HUTCHINSON, Rev. Henry Neville. The Story of the Hills. A Popular Account of Mountains and How they were Made. London, Seely & Co Ltd, 1892.
8vo. Original black cloth, illustrated and lettered in gilt; pp. xi, 356, plates after photographs and drawings; minimal rubbing to binding, otherwise very good.
First edition. This book introduces the non-Alpinist and traveller to the world of mountains, their geological history, flora and fauna, scenery and role in landscape painting, and even The Uses of Mountains as one chapter is titled.
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