Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st May 1883, Edition 1 of 1, Page 398

— PREPARING FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION . THE HIGH ALPS IN WINTER : OK , MOUNTAINEEKING IN SEAEOH OF HEALTH . By Mrs . FRED . BTJKNTABIT , OONTBlsTTS . CHAPTER I . CHAPTER VIII . - Ascent of the Grandes Jorasses , and Twenty-four From Chatillon ' to Valtournanclie—Lack of Hours Descent in — the Beni Snow ghted —A — Dangerous The End of Couloi our Candle r—Hurried —A Provisions , & c . ' Weary Night , & c . CHAPTER IX . ! l CHAPTER II . Col St . Theodule—Signor Sella—Decide to First _ . Passage _ of _ the _ Col _ _ du . Tacul _ , and _ a par- Aseend ^ Mat Monte terhorn Rosa —Aspect —Cupelin of the Finds Hut— a Difficulty Chicken— of - tial —Involuntary Asc « mt of Mont Gymnastics Blanc— — A A Hard Formi Bit dable of Climbing Jump , Getting In ^ Strange Dishes , & c . & c . CHAPTER III . CHAPTER X . Col des Ghrandes Montels and Ascent of the Monte Eosa—Descent of a S 6 rac—The Italian Aiguille du Midi—A Weird Repast—An Endless Guides don't like it—A Tiresome Plateau-Valley—Slippery Rocks , & c , & c . Intense Guides Refuse Cold — to A Violent continue— Hurricane My Nose - ^ Sella Fiost ' s - CHAPTER IV . bitten—Our Sledge Overturned—The T 6 te Noire , Col de Chardonnet—More Gymnastics—A High & c - "Wind—The Valley of Desolation—Tete Noir in CHAPTER XI Winter , & c . Conclusion—The . Difference between WinteT and « Col d'Argentiere CHAPTER —A Winter Day V at Lognon— Summ Our Method er in the of Preventing Alps—Best Our Provisions Wine from to Freezing Takeing Our on Tea the Freezes Col— ' — Le Great Diable Ex est citemen mort t '— before Nine arri Miles v- Mountaineering —Many Drawbacks become which Popular will be — removed A Tribute should to through & c . Deep Snow—We Astonish the Natives , the Ability at My Guides * CHAPTER VI . A Journey in the Valleys , & c . APPENDICES . tUAJ ntr a t ) ^ ipt lJ ! ? l t > * tttt V 1 J - Mountai Cold versus n Walkers Heat as and a Cure Valley for Walkers Consumption —Cha — - Monks The Great in Winter St . Bernard Costume —A — Ferocious A Runaway Dog Mule —The — Snow monix in in Winter Winter — — Hotels The and JRope I ^ — nns Condition in the Alp oi the ine Disastrous Tidings . Valleys . One Volume , Grown 8 vo . y Two Maps ? aAid Illuetratio 7 i 8 from Photographs ; with a Portrait of the Author * Cloth extra gilt . London : SAMPSON LOW , MARSTON , SEARLE , & RIVINGTOK , I Crown Buildings , 188 Fleet Street , E . C . ( 2 ^ 6 ) | B k' ^ * ' * " . i . „ . . . i i ..-. I ..., ... i i .. . I . t ¦ , —— -- —" z ^ - »— ' iy

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