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A Guide to Chamonix And The Range Of Mont Blanc
Edward Whymper
1904
John Murray : London
7.5" by 5"
20, xiv, [2], 206, 21-44pp.
SUMMARY
A scarce copy of Edward Whymper's guide to the skiing regions of Chamonix and Mont Blanc, complete with folding maps and illustrations.
Folding Maps,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Bound in the publisher's original paper wraps.
Ninth edition.
Written by mountaineer, explorer and author Edward Whymper, best known as part of the team who ascended the Matterhorn in 1865. Whymper spent a lot of his time travelling and living in other countries, spending the last of his days in Chamonix.
This work explores the history of Chamonix and Mont Blanc, an area along the mountains between France, Switzerland and Italy. Whymper relays the several attempts at climbing Mont Blanc, outlining a number of other expeditions in the region.
Illustrated with sixty-four illustrations, including four folding maps of the region. Collated, complete.
With twenty pages of publisher's advertisements to the front and rear of the work.
CONDITION
Bound in the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, very good, with light edge wear and sunning to the extremities. Slight loss to the head and tail of the backstrip. Tear to the head of the rear board, down the joint.Pencil inscription to front cover, with marking to the rear. Internally, binding is tenderly held between page 80-1 and is a little tender between 16 and 17. Otherwise generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with the odd mark,
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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