In the Throne Room of the Mountain Gods (61 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.01.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Near fine large softcover, 1st edition, 4to, 334p w index, illus w photos, mark-free copy, oversized.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Shelf wear to binding on corners, edges & spine. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Pages toning with age, otherwise Text and images unmarked. Dj shelf worn & toned in a mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st Printing, Signed by Author / Photographer famed Galen Rowell, this Book is account of the 1975 US K2 expedition, of which the author was a member. Book is without PO markings; pages are clean and edges. straight. Dust Jacket is price clipped, has some shelving wear with slight abrasions. ISBN 0871561840. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, prides itself in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. Large over-sized volume, approximately 2.75 lbs; may incur additional shipping cost; also, additional charge may apply if shipped outside continental US - contact ShiroBooks in either case, or for more information, details or photos. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. VG plus large softcover. Illustrated wraps. Flat Signed by Rowell on ffep. No other names or markings. 4to. 334p. 2nd edition. Index. Photos. Climbing. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Second Printing. 28 x 21.5 cm. 326pp. Blue cloth in dust jakcet. Illustrated. Stated second printing. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title: "To Jack, with best wishes, Galen Powell". Abrasion/tear to the middle gutter side of the front free endpaper. Original price of $18.50 present on front flap. K2 and the Karakoram mountain range. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Quarto blue cloth. Signed by Rowell on the half title page. Without inscription. Some minor crimping to the spine ends, other quite clean and tight. The dust jacket has some light wear to the corners and spine ends. A 3/8" tear to one upper spine corner. Not price clipped. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 326 pages; Signed by Author.

Hard Cover. Condition: F-. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. F-/VG. 4to. original blue cloth (extremities a little rubbed) in dustwrapper (edges rubbed with fraying at extremities, small label removal tear to upper panel); pp. x, 326, with illustrations. Heavy item (2 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good copy. [Neate R82: Unsuccessful attempt on K2]. Flatsigned on half-title 'Galen Rowell'. Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The late Galen Rowell was both a master photographer and an accomplished climber. His spectacular photographs are accompanied here by the story of the unsuccessful 1975 American expedition attempt to climb K2. Rowell's frustration with the organization of the expedition makes for interesting reading, and his mountain photography is still unsurpassed. A very tight, square, and clean copy. A couple of tiny spots of wear on front cover, small wrinkle on spine, small spot of wear at rear top corner. Photos are the best description.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Second Edition. FIRST PRINTING of 1986 PAPERBACK Edition. Similar format as the 1977 first edition but new foreword by George Schaller, new preface, slightly fewer photos but with some new additions, and new afterword. Original glossy pictorial paperback. The book has clean covers, damp rippling to last 100 pages to lower 5 inches of inside area of pages (not sticking together and most without any tideline or discoloration, just a few ripples), no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, no foxing, complete with all pages and photos. Hefty book measures 274mm tall x 208mm, and has 334 pages, 305 photos (51 in color), bibliography, index. BIG BOOK: EXTRA POSTAGE required for international shipping. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Second edition. 326 pages. Profusely illustrated. Very good condition that has slight discoloration on front and back cover and bookstore stamp on title page in a very good dust jacket that has slight discoloration, rubbing and tears on front and back covers.

Soft cover. First edition thus. Full number line. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First UK. VG+/VG+. 4to. original blue cloth (slightly rubbed & sunned)in dustwrapper (price-clipped, slightly rubbed & nicked); pp. x, 326, with illustrations. Heavy item (2 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good copy. [Neate R82: Unsuccessful attempt on K2].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The late Galen Rowell was both a master photographer and an accomplished climber. His spectacular photographs are here accompanied by the story of the unsuccessful 1975 American expedition's attempt to climb K2. Rowell's frustration with the organization of the expedition makes for interesting reading, and his mountain photography is still unsurpassed. A very tight, square, and clean copy. Minor shelfwear to book, one repaired tear and mild edgewear to dust jacket- see photos. Original $18.50 price present on dj flap. We can't ship this item outside the United States.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1977 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original blue cloth with silver lettering spine. The book is in excellent condition: clean, tight binding, no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no crease marks. The original dust jacket has tiny flecking to surface of spine ends, no tears, clean, original printed price still present on flap corner. Hefty book measures 282mm tall x 207mm, and has 326 pages, 320 photos (66 in color), bibliography, index. BIG BOOK: EXTRA POSTAGE required for international shipping. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The classic eyewitness account, by photo-journalist and climber Galen Rowell, of the unsuccessful 1985 American attempt to scale K2, the world's second-highest mountain peak in the Karakoram Range between China and Kashmir. Galen Avery Rowell (August 1940 ? 2002) was a wilderness photographer, adventure photojournalist and mountaineer. He pioneered a new kind of photography in which he was not merely an observer, but considered himself a participant in the scenes that he photographed ? he considered the landscape part of the adventure, and the adventure part of the landscape. Rowell won the Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography in 1984. He had numerous photographic assignments for Life, National Geographic, Outdoor Photographer, and various other publications. Rowell was also a highly regarded writer on subjects ranging from photography, humanitarian and environmental issues, human visual cognition, and mountaineering, publishing numerous magazine articles and eighteen books in his lifetime.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition. 8.5 x 11 in., 326 pp, indexed and extensively illustrated with color and b/w photographs. A very good or better copy with a mild bump to one corner. Dust with mild rubbing to spine ends and a few small bumps to the lower edge of the front board. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear. Signed (without inscription) by Galen Rowell on the half-title page. Account of the 1975 American attempt to climb K2, based on Rowell's own experiences and the diaries of others on that and other Himalayan expeditions from that climbing season.

1986 1ST VG-FINE PB A4 PICTORIAL CARD COVERS.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 1977 FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. SIGNED by Rowell on the short-title page. Original blue cloth with silver lettering spine. The book is in excellent condition, clean, tight binding, no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages (other than Rowell's signature), fading very tips corners and spine ends. The original dust jacket has no chips, no tears, no fading, is clean, original printed price still present on flap corner. Hefty book measures 282mm tall x 207mm, and has 326 pages, 320 photos (66 in color), bibliography, index. BIG BOOK: EXTRA POSTAGE required for international shipping. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket.