Search Results: Mountaineering from Azarat Books

Azimuth Adventures, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. Anchorage: Azimuth Adventure 2009, first edition. Trade paperback in near fine condition. 6 x 9 in., 172 pp. 400 routes: Hatcher Pass, Ravine Lake, Wiener Lake, Puritan Creek, Sea Cave, Tram Rock, Byron Glacier, & Spencer Glacier.

Prentice-Hall, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall 1982, first edition. VG+ hardback in a VG unclipped dust jacket that shows minor edge wear to top. 7.25 x 9.5 in., 184 pp. Very clean copy of a book usually found with library markings. No stamps, pockets, etc.

Broadway Books, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by author. NY: Broadway Books 2001, first edition, first printing. Hardback in fine condition. Unclipped dust jacket is near fine. 6.25 x 9.5 in., 239 pages. Account of an ascent of Batu Lawi, a mountain in Borneo. The adventure narrative is entwined with the historical story of a WWII airman who parachuted into the jungle in 1945. Laid in is a 5 pg. publisher's announcement. Signed by the author on the title page.

Seattle Mountaineers, 2022. First Edition. Softcover. Near fine/No dust jacket. Seattle: The Mountaineers 2022, first edition, first printing. Near fine trade paperback. 6 x 9 in., 318 pp. Examination of the world of the free soloist - climbers who climb without a rope.

Allied Radio Corporation, 1953. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No dust jacket. Chicago: Allied Radio Corp.1953, first ed. Stapled wraps in good condition; previous owner's inkstamp on front cover (faint), hole punched in upper left corner (never used to hang the booklet from since it is not worn-looking). 8.5 x 11 in., 32 pages.

Fred Milkie, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. Fine/No dust jacket. signed and inscribed by author. Published by Fred Milkie in 2009, first edition, first printing. Oversized paperback in fine condition. 9.25 x 9.25 in., 106 pp. Photographs of Mount Rainier, many in winter. Inscribed & signed by photographer Milkie on the title page.

Simon & Schuster, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. NY: Simon & Schuster 1969, first edition, first printing. VG blue cloth hardback; small nick to bottom of spine. Unclipped dust jacket in good condition; wear to head of spine, browning & a couple of spots to front. 5.75 x 8.25 in., 157 pp. Mildly racy novel set in the Swiss Alps.

American Alpine Club, 1914. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. Philadelphia: American Alpine Club 1914. Very large paper wraps in VG condition; wear with tiny amount of loss to bottom of spine. Folding map at rear is in perfect condition. 10.75 x 13.5 in., 22 pp. Entire issue is article written by Alfred H. Brooks: ""Mountain Exploration in Alaska"".

The Alpine Club of Canada, 1986. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. signed and inscribed by author. Banff: The Alpine Club of Canada 1986, first edition, first printing. VG oversized paperback. 8.5 x 11 in., 183 pp. Guide to the alpine huts of western Canada. Inscribed & signed by both authors on the title page.

Millwood Press, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. Wellington, NZ: Millwood Press 1980, first edition, first printing. VG pictorial boards; only real flaw is a name on the first free endpaper that has been whited out. Dust jacket is VG- with a tear at top of spine. 11.5 x 8.5 in., 112 pp. Photo album of New Zealand's mountains.

John Murray, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. London: John Murray 1934, first edition. VG red cloth; small owner's stamp on first free endpaper, top edge dusty, some spotting to fore edge. VG- price-clipped dust jacket shows wear to edges & mild soiling to rear panel, no chips or tears. 5.75 x 8.75 in., 374 pp. Climbing memoir of pioneering alpinist who made many first ascents in the Julian Alps.

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.

Longmans, Green, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No dust jacket. London: Longmans, Green 1912, first edition. Green cloth in good- condition; browning to spine (but gilt remains bright), spine ends a bit worn, foxing to endpapers & short title page, attractive bookplate from the Midland Association of Mountaineers on front pastedown, small inkstamp from the same org. on first free endpaper, no other markings. No dust jacket. 6 x 9.25 in., 307 pp. Accounts of his alpine climbs, dating back to 1879.

Alpine Sports Club, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. Auckland, NZ: Alpine Sports Club 1986, #256 of 1000 copies. VG/VG+. Title page has offsetting from the frontis opposite it. 10 x 10 in., 239 pp. Well-illustrated history of New Zealand climbing & skiing club.

Cobb/Horwood, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Auckland, NZ: Cobb/Horwood, no date (ca 1980), no statement of edition. Fine/Near fine. 8.5 x 12 in., 96 pp. Beautiful color photography of the mountains around Mount Cook in New Zealand.

Batsford, 1940. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. Batsford 1940, 3rd edition. VG cloth; top of spine is pulled. Unclipped dust jacket is VG- with a closed tear to front. 5.5 x 8.75 in., 120. Great black-and-white photos, many with alpinists in action.

Archibald Constable, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No dust jacket. London: Archibald Constable 1895, first edition. Brown & green cloth in good condition. Soiling to the boards, cloth is lifting in 2 places on front, small bump to rear edge. Rebacked using the original polished brown cloth, gilt remains good. Freshness of endpapers indicates they have been replaced. Top edge gilt. There is no foxing in this book. No dust jacket. 6.5 x 9.75 in., 403 pp. Conway made a high-level traverse of the Alps in 1894, from Monte Rosa to the Gross Glockner. PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavy book; priority & international shipping will require extra postage.

Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts 1861, first edition. Half leather with marbled boards in VG condition; spine leather a bit dulled. 6 x 8.5 in., 407 pp. An account of mountain and village life with a chapter on climbing the summits.

American Alpine Club, 1979. First Edition. Softcover. Near fine/No dust jacket. NY: American Alpine Club 1979, first edition, first printing. Trade paperback in near fine condition; slight darkening to spine. 6 x 9 in., 203 pp. Very clean & straight copy of this valuable reference.

American Alpine Club, 1984. Softcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. NY: American Alpine Club 1984, Vol. 26, Issue 58. Trade paperback in VG condition; minor edge wear, slight curl to cover corners. Glossy covers are unmarked, no scratches, scuffs or dings. 6 x 9 in., 376 pp.