Mountaineering from Azarat Books

Dutton, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Fair. signed by author. NY: Dutton 1953. Copyright page states 'First Edition' with a date of 1952; title page date is 1953. Dust jacket states 'fifth printing'. Hardback in good condition; browning to title page (as if a newspaper clipping had been stored there), name on first free endpaper (in pencil), sun fade to edges of covers.… Read more about this item

J-Mark, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Wilson, NC: J-Mark 1984, 3rd printing. VG+ cloth hardback. Unclipped dust jacket is in VG condition with just a touch of wear to the top edge. 6.25 x 9.25 in., 242 pp. Author was a newspaper editor; these are columns he wrote for the paper.

Longmans, Green, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No dust jacket. London: Longmans, Green 1908, first edition. Blue cloth hardback in good condition. Bump on rear board at top edge & a matching bump to bottom. Rear hinge a bit tender. Foxing to page edges & scattered throughout the text. All plates & tissue guards… Read more about this item

Superior, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. signed by authors. Seattle: Superior 1969, first edition, first printing. VG green cloth. Unclipped dust jacket is in fair condition; large chip at bottom near spine, wear to top edge with several small tears/folds. 10.25 x 12.5 in., 143 pp. The Springs' classic photos (including the Ptarmigan… Read more about this item

Seattle Mountaineers, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. signed by author. Seattle: The Mountaineers 1998, first edition. Hardback in near fine condition. Unclipped dust jacket also near fine. 8.25 x 10.75 in., 240 pp. Autobiography of photographer & guide book author Ira Spring. Laid in is a program from the… Read more about this item

Seattle Mountaineers, 1965. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. Seattle: The Mountaineers 1965, first edition. Stapled trade paperback in VG condition; mild color fade at spine. No rips, folds, marks or writing. 5 x 8 in., 86 pp. This was likely the first climbing guide book to the granite outcrops near Leavenworth, Washington.… Read more about this item

Sharp End Publishing, 2002. Softcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. Sharp End Publishing 2002, 2nd edition. VG+ trade paperback. 6 x 9 in., 143 pp. Includes Arches, Big Bend bouldering, Colorado Nat'l Monument, Fisher Towers, Ice Cream Parlor, Indian Creek, Moab region, River Road & Wall Street (Potash Road).

Broadway Books, 2006. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. signed and inscribed by author. NY: Broadway Books 2006, 8th printing. Near fine hardback in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. 6.25 x 9.25 in., 358 pp. Climbing memoir by one of the best American Himalayan climbers. Inscribed & signed by Viesturs on the title page.

Seattle Mountaineers, 2024. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Seattle: The Mountaineers 2024, first edition, first printing. Fine hardback in a fine dust jacket; crisp, clean, as new. 6.25 x 9.25 in., 269 pp. Celebration of local alpinists in the big mountains.

Chronicle Books, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. signed by author. SF: Chronicle Books 1995, first edition, first printing. Cloth hardback in VG- condition; owner's name inside front cover, faint waterline on rear cover at top near spine. Dust jacket is in good condition; evidence of moisture matching that on the book, no rips or chips.… Read more about this item

Seattle Mountaineers, 2021. Softcover. Fine/No dust jacket. Seattle: The Mountaineer 2021, 3rd printing. Trade paperback in fine condition; never been opened, appears new. 6.75 9 in., 286 pp. Beautifully illustrated guide to the PCT in Washington, section by section.

Simon & Schuster, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. signed by author. NY: Simon & Schuster 1999, first edition, first printing. Fine hardback in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. 6.5 x 9.5 in., 320 pp. Climber/filmmaker Breashears recounts his mountain adventures. Signed by Breashears on the title page.

The Adventure Library, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. North Salem, NY: The Adventure Library 1999, reprint. VG hardback. No dust jacket (this book was issued without a dust jacket). 5.5 x 8.75 in., 247 pp. Reprint of Newby's wry account of his mistake-prone attempt at mountain climbing.

Seattle Mountaineers, 1980. Softcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. Seattle: The Mountaineers 1980, first paperback edition. Oversized VG paperback. 7.25 x 9.25 in., 165 pp. Bibliography/checklist of climbing books in English. Contains an interesting Subject Index with many categories of climbing books; this index is not in the updated edition of 1986.

Seattle Mountaineers, 2005. Softcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. signed and inscribed by author. Seattle: The Mountaineers 2005, 2nd edition. Trade paperback in VG+ condition. 5.25 x 8.25 in., 245 pp. This copy inscribed & signed by author Gauthier on the title page.

Seattle Mountaineers, 1999. Softcover. Fine/No dust jacket. signed and inscribed by author. Seattle: The Mountaineers 1999, 2nd printing of paperback reprint edition. Trade paperback in fine condition, a beautiful copy. 6 x 9 in., 181 pp. Inscribed, signed & dated by Hornbein on the title page.

American Alpine Club, 1989. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. signed by author. NY: American Alpine Club 1989, 1st paperback edition. Oversized paperback in VG condition. 7 x 10 in., 398 pages. A beautiful production, gives route descriptions and histories of climbs. Photos by Bradford Washburn with route overlays. Dated, inscribed &… Read more about this item

Lyons Press, 2000. Softcover. Very Good. signed. NY: The Lyons Press 2000, 1st printing of this reprint edition. VG trade paperback; sticker residue on first free endpaper, owner's name at top of title page. 5.5 x 8.25 in., 334 pp. This copy inscribed, signed & dated by Pete Schoening, whose miraculous belay high on K2… Read more about this item

Seattle Mountaineers, 1978. Softcover. Good/No dust jacket. signed & inscribed. Seattle: The Mountaineers 1978, paperback reprint. Trade paperback in good condition; wear & creases to covers, owner's name on short title page. 5.5 x 8.25 in., 309 pp. This copy inscribed, signed & dated by Darryl Lloyd, who wrote the 8 pg. biography of Rusk… Read more about this item

Elaho Press, 2003. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. Squamish, BC: Elaho Press 2003, first edition. VG+ paperback; appears unread. 4.5 x 7.5 in., 359 pp. Climbing guidebook to the steep granitic summits of the Bugaboo Range. 100s of photo diagrams of routes.