Climbing Reminiscences of the Dolomites.

SINIGAGLIA, Leone.

Verlag: London T. Fisher Unwin, 1896

First edition in English, 8vo., number 21 of 30 copies on Japan paper, signed by the publisher, 224 pp., 39 plates including frontispiece with tissue guard after photographs by Vittorio Sella and others, folding coloured map, half green morocco, gilt lettered decorated spine with raised bands, gilt top, others untrimmed, light fade to spine, a fine copy. The very rare deluxe edition on Japan Paper, one of only 30 copies. Sinigaglia was the first great Italian climber in the Dolomites and The Dolomites were considered to be the most difficult Alpine mountains to climb. The author was by profession a musician and composer and he eventually died of a heart attack on the eve of being sent as slave labour to Nazi Germany. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 105149

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Climbing Reminiscences of the Dolomites.
Verlag: London T. Fisher Unwin
Erscheinungsdatum: 1896
Einband: Hardcover
Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers
Auflage: 1. Auflage