Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers: A Series of Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club
Author(s):
Alpine Club. Ball, John, ed
Copyright: 1860, Longman, Green, Longman & Roberts, London
Specifications: 5th, 8vo, pp.xiii, 328 + 24 ads, fldg map frontis, 7 color fldg maps, 4 figs, appendices, original ½ red cloth w/ gilt vignette on cover, red calf spine w/ gilt lettering
Condition: cloth chipped top spine, bottom corners rubbed, maps w/ orig folds & no tears, vg
This is the first of a series of three very important works detailing outings by various members of the Alpine Club. This series contains a wealth of information on early ascents and led directly to the publication of the Alpine Journal. Neate calls this ‘one of the most famous titles in mountaineering literature’.
Neate A32.