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DAVIES, Rev. J. Sanger:
Dolomite Strongholds. The last untrodden alpine peaks. An account of the ascents of the Croda da Lago, the Little and Great Zinnen, the Cinque Torri, the Fünffingerspitze and the Langkofel.
London, George Bell and Sons, and New York, 1894, in-8vo, XIII + 1 plate (map: northern Dolomite region) + 176 p., with 10 illustr. on plates (incl. the map and coloured frontispiece) and 25 text illustrations. Bookplate: Horace Walker (The Walker Family Crest, with devise: juncti valemus. Hw. note: The Walker family were perhaps the most famous family of mountaineers in the Golden Age of mountaineering) + Exlibris Peter E. Obergfell, Original clothbound, slight traces of use, gilt image on front-cover (mountaineer). In all a fine copy.
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Fist edition. In this first edition the ‘Marmolata’ came up with at least 4 different spellings and for the ‘Eisach, Eisack or Eisak’ these 3 diff. spellings were given. ‘Rather exaggerated accounts of fairly unremarkable climbs. The reviewer in the Alpine Journal noted with some satisfaction that the book had been advertised by one magazine under the heading of ‘FICTION’ (?). (Neate). This can be one of the reasons to add this book to your collection: it will make all the other books important. Neate D07 ; Perret 1237. Image disp.
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Harteveld Rare Books Ltd.
M. Ben Harteveld
rue des Alpes, 5
1700 Fribourg
Switzerland
41 (0)26 3223808
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Dolomite Strongholds. The last untrodden alpine peaks. An account of the ascents of the Croda da Lago, the Little and Great Zinnen, the Cinque Torri, the Fünffingerspitze and the Langkofel. Second edition.
London, George Bell and Sons, and New York, 1896, in-8vo, XIV + 176 p. + 2 ll., with 10 illustr. on plates (incl. the map and coloured frontispiece) and 25 text illustrations. Original clothbound, slight fading to spine, light soiling, gilt image on front-cover (mountaineer). In all a fine copy.
The first edition was published in 1894, some corrections were made especially for the different spelling of mountain peaks. In the first edition the ‘Marmolata’ came up with at least 4 different spellings and for the ‘Eisach, Eisack or Eisak’ these 3 diff. spellings were given. ‘Rather exaggerated accounts of fairly unremarkable climbs. The reviewer in the Alpine Journal noted with some satisfaction that the book had been advertised by one magazine under the heading of ‘FICTION’ (?). (Neate). This can be one of the reasons to add this book to your collection: it will make all the other books important. Neate D07 ; Perret 1237. Image disp.
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