Sale 18BP02 | Lot 426

[CAUCASUS] GROVE, F.[LORENCE] C.[RAUFORD]. The Frosty Caucasus. An Account of a Walk through Part of the Range and of an Ascent of Elbruz.

Catalogue: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
[CAUCASUS]  GROVE, F.[LORENCE] C.[RAUFORD]. The Frosty Caucasus. An Account of a Walk through Part of the Range and of an Ascent of Elbruz.

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Lot 426
[CAUCASUS] GROVE, F.[LORENCE] C.[RAUFORD]. The Frosty Caucasus. An Account of a Walk through Part of the Range and of an Ascent of Elbruz.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1875. Publisher's decorated green cloth, dark brown endpapers, in slipcase. 7 1/2 x 5 inches (19 x 12.5 cm); x, 341 pp; six plates by Edward Whymper after photographs, folding map. A fresh copy overall. Bookplates of Waugh [armorial], and Gerald Franklin, the Brooke-Hitching copy.
An important early ascent of Elbruz (Elbrus), the highest mountain in Europe; the expedition led by Grove conquered the taller and more technical West summit. Neate G75


C Estate of Arnold 'Jake' Johnson

Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for $468 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $400 - $600
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