FILIPPO DE FILIPPI (Dr.).
FILIPPO DE FILIPPI (Dr.).
The Ruwenzori. A journey of exploration and first ascents of the highest peaks (...) of Central Africa.
Paris, Plon-Nourrit et Cie, 1909. In-8, red half-chagrin, percaline boards with cold framing, spine with ornamented naves, gilt edges (Rel. éditeur).
Illustrations by Vittorio Cella: 180 in-text, 24 plates out of text, 5 panoramas in phototypesetting, and 5 maps.
First French edition of this account of the campaign led in 1906 by H.S.H. Prince Louis Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of Abruzzo, in the Congo, on the Ruwenzori: superb panoramas of their ascents on these snowy mountains.
Nice and expensive copy.
