Author: WHYMPER, Edward (Illustrateur) / HUMPHREY, (Old) (author) / :
Title: The new ascent of Mont Blanc. (Volume 19 of ,Buds and Blossoms', a collection of children's books).
Description: London, Groombridge and Sons, Paternoster Row, n.d. (1853): in-16° (12x8.5 cm.), 24 p.(incl. frontispice 'keep up your spirits..' + 1 leaf (list of the collection ,Buds and Blossoms'), with 4 illustr. in-text, exlibris Peter E. Obergfell, recent h.-leather with corners. Title gilt on spine. Orig. ill. wrappers bound in. ¶ Rarissime. Histoire d'un jeune homme qui se décide à imiter Albert Smith et à tenter l'ascension du Mont-Blanc. Relié avec la brochure illustrée par E. Whymper. With the very rare publisher's wrappers illustrated by E. Whymper. (Sources: Meckly & the British Library). Added: The Chain of Mont-Blanc. 2 images on double-page (2x: 12x11 cm.) (bleached). Boards with owner book plate 'Henri Ferrand Avocat à Grenoble' Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Meckly 136c.; Perret 2303-C.

Keywords: Alps alpes