Ascent Invention Mountain Climbing by Bernstein Jeremy (27 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Revised, Subsequent. It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. With remainder mark. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Paperback. 221 pp. First printing. Light rubbing to the cover edges. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Trade paperback. Condition: Fine. Rev Touchstone ed. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. SC 226.

Trade paperback. First edition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 124 p. Audience: General/trade. Very good. moderate shelfwear to the cover, no ownership marks, first ppk printing.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. .A vivid presentation of the world of Alpinism - its history and its continuing fascination. With the author's experiences in the Alps and those of other famous mountaineers. The great outdoors has become so commercialized in recent years that it?s difficult to believe that for most of human history, mountains were regarded as obstacles to travelers that no sane person would climb unless compelled. Jeremy Bernstein traces the history of the sport of mountaineering from its origins in the Chamonix region of France in the late 18th Century through the present day. Bernstein, a physicist by profession and an exceptionally talented science writer, has climbed for seventeen summers in the French Alps under the careful supervision of Chamonix guides.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Previous owner bookplate.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. A vivid presentation of the world of Alpinism - its history and its continuing fascination. With the author's experiences in the Alps and those of other famous mountaineers. The great outdoors has become so commercialized in recent years that it?s difficult to believe that for most of human history, mountains were regarded as obstacles to travelers that no sane person would climb unless compelled. Jeremy Bernstein traces the history of the sport of mountaineering from its origins in the Chamonix region of France in the late 18th Century through the present day. Bernstein, a physicist by profession and an exceptionally talented science writer, has climbed for seventeen summers in the French Alps under the careful supervision of Chamonix guides.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Text is in German. Dust Jacket a trifle rubbed. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering; German Language; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 18807.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition. Edge wear to price-clipped jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition. Small chip and edge wear to price-clipped jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Printing. DJ has some wear and is price-clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 124 pp.+ 8 Photo Plts, Blue Photo Illus e.p., Blue Hardback, Gilt title (Bright), Fine in VG price-clipped DJ, 1st ed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book and unclipped dust jacket are in fine condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Jacket has a touch of wear at edges. Historic photos included. 8vo. 124 pp. Including bibliography. In protective Mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Travel, sports. First printing stated. Covers nice, spine ends bumped, corners sharp. Author signed inscription on the half title page, interior clean and tight. Dust jacket rubbed and worn, top edge chipped and creased, in mylar slip. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First printing. 6 x 9 in. Cloth and paper boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; mild wear, cloth faintly spotted. Binding tight. Edges foxed. DJ is VERY GOOD ; ribbed, edges worn and chipped. Sport. Stax.

Octavo, blue cloth & board (hardcover), gilt letters, uncut, illus. endpapers, xv, 124 pp. Near-Fine, with former-owner inscription, in a Very Good dust jacket with rubbing and light edgewear. ".This book is a superb account of mountaineering in the Alps -- its history ad its continuing fascination. Mr. Bernstien begins by describing the birth of Alpinism.with de Saussure's dream of climbing Mount Blanc and the first successful assault on it by the French climber Dr. Paccard and his guide Balmat. The book then tells of the golden age of mountaineering in the Alps -- the time of the great English climbers: Whymper, who won the race for the summit of the Matterhorn in 1865, and Mummery, who conquered the Grepon fifteen years latter. Finally, Mr. Bernstein turns to modern climbing and its methods and tells his own experiences in the Alps with the extraordinary guides of Chamonix. Ascent is a vivid presentation of the world of Alpinism. For the non-mountaineer it will serve as a concise introduction to the history and special appeal of this sport; and it will delight those who already know the excitements of mountainerring." Sports, Moutain Climbing, Mountaineering, Outdoor Living, Alps, Alpinism.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition, First Thus. Stated First Edition. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Bicolor boards/Fine. DJ/Poor; sound w/nips, chips, closed tears, small losses to upper spine edge and to front cover. PO name to front cover verso. This book grew out of "experiences with the Chamonix guides . a remarkable groups of men . who taught" physicist Jeremy Bernstein "something about mountaineering . and helped me with the material for the book." Through this volume Bernstein passes on an enthusiasm for alpinism --- that is, mountain climbing for its own sake.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 124 pages; Description: xv, 124 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Pictorial endpapers. Except for the Introduction the contents of this book appeared originally in the New Yorker. Subject: Mountaineering. 1 Kg.

Random House. New York USA. 1965. 1. Aufl. 124 S. 15*22cm. -3)Bibl. Bibliotheksexemplar/Library copy.

Condition: Good. Title: Ascent: Of the invention of mountain climbing and its practiceAuthor: Jeremy BernsteinPublisher: Random HousePublication date/edition (if known): 1965 1st printingBinding: HARDBACKIllustrated: Yes, monochrome platesPages: 124Description/ Condition: wear, severe tears, price clipped, grub marks and discolouration to jacket, bumps to corners. Grub marks to fore-edge and endpapers, otherwise pages in good condition. Shipped from the UK.

Revised Edition. 8vo. original printed paper wraps (corners lightly rubbed, a few grubby marks); pp. 222 (last blank), with illustrations. A very good copy. [Neate B94].

First Edition. F-/F-. 8vo. original blue cloth backed grey paper boards (bookseller's rsm to front pastedown, top edge dusty) in dustwrapper (some rubbing & edge crumpling); pp. i-xv, 16-126 (last blank), with 17 plates & pictorial endpapers. A near fine copy. [Neate B94].