1872 Mountain Adventures Mont Blanc Ararat Matterhorn Climbing Famous PROVENANCE

 

A collection of 19th-century mountaineering and climbing tales, illustrated with 41 full-page engravings.

 

Joel Tyler Headley (1813 – 1897) was an American clergyman, historian, Author, newspaper editor and politician who served as Secretary of State of New York.

 

Main author: J T Headley

 

Title: Mountain adventures in various parts of the world : selected from the narratives of celebrated travellers

         

Published: New York : Charles Scribner and Co., 1872.

 

Language: English

 

Notes & contents:

·       Illustrated with 41 full-page illustrations

·       Contents include stories and adventures from various famous mountains and mountain ranges including:

o   Mont Blanc

o   Finsteraarhorn

o   Jungfran

o   Galenstock

o   Matterhorn

o   Perdu

o   North Cape

o   Parnassus

o   Mounth Athos

o   Mount Elbruz

o   Mount Ararat

o   Mount Sinai

o   Daring rescues

o   And More!

·       Provenance: “Robert L. M. Underhill”

o   Robert Lindley Murray Underhill was an American mountaineer best for introducing modern Alpine style rope and belaying techniques to the U.S. climbing community in the late 1920s.

 

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Wear: wear as seen in photos

Binding: tight and secure binding

Pages: complete with all vi + 356 pages; plus indexes, prefaces, and such

Publisher: New York : Charles Scribner and Co., 1872.

Size: ~7in X 5in (18cm x 13cm)

 

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