edited john ball (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Later printing. 390pp. Illustrated. Corners and spine ends slightly bumped and rubbed, near fine, lacking the dust jacket. UCSD Extension Mystery Library. Contributions by Robert E. Briney, Michael Gilbert, Allen J. Hubin, Francis M. Nevins Jr, Otto Penzler, Michele Slung, Hillary Waugh, Phyllis A. Whitney and more.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Second edition. 390pp. Illustrated. Textblock edge lightly bumped, modest edgewear, very good in a slightly rubbed very good dust jacket with moderate wear to spine ends and corners and a few small tears. UCSD Extension Mystery Library. Contributions by Robert E. Briney, Michael Gilbert, Allen J. Hubin, Francis M. Nevins Jr, Otto Penzler, Michele Slung, Hillary Waugh, Phyllis A. Whitney and more.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First English Language Edition. Lxiv, 254 Pp. Yellow Cloth Stamped In Brown. First English Language Printing. Book Very Near Fine, Bookplate On Front Pastedown, Spine Lettering On Book Reads From Bottom To Top (Upside Down). Dj With Wear At Ends Of Spine And At Tips, Spine Faded But Lettering Strong, Otherwise Near Fine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. 5th or later Edition. Fair. Complete with all 8 fold-out maps. Front joint and hinge are split, leaving upper board and spine cover pulling loose.

, xlix, [1], 612 pages, complete with 10 folding maps, reconstructed and revised on behalf of the Alpine Club New Edition , spine sunned and with a few nicks at head and tail, minor dent to top edge of front board, hinges reinforced, previous owner's details on half title page, maps lightly spotted, in good condition , illustrated coloured dust jackets are chipped at head and tail of spine, joints are worn and creased , beige cloth with black titles 19 x 13 cm Hardback ISBN:

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1859. First and second series. Worn set of three volumes. First series volume is a stated second edition, 1859; Second series (2 volumes) is the first edition (1862). Original publisher's rust brown cloth with gilt spine lettering and alpine climbers in gilt on the fronts. First series volume has nine color lithographed fold-out maps and 8 chromolithographs mounted on thick tan paper, additional woodcuts; upper part of first map is separated from the lower but map image itself not affected (readily repairable). This volume has chips to the spine ends, cover soil and edgewear, fabric split along the joints, good hinges (front hinge just starting), sound text block, some tissue chips, pages lightly age-toned but clean with some minimal scattered foxing, decorative name stamp on half-title, no other names or markings. The second series is in two volumes; volume one contains eight foldout maps and 22 woodcuts, xiv, 445 pages; volume two contains six foldout maps and 34 woodcuts, viii, 541 pages. Covers of these two volumes are good with modest wear to edges and corners but the spine coverings are chipped, cracked and in poor condition, hinges good (front hinge very lightly cracked), text blocks sound, pages lightly age-toned but clean, decorative name stamp on each half-title, no other markings. Landmark series in mountaineering literature, leading to the establishment of The Alpine Journal in 1863. These books are from a collection of alpine and mountaineering books owned by Jeffery and Beverly Parrette who traveled the world climbing challenging peaks and often presented the books to one another as gifts. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.