FILIPPI (Filippo de). La spedizione nel Karakoram e nell'Imalaia Occidentale, 1909. Bologna, Zanichelli, 1912. 2 large volumes in-8°, bound in half vellum, gilt title on spine (hinges fragile). First edition, illustrated with photographs by Vittorio Sella, 18 panoramas (on 17 folding plates) and 3 folding maps in separate slipcase. An account of the Duke of Abbruzzo's expedition to K2. During this expedition, the normal route up the mountain was discovered: the S.E. spur, now known as the "Abbruzzi Spur". The expedition was insufficiently equipped and had to give up at an altitude of 6,000 metres. This first edition is rare. A good, complete copy. Perret, 1657 - Yakushi F 53a - Neate F 26 (English ed.)