Whillans Don Alick Ormerod (33 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1973 UK Paperback reprint (but first printing of the paperback edition). Original small paperback. The book has the covers laminated with thin, transparent plastic covers, has general rubbing and some crease marks, no previous owner writing or marks on any pages, usual slight tanning to pages (but not bad), no foxing, solid binding, no crease marks on pages, complete with all pages and photos. A good reading copy. The book measures 180mm tall x 110mm and has 301 pages + 2 pages of ads, 12 b/w photos, glossary, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Sewn binding in full cloth-covered boards, in dustjacket. ix, 266 p., 16 plates. Bookplate of Library of the American Alpine Club, Sierra Nevada Branch on front pastedown ("Withdrawn" stamped on endpaper), but aside from some minor pencil marks on the pastedown and the copyright page, no other library indications, and no marks to text. A solid copy, opening widely but sewn binding is firm and spine is square. Small bumps to lower corners, else not much wear. Unclipped dustjacket has edge and corner wear, but no chips or major tears, and surface is still shiny and unrubbed. B&W photos (illustrator).…

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

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hard cover with dust jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 22 cm. IX, 266 pages VG/VG. Very good book in very good dust jacket with light shelf wear, some discolouration around lower edges of jacket from prior covering, owner details on front endpaper.…

Soft Cover. Condition: VG+. Reprint. 8vo. original printed paper wraps (a little rubbed & creased, paperstock a little tanned, else clean & bright); pp. 302 (last blank), [2 (pubs. advts.), with 12 illustrations. A very good copy. [Neate W52: Biography of an outstanding British mountaineer who partnered Joe Brown in the resurgence of British rock-climbing in the 1950s. Later he made many fine climbs in the Alps, Himalaya and South America].…

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Soft Cover. Condition: VG-. First Paperback. 8vo. original printed paper wraps (rubbed & creased with chipping to tail cap, bookseller's RSM to first page); pp. 302 (last blank), [2 (pubs. advts.), with 12 illustrations. A good reading copy. [Neate W52: Biography of an outstanding British mountaineer who partnered Joe Brown in the resurgence of British rock-climbing in the 1950s. Later he made many fine climbs in the Alps, Himalaya and South America].…

Soft Cover. Condition: VG. First Paperback. 12mo. original printed paper wraps (a little rubbed & bumped, paperstock slightly toned); pp. 302 (last blank), [2 (pubs. advts.), with 12 illustrations. A very good copy. [Neate W52: Biography of an outstanding British mountaineer who partnered Joe Brown in the resurgence of British rock-climbing in the 1950s. Later he made many fine climbs in the Alps, Himalaya and South America].…

Hard Cover. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (cloth rather mottled, a few spots, slight crease to one corner, otherwise quite crisp and bright; lacks dustwrapper); pp. x (last blank), 266, with 25 illustrations. A very good reading copy. [Neate W52: Biography of an outstanding British mountaineer who partnered Joe Brown in the resurgence of British rock-climbing in the 1950s. Later he made many fine climbs in the Alps, Himalaya and South America]. Although unmarked, this copy is ex-libris Jack Street, a well known hard climber from the 1960s.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. original cloth hardcover, illustrated, 266 pages, page edges spotted otherwise very good in rubbed very good price clipped dustwrapper. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf B288.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN 9780140036275. Mass Market Paperback. Reprint edition. Tight sound copy in Good condition with some cover creasing. No Signature.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dustjacket included. First Edition. ISBN 0434862517. Hardback. First Printing. Ex-library copy with usual ex-library markings, card pocket, library stamps to edges and interior pages, etc. Tight sound copy with average wear in a nice dustjacket. with no real library markings to it, just some slight tape ghost browning to the very outer edges of the front and back dustjacket flaps. A nice reading / reference copy. No Signature.…

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Clean and tight copy, no ownership names or inscriptions. The dustwrapper is price clipped otherwise complet,clean and free from tearing. Small mark to front cover; a little edge wear.

