The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer: Edward Whymper's London Diary, 1855-1859 (London Record Society) by Edward Whymper; Editor-Ian Smith - 2008-01-11

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Hardback. New. In 1865, when just twenty-five years of age, Edward Whymper achieved the fame of which he had dreamt as a teenager by making the first ascent of the Matterhorn, the last great unclimbed summit in the Alps. With renown came notoriety and lasting sorrow, though, due to the catastrophic accident on the descent, which cost the lives of four of his party. Whymper's life was marked by the conquest of the Matterhorn, but his mountaineering achievements have overshadowed his distinction as a wood engraver and book illustrator. Before he had ever thought about the Alps, while a teenager fulfilling his apprenticeship in the family engraving studio, Whymper kept a diary for six years, detailing his daily life in Lambeth. Showing frequent glimpses of the dry and sardonic humour so characteristic of the older Whymper, the diary is written with a developing style which looks forward to his classic works on mountaineering, Scrambles amongst the Alps and Travels amongst the the great Andes of… Read More

London Record Society, 2008. Hardcover. New. 268 pages. 9.60x6.20x1.00 inches.

London : London Record Society, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xxvi, 241 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Subjects: Whymper, Edward 1840-1911. Mountaineers England London ; Diaries. Mountaineers England ; Diaries. Genre: History. Language: English.