Italian Expedition to the Himalaya, Karakoram and Eastern Turkestan (1913-1914). With Chapters by G. Dainelli and J.A Spranger.

London: Edward Arnold & Co, 1932. 1913-1914). With Chapters by G. Dainelli and J.A Spranger. London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1932.

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FILIPPI, Filippo de. The Italian Expedition to the Himalaya, Karakoram and Eastern Turkestan. (1913-1914). With Chapters by G. Dainelli and J.A Spranger. London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1932.

First English edition. Quarto (9 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches; 247 x 184 mm). xvi, 528 pp. Illustrated with 2 coloured plates (including frontispiece), 15 folding panoramas (8 of which are loose as issued in rear pocket on 6 sheets), 4 coloured maps (2 folding in rear pocket), and numerous (truncated) photographic illustrations throughout. With half-title and tissue guards.

Publisher's original full red-orange cloth. Spine lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. Corners a bit bumped. With ownership inscription on front free endpaper, dated 1945. Spine slightly darkened. Some wrinkling from front pastedown through preliminaries. Overall a very good copy.

"Born in Turin, De Filippi began his career in medicine, specializing in experimental surgery and physiological chemistry. He taught at the Universities of Bologna and Genoa. A keen mountaineer, he had already completed many ascents when, in 1897, he was invited by the Duke of Abruzzi to join an expedition in Alaska. Six years later, he crossed the Caucasus and traveled in Turkestan. In 1909, he accompanied the Duke of Abruzzi once again, this time in an extensive exploration of the Karakorum. In 1913-1914, he organized and led an Italian scientific and geographic expedition to Baltistan, Ladakh, and Chinese Turkestan (Sin-Kiang)." (Museo Galileo).

HBS 69384.

$1,850. (Inventory #: 69384)