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Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator [with] Supplementary Appendix to Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator
by Whymper, Edward
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+. First edition of both volumes: Volume I (published in 1892): pp xxiv, 456, with four maps (3 folding, including one in rear pocket), 20 full-page illustrations and more than 100 additional illustrations in the text, appendices, index. Rebound in green cloth with gilt titles on spine, no illustration or decoration on boards. Upper corners bumped, some smudges to margins. Supplement (published in 1891): pp. xxii, (4), 147, with 14 plates and additional drawings in the text. In original green cloth with beveled edges, gilt lettering and decoration. Bookplate on front pastedown, foxing to front and rear blanks, otherwise clean and sound. One of the classics of South American mountaineering literature, the book describes Whymper's climbs of Cotopaxi and Chimborazo, among others, and also includes much on the natural history and geology of the Andes. Neate (W66) describes the book as "still essential reading for anyone visiting Ecuador.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22773
- Title
- Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator [with] Supplementary Appendix to Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator
- Author
- Whymper, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1892
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; South and Central America;
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Walkabout Books
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Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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