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bumluck
Jun 30, 2007, 1:34 AM
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socalbolter wrote: I've been climbing for quite a while and worked in several climbing shops in the 80's. As such, I have a fair amount of older guides to US climbing areas. I would be willing to sell many of them and am interested to know if there is a website out there that would serve as a guide to locating buyers for certain books? Also some sort of criteria for affixing a value to the books? I guess the ideal resource would be a site that listed books currently being looked for by prospective buyers along with the price to be paid. I could then easily check to see if I had one of the titles and make contact with the buyer. Does something like this exist?
Chessler Books is probably the biggest, and you can search for how much they are selling what you have for...They willl buy your books, but obviously not at the rate they are selling them at. But it will give you an idea of how much to sell them for.
I used to have better luck with Crux Books, out of Yonkers, and in fact became friends with its sole proprietor, however, I've recently run a number of google searches for him and tried to contact him at the old email I had for him, but to no avail.
Good luck. I still have a number of first editions from reviewing and trolling second hand shops, and at some point will start selling them on my site http://www.bumluck.com
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skinner
Jul 7, 2007, 8:01 PM
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socalbolter wrote: I've been climbing for quite a while and worked in several climbing shops in the 80's. As such, I have a fair amount of older guides to US climbing areas. I would be willing to sell many of them and am interested to know if there is a website out there that would serve as a guide to locating buyers for certain books? Also some sort of criteria for affixing a value to the books? I guess the ideal resource would be a site that listed books currently being looked for by prospective buyers along with the price to be paid. I could then easily check to see if I had one of the titles and make contact with the buyer. Does something like this exist?
I think you should post them right here, you have the perfect audience for it.
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wonder1978
Jul 8, 2007, 1:02 AM
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socalbolter wrote: I've been climbing for quite a while and worked in several climbing shops in the 80's. As such, I have a fair amount of older guides to US climbing areas. I would be willing to sell many of them and am interested to know if there is a website out there that would serve as a guide to locating buyers for certain books? Also some sort of criteria for affixing a value to the books? I guess the ideal resource would be a site that listed books currently being looked for by prospective buyers along with the price to be paid. I could then easily check to see if I had one of the titles and make contact with the buyer. Does something like this exist?
The website you are looking for is called the advanced book exchange. http://www.abebooks.com
My favorite book in my library is Mountains and Mountain-climbing: Records of Adventure and Enterprise Among the Famous Mountains of the World By William Adams, 1883.
I haven't done the research, but it's gotta be one of the oldest mountaineering books out there. Does anyone know of a book devoted to mountaineering that is significantly older than that?
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raymondjeffrey
Jul 8, 2007, 1:57 AM
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'Beyond the Vertical' by Layton Kor would be cool to have. Batso's book would be great too. Was the Bird's Autobio any good?
Does Pat Ament have an Autobio? I would like to read that one. A book about Bob Kamps would be cool.
Dr. Gill, is there a book out there about you?
jefro
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el_layclimber
Jul 8, 2007, 2:15 AM
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Not to beat him to it, but Pat Ament wrote a biography of John Gill, called Master of Rock. He also wrote one on Robbins, called Spirit of the Age. Both are great reads and have some classic photos.
A couple of good ones to pick up that are still in print are Mirrors in the Cliffs and The Games Climbers Play. Both are collections of climbing and related essays. All memorable writing.
I've got an illustrated edition of Krackauer's Into Thin Air with a bunch of Randy Rackliffe woodcut prints - awesome.
I've seen copies of Downward Bound for 90 bucks -- who would have thought that Batso would be one of the most sought after climbing literati?
