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Sale 625 - Adventure & Exploration Library of Steve Fossett
Mar 15, 2019
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WHYMPER, Edward (1840-1911). Chamonix and the range of Mont Blanc. A Guide... London: John Murray, 1896.
8vo. With folding map, folding plates, numerous plates and illustrations. (Some pale spotting.) Contemporary red morocco gilt by Sizer (spine slightly rubbed). Provenance: A. R. Bellars, Wakefield (signature, 1925); Mrs. Bellars, The Vicarage, Warminster, Wiltshire (bookplate). FIRST EDITION of Whymper's popular guide to Mont Blanc, which provides a survey of early history, summit attempts, and climbing accidents, and which was published annually until 1911. Neate W60. RARE.