Johnny Orear (4 results)

Taschenbuch. Condition: Gut. 223 Seiten Papierqualität und Alter führten zu einer Nachdunklung der Seiten und der Buchschnitt ist angestaubt. Im Übrigen ist das Taschenbuch in einem guten Zustand. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 150.

Lou Myers (illustrator). Humorous memoir recounting the real-life adventures of Frankie and Johnny O'Rear, an inexperienced young couple who unexpectedly find themselves running a ski lodge in Quebec. Newly married and armed with little knowledge of hotel management, the pair travel to the Laurentian Mountains and take charge of the charming but chaotic Château Bon Vivant, encountering eccentric guests, language barriers, improvised staff arrangements, and the many unpredictable challenges of early ski-resort hospitality. Written with lively self-deprecating wit, the narrative chronicles the O'Rear's' misadventures as they transform a struggling lodge into a lively gathering place for skiers and travelers. The book offers an engaging portrait of postwar ski culture during the expansion of North American resorts, particularly around Mont Tremblant in Quebec, one of the earliest major destination ski areas in eastern North America. As such, the work provides an entertaining firsthand glimpse into the formative years of ski tourism and lodge life in the 1950s-60s. The text is illustrated throughout with humorous line drawings by Lou Myers, a mid-century cartoonist known for loose, expressive ink illustrations reminiscent of the magazine humor style popularized by publications such as The New Yorker. These illustrations reinforce the book's comedic tone and add visual charm to the narrative. Book condition Very Good. Blue cloth boards with gilt spine lettering. Binding firm and square. Moderate shelf wear and light rubbing to cloth typical of age; corners lightly bumped. Interior clean with mild, even age toning; no ownership marks or writing observed. Dust Jacket Very Good. Original unclipped jacket priced $5.95. Light edge wear and rubbing with minor creasing along extremities consistent with age. Colors bright and graphics sharp. Rear panel retains publisher code 59390, confirming the correct first-issue jacket. Copyright page states 'First Printing.' Copyright 1967 by Frankie and Johnny O'Rear, with Macmillan imprint and Library of Congress card number 67-23485, confirming first edition, first printing. Jacket price $5.95 corresponds to the original issue. Frankie and Johnny O'Rear were American innkeepers and writers whose experiences operating a ski lodge in Quebec inspired several memoirs documenting early North American ski culture. After their years running the Château Bon Vivant, they later settled in Aspen, Colorado, and authored additional works including The Aspen Story and The Mont Tremblant Story. Their books provide lively firsthand accounts of the formative decades of modern ski tourism.

8° , Leinen mit OU. Condition: Gut. 223 S. Buch in gutem Zustand, OU min. randrissig Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 400.

Blue Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Lou Myers (illustrator). 1st Edition. Light wear/fading to edges of covers, name in corner of flyleaf, otherwise a nice sound, clean copy. Jacket shows wear and small tears to edges, light soiling. "The hilarious true misadventures of two vastly unequipped innkeepers who run a ski lodge in winter, a tourist trap in summer, in Old Quebec".