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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771031297 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W photos ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 224 pages; "On 8 June 1924 George Mallory and Andrew Irvine left their tent high on the slopes of Mount Everest and climbed into history. They were seen at 12:50 p.m. just 240 metres from the summit and “going strong for the top.” Within minutes, Mallory and Irvine had disappeared in a snowstorm and were never seen alive again. What happened to these two pioneering climbers is the most famous mystery in the history of mountaineering. For 75 years, there has been fierce debate over whether they were the first to reach the summit, 29 years before Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. In March 1999, an expedition primarily sponsored by the BBC climbed to the North Face of Everest. Their discoveries… Leer más

West Vancouver, BC: James W. Wood Publishing Co. Ltd.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. 0921063016 . A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W illustrations ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 238 pages; Roderick Haig Brown, a Brit who could not resist the call of British Columbia, is best known as an outdoorsman who loved to fish and supported himself by writing about his passions. .

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1910. First American Edition. Hardcover. Some edgewear to extremities; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Green cloth covered boards, plain front board, gilt titles on spine. Top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. B&W frontispiece with tissue guard, all 26 plates present ; B&W Plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 308 pages; "George and Ashley Abraham were brother climbers and photographers who lived in Keswick, Cumberland in the English Lake District. They made a photographic record of the exploits of many of the climbing pioneers, especially Owen Glynne Jones, with whom they formed a close climbing partnership from 1896 until his death in 1899. Most of their work was done between 1890 and 1920 and forms a valuable record of the evolution of early rock-climbing in the English Lake District." Here are chapters featuring famous climbs across Europe illustrated with photgraphs taken by the Abraham… Leer más

London: Hurst & Blackett Ltd. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st volume only. Red cloth covered boards show wear to extremities, corners bumped, cloth torn down 2 inches back edge of spine, 1 inch at front, frayed top edge, worn away bottom edge, some soil of covers. Large sticker removed from front board leaving slight remnant, foxing to frontispiece, tissue guard and title page ; Cloth has pebbled finish with blind stamped design on front and back, gilt title on spine still bright, Hinges intact. Tight solid book ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 367 pages .

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0771082398 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, gift notation on title page.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W photographs throughout; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 313 pages; "Don Starkell decided to paddle a kayak from Hudson Bay 3,000 miles through the Northwest Passage.Paddle to the Arctic is Don's diary of his journey from Churchill, Manitoba, north and then west all the way to Tuktoyaktuk, close to Alaska. The voyage took him three Arctic summers. Each attempt almost cost him his life." .

Vancouver BC: Self Published. Very Good+. 1975. 1st. Softcover. Light edge wear and scuffing to white card covers ; Stapled wraps are bright and solid ; Indian heritage wilderness series; B&W Illustrations; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 44 pages; Carter is largely known for his Indian Heritage Series hardcovers about British Columbia native bands. This small guide was published later and was touted to be the first of a followup series - 'Indian heritage wilderness series'. It is a scarce book, showing only 2 in libraries according to OCLC. This brief volume details various styles of snowshoes and how they would be used. .

Wellington, NZ: A.H. & A.W. Reed. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ shows tears, chipping and scuffing. Vendor's sticker on front pastedown, pages a little yellowed ; A tight solid book - hinges intact ; B&W Photographs, drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 200 pages .

Vancouver BC: The Stadium Publishing Company. Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Magazine. Card covers show light shelf wear, small tape-repaired tear at top and bottom of spine, light creasing.; A tight solid book. Colour illustrations and ads throughout. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 104 pages; A celebration upon the completion of BC Place Stadium, home of the BC Lions football team and the Vancouver Whitecaps soccer team in downtown Vancouver .

Toronto: FENN/ McClelland & Stewart. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2012. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0771071191 . Only slight wear ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Colour photographs throughout; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 293 pages; "Using its best NHL stars, Canada was supposed to win all eight games, but the Soviets won the first, in Montreal, by a whopping 7-3 score, and from then on fans were witness to the greatest matchup ever. It featured the leadership of Phil Esposito and the skill of Yvan Cournoyer, the goaltending of Vladislav Tretiak, and the speed of Valeri Kharlamov. And in the end, it featured the heroics of Paul Henderson, who scored the winning goal in each of the final three games to give Canada the series victory, the final of those goals coming with just 34 seconds remaining in game eight, September 28, 1972." .

Indianapolis: DK Publishing. Very Good. 2007. Second Printing. Softcover. 074400912X . Card covers show very light shelf wear, crease on front cover.; A bright, solid book.; Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames); Color Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 400 pages .

Vancouver BC: Vancouver Organizing Committee for 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Games. Near Fine. 2010. First Edition. Softcover. Signed by Associated; Only slight wear to white card covers ; Inscribed and signed by numerous BC First Nations leaders to someone who was involved in the organizing of the First Nations participation in the games. ; Color Illustrations; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 162 pages; This book chronicles the the participation of first nations peoples in the organizing of and participation in the 2010 Games in Vancouver. Many were involved in the torch relay, the opening ceremonies, performances at the first nations pavilion and competing in the events. .