GALTON (Francis). Vacation Tourists and notes of travel in 1860 - 1861 - 1862/63. London and Cambridge, Macmillan, 1861-1864. 3 volumes in-8°, bound in half-cornered chagrin, gilt coat-of-arms on boards, edges mottled. Minor rubbing (contemporary binding). First edition, illustrated with 2 hors-texte maps, one in colour (volume 1) and 10 hors-texte maps (volume 2). Collection of articles by travellers, including mountaineers Francis Galton, Leslie Stephen, John Tyndall, Francis Hawkins, etc. concerning the Alps (Alpes Graies, Allalinhorn, Eggishorn, Mont-Cervin, etc.), Auvergne, Mount Athos, Sinai, etc. A good copy, free from foxing. Francis Galton (1822 - 1911), scientist and inventor, first cousin of Charles Darwin, climbed the Pyrenees with Charles Packe and was a member of the Alpine Club. Perret, 1838-B