Freshfield | Round Kangchenjunga, 1903

FRESHFIELD, DOUGLAS W.

Round Kangchenjunga. A Narrative of Mountain Travel and Exploration. London: Edward Arnold, 1903

FIRST EDITION, 8vo (252 x 152mm.), half-title, 2 folding coloured maps, 43 photo illustrations on 41 plates (1 folding panorama), loosely inserted, and not called for, is an uncoloured slightly smaller scale version of the Sketch Map of the Glaciers with several variations, particularly the elevations, original red cloth gilt, uncut, blue slipcase

LITERATURE:

Yakushi (1994) F204a

PROVENANCE:

The Library of Franklin Brooke-Hitching, sale in these rooms, 30 September 2014, lot 532