BARROW (John). Summer tours in Central Europe 1853-4. Bavaria, Austrian Tyrol, North Italy, Savoy, Piedmont, &c. London, W. H. Dalton, 1855. In-12, full green morocco binding, smooth spine with gilt title, covers preserved (Modern binding). first edition, illustrated with a folding map. Rare account of a journey through Bavaria, the Tyrol, northern Italy, Piedmont and Savoy. An appendix includes a trip to Switzerland in 1851, with a visit to Chamonix, an ascent of the Flégère and the Mer de Glace. Ex-libris Peter Obergfell pasted on the back cover. Old ex-dono on title page. A fine copy. John Barrow (1808-1898), a member of the Royal Geographical Society of which his father was a founder, is best known in England for his extensive knowledge of the polar regions. A member of the Alpine Club, he travelled the Alps, climbing Mont Blanc in 1861 and Mont Rose in 1862. He is the author of several travel books. CAS p. 350