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ADVENTURES ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD
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LONDON: T. FISHER UNWIN.
The finding of the last bivouac of Messrs. Donkin and Fox in the Caucasus. (P. 116.) From a drawing by Mr. Willink after a sketch by Captain Powell. Taken, by kind permission of Mr. Douglas Freshfield, from “The Exploration of the Caucasus.” Frontispiece.
ADVENTURES ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD
BY MRS AUBREY LE BLOND (Mrs MAIN) AUTHOR OF “MY HOME IN THE ALPS,” “TRUE TALES OF MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE,” ETC. ILLUSTRATED LONDON T. FISHER UNWIN PATERNOSTER SQUARE 1904 (All rights reserved.)
TO J O S E P H I M B O D E N MY GUIDE AND FRIEND FOR TWENTY YEARS, I dedicate THESE RECORDS OF A PASTIME IN WHICH I OWE MY SHARE TO HIS SKILL, COURAGE, AND HELPFUL COMPANIONSHIP.