Italian Alps; Sketches in the Mountains of Ticino, Lombardy, the Trentinno, and Venetia
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 405 pp. Douglas William Freshfield (1845-1934) began mountaineering as a young man, making the first ascent of the Tour Ronde in 1867, and the first ascent of Mt. Elbrus (18,510 feet) in 1868. As well as continuing..... More