Lot no. 68
CORONA (Giuseppe). In inverno. An alpine excursion. Brescia, tipografia La Provincia, 1875. In-12, paperback, soft cover. First edition, reprinted from the Brescia newspaper La Provincia. Accounts of the first winter ascent of Grand Tourmalin on 10 February 1875 by Jean Antoine Carrel, Giuseppe Corona and Joseph Maquignaz; this 3,379 m peak is located between Val d'Ayas and Valtournenche. Very rare. Ex-libris glued to inside cover. Paper uniformly yellowed.
Giuseppe Corona (1850 - 1891) was an Italian journalist, diplomat and mountaineer, member of the Biella section of the Italian Alpine Club.
Not in Perret or ACL - CAI p. 34 - Montagna Grigia p. 88
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