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Title

The

Highest Andes

A Record of the First Ascent of Aconcagua and Tupungato in Argentina,

and the Exploration of the Surrounding Valleys

By

E. A. Fitz Gerald,

Author of “Climbs in the New Zealand Alps”

With Two Maps by AE Lightbody

Fifty one Illustrations and a Panorama (of Mountains)

[First US Edition – Half Leather Binding]

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Author

E.A. Fitz Gerald

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Year of Publication

1899

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Publisher

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.

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For full description see below - after all photographs

Description:

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899, First Edition.

First American Edition. Frontispiece photographic portrait of Aconcagua, 43 other photographs, photographic panorama from summit of Penitentes, 7 drawn illustrations, 2 fold-out maps, 4 appendices, index.

Bound beautiful half Morocco leather with marbled boards, gilt titles and decoration to the spine, page top edges gilt, others untrimmed with the large folding map in a pocket at the rear.

Edward Arthur Fitz Gerald was an American born British gentleman who personally financed and led the 1896-1897 expedition that was the first to summit Aconcagua and Tupungato. Aconcagua, at 22,837 feet, is the highest mountain in all of the Americas. Tupungato has a maximum elevation of 21,560 feet.

The appendices cover 72 pages and deal with the rock specimens collected in the Andes, notes on fossils collected, the natural history of the Aconcagua Valleys including sections on mammals, birds, reptiles, scorpions and spiders, and plants, and the border dispute between Argentina and Chile.

Approximately 9 ½ inches tall.

Provenance: dedicated to Raymond Seymour on the front end paper.

Condition Report

Externally

• Spine – good condition – slightly sun faded, gilt titles and decorations to the compartments.
• Joints – good condition – sound, minor ‘dink’ to the bottom of the rear joint.
• Corners – good condition – gently bumped and worn.
• Boards – good condition – marbled paper covered boards with Morocco leather quarters.
• Page edges – good condition – gilt top edge, others untrimmed.
• See above and photos.

Internally

• Hinges – good condition – sound.
• Paste downs – good condition – marbled.
• End papers – good condition – marbled, pocket containing large folding map, pocket open at the rear.
• Title – good condition – lightly tanned.
• Pages – good condition – clean and bright.
• Binding – good condition – attractive.
• See photos.

Publisher: see above.
Publication Date: 1899
Binding: Hardback

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