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Lobl, Robert . WINTERLAND TIROL
Innsbruck no date (c. 1950?) Tiroler Graphik. Text in English, German, Italian and French. Thin 4to., 80 fullpage monochrome photo illustrations mostly of mountains and skiing, cloth. All photos identified. Good, minor spine end and corner wear, no DJ. (a23684)
$25.00 Franziska . THE MERRY SKIBOOK
New york 1939 1st edition. Translatlantic Arts. Hardcover. Octavo, 18 attractive color panels with short rhyming humorous text printed accordion-style on rectos only, cloth. VG , light wear on board edges, a few miniscule spots on cover and slight bit of browning on top and bottom edges of spine ends. The Scarce but colorful dj is in Fairly Good condition, a bit browned, several short closed tears, small chip at head of spine. (a66743)
$160.00 (skiing) . F�RENINGENS F�R SKIDL�PNINGENS FR�MJANDE I SVERIGE PROGRAM OCH ARSSKRIPT FOR VINTERN 1898-99
Stockholm 1898 Nordin & Josephsons Bokhandel. In Swedish. Hardcover. Octavo, 176pp., (2). Numerous photo illustrations, original color wraps bound in 3/4 green cloth with mounted leather spine label. Owner signed (Anna Falch 1899). VG. Rare. (a66772)
$160.00 Saysse-Tobiczyk and Wanda Filipowiczowa . TATRY POLSKIE
Warszawa 1953 1st Spoldzielnia Wydawnicza. In Polish. Hardcover. 4to., about 100pp. of monochrome photo illustrations of mountain areas of Poland, cloth. **Inscribed and signed on the title page by Charles C, Carroll, legal Council of the Paderewski Foundation, 1965. VG, light browning around all page edges. (a66860)
$60.00 Poulsen, Ornulf . SKIING WITH A CHAPTER ON SNOWSHOEING
NY 1924 1st Macmillan. Hardcover. Small octavo, 199pp., photo illustrations, pictorial greygreen cloth with man on skiis coming high off a snow covered mountain.VG, a few initial pages lightly foxed, both hinges tender, cover lightly rubbed, spine rubbed. Scarce early work on American skiing. (a68085)
$125.00 Jessup, Elon . SNOW AND ICE SPORTS A WINTER MANUAL
NY 1923 1st Dutton. Hardcover. Octavo, 293pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Good inner hinges cracking, text very slightly toned, no DJ. (a72089)
$27.00 Riddell, James . THE SKI RUNS OF SWITZERLAND
London 1957 1st Michael Joseph. Hardcover. Octavo, 360pp., photo illustrations, red cloth. VG, no DJ. (a78010)
$27.00