A Relation of a Journey to the Glaciers, in the Dutchy of Savoy. Bourrit, Marc-Theodore. Alps,Mont Blanc,Mountaineering

First edition. 8vo. pp. [48, inc. engraved dedication], xxi, 264, [2]; 3 engraved plates; slight foxing to engraved plates, else very good in contemporary quarter calf, a little worn to spine. Bourrit (1739-1819), the Precentor of Geneva cathedral, travelled extensively in the Alps, particularly in the Chamonix region. Despite several attempts, he never succeeded in attaining the summit of Mont Blanc. His illustrations appeared in his own works and also in those of others, notably in de Saussure's Voyages dans les Alpes which relates de Saussure's own successful ascent of Mont Blanc. The present work narrates a journey from Geneva to Chamonix, with an ascent of the Buet. This edition, translated from the Swiss edition of 1773, includes among subscribers listed in the preliminary pages Samuel Johnson, Charles Burney and David Garrick.