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Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909. An account of the expedition . by Filippo de Filippi . With a preface by H. R. H. The Duke of the Abruzzi

1912 · 67573 — New York: E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street 1912. First edition in English American issue English sheets with a new title page; 4to pp. xvii 1 469 1; 24 mounted photogravures after Vittorio Sella 5 photographic panoramas on 4 plates 2 colored plates of minerals; original green cloth gilt-stamped spine; covers with a few smudges but overall very good sound and clean. Accompanied by the supplemental atlas volume containing 18 plates on 17 sheets all folding plus three maps and the plate list and index. A detailed and profusely illustrated account of the explorations of the Baltoro region by the Duke of the Abruzzi during which he made multiple attempts on K2. The Abruzzi Spur on that peak is named for him and is the standard route today. He ascended that to about 6250 meters. He also climbed Chogolisa but was driven back by bad weather about 150 meters from the summit. Vittorio Sella's photographs of the region from the expedition are among the finest of the period. Neate 266 for the London edition; Yakushi F71b. E. P. Dutton and Company, 31 West Twenty-Third Street unknown