1 volume. First edition 1861.
Fine leather binding by the prestigious Bickers and Son Bindery of London.
Beautiful plates in lovely condition.
Full-leather with gilt armorial crest to cover.
Lineal gilt borders.
Gilt raised bands with gilt title to spine.
Decorative gilt panel vignettes to spine.
Marbled endpapers and page-blocks.
An inscription on the blank endpaper dated 1865.
Frontispiece plate.
16 full-page plates.
An exceptional book. Includes a note by the translator of the
Explorations of 1861, including mention of the first ascents of
Lyskamm, Monte Viso, and Weisshorn, amongst other recent
achievements. Printed during The Golden Age of Alpinism, the
period between Alfred Wills's ascent of the Wetterhorn in 1854
and Edward Whymper's ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865, during
which many major peaks in the Alps saw their first ascents.
Sir Leslie Stephen, was an English author, critic and mountaineer,
and the father of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell. Stephen was one
of the most prominent figures in the golden age of alpinism (the period
between Wills's ascent of the Wetterhorn in 1854 and Whymper's ascent
of the Matterhorn in 1865) during which many major alpine peaks saw
their first ascents. Joining the Alpine Club in 1857 (the year of its formation),
Stephen made the first ascent, usually in the company of his favorite Swiss
guide Melchior Anderegg, of nine peaks.
Recorded shipping weight 1500g.
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- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 22.5 x 15 cm
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