Mont Blanc.- Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Programme of Mr Albert Smith's Ascent of Mont Blanc..., 4pp., illustration, slight abrasion to final f. affecting couple letters, few tiny marginal nicks, slight creasing elsewhere, some light surface soiling, [?1852] § The Mont Blanc Gazette, and Illustrated Egyptian Hall Advertiser, 4pp., illustrations, advertisements to final f., February 1858, unbound, 8vo (2)
⁂ Smith opened a stage show dramatising his 1851 climb at the Egyptian Hall in 1852, mixing dramatic description, song, illustrations, and even St Bernard dogs. It was a sensational success, running for six years and did much to stimulate British interest in Mont Blanc and mountaineering.
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