My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus.
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1895. First edition. Hardcover. Mummery was an English mountaineer and author. Known for his many first ascents in the Alps, he was part of a group to make the first attempt to summit Nanga Parbat (8,000 ft), and lost his life there in 1895.
Sml 4to, xii, 360pp, frontispiece, and 10 plates. Many illustrations throughout text. Original tan cloth boards, with gilt text on black leather backstrip on spine. Covers dusty, corners bumped. Spine dusty and frayed, chipped at head. Front hinge cracked but holding. Interior clean. OCLC: 3421737. Good condition. Item #20429
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