Chamonix and the Range of Mont Blanc. A Guide. With illustrations & maps by Whymper, Edward - 1896

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

London: John Murray. 15th Edition., maps & illus. including fold-outs of "Mont Blanc, from the Brevent" and map of "The Chain of Mont Blanc". Covers worn and grubby with some staining to front cover, backstrip missing and covers held together with tape; tanning to text block edges but contents generally clean, several hinges cracked. Scarce but in poor condition. . Poor. Soft cover. 15th Edition. 1910.

John Murray, 1906. 1906 Eleventh Edition. 206pp, 44pp adverts, original paper wrappers retained but now bound in black cloth which has also been covered in adhesive protective clear film, owner's signature, one rear folding map replaced with a photocopy, Good+. A sturdy robust copy.. . Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

John Murray. London. 1911 (sixteenth edition).. In wraps.. Black and White illustrations and fold-out maps. Very Good- (spine chipped; cover hinges delicate).

John Murray, 1905. 1905 Tenth Edition. paperback. 206pp, 44pp adverts, paperback, occasional small stamp of the R.S.G.S., some slight soiling of the original wrappers, VG.. . Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

London: John Murray, 1901. 6th Edition. Wraps. VG. 12mo. Beige decorated wraps. Rear wrap in facsimile. "With the compliments of the author" written in ink on front cover above the title. Chunk of title page torn away to remove former owner's name affecting top half of the word Chamonix. All maps, fold out and otherwise, present.

London: John Murray, 1897. Hardcover. 24 (ads), xiv, 205p., 25-44 (ads), a very good copy in publisher's original format, 7x5 inch semi-flexible red leather binding gilt, all edges speckled as issued with rounded corner-tips. Head and tail rims are slightly frayed with an eighth-inch loss atop the front joint; that, a neat ownership stamp to ffep, and a sepia signature to first page of Introduction, are the only flaws we see. All folded plates in fine shape as are all vignette illustrations.

London: John Murray, 1904 . Paperback. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A scarce copy of Edward Whymper's guide to the skiing regions of Chamonix and Mont Blanc, complete with folding maps and illustrations. Bound in the publisher's original paper wraps.Ninth edition. Written by mountaineer, explorer and author Edward Whymper, best known as part of the team who ascended the Matterhorn in 1865. Whymper spent a lot of his time travelling and living in other countries, spending the last of his days in Chamonix. This work explores the history of Chamonix and Mont Blanc, an area along the mountains between France, Switzerland and Italy. Whymper relays the several attempts at climbing Mont Blanc, outlining a number of other expeditions in the region. Illustrated with sixty-four illustrations, including four folding maps of the region. Collated, complete. With twenty pages of publisher's advertisements to the front and rear of the work. Bound in the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, very… Read More

J. Murray, 1898-01-01. 3rd. Hardcover. Very Good. xiv, 205 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm. Binding by Zaehnsdorf. Bound in 3/4 burgundy leather. Marbled boards. Marbled end pages. Hardcover. TEG. Fine binding and cover. A few foxing spots to page ends. Clean, unmarked pages. Neate 900. Owners name of A. V. Prior, 1923 (at Cambridge).