Ending Aug 15, 2023 11:00 EST

Rare Books, Autographs & Maps

 
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[MOUNTAINEERING] ALPINE CLUB, [edited by] EDWARD SHIRLEY KENNEDY. Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers...

Estate / Collection: The Property of a New England Family

[MOUNTAINEERING]
ALPINE CLUB, [edited by] EDWARD SHIRLEY KENNEDY. Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers, being Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club. Second Series.
London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1862. First edition, two volumes. Red leather spine and corners, gilt, marbled paper boards. 8 x 5 1/4 inches (20.5 x 13.5 cm); Vol I: xiv, 445 pp., Vol II: viii, 541 pp., frontispieces, plates, color printed folding maps. Light wear, occasional pale spots; together with: ALPINE CLUB, [edited by] JOHN BALL. Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers. A Series of Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club. London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1859. Third edition of the first series, with an additional preface. Red leather spine and corners, gilt, marbled paper boards. xx, 532 pp., color printed frontispiece, plates, and folding maps. Light wear, occasional pale spots. A finely and uniformly bound set containing accounts of ascensions by many of the pioneering members of the Alpine Club, including Stephen, Hudson, Tuckett, Whymper, Packe and others, dating from the early days of the golden age of mountaineering.

Sold for $221
Estimated at $200 - $300

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Estate / Collection: The Property of a New England Family

[MOUNTAINEERING]
ALPINE CLUB, [edited by] EDWARD SHIRLEY KENNEDY. Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers, being Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club. Second Series.
London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1862. First edition, two volumes. Red leather spine and corners, gilt, marbled paper boards. 8 x 5 1/4 inches (20.5 x 13.5 cm); Vol I: xiv, 445 pp., Vol II: viii, 541 pp., frontispieces, plates, color printed folding maps. Light wear, occasional pale spots; together with: ALPINE CLUB, [edited by] JOHN BALL. Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers. A Series of Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club. London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1859. Third edition of the first series, with an additional preface. Red leather spine and corners, gilt, marbled paper boards. xx, 532 pp., color printed frontispiece, plates, and folding maps. Light wear, occasional pale spots. A finely and uniformly bound set containing accounts of ascensions by many of the pioneering members of the Alpine Club, including Stephen, Hudson, Tuckett, Whymper, Packe and others, dating from the early days of the golden age of mountaineering.

Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, ending Aug 15, 2023

  • Successful Auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on August 15, 2023
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NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle held a successful auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on August 15, 2023. Offered was a summer miscellany of sporting material, Americana, fine bindings, literature, autographs, maps and more!
 

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