Lot 177: WHYMPER, Edward (1840-1911). The Ascent of the Matterhorn . London: John Murray, 1880. 8° (221 x 157mm). 2 folding lithographic maps, one in colour, 14 plates and numerous illustrations. (Frontispiece detached.) Original blue pictorial cloth

WHYMPER, Edward (1840-1911). The Ascent of the Matterhorn. London: John Murray, 1880. 8° (221 x 157mm). 2 folding lithographic maps, one in colour, 14 plates and numerous illustrations. (Frontispiece detached.) Original blue pictorial cloth gilt, slipcase.

HILLARY, Edmund. View from the Summit. Norwalk (CT): Easton Press, 2001. 8° (232 x 148mm). Plates. Original morocco, gilt arms on covers, gilt edges. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY HILLARY with a printed certificate of authenticity also signed by Hillary. With 2 other volumes: Victor Tisssot's Unknown Switzerland (New York, 1900) and Evoe and Joyce Dennys' A Winter Sports Alphabet (London, 1926). (4)