Product Description
Consists of both the main volume and the supplementary volume that holds the appendix which includes contributory articles by various authors.
The main volume if a second edition, the supplementary a first edition.
The author was a noted mountaineer and explorer, including being the first to climb the Matterhorn.
He travelled to Ecuador to explore and as part of his study of altitude sickness but also provides a far wider view of the country and people of Ecuador at the time.
Includes: Main Volume-4*folding-maps, 20*b/w plates and 93*b/w illustrations within the text; Supplementary Volume-14*b/w plates and 42*b/w illustrations within the text.
Main Vol.
-xxiv, 456pp; Supplementary Vol.
-xxiv, 148pp.
Volumes have been rebound in three-quarter brown leather with marbled paper to remainder.
Spine has gilt lettering and decoration.
Fore and lower page edges are untrimmed.
The supplementary volume has a vignette in gilt from the original binding affixed to the new paper covered area of the upper board.
Endpapers renewed.
Text-block and pages are in excellent condition and remain tight.
Maps are toned and crisp.
The books weigh 2.
7kg, additional postage fee may be required.
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