The Playground of Europe.
Book Description
First edition. 8vo. pp. xii,321, [2, ads.]; frontis., vignette to title-page, 2 wood-eng. plates; later half calf by Potter & Sons, York, gilt, bookplate of Alain de Suzannet.
Dealer Notes
Leslie Stephen (1832-1904), a writer and critic, was one of the foremost climbers of the golden age of Alpinism. Though not a founding member of the Alpine Club, he soon joined, having already climbed in the Alps. The Playground of Europe offers a magnificent record of this period of Alpine mountaineering, and indeed “his book ranks among the best in climbing literature” (Neate).
Author
Stephen, Leslie.
Date
1871
Binding
Later half calf, gilt
Publisher
London: Longmans, Green, and Co.
Condition
See description
Pages
xii,321, [2, ads.]
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