11. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Durrance Enterprises, Dick. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Aspen, Colorado: Dick Durrance Enterprises. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0964847302 . A handsome tribute to noted skier, ski resort developer and ski photographer Dick Durrance. With 200 duotone (b&w) photos, which depict the early days of skiing in the US and elsewhere. With preface by Warren Miller. News clips about this book laid in. --- In full blue cloth-covered boards, measuring 11-1/2 in. wide x 10 in. tall. With image of Durrance and title in gilt to cover; gilt-stamped spine titling. Jacket also with a photo of Durrance flying down a slope, and a mirror image of same as used on the National Ski Association of America gold medal. --- With prior owner's signature to front free endpaper, and slight bookshelf white paint transfer to lower edge; otherwise a clean, bright and unmarked copy. Price-clipped jacket is like new but with slight creasing to edges.; Oblong Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall); xii, 177 pages .

Durrance Enterprises, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Signed by DIck Durrance; no inscription. Sound and clean, in a very good dustjacket, this oversize 177-p hardcover first edition, self published in Snowmass, Co, is especially interesting for the historic ski photos.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Snowmass Village, Dick Durrance Enterprises, 1995. hbk large oblong 8vo 177pp fully illus dj shelf worn with closed tears a some chipping now in protective sleeve text is excellent as new

Durrance Enterprise, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good. 11x9x1. Signed. The dustjacket has some short tears and edgewear. Inscribed on laid in page "Best Wishes to Charles and Happy Holidays Dick Durrance 1998".Richard Henry "Dick" Durrance (October 23, 1914 – June 13, 2004) was a 17-time national championship alpine ski racer and one of the first Americans to compete successfully against Europeans. In 1947, Durrance was hired to manage the Aspen Skiing Company. The struggling company was turned around by Durrance, who brought the 1950 World Championships to Aspen, the first held outside of Europe. It put Aspen on the map and it is now one of the most popular ski resorts in the United States. He also produced a number of ski films and devoted most of his life to the promotion of skiing. Durrance died of natural causes at age 89 on June 13, 2004, in Carbondale, Colorado, near Aspen. His wife Miggs died in November 2002. In its 75th anniversary… Read More

Durrance Enterprise, 1995. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good. 11x9x1. Signed. A short tear and some light edgewear to dusjacket. Inscribed on laid in page "To Dot-a great friend of one of my best friends-Elli? A great lady! Best Wishes Dick Durrance 1995". "Dick" Durrance (October 23, 1914 – June 13, 2004) was a 17-time national championship alpine ski racer and one of the first Americans to compete successfully against Europeans. In 1947, Durrance was hired to manage the Aspen Skiing Company. The struggling company was turned around by Durrance, who brought the 1950 World Championships to Aspen, the first held outside of Europe. It put Aspen on the map and it is now one of the most popular ski resorts in the United States. He also produced a number of ski films and devoted most of his life to the promotion of skiing. Durrance died of natural causes at age 89 on June 13, 2004, in Carbondale, Colorado, near Aspen. His wife Miggs died in November 2002. In its 75th… Read More