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Tyndall, John

Mountaineering in 1861, a Vacation Tour

1862

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Horizon Books

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Year of publication
1862
Place of printing
London. Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts
Author
Tyndall, John
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Europe Mountaineering
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [21.5 x 14 cm]; x, 105, 8 [ads of mountaineering books] pp, 2 plates including frontis of the Weisshorn from drawing by Whymper, plate of the Matterhorn. original brown cloth with gilt spine title lettering, light cover stain, some minor rubbing, name on endpaper, very good copy with only slight foxing on few margins. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Neate T77. Cox (Classics in the Literature of Mountaineering) 15: 'The Golden Age of mountaineering produced a literature which has yet to be surpassed. . .The British scientist, John Tyndall, was an outstanding example of these pioneers. 1861 was his great year of climbing. He mad the first ascent of the Weisshorn and made an early attempt on the Matterhorn, which is described in this work'. Tyndall later made the first traverse of the Matterhorn.