KARAKORAM AND WESTERN HIMALAYA 1909: AN ACCOUNT OF THE EXPEDITION OF H.R.H. PRINCE LUIGI AMEDEO OF SAVOY, DUKE OF THE ABRUZZI. TWO VOLUMES.
Luigi Amedeo Giuseppe Maria Ferdinando Francesco di Savoia Aosta, duca degli Abruzzi
New York, 1912, 1st edition [The USA edition was actually printed in the UK and is identical to the UK edition]. 469 pp, 36 plates, including 2nd volume of plates, panoramas and maps, photos by Vittorio Sella.
Both Volumes are in the original green cloth with gold letters, in Very Good to Near Fine condition. Volume Volume One and Two both have bright gold lettering on the spine, All the maps and plates are present, there is no Foxing, and this is altogether as nice a copy as one is likely to find. Light edge wear. A handsome set of a major book seldom offered.
Considered by many to be the most sought after book on Himalayan mountaineering. The Duke made an attempt on K2 in May 1909, accompanied by guides and porters from Courmayeur, Italy. They reached 6250m on the SE or Abruzzi Ridge but were turned back by the difficulty of the route. The expedition explored, mapped and photographed the Baltoro Glacier area.
