London, David Bogue, Fleet Street MDCCCLIV, 1854, in-8°, engraved frontispiece (the hut lately erected) + XVI, + 299 p. (+ 1 white), + 2 leaves (recent works by Smith a. o. + 24 p. (publisher’s ads) illustrated with 26 woodcut vignettes, small bookseller’s ticket „Leighton Son & Hodge Shoe Lane London“ + exlibris Peter E. Obergfell, publisher’s clothbound, blindpressed covers, spine richly gilt.
Second enlarged edition, illustrated with 24 figures. Il s’agit de la 2e édition augmentée, illustrée d’un frontispice représentant le bivouac des Grand Mulets ainsi de 25 vignettes gravées sur bois. Dans la jolie reliure de l’éditeur. Classics in the literature of mountaineering 10; Neate 715 and S86; Farquhar 10; Lehner, Die Eroberung der Alpen, 340 and 621; Perret 4074; Rean 117; Meckley -. Image disp.
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New York Putnam & Co. 1853, in-8°, 1 engraved frontispiece (the ascension of de Saussure) + X (incl. title with vignette) + 208 p., illustrated with in all 3 woodcut illustrations, foxing in the beginnen and at the end. exlibris Northwood Y.M. Lyceum / Ex Libris Peter E. Obergfell, original publishers orange cloth, blind tooled design to boards (colour faded & darkened).
First american edition, illustrated with only 3 figures. Classics in the literature of mountaineering 10; Neate 715 and S86; Farquhar 10; Lehner, die Eroberung der Alpen 340 and 621; Perret 4074 (N-Y édition avec 298 p.= ERREUR !). Image disp.
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London, David Bogue, Fleet Street MDCCCLIV, 1854, in-8°, engraved frontispiece (the hut lately erected) + XVI, + 299 p. (+ 1), + 2 leaves + 24 p. (publisher’s ads) illustrated with 26 woodcut vignettes, small waterstains at foot in the beginning, boards , paperticket with title on spine.
Second enlarged edition, illustrated with 24 figures. Il s’agit de la 2e édition augmentée, illustrée d’un frontispice représentant le bivouac des Grand Mulets ainsi de 25 vignettes gravées sur bois. Classics in the literature of mountaineering 10; Neate 715 and S86; Farquhar 10; Lehner, die Eroberung der Alpen 340 and 621; Perret 4074; Rean 117; Meckley -. Image disp.
Phone number : 41 (0)26 3223808