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Ɵ THE ANDES: Three Works: FITZGERALD, E. The Highest Andes, Limited edition, 1899; and two related. 1892, 1901. comprises: FITZ GERALD, Edward Arthur. (1871 - 1931). The Highest Andes. A Record of the First Ascent of Aconcagua and Tupungato in Argentina, and the Exploration of the Surrounding Valleys. Methuen & Co., 1899. Special edition limited to 60 copies, this being number 31, folio, (300 x 240mm), blue half buckram over paper boards, gilt device to front, edges untrimmed, half-title, photogravure frontispiece after A.E. Lightbody with tissue guard, 45 plates including folding-panorama, from photographs after the author, A.E. Lightbody, and Stuart Vines, 4 full-page illustrations, in-text illustrations, 2 folding maps at end: (Neate: Mountaineering Literature, 273). An account of the first successful ascent of the 6960m Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Americas and outside of Asia, along with reports of the surrounding topography, geology and natural history, to which other members of the expedition contribute, Neate: Mountaineering Literature, 273; CONWAY, Sir Martin. (1856 - 1936). Climbing and Exploration in the Bolivian Andes. A Record of Climbing & Exploration in the Cordillera Real in the Years 1898 and 1900. London and New York: Harper & Brothers, 1901. first edition, 8vo., (230 x 155mm), publisher's green cloth, gilt lettering to front and spine, gilt top, others untrimmed, frontispiece with tissue guard, b/w. photographic illustrations throughout. an account of the first major expedition to the area, led by Conway: WHYMPER, Edward. (1840 - 1911). Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator. London: John Murray 1892. single volume, first edition, 8vo., (235 x 175mm), publisher's olive green gilt cloth, gilt lettering to spine, edges untrimmed, chocolate e/ps., half-title, 20 full-page illustrations, numerous in-text illustrations, 4 maps (3 folding), manuscript notes in pencil to lower free e/p., and further within a few margins. each volume within removeable clear wrapper. (3)