Description: Author: Edward Whymper Title: Scrambles Amongst The Alps In The Years 1860-69 Publication: Fourth Edition Published By John Murray London 1893..................(See Pictures) Condition Of Book: This is a Very Good Copy of this book bound in cream buckram by Zaehnsdorf with falling snowflake patterned design to the outer boards.The title label to spine is in dark brown moroccan with gilt lettering.Top edge of the book is in gilt.This is de luxe edition with light pink and white patterned marbled endpapers.There is a London bookseller's (F.H, Nutt) ink stamp to the bottom edge of the blank endpaper.Profusely illustrated work with some 107 black and white illustrations and there are five complete folding maps to the rear of the book one is a general map,the other is Mont Blanc,then The Matterhorn and it's glaciers,plus the valley of Zermatt and the Valpelline and the Central Pennine Alps.There is an odd mark to outer boards,contents with some sporadic foxing but generally a very decent copy with a firm binding.The book was acquired from a former member of the Mountain Rescue Team based in Fort William,Thick and Heavy 8vo (xviii) [b] 468pp Fourth Edition De Luxe [1893]
Price: 750 GBP
Location: Lancashire
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Personalised: No
Binding: Hardback
Place of Publication: London
Non-Fiction Subject: Alps Mountains
Signed: No
Publisher: John Murray
Modified Item: No
Weight: 1.5
Year Printed: 1893
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Original/Reproduction: Original
Region: Europe
Author: Edward Whymper
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Character Family: Hills Mountains
