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1843Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with lithograph frontispiece, 8 lithograph plates, 9 tinted lithograph topographical sketches on 4, engraved illustrations in the text and large folding map in pocket at end, plates mildly spotted, text-block clean, neat inscription on blank preliminary; original terracotta cloth, boards elaborately framed and blocked in blind, neatly rebacked in cloth to style with original gilt label laid down, dove-blue endpapers, a very good, bright, firm copy. With the nineteenth-century engraved armorial bookplate of Sir Hugh Hume Campbell of Marchmont. Robust copy of an alpine classic. VERY SCARCE. Neate *274.
1961Sm. 4to., First Edition thus, with title in blue and black, coloured and monochrome plates, and endpaper maps in blue; burgundy cloth, gilt back, boards unevenly sunned else a very good, bright, clean copy. Published two years after the Italian edition. 'His books rank high for the quality of the writing and illustrations' (Neate). Neate *493.
1916Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, title in red and black, with numerous plates, some light and inoffensive spotting, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, expertly recased, a very good, bright, clean copy. This title in found more often in green cloth. Having climbed extensively in the Alps, the author was killed in a climbing accident on Tryfan. Neate 232.
19088vo., Second Edition, with portrait frontispiece in photogravure (original tissue guard present), title in red and black, plates in photogravure and illustrations in the text, neat contemporary inscription on title, free endpapers lightly browned; original oatmeal buckram, backstrip with leather labels (chipped at edges) framed and lettered in gilt, gilt top, uncut, corners lightly bruised else a very good, bright, clean copy. Mummery's classic account was first published in 1895. In this, arguably the best, edition the frontispiece of Aiguille Verte is replaced by the author's portrait. Neate *555.
19618vo., First Edition thus, with numerous photographs in the text and large folding map in pocket at end; ivory cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, blue top, covers mildly age-soiled else a good, clean copy. Published in the same year as the French edition. Neate 297.
19638vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, coloured and monochrome plates, and illustrations in the text; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with loss and closed tears on rear panel. Neate 475.
19518vo., First Edition, with plates and maps, small neat signature on front free endpaper and title; green cloth, gilt back, green top, backstrip mildly faded else a good, clean copy. Neate *864.
19518vo., First Edition, with numerous plates; blue cloth, gilt back, covers unevenly sunned else a bright, firm, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter sunned at backstrip and frayed and creased at edges. An account of the author's post-war climbs wearing his artificial leg. SCARCE. Neate *942.
19948vo., First Edition, with numerous plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19818vo., Second Impression thus, with numerous coloured plates, neat bookplate on front free endpaper; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, blue endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in 1965, with the revised edition following in 1971. See Neate *383.
19818vo., First Edition, with very numerous coloured and monochrome plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19598vo., First Edition, text in French, with coloured frontispiece, numerous fine coloured and monochrome plates, and printed endpapers, small neat inscription on front free endpaper verso; pictorial boards, ivory cloth back lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy. See Neate *641.
19278vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, title-vignette, numerous photographs in heliogravure (the majority full-page) in the text and double-page coloured map; faux-morocco boards, upper board lettered in gilt, brown cloth back lettered in gilt, covers mildly age-soiled, corners lightly bruised else a very good, bright, clean copy. With publisher's advertisement leaf at rear. Sold from the Scottish Royal Geographical Society with its bookplate and stamps on endpapers and title. Published a year after the French edition. Neate 320.
19498vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, plates and map; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy. Neate *149.
19238vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, plates and maps, some mild spotting, free endpapers mildly browned, small contemporary signature on front free endpaper; blue cloth, upper board lettered in blind, gilt back, a bright, clean copy.
19558vo., First Edition, with numerous plates (a number double-page) throughout; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped, lightly frayed dustwrapper.
19578vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, coloured and monochrome plates and double-page map, contemporary inscription on blank preliminary; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. Scholarly examination of the controversy surroung the first ascent. Incudes detailed chronological history 1762-1854. Neate *120.
18868vo., First Edition thus, text in French, with frontispiece, plates and illustrations in the text, free endpapers browned, some light age-staining (mainly marginal) ; strongly bound in red buckram, gilt back, primrose endpapers, covers moderately age-soiled else a good, firm copy.
19198vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and plates, contemporary inscription on front free endpaper, free endpapers mildly browned; original green cloth, upper board lettered in blind, gilt back, backstrip dulled (but all gilt wholly legible), a very good, clean copy. Neate 7.
19568vo., First Edition, on laid paper; terracotta cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy.
1965Folio, First Edition, with 3 coloured frontispieces, numerous fine coloured photographs, and smaller line illustrations and full-page map in the text, printed endpapers, grey-green cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly age-soiled at edges and with small loss (just affecting lettering) at bottom corner of front panel. SIGNED ON BLANK PRELIMINARY BY EXPEDITION MEMBERS RICHARD EMERSON, THOMAS HORNBEIN, BARRY PRATHER AND JAMES W. WHITTAKER. This is the true first edition. VERY SCARCE THUS. Neate *383.
18308vo., Second Edition, with lithographed frontispiece, 16 mounted lithographed proofs as plates, 2 lithographed folding maps and 2 folding charts (ALL NEATLY COLOURED BY HAND), lithographed folding facsimile, lithographed folding panorama and large lithographed folding map (some moderate spotting), plates and some maps mildly spotted (mainly at margins), text generally clean and crisp, neat contemporary signature on blank preliminary; brown cloth, neatly rebacked in calf lettered in gilt, gilt top, new laid endpapers, uncut, a very good, bright, crisp copy. Crisp copy of a scarce Alpine classic, first published in 1828. Neate *38.
18618vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 16 plates (all original tissue guards present); original maroon pebble-grain cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, chocolate endpapers, uncut, expertly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. Front and rear advertisement paste-downs preserved. With the nineteenth century armorial bookplate of Lt.-Colonel Hon. Henry C. Legge on front paste-down, and binder's ticket of Edmonds & Remnants on rear paste-down. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
18718vo., Second Edition, with engraved frontispiece, title-vignette, 21 engraved plates, 92 illustrations in the text, 5 folding maps (one or two short tears in folds) and large folding chart at end, neat contemporary signatures on blank preliminary, title very lightly dust-soiled; firmly bound in contemporary brown half morocco, marbled boards ruled in blind, back with raised bands, second and third compartments letterd in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, marbled edges, cream endpapers, covers mildly age-marked and faded else a very good, bright, clean copy. Bright, clean copy in contemporary binding of the most famous mountaineering book of all time. Neate *897.
19478vo., Third Edition, with coloured frontispiece, numerous monochrome plates and endpaper maps; original green cloth, backstrip lettered in blue, green top, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly browned at backstrip. With splendid wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Brian Cook. Neate 401.
