The Alps and Alpinism

New York: Coward - McCann, Inc.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 184 pages .

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1968. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. The book is in fine condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean, no foxing, solid binding. The dust jacket is in nice condition with minor rubbing tips corners, tiny loss tips two corners, clean. The book… Read more about this item

London : Thames and Hudson, 1968. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean. Sharp spine ends, title gilt perfect. Text block edges clean. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels lightly read. Fine condition. Jacket has… Read more about this item

London: Thames and Hudson, 1968. Gilt decorated green cloth covered boards. 12 TIPPED-IN COLOR PLATES, 271 black and white illustrations. Color pictorial dustjacket. A complete record in words and pictures of the development of the alpine world and the great pioneers of alpine mountaineering. Inscription on the half-title otherwise clean and unmarked. Dustjacket flap is price clipped, no chipping or… Read more about this item

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc. 1968 First Edition. Translated by Hugh Merrick. Introduction by Christian Bonington. 283 illustrations, 12 in colour. Very Good dust jacket with small edge tears head of spine and front flap clipped, but not price.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1968 184 numbered pp. 12 tipped in color plates and 271 b/w illustrations; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, black eps; t.e. lt tanned. Cover: green, gilt titles spine; minimal shelfwear. DJ: unclipped in old-style Brodart, glossy black, color artwork + black titles front, white titles spine; minimal edge/shelfwear. Comprehensive view of the Alps as the… Read more about this item

New York: Coward-McCann, 1968. Book contains 200 heavily illustrated pages. 271 black and white illustrations with 12 colour plates. Light wear to edge of dj. This book records in word and picture the development of the alpine world, from Neanderthal man in mountain caves to today's practicioners of sophisticated climbing techniques, skiing and photography from… Read more about this item

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1968. 200 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Very bright and clean. Illust. w/ 12 colour plates and 271 b/w illustrations. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Coward-McCann, 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Near fine book and jacket. Many tipped-in plates..

Thames & Hudson, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. jacket has a few small closed tears and a little fraying to the top of the spine. the book is square and tight with no inscriptions. both are very good++. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London,Thames & Hudson 1968.. 4to, 283 ills (12 tipped colour). Original cloth in dustwrapper. A near fine copy. . First edition. Translated from the (Austrian) German. A history of mountaineering, tourism, skiing, art, building, &c, in the European Alps.

Lond. Thames & Hudson., 1968.. Folio. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 200pp. Many col & b/w plates, some tipped-in colour plates. Very good copy. 1st Eng ed. A study of the great pioneers of alpine mountaineering, the writers and painters who have been inspired by the Alps, and the inventors and engineers who blasted their way through the forbidding rocks.