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Estimate: $ 250 - $ 350
GIRDLESTONE, ARTHUR EDWARD GILBERT. The High Alps without Guides; being, A Narrative of Adventures in Switzerland. Plate; 2 folding lithographed maps. vii, [3], 181, [3] pages, including half-title and final ad leaf. 8vo, 208x140 mm, original cloth, binding cocked, spine darkened, ends chipped, cover corners frayed, front hinge split; contents generally clean. Contemporary signature on front free endpaper. London: Longmans, 1870
first edition, "probably less than 100 copies. The Rev. Girdlestone was an enthusiastic but inept climber who had a number of lucky escapes; consequently his book was badly received by his contemporaries"--Neate G30.
