1878 Rare 1stED Book - Alpine Adventure: Narratives of Travel & Research Among the ALPS.
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Author: William Henry Davenport Adams.
Title: Alpine Adventure: Narratives of Travel & Research Among the ALPS.
Publisher: London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1878. First edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size : 7 " X 5 ".
Pages: 237 pages + catalogue.
Binding: Attractive and very good original decorated cloth binding (hinges tight, cloth on upper rear hinge worn on 0.5" - as shown, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright and tight, rare light staining and foxing, mainly on frontispiece illustration margins and title page - as shown).
Illustrations: Profusely illustrated.
Title: Alpine Adventure: Narratives of Travel & Research Among the ALPS.
Publisher: London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1878. First edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size : 7 " X 5 ".
Pages: 237 pages + catalogue.
Binding: Attractive and very good original decorated cloth binding (hinges tight, cloth on upper rear hinge worn on 0.5" - as shown, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright and tight, rare light staining and foxing, mainly on frontispiece illustration margins and title page - as shown).
Illustrations: Profusely illustrated.
The book: Rare and very attractive first edition of this book on Alpine Adventure including The Mont Blanc, The Matterhorn, The Finsteraarhorn, The Jungfrau, and Other Lofty Summits of the Alps!
The author: William Henry Davenport Adams (1828–1891), was an English writer and journalist of the 19th century, notable for a number of his publications.