pp.xvi, 336. Complete with 40 plates, 1 map. Original cloth with velum title on front board. Bookplate to pastedown. Signature of previous owner, a notable climber, on prelim leaf. Tear in map but intact. Front hinge slightly loose but holding. Minor rubbing on spine. Groundbreaking explorations of Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers and other climbs in various areas of the Southern Alps of New Zealand. Rare.

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Title

Pioneer Work in the Alps of New Zealand; a Record of the First Exploration of the Chief Glaciers and Ranges of he Southern Alps

Publisher

T. Fisher Unwin, London

Publication Date

1896

Language

English

Binding

Orig. Cloth

Condition

Good

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