Peggy Ferber Editor (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Third Edition. This is a copy of a nonfiction nature mountain climbing book of Northwest America called Mountaineering the freedom of the hills, third edition, edited by Peggy Ferber, with illustrations by Robert Cram and Ramona Hammerly. The book is in good condition with tight binding, nice black and white illustrations and 478 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Robert Cram and Ramona Hammerly (illustrator).…

Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. Third Edition Third Printing. 478 Pages Indexed. Ex Libris and owner's name stamp on front endpapers. Pictorial wraparound boards with white lettering on the green spine and cover. Very minor cover edge wear. Illustrated with drawings and tables on almost all pages plus 19 black and white photograph plates. The Mountaineers was organized in 1906 to explore and study the mountains, forests and watercourses of Northwest United States and to gather in a permanent form the history and traditions of the region. This book had its beginning in 1934 with organization of the Climbing Course, a school presented annually. Outlines prepared by Course lecturers were given to students and eventually published in 1948 as The Mountaineers Handbook. By 1955 tools and techniques had changed so drastically that 1960 the first edition was published. and a second edition released in 1967. This third edition was released in 1974 and went through several printings. Not only does this book reflect the history and evolution of United States mountaineering techniques but it is still a valid Course text book, which of course was its major purpose in the beginning. Contents in Six Parts: Approaching the Peaks, Climbing Fundamentals, Rock Climbing, Snow and Ice Climbing, Safe Climbing, and The Climbing Environment. A book from the Jack McK. Pardee Collection. A book from the Jack McK. Pardee Collection. Mr. Pardee was a collector of Americana who focused on frontier and natural history, hunting, wildlife, and firearms and is noted not only for his book selections but for his careful handling and storage. Most of his collection had faultless interior pages. E-mail for more information regarding the Pardee collection. Cram, Robert; Hammerly, Ramona (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+++. No Jacket. Third Edition, Third Printing. A comprehensive guide to the sport of mountaineering. Features everything you need to know to get started and to become a seasoned mountain climber. Suggested equipment, techniques, dos and don'ts, and more. 478 pages including index. Charts, B&W photos, illustrations. Light shelf wear. Lovely copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No dust jacket. Fifth printing (1980) of 1974 third edition. Very good hardcover, without dust jacket, from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; light rubbing to pictorial boards. Previous owner name blacked-out inside front cover, else free of markings. Slight foxing to page block exterior. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota.…

Condition: Very Good. Seattle, : Mountaineers, , 1974. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No DJ. Mountaineers, Seattle, 1974. Hard Cover.Owner signature on flypage. The Climbing Committee of The Mountaineers. Text Revision Committee: Sam Fry, Chairman, Fred Hart, Sean Rice, Jim Sanford, Howard Stansbury. Illustrations: Robert Cram and Ramona Hammerly. 478 pages, well illustrated, diagrams, maps, pictorial boards, very good. Robert Cram & Romona Hammerly (Illustrators) (illustrator). Third Edition, 2nd Printing. (1975). Illustrated boards/NF w/light edge & surface rubs. First published 1960; this is the 3rd Edition. Text in 6 parts: I, Approaching the Peaks; II, Climbing Fundamentals; III, Rock Climbing; IV, Snow & IceClimbingg; V, Safe Climbing; and, VI, The Climbing Environment, followed by 2 appendices.Nice copy. 478 pp.…

[0-916890-01-5] [1977], 3rd edition. (Hardcover) Very good. 478pp. Frontispiece, illustrations, photographs, appendices, index, spine wear at top and bottom. (Outdoor Life, Ice Climbing, Mountain Climbing, Mountaineering, Rock Climbing).

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.