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De Beer, Sir Gavin

Early Travellers in the Alps

1967

31.96 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1967
Place of printing
New York. October House Inc
Author
De Beer, Sir Gavin
Keyword
Travel - Europe Mountaineering
Languages
English

Description

8vo [21 x 14.5 cm]; xx, 204 pp, frontis, 40 plates, 37 other illustrations, maps including folding, bibliography, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, owner inscription on endpaper, clean very good+ in lightly worn dust jacket (not price clipped). A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The classic on the Alps first printed in 1930 in London, this apparently first US edition with a supplementary bibliography with later works cited. Well-written account with 16th century travelling conditions, the earliest alpine tourists, famous alpine expeditions, war in the Alps, the greatest Alpine tourist and other fascinating information. Neate D13.
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