The Ascent of The Matterhorn WHYMPER Edward 1840-1911 Publisher: John Murray Publish Year: 1880 Publish Place: London Albemarle Street Illustrator: Boot; Dore; Johnson; Mahoney; North; Skelton; Smith; Staniland; Wolf; Whymper JW & Edward Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 008272 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: 1st Edition Inscription: Presentation Copy £150 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information First edition, in the publishers blue cloth soiled bevelled boards, gilt tooling & Matterhorn image to upper board, some marks. Respined in blue cloth, gilt titles. Internally, half title, tissue guarded frontis, [5], (vi-xxii), [2], [1], 2-325 pp, 2 folding maps at rear (one coloured), 14 full page illustrations, and 91 illustrations within text, blue ink dedication from the authors brother to half title, new endpapers, occasional spot & faint edge browning, with some B&W cuttings loose to tipped in envelope at rear. Respined by the previous owner in 2001. (216*155 mm). (Neate 898. Alpine Club Lib.Cat. p336)
