Scrambles Amongst the Alps; In the years 1860 - '69
by WHYMPER, Edward
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Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1873. Second Edition. Good. Hardcover : pp. (1, Frontis) (3) 4-164 : text in two columns : numerous illustrations (full page and intext) : new eps : t.e.g. rebacked in green cloth over original bevelled boards with design in black to upper board and in blind to lower board : lettered in gilt to spine.
Corners pushed and abraded; wear to lower edges of boards; 1cm black mark on upper board towards head; previous owner signature on recto of frontispiece. Edward Whymper FRSE (1840 - 1911) was an English mountaineer, explorer, illustrator, and author best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. Four members of his climbing party were killed during the descent. Whymper also made important first ascents on the Mont Blanc massif and in the Pennine Alps, Chimborazo in South America, and the Canadian Rockies. His exploration of Greenland contributed an important advance to Arctic exploration. Whymper wrote several books on mountaineering, including this one, Scrambles Amongst the Alps.
Corners pushed and abraded; wear to lower edges of boards; 1cm black mark on upper board towards head; previous owner signature on recto of frontispiece. Edward Whymper FRSE (1840 - 1911) was an English mountaineer, explorer, illustrator, and author best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. Four members of his climbing party were killed during the descent. Whymper also made important first ascents on the Mont Blanc massif and in the Pennine Alps, Chimborazo in South America, and the Canadian Rockies. His exploration of Greenland contributed an important advance to Arctic exploration. Whymper wrote several books on mountaineering, including this one, Scrambles Amongst the Alps.
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- Bookseller
- Archives Fine Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3200
- Title
- Scrambles Amongst the Alps; In the years 1860 - '69
- Author
- WHYMPER, Edward
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott & Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1873
- Keywords
- Mountaineering; Mountain climbing; Matterhorn
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