Thorington, J. Monroe

A Survey of Early American Ascents In the Alps in the Nineteenth Century

American Alpine Club, 1943. Hardcover. Presumed first (and only) edition. Hardcover in red cloth. vii+ 83 pp. with bibliography. Illustrated with photographs and reproductions of period documents and drawings. Very good, some wear about the spine and some spotting to the cloth but internally tight and clean. Authored by the President of the American Alpine Club, a scarce and unusual monograph on American climbers who made ascents of various peaks in the Alps in the 19th century. Descriptions and details of climbs of Mont Blanc, the Western Alps, the Central Alps. Very Good. Item #E16885

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