Soft cover. Condition: Good Plus. Paperback 1973 18x11cm. 301 pages with index, plus all 18 listed black & white photos. SPINE IS LIGHTLY CREASED. No inscriptions. Clean & tight. Flat pages. TANNED PAGES. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref h9595.…

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. VG/VG. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (cloth flecked along edges, slight leaf edge speckling, else clean & bright throughout) in dustwrapper priced £2.50 50s net (slightly rubbed & nicked); pp. x (last blank), 266, with 25 illustrations. A very good copy. [Neate W52: Biography of an outstanding British mountaineer who partnered Joe Brown in the resurgence of British rock-climbing in the 1950s. Later he made many fine climbs in the Alps, Himalaya and South America].…

paperback. Condition: Fair.

Softcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1st Penguin Paperback Edition: 301 pages, [2 pages publishers adverts), 12 b/w photos, pages age tanned. [Neate W52: Biography of an outstanding British mountaineer who partnered Joe Brown in the resurgence of British rock-climbing in the 1950s. Later he made many fine climbs in the Alps, Himalaya and South America]. First softcover edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Mountaineering; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3462.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp ix, 266. Original publishers blue cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. ISBN: 9780434862511 Very good indeed in price-clipped, very good indeed dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine.

Hard Cover. Condition: F-. F-. First Edition. F-/F-. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (prev. owner's name to FFE, small staple marks to early leaves, trifling leaf edge spotting, else clean & bright) in dustwrapper priced £2.50 50s net (a trifle rubbed & nicked, minor sunning to spine); pp. x (last blank), 266, with 25 illustrations. A near fine copy. [Neate W52: Biography of an outstanding British mountaineer who partnered Joe Brown in the resurgence of British rock-climbing in the 1950s. Later he made many fine climbs in the Alps, Himalaya and South America].…

Condition: Good. From personal diaries, the author has vividly and authentically reconstructed his famous climbs. Previous owner's name on front fep. 266 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Fair to good. Tide mark to the lower edge. Some light edge-wear to extremities. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards with some light evidence of insect nibbling.…

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. F/VG+. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt in dustwrapper priced £2.50 50s net (a trifle rubbed & nicked, slight sunning to spine); pp. x (last blank), 266, with 25 illustrations. A near fine copy. [Neate W52: Biography of an outstanding British mountaineer who partnered Joe Brown in the resurgence of British rock-climbing in the 1950s. Later he made many fine climbs in the Alps, Himalaya and South America].…

Soft Cover. Condition: VG-. Reprint. 12mo. original printed paper wraps (first page excised, rubbed & creased, slightly toned and spotted); pp. 302 (last blank), [2 (pubs. advts.), with 12 illustrations. A very good copy. Flatsigned on title page 'Don Whillans'. [Neate W52: Biography of an outstanding British mountaineer who partnered Joe Brown in the resurgence of British rock-climbing in the 1950s. Later he made many fine climbs in the Alps, Himalaya and South America]. Although unmarked, this copy comes from the library of bushwalking guide writer, John Siseman. Signed by Author.…

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Cloth, dj, VG/G+. x+266pp, 16pp b/w plates, dustjacket spine a little faded, a nice copy. On of the most sought after and readable accounts of British post war climbing, detailing the exploits & memorable climbs of the inimitable working class hard man of the crags. 525 grams.…

Brossura. Condition: nuovo.

1st ed. thus softback with stiff wrappers Near Fine small octavo 301pp., b/w pls., index.

"Don Whillans was in the vanguard of a tough new breed of climbers who emerged in the early 1950s." From his diaries, the author has reconstructed his famous climbs, capturing the flavour of climbing and climbers. Inscription on ffep dated '.Xmas 1971." Good. Contents and b/w photographs clean and firmly bound. Foxing to top, fore- and lower page edges with light foxing to paste-downs.…

1st edition. Pages x + 266, 16 plates, 22cm. Previous owner's name and date on inside front board, but completely hidden by dust wrapper flap; a touch very minor surface rubbing tips of spine and rear corners, but very bright, clean and virtually Fine in (dust wrapper condition two closed repairs 2cm and 6cm long on lower part rear panel; Near Fine) d/w now protected in a loose plastic sleeve. Biography of a brilliant climber.…

Cloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Rubbed and chipped, spine ends frayed with small splits, cloth discoloured with some staining. Shaken, bind loose, owner name to ffep, lightly foxed, closed edges tanned, pp clean and bright. Size: 8vo.