Beautiful 1898 US printing of Tyndall's early alpine writings. This book was originally published in 1871, and describes Tyndall's climbs and explorations in the Alps, including the first ascent of the Weisshorn and attempts on the Matterhorn, made in competition with Whymper. Tyndall was a physicist, and many of his alpine adventures were undertaken for scientific reasons - but in this book, he mostly offers a climbing narrative.
471 pages, small hardcover book with handsome marbled boards and leather binding. Gold gilt to top edge of text block and the spine. A handsome little volume with no weakness in the binding - this thing is perfectly readable despite being 130 years old.
