Nan Bowie (29 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. **1969 Edition**.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Near fine book and jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The account, by his wife, of the 40 years Bowie was a mountaineering guide at the Hermitage resort at Mount Cook. Spine ends gently rolled, spine and upper edge of the boards a bit sunned. Previouw owner's purchase information written on the half title page. Jacket shows a touch of wear at the corners and spine ends, flaps curled at the upper edges, in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardback. Condition: Fair. The life and times of Mick Bowie, Mount Cook's leading mountain guide. During his 40 year career he saw the Hermitage and Mt Cook transform from a place for a few wealthy tourists to an international tourist destination. Bowie pioneered many of the mountain guiding practices still in place in New Zealand today. DJ; Ex Library. Inside front flap cut off and pasted on facing title page. 220 pages.…

vg/vg, slight lean, dj lite edgewear, o/w clean & tight. Illustrated by photos. 1st printing edition. Binding is hc.

Hard Back. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Good H/b in VG D/j.A Biography of an unassuming man of rare courage & humour - a yesteryear Australian Mountain, Guide Mick Bowie began this career in1929 at the Hermitage, Mount Cook In his lifetime he became an Australian legend; albeit a modest one. Mt Cook Alpine Region Map to end papers.illustrated 41 listed b/w plates.[ eggshell blue cloth Navy title block to spine, Ex-Library copy "the Mary Plaistowe Memorial Library" with usual library markings, stamps etc.tight bindings, No inscsp., pale edge fade-line, 2mm soft spine base & clelllotape out-line remains top & base over onto front end paper.The rear end paper has ink insert " Mt cook Station ? Ridge"] Dust Jacket not clipped, pale stain to spine base area. no loss, no spine fade. now in clear easily Removable proprietary protective cover . Please see our image of the actual ook offered for sale.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. With endpaper maps, b&w illstns. Unmarked. Dust jacket is intact and bright, one small edge tear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Some Wear. Dust Jacket Condition: Worn - Slightly. Tear to front of dust jacket. Card cellotaped to first page.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1969. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with light shelf wear and very light offsetting to front endpapers. Dust jacket is very good with light shelf and 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. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Some light foxing and a short closed tear to the jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo. original pale blue boards (spine sunned, leaf edges a little spotted, lacks dustwrapper); pp. 196, with 41 illustrations, a text map and an endpaper map. A very good copy. [Neate B144].

Hardback. Reprint edition. Very Good condition book in a Very Good condition dustjacket with slight browning to edges of dustjacket, minor rubs and creases around its edges. Owner's inscription on half title page otherwise a Tight sound unmarked copy.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. VG-/VG. 8vo. original pale blue boards (ex-library with single RSM, obscured by bookseller's small label, half-title excised, tape marks to boards and endpapers, else internally clean) in dustwrapper (a little rubbed & creased, call number on spine redacted by white-out, occ. tape mark on reverse); pp. 196, with 41 illustrations, a text map and an endpaper map. A very good copy. [Neate B144]. …

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

signed by mick bowie, octavo hardcover with dustwrapper (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 196 pages. tidy copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. 196pp with b/w illustrations - pale blue cloth - very lightly soiled - upper corner of front endpaper and half-title have been clipped - edges lightly foxed - dustwrapper is slightly rubbed and soiled - slight wear to edges - biography of New Zealand mountaineer and guide Mick Bowie.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 196 pages. Jacket is in Fair condition, there is some general wear and tears, but still presentable. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy. In His Early Days At The Hermitage, Mountaineering Was The Recreation Of The Well-to-do, Escorted By Professional Guides, Of Whom Mick Was One.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. 196pp, index, bw ills, endpaper map. Or light gray cloth in jacket. Small spot stain affecting first four pages, very slight edge wear to jacket. Biography of Mick Bowie, who starting in 1929 spent 40 years as a guide at the Hermitage on New Zealnd's Mount Cook. Size: 8vo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good - Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 196p D-J (slight chips) Paper over boards With illustrations, from 1929 to 1958 Mick Bowie was first a junior guide, then graduated to Chief Guide, conducting glacier parties on day trips from Mt Cook's Hermitage, and becoming a legend.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. Reprint. Reprint. 22cm. VG h/c in like plastic protected DJ. 196 pages, 41 mono photographs, endpaper maps, one other map. Nick Bowie became a legend in his lifetime as a guide for 40-plus years on the Mount Cook area of NZ's Southern Alps. He was involved in many mountain rescues and played a leading role in the development of mountaineering from the Hermitage.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. HARDBACK IN JACKET 1969 reprint. 21.5x14cm. 196 pages with index plus all the listed black & white photos. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Flat pages. Jacket has only a little edge wear. Front flap is not priced. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref SMBLUD.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 196 pages. dj very frayed and chipped. Half title page cut in half.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 196 pages. B & W illus. plates d/j 1st reprint ex-library book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.

1st edition chipped dust jacket Very Good octavo 196pp., b/w pls., maps, index, Relevant newspaper clipping taped-in. Also interesting letter regarding Mick Bowie loosely inserted.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Sealed copy of issue 29 of the enigmatic publication Visionaire, here dedicated to the theme "Women." LTD to 6000 copies. This copy is still in its original outer cardboard box, inside of which the book is still in its protective silver case and the case is inside of bubble wrap and inside of that the book is in shrink wrap. So this all appears to never have been taken out of its original packaging at all, and there is no damage to speak of to anything except the outer white cardboard case, which has some light bumping, scuffing, and shelfwear, but is still clean and well intact. Some contributors include Madonna, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Brana Wolf, Louis Vuitton, Nobuyoshi Araki, Vanessa Beecroft, Nick Knight, Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin, Beth B, Kara Walker, Sam Taylor-Wood, Sarah Moon, Jane and Louise Wilson, Adam Fuss, Richard Phillips, David Bowie.…