{"product_id":"the-story-of-mont-blanc-first-edition","title":"The Story of Mont Blanc (First Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst trade edition of Smith's account of his ascent of Mont Blanc, set in the context of the history of attempts to ascent the mountain. The book went through several reprintings by the latter 19th century, and the first edition has become scarce. Smith turned his story into a play that found extreme success through the 1850s.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Edition. \u003cem\u003eLondon:\u003c\/em\u003e David Bogue, 1853. Slim 8vo. Original orange publisher's cloth. Pages: [ii, frontispiece], xii, 219, 8 pages of advertisements.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBound in original orange publisher's cloth. Profusely decorated in patterned blind tooling to cover. Spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Edges uncut. \u003cb\u003eVery good. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSpine slightly darkened. One very small puncture to spine below titling. Contents in excellent condition. Some markings scattered throughout. Library bookplate for Royal Holloway College pasted to FBEP, with presentation plate from \"Professor Sleeman, May 1942\" on FFEP. Binder's sticker of Leighton Son \u0026amp; Hodge to lower RBEP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: \u003c\/strong\u003eFrom the library of Warwick H. Williams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThis book is currently on display in the rare book section of our \u003cstrong\u003ePaddington \u003c\/strong\u003estore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eIf you would like more information or to arrange a viewing, please contact: \u003ca href=\"mailto:rarebooks@harryhartog.com.au\" title=\"Harry Hartog Rare Book Department\"\u003erarebooks@harryhartog.com.au\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Albert Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47764173750515,"sku":"1110002869785","price":650.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/DSC06170.jpg?v=1758087856","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-story-of-mont-blanc-first-edition","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}