HAWES (Benjamin). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc made during the summer of 1827 by Mr. William Hawes and Mr. Charles Fellows. Printed for Benjamin Hawes, junior, by Arthur Taylor, 1828. In-8, bound in full green chagrin, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, double framing of gilt fillets on the boards, gilt title on the first board (rubbing) (binding circa 1860). First edition (private printing), illustrated with a lithographed frontispiece diagram by Hullmandel, a fold-out facsimile (certificate of ascent), a fold-out plate (watercolour aquatint by Samuel Birman depicting the Bossons glacier) and three lithographs in colour pasted on strong paper, after A. Cuvillier: Chamouni, Chamouni and Bossons. Cuvillier: Chamouni, Ascension de Mr de Saussure au Mont-Blanc en 1787 and Retour de l'ascension de Mr de Saussure au Mont-Blanc en 1787 (most known copies include only the diagram and the certificate of ascent). Ex-libris Wüthrich. Ex-dono on title page. Benjamin Hawes (Portsmouth 1797 - London 1862) was an English politician. It recounts the eighteenth ascent of Mont Blanc by his brother William, then aged 20, in the company of Charles Fellows. A very good copy of this work, which is as rare as Fellows. Perret, 2186 - Regards sur les Alpes 48A - Meckly 089 - Neate H55 - Coolidge 116 - Nava G/2