Cauterets - Gavarnie - Aragon - Lot 447

Cauterets - Gavarnie - Aragon MEILLON (Alphonse Auguste) Excursions around the Vignemale in the high valleys of Cauterets, Gavarnie and Rio Ara in Aragon. L'origine du Pyrénéisme, contribution to the history of these valleys. Pau, Garet-Haristoy, 1928. In-8: 1f., XII, 380pp. ; 2 large folding panoramas out of text, numerous photo illustrations in and out of text. ½ marbled basane, slightly lightened spine, gilt title and fillets, covers preserved. A fine copy in excellent condition. Warrants enclosed in the volume. First edition. An excellent, much underrated work: the first part is devoted to the "origins of Pyreneanism in the valleys of Cauterets and Gavarnie", in which he reviews all the famous people who have "made" the region, those who have written about it, the climbers, etc. The second part is devoted to the "origins of Pyreneanism in the valleys of Cauterets and Gavarnie". These notes provide a wealth of interesting information. The second part is devoted to the "campaigns" from 1920 to 1925. This is pure Pyreneanism!