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Irving, R. L. G. [Robert Lock Graham]

The Alps

1940

34.78 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1940
Place of printing
New York. Charles Scribner's Sons
Author
Irving, R. L. G. [Robert Lock Graham]
Edition
First American edition.
Keyword
Travel - Europe Mountaineering
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [21.5 x 14 cm]; viii, 120 pp, colored frontis from painting,131 illustrations from photos on plates, plan and illus, endpaper maps index, with the errata sheet tipped in (often lacking). original cloth, spine title lettering, dj (light wear at edges, price clipped), very good, clean condition. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author provides a detailed description of the Alps as they cover Switzerland, Germany, France and Italy, including the mountains, the people, activities, homes, flora and fauna. Neate I13. The author, mountaineer and teacher, took a number of pupils climbing in the Alps, the most famous being Mallory. He later wrote a number of mountaineering books including A History of British Mountaineering, Ten Great Mountains, etc.
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