1881 GROVE Florence Crauford, Le Caucase glacé. Promenade à travers une partie de la chaîne et Ascension du Mont Elbrouz (...).

32. GROVE Florence Crauford, Le Caucase glacé. Promenade à travers une partie de la chaîne et Ascension du Mont Elbrouz (...).

Paris 1881, A. Quantin, 2 k. +III pp. +340 pp.

First French edition with translation from English by Jules Leclercq and his preface. Author Florence Crauford Grove (1838-1902) was one of the greatest mountaineers of his era. He made the first ascent of the Rothorn de Zinal, and the Aiguille de Bionassay in the Mont-Blanc massif. In 1874 he had just realized the first ascent of Elbrus, the highest peak in the Caucasus, during an expedition whose description is the content of the book being sold. A unique description of the journey and a kind of mountaineering guide to the mountains of the Caucasus more than 140 years ago.

Period binding, cloth ¾ in db condition with minimal rubbing and minor losses, especially at edges; spine embossed with title and geometric-plant designs; interior in db condition , occasionally stains but dry; overall db condition.