In his honor, I'm going to go pick up a bottle of two buck Chuck - cheers
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deepplaymedia
Jul 8, 2007, 11:17 AM
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my favourite changes all the time, but i always come back to 'mountains of the mind' by robert macfarlane
also conquistadors of the useless by lionel terray & 'deep play' by paul pritchard. and pretty much anything by galen rowell or greg child. also my first copy (ive been through a few) of simon carter's blue mountains guidebook.... its in pretty bad shape but theres lots of memories attacked to that book
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altelis
Jul 8, 2007, 5:26 PM
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for me its the first edition in french copy (yes, i speak french) of lachenal's "carnet du vertige".
like many, the book annapurna inspired me to start climbing and especially exploring the alpine. then i read david robert's "true summit" and in it learned what seems to be a much more realistic account than hertzogs. I got my mom to read true summit and she was amazed too. we both speak french and we were talking about how it would be really interesting to read carnet du vertige because while it is lachenal's diary it was edited by hertzog and so gives us a very interesting double view of things in his life and on that most famous expedition.
the fact that its the old first edition, in french and in great condition makes it just wonderful and helps to bring me back to what climbing was like for them----wool, leather, pain and misery and the complete joy of doing something utterly new.
anyways, thats it- lachenel's carnet du vertige
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socalbolter
Jul 11, 2007, 1:14 AM
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Thanks for the replies.
I've got some of the titles listed in this thread, including Downward Bound, by Harding.
One of these days I'll put a block of time together and open up the storage boxes to see what all is in them.
- Louie
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skinner
Sep 9, 2007, 7:41 PM
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socalbolter wrote: I've been climbing for quite a while and worked in several climbing shops in the 80's. As such, I have a fair amount of older guides to US climbing areas. I would be willing to sell many of them and am interested to know if there is a website out there that would serve as a guide to locating buyers for certain books? Also some sort of criteria for affixing a value to the books? I guess the ideal resource would be a site that listed books currently being looked for by prospective buyers along with the price to be paid. I could then easily check to see if I had one of the titles and make contact with the buyer. Does something like this exist?
Well.. there's a few..
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
FOR SALE: over 6,000 used and rare
books on mountaineering, mountain
exploration, Central Asia, polar
expeditions, skiing
http://www.jpmountainbooks.com/
Arapiles Mountain Books
Established in 2002, Arapiles Mountain Books is the only specialist mountaineering bookseller in the Southern Hemisphere. We carry a large stock of fine, rare and out of print mountaineering and adventurous travel books, with a particular emphasis on British, Australian, New Zealand and Himalayan climbing narratives and guides.
http://www.abebooks.com/home/ARAPSBOOKS/
Biblio Books
Mountaineering Books - Looking for titles in Mountaineering? ... books from Biblio - the preferred source worldwide for used, rare, and out-of-print books.
http://www.biblio.com/.../Mountaineering.html
Chessler Books
We specialize in Out of print books and signed books in mountaineering, rock climbing and exploration. ... Used, Rare and Collectible
http://www.chesslerbooks.com/...WhatsNewProducts.asp
Klimmen.com
I offer mainly rare and interesting books that are mostly out of print classic mountaineering, travel, adventure and exploration books.
http://www.klimmen.com/
Top of the World Books
Top of the World Books was established in 1989 as an outgrowth of our personal interest in mountaineering and polar exploration literature. Whether you are an active outdoors person or an armchair adventurer, we share your interests. We offer for sale, via this website and our printed catalogue, a wealth of mountaineering, climbing and polar exploration material (books, prints & posters, expedition cards, videos, memorabilia) encompassing the world.
http://www.topworldbooks.com/
Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books: MOUNTAINEERING
(small selection, but occasionally a rare gem appears)
http://www.goldwasserbooks.com
and of course..
Amazon.com
Antiquarian, Rare & Collectable › "Mountaineering"
Although is seems there there is usually a better selection in the UK.
Amazon.co.uk
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trundlebum
Sep 9, 2007, 8:28 PM
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1. Ed Webster's guide to Newhampshire rock climbs.
(because this is where I learned to climb)
2. 'The vertical world of Yosemite'
Edited by Galen rowell
3. 'Yosemite climber'
Complied by Meyers
4. 'Climbing ice'
Yvonne Chouinard
5. 'The games climbers play'
Ken Wilson
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mathman1469
Mar 14, 2008, 2:12 PM
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the 1984 guide to mt. rubidoux bouldering contest. I know all the routes but have spent alot of memorable times at this spot. It was only released in limited printing years ago by matt artz
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