Italian Alps; Sketches in the Mountains of Ticino, Lombardy, the Trentinno, and Venetia

by Douglas W. Freshfield

$400 · Offered by Swan's Fine Books

First edition

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 405 pp. Very good +. Item #21100106 Douglas William Freshfield 1845-1934 began mountaineering as a young man, making the first ascent of the Tour Ronde in 1867, and the first ascent of Mt. Elbrus 18,510 feet in 1868. As well as continuing to climb, he would go on to become President

• Printing: first
• Binding: Hardcover

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