Ten Scenes In The Last Ascent Of Mont Blanc Including New Views From The Summit -- Dix Scenes Illustrant Mon Ascension Au Mont-Blanc En 1853

Geneve - Paris: Editions Slatkine, 1980. Reprint . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket Issued. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Quality 1980 reprint of the classic 1853 edition which has reached sale prices over $20,000 at auction. This reprint is limited to 300 numbered copies. This book measures 485mm tall x 325mm, and has pages [4] + 16 + [6] + 13 + 10 leaves of color plates with blank versos. The complete English text is present along with a complete translation of the text in French. The original 1853 edition was entirely in English (no French). The book was originally published with the illustrations in sepia over greyish background and not colored. Buyers had several examples hand-colored. This is a reproduction of one of the hand-colored examples. The 1853 original was issued in wrappers. This reproduction is bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering and gilt border front cover with a smaller reproduction of the front cover of the 1853 wrappers inset on the front. This is a complete reproduction minus the illustrated dedication leaf. For some unknown reason the publisher of this 1980 edition did not include a reproduction of the dedication leaf, possibly because it was missing from the one used to make the reproduction. Also, the size is slightly smaller than the 1853 original, about 7cm shorter. Fully complete examples of the book are rare, being like Pitschner's folio of Mont Blanc plates where often one or two or more plates have been extracted and framed for viewing. CONDITION: small bump upper outside cover corner tip; otherwise, very clean and fine condition. This edition was limited to 300 numbered copies. POSTAGE for this item to Europe is $44.55 by air mail. Surface mail to Europe is not available. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM BEING OFFERED