Alps by Irving R L G Robert Lock Graham (4 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: G+. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo. original green cloth (rubbed & nicked, spine toned, cloth stained and marked, endpapers a little offset, some scattered spotting, prev. owner's name and extensive notes on mountaineering locales in the Alps to early leaves, otherwise unmarked; upper flap loosely enclosed for interest, else lacks dustwrapper); pp. viii, 120, with 131 plates, a diagram and endpaper maps + tipped in errata slip. A good copy only. [Neate I13: General description].

Hard Cover. Condition: F-. Dust Jacket Condition: F. Second Edition. F-/F. 8vo. original green cloth (endpapers a little offset, faint leaf edge speckling, else clean & bright throughout) in dustwrapper (price neatly clipped, a trifle rubbed); pp. viii, 120, with 131 plates, a diagram and endpaper maps. A near fine copy. [Neate I13: general description].

Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. VG+/VG. 8vo. original green cloth (leaf edges & outer leaves a little spotted, cloth slightly rubbed & marked, endpapers a trifle offset, prev. onwer's name to upper pastedown) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, a little rubbed with nicked, spine a trifle sunned); pp. viii, 120, with 131 plates, a diagram and endpaper maps + tipped in errata slip. A very good copy. [Neate I13: General 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. 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. A picture of this book is available on request.