Search Results: the exploration of the caucasus by freshfield douglas w

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London and New York: Edward Arnold, 1896. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fair. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Vittorio Sella. Fair. Rebound. in green cloth - marked. A touch of damp-staining framing the preliminary leaves. A touch foxed. xxiii [1] 278pp. Illustrated with 39 full-page illustrations from photographs, plus fold-out map and panorama to rear and numerous illustrations with text and vignettes. Freshfield was a British lawyer, author and a keen traveler and mountaineer. He edited the Alpine Journal from 1872 to 1880, was an active member of the Royal Geographical Society and the Alpine Club and served as President of both. He teamed with Italian photographer Vittorio Sella for this work. Freshfield was the first foreigner to reach the Eastern Summit on Elbrus; he led an exploration of the Caucasus and was the first man, officially, to conquer Kazbek with guides from the village Gergeti. Freshfield also became the first mountaineer to examine the western face of Kangchenjunga,… Read More

Edward Arnold, 1902. Hardcover. Fair/No dust jacket. London: Edward Arnold 1902, 2nd edition. 2 volumes rebound in blue cloth, new spine with gilt lettering, original blue covers retained (marked & spotted). New endpapers. Page edges browned; vol. II has 2 stains to edges. both volumes have foxing to the endpapers which were retained, & some scattered foxing to pages in text. Several unopened pages in volume II. Folding maps (3 in vol. II & one in vol. I) are in excellent condition (giant map at rear of vol. II has small tear not affecting image). No dust jacket. 7.75 x 11.5 in., 278 & 290 pp. PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavy book; priority & international shipping will require extra postage.

Edward Arnold, 1902T. hardcover. Good. . 2-volume set. Blue cloth covers show moderate wear, tear, edgewear, rubbing. Top corner of both front free endpapers is clipped. Pages are lightly tanned with minor foxing.

Edward Arnold, 1902. 1902 Second Edition. hardcover. xii, 278pp, viii, 295pp, folding maps, original blue cloth, some wear to extremities, corner's rounded, owner's signature, light foxing, moderate on some pages, a near VG set.. Illustrated by Vittorio Sella, a magnificent work.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

London: Edward Arnold, 1902. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jackets. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Déchy; Sella; Woolley; Donkin; & Sommier (photos). 2vol.set: 278pp.+fold-out & 295pp.incl.index+fold-out; HBs blue w/gilt; rubbed,stained,&soiled w/wear on edges&corners; spines darkened; endpapers tanned; clean,tight.pgs. "It has been my object to make my chapters such a series of sketches of the Central Caucasus, its scenery and its people, as may stir pleasurable memories, or anticipations among travellers, and also interest that great body of readers who love mountains and like to hear about their exploration." b/w photos.

Edward Arnold, 1902. 1902 Second Edition. hardcover. xii, 278pp, viii, 295pp, folding maps, original black cloth, some very minor wear, some foxing, heavy on the occasional page, VG+. A lovely set.. Illustrated by Vittorio Sella, a magnificent work.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

London: Edward Arnold, 1896. 2 vols., large 8vo, pp. xxiii, [i], 278; x, 295, [1] + 2 frontispieces, 74 further plates, 4 folding maps (one kept in a pocket at rear of vol. 2) and 3 panoramas. Further illustrations within the text, several full-page. Original quarter green cloth, green cloth boards, boards lettered and blocked in gilt, spines lettered in gilt, top edges gilt. Bindings sunned, particularly to spines, and a touch soiled, endpapers toned. Freshfield was inculcated into Alpinism from an early age by his mother, the mountaineer Jane Freshfield, and made the first ascent of Tour Ronde in 1867 at the age of 22. Latterly he served as president of the Royal Geographical Society and the Alpine Club, editing the journal of the latter organisation in the 1870s. This book details his excursions into the mountainous region to the south of Russia, and reproduces striking photographs by Italian mountaineer and photographer Vittoria Sella (1859-1943) in photogravure, many of them representing the… Read More

Edward Arnold. Used - Very Good. 1902. 4to., 278 pp; 295 pp. Profusely illus. 5 maps (4 folding). Binding rather scuffed and worn, with some farying at extremities, but still sturdy. Two previous owners' signatures. (Subject: Central Asia.)

Edward Arnold, 1896. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Sella, Vittorio. Two volumes Green cloth over beveled edged boards. Gilt title on front boards and spine, and decorative gilt on front boards. Spines are tanned. Top edge gilt, deckle fore and bottom edges. Some foxing, and toning on edges. Front endpaper of volume 1 has been clipped on top edge, number and gift inscription. Top edge of rear board on volume 1 has old nibble marks, easily ignored. Both volumes are profusely illustrated, plates have their tissue covering. Bindings are tight. 1st edition

1896. London & New York, Edward Arnold, 1896. Two volumes, 4to. Original two-tone green buckram, gilt-decorated boards, lettered in gilt to upper covers and spines, top edges gilt, remainder untrimmed; pp. xxiii, 278; x, 295; photogravure frontispiece to each volume, 79 full-page illustrations, mostly photogravures, 3 large folding panoramic views, numerous illustrations to text, 3 maps (2 of which folding) and one large folding map to rear pocket of volume II; fading to spines, as usual, occasional foxing,otherwise a very good set with Rugby Schppl bookplates inside front covers. First edition. This encyclopaedic work on the Caucasus Range by one of the foremost mountain explorers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries brings together previous knowledge of this region. The photographs, which include the well-known dramatic picture of Ushba, the "Matterhorn of the Caucasus", are by the mountain photographer, Vittorio Sella, who made expeditions to the Caucasus in 1889.… Read More

London and New York: Edward Arnold, 1896. First edition. 4to. 2 volumes: xxiii, 278; x, 295 pp. Illustrated from photographs, plates, photogravures, panoramas, folding maps, including large folding maps at the rear of each volume, on folding map in a pocket at the rear ov volume two. Neate: "[Freshfield] was one of the greatest mountain explorers but his name is particularly linked to the Caucasus." Neate 288. Some foxing, especially to margins and verso of maps, but a very good copy. Original gilt-stamped decorated green cloth (spine uniformly sunned to brown). (#8428).

London, Edward Arnold, 1896. . Large paper edition, no. 54 of 100 copies, 2 volumes, 4to (32 x 25 cm), xxii, 278; x, 295pp., two photogravure frontispieces and 72 photogravure plates, all printed on thin paper and mounted, 4 folding maps, 3 folding photographic panoramas, 2 other photographic plates reprinted from the Royal Geographical Society. Original vellum-backed buckram, top edges gilt, others uncut, some marks to spines, corners bumped, covers slightly faded, a very good set. One of the finest books on the Caucasus. Freshfield was a former President of the Alpine Club and an honorary secretary of the Royal Geographical Society. In 1868 he explored, with Charles Comyns Tucker, Adolphus Warburton Moore, and his lifelong friend François Devouassoud, the central Caucasus which, except for the lower heights, were then unknown. He made the first ascent of Kazbek (16,546 ft.), Elbruz (18,470 ft.), and several other peaks. After returning to the Caucasus in 1887 and 1889 he published the present… Read More