Inauguration of the Cabane Britannia on the Klein Allalinhorne Saas Fee, August 17th, 1912. And Obituary Notices and Portrait of Clinton Dent
by Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Stent & Sons, Printers. Guildford. 1913. Octavo. (1), 52, (2)pp. 13 plates, 1 folding letter. Original green cloth, gilt to cover. Marbled endpapers. Slightly bumped/rubbed to extremities.
Provenance: From the library of E. W. Steeple (1872 - 1940) pioneer mountaineer, author, member of the Swiss Alpine Club and founder chairman of the Midland Association of Mountaineers. Bookplate Ex Libris Midland Association of Mountaineers from the Steeple Bequest 1942. With cancellation stamp 16.1.81.
Clinton Thomas Dent (1850-1912) First President of the Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Haynes Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio211
- Title
- Inauguration of the Cabane Britannia on the Klein Allalinhorne Saas Fee, August 17th, 1912. And Obituary Notices and Portrait of Clinton Dent
- Author
- Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club
- Book Condition
- Used - See description and photographs
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Stent & Sons, Printers.
- Place of Publication
- Guildford
- Date Published
- 1913
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Alpine, Mountaineering, Steeple
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- Travel and Exploration; Europe; Provenance, Bookplates and Associations;
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