About this title: Known as one of history's greatest Himalayan mountaineers, Reinhold Messner was the first person to climb all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks, many of them solo. In this definitive work, he recalls his early climbs in the Alps, expeditions to the Himalaya, the first solo ascents, a trek across Antarctica, and numerous other adventures. 70 photos.
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Description: Fair in Fair jacket. Ex-Library Ex library book with stamps and stickers, tilt to spine, wear to edges, binding is good, text is clear, a good reading copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Date Published: 1991-06
ISBN-13:9780898862904ISBN:0898862906
Description: Good. Mountaineers Books [Published date: 1991]. Hard cover, 250 pp. Good+ in very good dust jacket. Black paper over boards with gold lettering on the spine. Light rubbing and bumping along edges. Binding tight. Foxing to top edge. Pages a bit sticky on the top edge. Light spotting to title page. Otherwise page are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a few tiny nicks and light creasing along the edges. Light overall rubbing. NOT price clipped. Now in an archival quality Brodart cover. NOT Ex ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Date Published: 1991-06
ISBN-13:9780898862904ISBN:0898862906
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Clean, solid copy with no writing, highlighting, marks, or creased page corners. Slight bumps to spine ends and one cover corner; rest of corners square. Jacket is glossy with light edge wear and some surface scratches; no tears. Still looks quite good. Binding firm and square. Items selling for $7 or more ship bubble wrapped and boxed; under $7 in a bubble mailer. All items ship with complimentary delivery confirmation. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Date Published: 1991-06
ISBN-13:9780898862904ISBN:0898862906
Description: Like New. Hard back book like New with jacket and light wear *[black] Unmarked*Ships in a padded water tight bubble bag* All merchandise is fully guaranteed* Buy from a professional company that cares about your satisfaction*G. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Mountaineers, Seattle
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780898862904ISBN:0898862906
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Very clean black cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean, beautiful photo illustrated endpapers with no names, writing or marks. 250 pgs. with index. Illustrated with gorgeous photographs in both full color and black & white. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Reinhold ... read more
Edition: Royal 8vo. 1st US edition. 250 pp (including Index).
Binding: Black cloth binding with gilt spine lettering. Dust jacket.
Publisher: the Mountaineers,, Seattle:
Date Published: (1991).
Description: F/F. Profusely illustrated, with much in color. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mountaineers Books, Bx273
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780898862904ISBN:0898862906
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0898862906. Hardcover. 8vo. The Mountaineers. 1991. 250 pgs. DJ in excellent shape, unclipped and with no tears present. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present. BX273; 1 x 10 x 7 Inches; 250 pages. read more
Edition: First US
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Mountaineers, Seattle
Date Published: 1991
Description: F/F-. 8vo. original black textured paper boards gilt in dustwrapper (spine a trifle faded, edges a little rubbed); pp. 250, with illustrations. A near fine copy. read more
Edition: First US
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Mountaineers, Seattle
Date Published: 1991
Description: F/F-. 8vo. original black textured paper boards gilt in dustwrapper (top edge a little rubbed); pp. 250, with illustrations. A fine copy. read more
Edition: First English
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, London
Date Published: 1991
Description: F-/F-. 8vo. original black textured paper boards gilt (extremities slightly rubbed & bumped) in dustwrapper (extremities a bit rubbed, a few light scratches on rear panel); pp. 250, with illustrations. A near fine copy. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mountaineers, Seattle
Date Published: 1991
Description: Fine. SIGNED BY REINHOLD MESSNER ON TITLE PAGE. A Fine hardback First American Edition First Printing in a Fine Dust Jacket. 8vo. 250 pps. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Date Published: 1991-06
ISBN-13:9780898862904ISBN:0898862906
Description: New. New and in excellent condition (light wear on dust jacket, otherwise in mint/pristine condition). Pages are crisp and clean with a tight spine. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Date Published: 7/1/1998
ISBN-13:9780898865738ISBN:0898865735
Description: Fair. 0898865735 Soft cover copy with heavy over all wear to the cover and the first few pages. The cover and pages are lightly torn. The text is clean with no markings. The binding is tight. Expedited shipping is available. We ship fast and package well. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780898865738ISBN:0898865735
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. 1998 Mountaineers Books, Large Paperback, 271 pages, "Reinhold Messner: Free Spirit-a Climber's Life" by Reinhold Messner, Name inside, Clean and tight. read more
Description: Fine in Very Good jacket. MESSNER, REINHOLD Free Spirit: A Climber's Life. 1st US hardcover edition/1st printing. About fine in a near fine nicked unclipped jacket. ISBN 0898862906. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: The Mountaineers, Seattle, WA
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780898862904ISBN:0898862906
Description: VG+/VG+; Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ dust jacket. 0898862906. 8vo 8"-9" tall; 250 pages; Translated by Jill Neate. read more
"This is a classic of climbing literature. Messner is both an incredible climber and an incredible writer. This book will in inspire anyone one to go out and climb mountains."
"Messner has had an incredible career of climbing hard. I was just a bit disappointed with this memoir, but it wasn't necessarily his fault.
The book was translated from German, and I think it lost A LOT of its potency. Climbs that would scare the bejesus out of many people sound like cake walks. I don't think he's trying to be overly strong, but his words just don't sound quite the same in English. Oh well."
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