Mount McKinley and Mountain Climbers' Proofs (First Edition)

Presentation copy. Given to the Wilmington Institute Free Library by the author. 

Bound in red publisher's buckram. Cover and spine lettered in gilt. Upper edge gilt. Very good. Binding square and tight. Rubbing at edges and corners, with some very minor fraying to spine head. Some fading to upper covers. Library catalogue markings to lower spine. Contents near fine, pages bright, clear, and fresh. Presentation plate, library stamp, and W. Williams signature pencilled to front endpapers. Library loan pocket and Chessler Books sticker on rear endpapers. Title page has library title punch stamp and W. Williams blind stamp.

First Edition. Philadelphia: Campion and Company, 1914. Large 8vo. Original red publisher's cloth. Pages: 142.

Full title: The Highest Andes. A Record of The First Ascent of Aconcagua and Tupungato in Argentina, and the Exploration of the Surrounding Valleys.

Provenance: From the library of Warwick H. Williams. 

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