Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69

WHYMPER Edward 1840-1911

Published by John Murray, London, Albemarle Street, 1871

About this Item

Near fine, rebound in a blue calf, gilt tooling and titles to spine. Internally, frontis, [3], (vi-xviii), [2], [1], 2-432 pp, complete with 21 full page illustrations, 90 illustrations within the text & 5 maps (folding & 1 coloured), bound without the half title, occasional spot, faint edge browning, bookplate to fpd (Thomas Clifford Allbutt Carr Manor Meanwood - 1836-1925). Whymper, mountaineer and wood-engraver. The book is entirely personal, all ego', Whymper told a friend in 1869. 'It will have a hundred illustrations-the best your humble servant knows how to produce, and they will contain enough sensations for half a dozen volumes' (Smythe, 225). The book is written with simplicity, directness, and verve, and is profusely illustrated with his woodcuts. ODNB.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69
• Publisher: John Murray, London, Albemarle Street
• Publication Date: 1871
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: BOOT HJ; JOHNSON C; NORTH JW; SKELTON P; etc
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
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