METCALF (Jesse). A Tyro to Chamonix. S.l., by the author, [1929]. In-8°, publisher's softback binding (rubbing, spine rebacked). First edition (private printing), illustrated with 26 off-text photographic plates, including one double and several with two photos per page (high mountain landscapes and climbing scenes in the Mont Blanc massif). Printed in small numbers on fine Japon impérial paper. Accounts of ascents in the Mont-Blanc massif made in September 1929, with the guide Ulysse Simond: Belvédère des Aiguilles Rouges, Aiguille du Tour, Col du Géant, Aiguille de l'M, Mont-Blanc... An extremely rare work. Perret, 2968 - Not in Meckly, ACL, CAI, CAS, etc.