Skiing the Americas (signed first printing) From Banff to Buenos Aires

Jay, John

Published by The Macmillan Company, New York, 1947

About this Item

The Macmillan Company. New York. 1947. 257 pages. First edition, first printing stated. Signed and inscribed on title page by author, photographer and ski movie pioneer, John Jay: To ___ ___, Good skiing, ___! John Jay. Book is tight and clean. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Blue cloth panels stamped in silver. Light shelf-rubbing along edges. Original DJ with price-clipped flap. Just below where printed price was is a faint pencil price. DJ shows rubbing along edges, faint creasing and shallow chipping. In 1981 author John Jay was inducted into the US National Ski Hall of Fame, and in 1997 the International Skiing History Association presented him with a Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1999 John Jay was named one of the 100 most influential skiers of all time by Ski magazine. Prolific ski filmmaker Warren Miller said of John Jay, (he) "virtually invented the ski film in its modern form." Skiing the Americas is John Jay's most important title. A signed first edition, first printing of the seminal ski classic. VG/VG. Seller Inventory # 002782

Bibliographic Details

Title: Skiing the Americas (signed first printing) ...

Publisher: The Macmillan Company, New York

Publication Date: 1947

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition