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READING THE MOUNTAINS OF HOME.
Edition: First printing.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, (1998). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book discussing the author's exploration of a northeastern mountain habitat, in this case the Bristol Cliffs Wilderness area near the author's home in Vermont. He hike through this "new" wilderness area, the result of a 1974 act, protecting re-forested (formerly farmed) mountains, noting the many subtle changes and details, and using Robert Frost's poem "Directive" as a guide. SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated with maps and drawings by Mal Schroder. Notes, selected readings, index. x, 253 pp. ISBN: 0-674748883.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 80000More details Price: $25.00 -
WILD : From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Very good in very good first issue dust jacket (previous owner's name on front endpaper, short tear at upper corner of front cover, etc) .
Book ID: 71959More details Price: $20.00 -
WATERFALLS USA: A Hiking Guide and Travel Planner.
Edition: First edition.
Bloomington, IN: JRG, Inc. 1999. SIGNED first edition - A large format book (measuring 11 inches by 8 1/2), spiral-bound for easy reference with stiff glossy covers. A guide to over 600 waterfalls in the lower 48 states of the US, with directions to each, and many photographs taken by the authors. The emphasis has been on lesser-known falls, most of which are easily accessible by a day hike or less. Included are such features as topographical map references and the best time of year to view the falls. 372 pages. ISBN: 0-9672871-03.
Condition: A new copy, SIGNED by J G and Carla Bowers opposite the title page.
Book ID: 57210More details Price: $40.00 -
WHERE THE WATERS DIVIDE: A Walk Along America's Continental Divide.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harmony, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of a New York husband-and-wife team's 182-day, 2580-mile walk along the Continental Divide from Mexico to Canada. Maps, index. 324 pp. ISBN: 0-517-588048.
Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket.(remainder line)
Book ID: 52958More details Price: $17.50 -
SIERRA CLUB BULLETIN, Vol 45, No 9, December 1960.
Edition: First printing in wrappers.
Washington, D.C.: The Sierra Club, 1960. First edition - Includes an article on climbing El Capitan by Royal Robbins, a section of photographs on endangered places by Philip Hyde with text by Brower, an article on scenic roads and more. Illustrated with photographs throughout. 92pp.
Condition: Near fine in printed green wrappers.
Book ID: 28965More details Price: $24.00 -
SIERRA CLUB BULLETIN, Vol IX, No 1, January 1913.
Edition: First printing in wrappers.
San Francisco: The Sierra Club, 1913. First edition - Publication No. 47 of the Sierra Club. Includes' Little Studies in the Yosemite Valley' by Francois E Matthes; 'The Soda Springs Property in the Tuolumne Meadows' by Joseph Le Conte; 'A Lightning Struck Tree in Kern Canon' by Willis Linn Jepson; 'National Parks--The Need of the Future' by James Bryce; Milestone Mountain and a New Kings-Kern Pass by William Colby and more. Illustrated with many photographs; advertisements including one for 'tramping boots' and others for railroads. 83 pp.
Condition: Near fine in printed peach colored wrappers.
Book ID: 23923More details Price: $60.00