FERRARI (Agostino). Nella catena del Monte Bianco: impressioni e ricordi di ascensioni. Turin, A. Formica, 1929. In-4°, paperback. Second edition, with numerous illustrations. Interesting accounts of ascents in the Mont Blanc massif. Agostino Ferrari (Bordeaux 1869 - Turin 1935) was an Italian doctor, mountaineer and writer who distinguished himself in the Mont-Blanc range and is also credited with the first ascent of the E.N.E. ridge of Grande Casse. Together with Adolfo Balliano, he founded the Italian Group of Mountain Writers in 1929. One fold-out plate torn and repaired with adhesive tape. Also included: - FINI (Franco): Il Monte Rosa. Bologna, Zanichelli, 1983 (4th edition). In-4°, cloth bound with illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated with 383 black and colour photographs and 2 maps. Important monograph on Monte Rosa. - COUTTET (Alfred), PETERSEN(Emil) and LUNN (Arnold) : Sci e sciatori. Novara, De Agostini, 1930. Large in-8°, publisher's illustrated boards. First Italian edition, illustrated with 17 plates and photographs in the text. A fine classic work on skiing in the early 20th century. - CASTIGLIONI (Ettore): Guida sciistica delle Dolomiti. Turin, Montes, 1942. 1 volume in-12, publisher's softback. First edition, illustrated with 12 maps in a separate pocket. Topo-guide to ski itineraries in the Dolomites. - BERTOLINI (Livia and Amilcare): Guida sciistica della catena del Monte Bianco e delle valli attigue. Milan, Sperling & Kupfer, 1939. 2 volumes in-12, paperback. A guide for ski mountaineers in the Mont Blanc massif and adjacent valleys. First edition. Volume I contains descriptions and orographic sketches, volume II contains 159 black and white photographs (some on fold-out plates). A large fold-out colour map is included, all in a printed pocket. - Sezione Levantina del CLUB ALPINO SVIZZERO: Alpi Ticinesi. Club Alpino Svizzero, 1932. In-12, publisher's cloth binding. Second edition, illustrated with sketches in the text. Set of 5 books on skiing and mountaineering in Italian.