Catalogue description Whims and Oddities [c.1882]
This record is held by Alpine Club Archives
Reference: | 1922/C49 |
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Title: | Whims and Oddities [c.1882] |
Description: |
Humourous manuscript "An Assent to the Summit of Mount Blank", and several seperate series of cartoons. Supposed to be the original manuscript of a parody by Thomas Hood, published in his "Comic Annual" of 1882, pp 49-55. The parody was of Wilbraham's ascent of Mont Blanc, published in the "Keepsake". Author: HOOD, Thomas Subject: Alpine Club |
Date: | 1882 |
Held by: | Alpine Club Archives, not available at The National Archives |
Language: | English |
Physical description: | 1 volume |
Physical condition: | ms |
Immediate source of acquisition: |
Sold by an antiquarian bookseller (E. Guntrip, Tonbridge, Kent) to Dr J.M. Thorington, 1930. Presented by him to the American Alpine Club, 1947. Subsequently donated by the AAC to the AC. |
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