Name: My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus (First Edition)
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My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus (First Edition)

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Mummery was renowned for pioneering the ridges and difficult pinnacles of the Alps. His list of climbs remains a remarkable feat. He also pioneered guideless climbing, making the first guideless ascent of the Brevna ridge on Mont Blanc. He dies in 1895 while doing reconnaissance on Nanga Parbat in the Himalayas.

First Edition. London & New York: T. Fisher Unwin & Chas. Scribner’s Sons, 1895. Large 8vo. Original tan publisher’s cloth. Pages: xii, 360. 8 photographic plates, 11 full-page engravings, and numerous illustrations throughout.

Bound in original tan publisher’s buckram. Lettering to spine in gilt on black Morocco panels with gilt margins. Upper edge gilt, others uncut. Very good. Binding tight and sturdy. Spine mildly darkened. Some faint markings to cover boards. Contents in excellent condition. Occasional foxing, more prominent at edges and through prelims. Multip

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My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus (First Edition)

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