Above the Snow Line; Mountaineering Sketches Between 1870 and 1880
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1885. First edition. Hardcover. 20 x 13.5 cm. 12mo. xiv 327pp. Bound in blue illustrated boards. With two engravings by Edward Whymper and an illustration by Percy Macquoid. Frontispiece is detached but present. Toning and edgewear to the spine. Front gutter cracked. Fair. Item #63045
Neate D19. Describes the authors first ascent of the Aiguille du Dru on his 19th attempt.
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