Karakoram and Western Himalaya 1909. An Account of the expedition of H.R.H. Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy. New York, 1912. 2 volumes, including atlas volume. 4to (265 x 210 mm). Text volume with photogravure frontispiece and 24 photogravures, 5 photographic panoramas on 4 plates, 2 colored plates of minerals. Atlas volume with 3 folding maps, 18 photographic panoramas of the high Himalayas on 17 sheets, and a printed list of illustrations and index. Original green cloth, spines lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut, corners and edges bumped. Neate F26. WITH: The Italian Expedition to the Himalaya, Karakora[m] and Eastern Turkestan (1913-14) . London: Edward Arnold, 1932. 4to. 2 colored plates, 2 maps, one folding in end pocket, 15 photographic panoramas on 13 sheets. Upper right corner torn away with loss of one letter of title. Original cloth, lightly rubbed on spine. The account of the Duke of the Abruzzi's expedition to conquer K2, the second highest mountain (28,251ft) in the world. It includes a scientific study of the Baltoro glacial region of the Karakoram, an area which encompasses many of the worlds longest glaciers. The photographs are by Vittorio Sella and include the first photogrammetric survvey of K2. Over the 2 month period of the expedition, several attempts were made to conquer the peak without success ... the mountain was finally conquered in July 1954.
Karakoram and Western Himalaya 1909. An Account of the expedition of H.R.H. Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy. New York, 1912. 2 volumes, including atlas volume. 4to (265 x 210 mm). Text volume with photogravure frontispiece and 24 photogravures, 5 photographic panoramas on 4 plates, 2 colored plates of minerals. Atlas volume with 3 folding maps, 18 photographic panoramas of the high Himalayas on 17 sheets, and a printed list of illustrations and index. Original green cloth, spines lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut, corners and edges bumped. Neate F26. WITH: The Italian Expedition to the Himalaya, Karakora[m] and Eastern Turkestan (1913-14) . London: Edward Arnold, 1932. 4to. 2 colored plates, 2 maps, one folding in end pocket, 15 photographic panoramas on 13 sheets. Upper right corner torn away with loss of one letter of title. Original cloth, lightly rubbed on spine. The account of the Duke of the Abruzzi's expedition to conquer K2, the second highest mountain (28,251ft) in the world. It includes a scientific study of the Baltoro glacial region of the Karakoram, an area which encompasses many of the worlds longest glaciers. The photographs are by Vittorio Sella and include the first photogrammetric survvey of K2. Over the 2 month period of the expedition, several attempts were made to conquer the peak without success ... the mountain was finally conquered in July 1954.
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