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ACROSS EAST AFRICAN GLACIERS: AN ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST ASCENT OF KILIMANJARO Hans Meyer 1891 1st UK edition Very Good+
By Meyer, Dr. Hans
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Hans Meyer: ACROSS EAST AFRICAN GLACIERS MOUNT KILIMANJARO: The first ascent of Seven Summit, the highest mountain in Africa. 

London, 1891, 1st edition. quarto, pictorial cloth, 404 p., chromolithographed frontispiece, 3 folding colored maps, 8 original mounted photograph plates, 12 photogravure plates, and 19 figures. Complete as issued. The most important book on mountaineering in Africa. 

This is a Very Good, or Near Fine, copy in the original green fine-cloth boards, titled in gilt and featuring a black-inked front cover vignette by Compton, showing a jungle campsite with tents, etc, and Kilimanjaro in the background. The covers show rubbing and wear to the edges and corners. There is some darkening to the spine. The original spine is gilt-lettered, and shows an assortment of climbing gear. Hinges have been repaired, binding is now firm. Top edge gilt. The text pages are fresh, clean and bright, as are the maps and plates. The interior is in Near Fine condition with no writing or foxing, bookplates have been removed from inside the front cover and the FEP, Front endpaper. Very Good or Near Fine. This is a very handsome book.

This book is often priced as high at $10,000, and there are some on the internet like that now (Summer 2024)z. A comparable VG copy is online at $5000. We feel that our price is more appropriate.  

This book is heavy so extra shipping charges apply: Media rate $8, $15 USA Priority Mail, $40 Canada Airmail, $80 Airmail all other countries.

 This is a rare volume, and one of the most collectible mountaineering books. It is also a beautiful and richly illustrated book, replete with colored maps, and actual mounted photographs of mountain scenery and native villages and inhabitants.

Hans Meyer was a geologist and experienced climber who made four trips to the Kilimanjaro region in 1887-1889, culminating in his successful ascent, the first undisputed summit of Kibo, the highest of the mountain's two peaks, in 1889.

It documents the first undisputed ascent of Kibo Peak, the highest point in Africa. Mount Kilimanjaro has two peaks, Kibo and Mawenzi; this handsome volume details the undisputed first ascent of Kibo, the higher of the two peaks. 

Kilimanjaro has three summits, Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira — it is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world:The altitude of Kilimanjaro is 5,895 meters, or 19,341 ft. It is higher than Elbrus, and nearly as tall as Denali.



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