Wills, Alfred. — WANDERINGS AMONG THE HIGH ALPS.
Richard Bentley ... 1856. 1st trade Ed. xviii + [i] + 384pp. 4 sepia litho. plates (spotted). Some light browning, original blind embossed cloth, some light fading, rebacked with ragged faded spine laid down. Neate W94. Also issued in tooled brown morocco. ‘Alfred Wills was an original Alpine Club member and president, 1864-5. While his ascent of the Wetterhorn was not particularly momentous, it is customarily accepted as ushering in the ‘Golden Age’ of mountaineering.’