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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dustjacket. First Edition. Large book, pictorial hard cover. Full of great black and white photographs of mountains around the world. Interesting collection of mountain stories. The covers have light wear and the spine is frayed at top and bottom. Email us for a picture, we ship fast. Size: Over Sized. Black and White Photographs (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. The dust jacket of "The Book of the Mountains" exhibits noticeable wear, with edge wear and some discoloration. The binding is intact, although the book shows typical signs of use for its age. Internally, the pages are clean and well-preserved, offering a clear and engaging reading experience. Worn with edge wear and some discoloration.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dustjacket. A good reading copy. The Book of the Mountains carries us all over the earth, through the Himalayan ranges, and mountains of Wild Wales; across the Andes, and the Pyrenees; to the High Sierras, the glacier of the Alps, to reveal the mountain world. The lure of great heights; the peaceful solitude and majesty of towering ranges; the blinding fury of mountain storms - all are reflected in these selections which have been culled from the earliest written records down to the present. The sections are: 1, Men Climb the Mountains; 2, Men Live & Work on the Moutains; 3, Men Against the Mountains; 4, Men Study the Mountains; 5, Men Fight on the Mountains; and, 6, Men Wonder at the Mystery of the Mountains.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. S. Fleishman (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. S. Fleishman (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. S. Fleishman (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. S. Fleishman (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. S. Fleishman (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condition: Acceptable. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. 251 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Discoloration of pages. Pages slightly brittle. Damage to top and bottom of spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. From the Frontispiece: "Being a collection of writings about the Sea in all its aspects with 64 pages of illustrations in halftone and fravure, and many line drawings." Great writers contributed to this volume including Joseph Conrad, Philip Wylie, Adm. Mahan and others. Book is in very nice shape inside with some foxing on the outside pages and inside the covers but no tears, foldings or marks. The outside of blue cloth cover is chewed up (insects?) and has some folding damage on the spine. A wonderful, reading example of classical sea stories. Shipped in a sturdy cardboard box.…

Trade PAPERBACK. Condition: VG/No Dustjacket. First Edition. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. VG/No Dustjacket. (1993). First Edition. Trade PAPERBACK. Inscribed by the translator . 8vo., 278 pp., inscription . Not Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Significant damage due to wetness. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Paperback. first PB. G-108, very good - fine, crease (ILLUSTRATED BY OSBORN), paperback.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. AN EXCELLENT READING OR REFERENCE COPY! Hardcover. NO DUST JACKET. Pages are clean and unmarked. Slightly tanned and foxed. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.…

Hardcover. First edition, fifth impressionClean pages, Tight binding, cloth boards clean with toning to edge and spinePlease contact us about shipping costs for international orders of over-sized books or multi-book sets. We are happy to provide accurate quote prior to purchase. Clean pages, Tight binding, clot.…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. pbk 278pp an unread copy excellent clean tight unmarked as new.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Lippincott, Phila., 1955, 6th.prtg., 8vo., cloth, 278pp., darkened cloth, G+ $.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Large book, fine brown cloth lightly faded at edges, bright silver lettering on spine, silver embossed illustration of skier on front, ink notes inside front cover and first front end paper, 170 heavy photo paper pages plus brief biographical note. Fleishman, S. (illustrator). …

Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Small quarto, hardcover, near fine in green boards with black design and lettering. No dj. 488 pp. Stunning b & w photo endpapers giving a real feel for the sea, for its power and majesty. 64 pages of illustrations in halftone and gravure, and many line drawings. Authors include Steinbeck, Forester, Conrad, Couzzens, Rachel Carson, T.S. Eliot, Bullen, McFee, many others about voyage and discovery, sea creatures, shipwrecks, sailor life, sea battles. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Very Good condition. Pp. 492. No dust jacket. No markings to the text block. Previous owner's markings on front free end paper.; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; 492 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN 9780292776722. Trade Paperback. No statement of later printing on copyright page. Very slight wear to corners and edges; slight dustsoiling to edges; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Very Good condition. No Signature.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 4to. Pictorial bds., gilt, blue, green, black, white lettering on black/white illus, white and blue lettering on black bkstr. Bookplate inside front cover. Prof. illus 64pp. in halftone and gravure, with many line drawings. ix, 488pp. In mylar. Contributors: Alan John Villiers, Captain James Cook, Captain Dampier, Hanno, Amasa Delano, Christopher Columbus, Captain Joshua Slocum, Erik the Red, Thor Heyerdahl, Homer, Antonio Pigafetta, Alain Germault, Richard Hakluyt, Samuel Purchas, William McFee, Frederick Pease Harlow, John Masefield, Richard Henry Dana, Henry Taprell Dowling, John Bartlett, James Boswell, Rudyard Kipling, Philip Wylie, Kenneth Roberts, Joseph Conrad, James Gould Cozzens, Owen Chase, George Millar, Henry de Monfreid, Nicholas Monsarrat, Michael Scott, Captain J. Y. Cousteau and Frederic Dumas, Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, William Albert Robinson, Carleton Mitchell, Philippe Diol, Henry Piddington, William Beebe, Charles Darwin, Baron Alexander von Humboldt, F. D. Ommaney, Gilbert C. Klingel, Henry N. Moseley, D. W. Johnson, John Purdy, Frank T. Bullen, Rachel Carson, Matthew Fontaine Maury, Hans Hass, Eugenie Clark, Benjamin Franklin, I. Valerio Borghese, Snorri Sturleson, Henry Major Tomlinson, Frederick Marryat, Thucydides, John Wetherell, Hilaire Belloc, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Commander Edward L. Beach, Herodotus, John Paul Jones, Sir Walter Raleigh, Henry Beston, John Harris, John M. Synge, Sydney Smith, Pierre Loti, Marcel Proust, Jack London, Henry David Thoreau, John Steinbeck, Herman Melville, Robert Louis Stevenson, T. S. Eliot. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 207 pp.+ Photo Plt at Frontis & Many Photos in Text, White & Blue Hardback, 4to, owner name else VG in DJ with single small edge nip, 1st ed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 492 pp., Many Photos, White & Brn Illus Hardback, VG, no DJ, 1st ed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Printing. Berkley Book BG-108. Light edge and corner wear with a faintly creased spine and a crease on the back cover. Cover art and interior drawings by Robert Osborn. The Contents are: What Is an Exurbanite?; What and Where Is Exurbia and How It Grew; The Exburbs; On Wheels; At Work, or The Higher the Fewer; Mostly About Money; At Play; Women and Children First?; and The Limited Dream. Robert Osborn; (illustrator). Book.…