The High Alps Without Guides: Being A Narrative of Adventures in Switzerland, being a narrative of adventures in Switzerland, together with chapters on the practicability of such mode of mountaineering, and suggestions for its accomplishment.

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First edition, 1870, in the publishers embossed blue cloth. Respined, old laid down, gilt titles. Internally, half title, B&W wood engraved frontis by Edward Whymper, [5], (vi-vii), [3], [1], 2-181 pp, [2] adverts, 1 pl, 2 maps (large, folding, outlined in colour, 1 of which is loose, short crease tears to both), covers marked, tips bumped & weak, armorial bookplate tipped on another (Frederick Gardiner), brown endpapers, small binders label to epd. Housed in a custom cloth box (probably made by its previous owner c1990). (210*136mm). (Neate *316. Perret 1947. Alpine Club LibCat p129). Per Neate probably not more than 100. An enthusiastic but inept mountaineer, who had a number of lucky escapes. In the opinion of his contemporaries his book did the cause of mountaineering a serious disservice (at that time). Seemingly as famous for his failures as others werefor their siccess.