Bassindale Jon (8 results)

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

1st. Near Fine pp191. illus. mostly by Richard Sale. unpc dw.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 1987 near fine hardback in a near fine dust wrapper. Protected by clear removable archival covering. No inscription. Not price clipped. 191 pages. Illustrations.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket complete, unclipped, slightly rubbed to corners. Green cloth covered boards with bright silver titling on spine. No ownership inscription. Numerous photographs / Plates. 191 pages clean and tight. The problem is', said Jon Bassindale, `that too much of what is written is about climbs, not about climbing.' Richard Sale agreed with him, and together they set out to produce a book about the experience, the reality, of rock-climbing as the climber knows it. Jon Bassindale and Annette Jones are young enthusiasts whose ability places them towards the top of the spectrum of weekend climbers. In this diary they describe the climbs that stimulated most emotion - whether of fear, frustration, pleasure, awe, exhaustion or excitement. They climbed in many different parts of England and Wales, in a variety of moods and weather conditions. Their vivid, racy, and revealing accounts perfectly communicate the heightened emotional intensity of the climber. Richard Sale and Kevin Bassindale's photographs, which illustrate the text, are among the most thrilling rock-climbing pictures ever taken. Close-ups portray in intimate and graphic detail the effort of hand, arm and foot clinging to the rock, the agony of concentration; long shots depict the dizzying sweep of cliff, the landscape far below. This is a book for climbers of every grade, as well as for those who, never having tried it, are curious to know at second hand something of the rock-climber's elation. Size: Sm 4to. Numerous photographs / Plates (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. hb with d/w, 1st ed, blue cloth boards with gilt titles to spine, head and foot of spine a little bumped else few signs of wear, pages clean and bright, a nice tight binding, in a good d/w that has not been price clipped but is a little rubbed at the edges and has one very small tear and one or two tiny chips at the edges [Box 13].…

Hard Cover. First Edition. F/F. 4to. original blue boards in dustwrapper (a hint of rubbing at spine ends); pp. 192 (last blank), with numerous illustrations. A fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st edition. 191 pages. 4to. Very well illustrated throughout with black and white plates. A fascinating rock climbing diary relating to England and Wales. Original blue cloth gilt binding. Very Good+ in Very Good attractive pictorial price-clipped dust wrapper. A very heavy book. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardback 1987. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. Flat pages. Jacket has a little edge wear. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with TRACKING securely boxed in cardboard. ref g79. Holding Heights. A Rock-Climbing Diary by Jon Bassindale, Richard Sale, Annette Jones, Kevin Bassindale. Published in 1987 by Constable, London.…