Recollections of an Old Mountaineer
Author(s):
Larden, Walter
Copyright: 1910, Arnold, London
Specifications: 1st, 8vo, pp.xv, 320, 20 ads, photo frontis w/ tissue guard, 16 bw photos, appendix, uncut, gilt-lettered red cloth
Condition: cloth rubbed, former label mark bottom spine, corners bumped, Seaver bookplate, AAC stamp on eps, title page & edges, bright, tight, vg
Larden, a member of the Alpine Club, was a British alpinist who did much to popularize climbing in the Arolla area. Neate L12.
Seaver, Benjamin F. (1857 – 1929) – AAC Treasurer (1917-28), Vice-President (1929), member Alpine Club of Canada and Club Alpin Francais. Seaver made a number of ascents in the Canadian Rockies, including a guided ascent of Mount Lefroy (1903) and helped raise funds for the first ascent of Mount Logan (1925).
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