CONTAINING AN ATTEMPT TO REACH THE SUMMIT OF MONT BLANC
AND A DELINEATION OF THE SCENERY AMONG THE ALPS
NO AUTHOR INDICATED
1823 FIRST EDITION
MONT BLANC RARITY ALBERT SMITH'S EARLY INSPIRATION TO CLIMB MONT BLANC
CONDITION: Bound in blue marbled boards with red leather spine with gilt title lettering. I do not know if the book was originally issued in hardcover. This is a very early binding likely contemporary with time of publication, possibly the publisher's original. The top of the spine is chipped and the cover corners are rubbed as are the lower edges of the covers. There is offsetting of the frontispiece onto the title page. The leaf at page 47-48 has a repaired loss with handwritten replacement text (see photos below). This appears to be a very early repair using old good paper and wheat paste. It is stable. The binding is sewn (likely original sewing) with some slight opening between a few signatures, but it is not loose or unstable anywhere. Overall the book is sturdy and does not require sensitive handling while reading it. The pages do not have foxing but there is the occasional minor, small age spot (two or three pages only). There is no writing or pen marking in the book, no previous owner marks. Price: SOLD.
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