FULL TITLE: THE LIFE OF HORACE BENEDICT DE SAUSSURE: WITH THE COLLABORATION OF HENRY F. MONTAGNIER
2015, reprint. [London, Edward Arnold, 1924] 479 pp, 21 ills, 2 maps. New large hardcover facsimile in handsome black boards, brown spine, with white on the letters spine and cover title. 9 1/2'' high, same size as original. No DJ was issued. Brand New.
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This biography of Horace Benedict de Saussure, the person who instigated the first ascent of Mont Blanc won Freshfield a doctorate of Laws from the University of Geneva. Neate calls it 'A delightful study of early mountaineering...'