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FRESHFIELD, Douglas W[illiam] [1845-1934].. Travels In The Central Caucasus And Bashan Including Visits To Ararat And Tabreez And Ascents Of Kazbek And Elbruz.
8vo. pp. xiii, [1 leaf], 509, [1] + [26]ads. with half-title. chromolithographed frontis. 3 folding lithographed maps (2 with partial colour), 4 wood-engraved plates, & 16 wood-engraved text illus. original gilt-stamped cloth (extremities bit frayed, spine ends repaired, outer edge of large folding map bit ragged). First Edition. Freshfield, together with A.W.Moore and C.Tucker of the London Alpine Club and a Swiss guide, were the first to climb the east peak of Mount Elbruz (18,407 feet) and the summit of Mount Kazbek (16,559 feet) in 1868. Neate 285.
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