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Lot 239
Sale 625 - Adventure & Exploration Library of Steve Fossett
Mar 15, 2019
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[THE ALPS]. A group of 4 works, comprising:
SMITH, Albert Richard (1816-1860). The Story of Mont Blanc. New York: Kiggins and Kellogg, 1854. 8vo. Engraved frontispiece, engraved title-page. Second U.S. edition. Rare imprint. -- MATHEWS, Charles Edward (1834-1905). The Annals of Mont Blanc. With a Chapter on the Geology of the Mountain, by Prof. T.G. Bonney. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1898. 8vo. Photogravure frontispiece, folding map, numerous plates and engravings. FIRST EDITION. -- REY, Guido (1861-1935). The Matterhorn. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1907. 8vo. Numerous plates. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. -- REY, Guido (1861-1935). Peaks and Precipices. Scrambles in the Dolomites and Savoy. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1914. 8vo. Frontispiece, numerous photo plates. Publishers maroon cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. -- All in original publishers cloth, condition generally fine.