First edn, OUP, 1957. 8vo, x, 460p. Map, plates (some in colour) & figures. With several Appendixes and a bibliography. Nr fine copy in similar unclipped dustwrapper. An important work with manuscripts (including that of Dr Paccard) published in full for the first time. Neate B189 ' This scholarly examination of the first ascent proved Dr Paccard's claims beyond doubt and provided a definitive history of the early ascents of Mont Blanc'. Perret 0346 'Recherché et peu courant'.