The Alps

IRVING, R. L. G. [Robert Lock Graham];

Published by . New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940, First American edition.

About this Item

8vo [21.5 x 14 cm]; viii, 120 pp, colored frontis from painting,131 illustrations from photos on plates, plan and illus, endpaper maps index, with the errata sheet tipped in (often lacking). original cloth, spine title lettering, dj (light wear at edges, price clipped), very good, clean condition. The author provides a detailed description of the Alps as they cover Switzerland, Germany, France and Italy, including the mountains, the people, activities, homes, flora and fauna. Neate I13. The author, mountaineer and teacher, took a number of pupils climbing in the Alps, the most famous being Mallory. He later wrote a number of mountaineering books including A History of British Mountaineering, Ten Great Mountains, etc. A picture of this book is available on request.

Seller Inventory # A12081

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Alps
• Publisher: . New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940, First American edition.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel - Europe