Hugh Merrick (142 results)

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. PROOF COPY of First Edition. Original red paper wrappers with no printing. Generally clean covers, some crease marks spine, edge and spine fading, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, minor foxing opposite photo gatherings. This proof copy has only 14 b/w photos (table of contents calls for 44 photos) which are in two gatherings that are loose (not bound with the text block. The book measures 228mm tall x 152mm, and has 272 pages, 14 b/w photos. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.…

hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st. 8vo, 247 pp. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket. Illus. with photos (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 28 page center stapled softcover book of poems. Inscribed and signed by author on title page. 24 sonnets. Very good condition. Signed by Author(s).

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 247 pages. Illustrated by photos (illustrator).

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. . . . . 4to, hardcover, op. Vg+ condition in vg+ dj. NOT ex-library. Pg. edges very slightly browned, to minor effect, otherwise clean & bright; dj vg+. 184 pp. of text, 283 gorgeous illus., some color, some tipped-in.

rpt. Very Good- pp304. Himalayan Fiction orig. cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Hastings House Publishers, 1974. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new with light shelf/edgewear.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Thus. Text/BRAND NEW. Green linen boards/Fine. DJ/VG; price-clipped w/light soiling to back; under mylar. Strike-out to title page verso. Memoir and reflections. True mountain-lover, sportsman and photographer Hugh Mrrick share his enjoyment, actual and vicarious, of peaks and hills, and calm lake mirroring peaks in dark waters. 15 chapters in 5 parts; I, Approach to the Hills; II, The Active Years; III, Armchair Himalaya; IV, The Middle Heights; and V, Retrospect. Hugh Merrick (Author-Photographer) (illustrator).…

Condition: Very Good. VG condition book without dust jacket. Boards are clean with little wear but heavily sunned to spine/edges, splits spine ends. Book has clean and bright contents with no markings,128pp with B&W illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Good (+) Jacket. First American Edition. Green with blue spine and gilt spine title. Mild cover wear with a solid binding and clean pages. About9-1/2 x 6-1/4 with 412 pp. plus index and bibliography. The jacket (with a protective cover) has a 1-1/2 inch top spine edge tear, an inch plus top fore-edge tear/chip, and a tiny chip at the center of the spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, protector tape residue to covers and endpapers, edge tone, light edgewear, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket spine label, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Translation of the 1961 German edition of Im Banne der Spinne. W R Neate; Mountaineering and its Literature: A descriptive bibliography of selected works published in the English language, 1744-1976; 368. "The 13,000-foot Eiger is one of the three mountains that crown the Swiss Alps, and until fairly recently its steep and treacherous north face was regarded as unclimbable. And with reason, for from the summit there is a drop of 6,000 feet so sheer that only a few small shields of ice and snow stick permanently to the rocky surface of the slope. . But not until Toni Hiebeler led his expedition up the peak in March of 1961 had there ever been a successful ascent in winter conditions." ; Ex-Library; 121 pages. Illustrated by Illustrated (illustrator).…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Condition: Good. 1964. First Edition. 247 pages. Pictorial jacket over cloth. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's original blue cloth with silver title lettering to spine,in a Very Good Dust-Jacket that has no chips or tears to the outer edges of the d/j.This copy has NO previous ownership inscriptions present.Not price clipped.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and their is no leaning or rolling to spine.Well Illustrated with 46 b&w platas and 52 further figure drawings and maps.Thick 8vo in great condition 371pp First Edition.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Clean, unmarked copy with minor wear to the edges and corners to the cover, which curves open slightly. 353 pages.

Cloth. Condition: G/No Dustjacket. New York, NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers. G/No Dustjacket. ca 1956. . Cloth. 8vo., 222 pp., dj torn edges and spine, toned, rubbed, cover slightly stained, pages toned . Black & White Photographs (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition First Printing. The leader of the Swiss team of mountaineers who, in 1952, had been the first team to lay out a route to within a few hundred feet of the top of Mount Everest (with the Brits making the first ever summit there the following year), here describes his team's third expedition in 1956, along with their ascent of the heretofore unclimbed summit, Lhotse. Hardcover 8vo has blue cloth-covered boards with silver lettering to spine, in 222 pages + 24 pages of black-and-white photos throughout & a color frontispiece. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing (undated, c. 1957), this is from a single sportsman's library & in VG+ condition: very clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with a hint of tanning. Former owner has made some neat pen notations in chpt. IV & on page 91 concerning dates; else unmarked. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $4.50 price intact) is VG-: clean & bright, with mild rubbing & small chips/areas of insect damage. Small pen notation on back cover; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.…

Condition: Good. 1963. Reprint. 272 pages. Red pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Moderate tanning to spine and edges.…

Stapled Wrappers. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 26pp. Inscribed by Merrick on title page in the year of publication. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Thus. Text/BRAND NEW. Vintage 1964 First Edition, First Thus. Green linen boards/Fine. DJ/NF; price-clipped; under mylar. Strike-out to title-page verso. A memoir & reflections. True mountain-lover, sportsman & photographer Hugh Merriick(1898 -1980) shares his enjoyment, actual & vicarious, of peaks and hills, and many a calm lake mirroring the peaks in deep, dark waters. 15 chapters in 5 parts: I, Approach to the Hills; II, The Active Years; III, Armchair Himalayas; IV, The Middle Heights; and V, Retrospect. Hugh Merrick (Author-Photographer) (illustrator). …