COOLIDGE (William Augustus Brevoort)/ The alpine career (1868-1914) of Frederick Gardiner described by his friend W. A. B. Coolidge. [Woolton], [Mrs Gardiner], 1920. In-8°, paperback, printed cover. First edition, printed in only 50 copies. History of the mountaineering career of F. Gardiner (1850-1919), who was an apostle of mountaineering without a guide. In 1879, with C and L. Pilkington, he made the first ascent of the Meije without a guide. In 1874 he also made the first ascent of the highest point of Elbrus in the Caucasus with H. Walker and F. C. Grove, this time accompanied by the guide P. Knubel. A very rare brochure of undeniable interest for the history of mountaineering. Tribute from the author. Perret, 1106