THREE DAYS ON THE WHITE MOUNTAINS; BEING THE PERILOUS ADVENTURE OF DR. B. L. BALL ON MOUNT WASHINGTON, DURING OCTOBER 25, 26, AND 27, 1855. WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. Boston: Published by Nathaniel Noyes, 1856. 12mo (19x11 cm), pp. [1-5] 6-72, publisher's decorated red cloth stamped in gold and blind, light yellow endpapers. First edition, first printing. Attempting to summit Mount Washington during inclement weather in the autumn of 1855, Dr. Ball (1820-1859), a dentist and world traveler from Boston, spent three days and two nights alone, lost on Mount Washington, his only protection other than his clothing being an umbrella. A well-written account of a terrifying experience by an early American mountaineer. A Bent White Mountain classic. Sabin 2933. Bent, p. 2. Provenance: Presentation copy with inscription by Bell to the Boston Daily Times signed "the author." Later owner's name dated 1892 with his annotation "very rare" on the front free endpaper. A very good copy. (#173520).
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