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Title: Karakoram and Western Himalaya 1909: An Account of the Expedition of H.R.H. Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of the Abbruzzi Author: Filippi, Filippo de Place: London Publisher: Constable Date: 1912 Description: xvii, [1], 469 pp. Preface by H.R.H. the Duke of the Abbruzzi. Translated by Caroline De Filippi & H.T. Porter. Text volume illustrated with 26 (of 27) photogravure plates, including the frontispiece, with printed tissue guards; 5 double-page panoramas (2 with 2 images); numerous illustrations in the text; all from photographs by Vittorio Sella; plus 2 color plates of rocks. 10½x8¼", later cloth, with original gilt-lettered cloth spine laid down, top edge gilt, new endpapers. First English Edition. Detailed and profusely illustrated account of an important expedition to the Roof of the World, with spectacular views of the towering peaks and formidable glaciers. Does not include the atlas volume. Lot Amendments Condition: Original spine a bit faded, with light wear; library stamp and number on title page, plus scattered within to margins of various textual leaves within; very good. Item number: 232805