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The Man on the Medal: The Life & Times of America's First Great Ski Racer
by DURRANCE, Dick & Miggs (photos); JEROME, John (text)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0964847302
- ISBN 13
- 9780964847309
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Aspen, Colorado: Dick Durrance Enterprises. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0964847302 . A handsome tribute to noted skier, ski resort developer and ski photographer Dick Durrance. With 200 duotone (b&w) photos, which depict the early days of skiing in the US and elsewhere. With preface by Warren Miller. News clips about this book laid in. --- In full blue cloth-covered boards, measuring 11-1/2 in. wide x 10 in. tall. With image of Durrance and title in gilt to cover; gilt-stamped spine titling. Jacket also with a photo of Durrance flying down a slope, and a mirror image of same as used on the National Ski Association of America gold medal. --- With prior owner's signature to front free endpaper, and slight bookshelf white paint transfer to lower edge; otherwise a clean, bright and unmarked copy. Price-clipped jacket is like new but with slight creasing to edges.; Oblong Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall); xii, 177 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 82172
- Title
- The Man on the Medal: The Life & Times of America's First Great Ski Racer
- Author
- DURRANCE, Dick & Miggs (photos); JEROME, John (text)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0964847302
- ISBN 13
- 9780964847309
- Publisher
- Dick Durrance Enterprises
- Place of Publication
- Aspen, Colorado
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- 0964847302
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>Outdoor Pursuits & Recreation;
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About the Seller
Bluebird Books
Biblio member since 2005
Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
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- Gilt
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- New
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