Houston md charles (41 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket Issued. First Edition. 1980 FIRST PRINTING of FIRST Edition. Original white pictorial soft cover (no hardcover ever issued). Quite nice condition BUT underlining in blue pen on 6 pages otherwise no owner marks, clean covers, solid binding. The book measures 217mm tall x 14cm, and has 211 pages, several b/w photos & illustrations. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED. …

Condizione: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket Issued. Revised Edition. 1987 REVISED and EXPANDED EDITION. Color pictorial soft cover. The book has clean covers, tea stain to lower outside corner of text block (doesn't penetrate in to margins other than on the first two pages), no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The book measures 21cm tall x 14cm, and has 324 pages, several b/w photos & illustrations, large bibliography, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.…

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. Stated Fourth Edition of a work first published in 1980 as 'Going Higher: The Story of Man and Altitude'. The author examines the effects of oxygen deprivation at high altitudes, and ways climbers can adapt. With a history of the study of man and high altitude. Includes numerous b&w photos & illustrations; indexed. --- A clean, firm, unmarked softcover copy.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 272 pages.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket Issued. Revised Edition. 1987 REVISED and EXPANDED EDITION. Color pictorial soft cover. The book has clean covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The book measures 21cm tall x 14cm, and has 324 pages, several b/w photos & illustrations, large bibliography, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.…

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condizione: Aceptable. Houston, Charles S. (M.D.) y Robert H. Bates. K2. The savage mountain. New York, McGraw- Hill Book Company, 1954. Características: Buen estado general. Pasta dura en tela editorial con camisa. Camisa rota en la parte del lomo. Letras doradas sobre lomo. Guardas limpias, escritura con bolígrafo en la primera página. Cantos limpios, canto superior ligeramente sucio debido al paso del tiempo. 334 p. (22 x 14.5 cm) Peso: 750 g.…

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

paperback. 1983 reprint. 273pp, paperback, owner's address label, VG+. Dr Charles Houston started climbing in the Alps when he was twelve and continued in Alaska and the Himalayas. His interest in high altitude began in 1936 when his party reached the summit of Nanda Devi - the highest mountain climbed for the next fifteen years. In 1938 his party reached 25,000 feet on K2. Essential reading for anyone planning a high altitude expedition. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.…

Condizione: New.

Condizione: Fair. Acceptable condition. Cover missing. Reading copy only. Sept. 1935 Volume 56. (Medicine, Neurology, Pathology).

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good +. First Edition. Inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title page: "Best wishes / to E-- and D-- / from Charles Houston." The author (1913-2009) was a major figure in international climbing circles during the 20th century, participating in early attempts on K2 and Nanda Devi (when his party summitted the latter in 1936, it was the highest mountain ever climbed). Houston was a flight surgeon in World War II and then a physician who pioneered research into the effects on altitude on human health. The book is unmarked; slight spine slant; spine and wraps are uncreased; sleeve protected. Signed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket Issued. First Edition. FIRST PRINTING of FIRST Edition. SIGNED by Dr Houston on the title page. Color pictorial soft cover (no hardcover ever issued). Quite nice condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, clean covers, no rubbing, tight binding, minor 2cm crease lower outside corner rear cover. Book measures 217mm tall x 14cm, and has 211 pages, several b/w photos & illustrations. Signed by Author(s). …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 1998 Banff Mountain Exposition Award Winner - Cutting-edge information on how to prevent, diagnose, and treat altitude illness and hypoxia in everyday life - Interweaves fascinating research discoveries with dramatic first-person accounts - Authored by a celebrated mountaineer and physician who pioneered research in the field From the time of his historic expedition to Nanda Devi in the high Himalaya, Charles Houston, M.D., was fascinated by the effects of altitude on the human body. Why do people get sick in the mountains What are the symptoms of hypoxia -- lack of sufficient oxygen -- that also occurs in everyday life, sometimes chronically due to disease How can we decrease the incidence of illness and death This edition incorporates current research on the effects of altitude on humans, and Houston (now deceased) joined forces with an educator and a medical writer in a text made even more accessible for the average reader while retaining the depth of material of particular use to the medical community. This edition of this seminal text added chapters on vision and the eye at altitude, chronic and subacute altitude illness, and the limits to work at altitude (with implications for athletic training). It presents information on genetics and gender differences and more on flight and space travel, on understanding and treating sea-level hypoxic illnesses, and on who can (or should not) go to high altitude, and much more. With an expanded glossary of terms.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condizione: New. KlappentextrnrnHow the body responds to high altitude--the classic study revised for the latest scientific findings. Cutting-edge information on how to prevent, diagnose, and treat altitude illness and hypoxia in everyday life.

Condizione: Good. 4to. 431 pp. Near Fine. Soft Cover. Illustrated paper wraps. Color and B&W plates throughout. ISBN: 0912298707 9780912298702.Heavy volume, additional shipping fees may apply.

Condizione: New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back.

Hardcover. First Edition / First Printing. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. First edition, warmly signed & inscribed by Charles Houston in 1955, thanking the recipient for his "help on the anniversary of this adventure." Classic account of the disastrous 1953 American expedition to K2, widely regarded as one of the great mountaineering narratives of the twentieth century. Illustrated with photographs taken by members of the expedition, with maps and line drawings by Clarence Doore. 8vo, cloth backed boards. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers. Corners of one gathering of pages creased; otherwise very good with slight wear. Lacking the dust jacket. Signed. …

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.