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ROUTES DE LA FURKA ET DU GRIMSEL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1709692
Published by Photoglob Co.. Circa 1910. Very good condition.

Oblong format, gilt titles. Collection of 12 photographs of various mountain scenes. Not dated but assume between 1900 and 1920. Covers lightly worn.

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LA SUISSE ILLUSTREE
Written by A. Dauzat.
Stock no. 1204278
Published by Librairie Larousse. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. Leather spine with blue cloth boards, marbled page edges. Spine faded with some wear to top & tail.

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THE LAKE OF LUCERNE AND THE FOREST CANTONS
Written by J.C. Heer.
Stock no. 1803903
Published by Th. Shroter. 1900. Very good condition.

Album (edition de luxe) with 800 photographic and woodcut illustrations comprising landscapes, alpine views, architectural pictures, national types and costumes. Translated from the German by John C. Milligan. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. Decorative floral endpapers. Top edge gilt. 331 pages plus additional illustrations to rear. Spine faded, boards unevenly faded. Light stain to spine. A few light scratch marks to rear board and a few indentations to board. Two pinholes to title page which have pierced the prelims else contents very nice.

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ALPINE BYWAYS OR LIGHT LEAVES GATHERED IN 1859 AND 1860
Written by A Lady.
Stock no. 1204149
Published by Longman, Green, Longman And Roberts. 1861. Good condition.

8 colour plates and 4 maps. viii plus 232 pages. The higher region of the Swiss Alps. Covers scuffed, corners bumped. Bookplate and name in ink to front pastedown. One plate missing, one plate has a repaired closed tear. One map edge chipped with slight loss to map. Most tissue guards to plates missing. One plate partly detached. Plates themselves are very nice. One hinge pulled. Some pencil annotation.

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THE FOREST CANTONS OF SWITZERLAND
Written by J. Sowerby.
Stock no. 1204128
Published by Percival & Co.. 1st 1892. Almost very good condition.

Lucerne, Schwyz, Uri, Unterwalden. Fold-out map as frontis. Edges are worn, with small split to top of spine. Joints are cracked. Name in ink to front pastedown.

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SWITZERLAND CALLING
Written by Eileen Montague Jackson.
Stock no. 1204121
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1927. Almost very good condition.

A True Tale of A Boy and Girl's Wonderful Summer Holidays Climbing in the Alps. B/w photos. Corners are bumped. Spine faded. Some foxing. Front joint weak.

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BUNDNER ALPEN II BAND
Written by W. Derichsweiler; Ed. Imhof.
Stock no. 692739
Published by Schweizer Alpenclub. 1951. Fine condition.

Small format. Brown cloth. Text in German. B/w illustrations. Bundner Oberland Und Rheinwaldgebiet.

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ETAT ET DELICES DE LA SUISSE
No author listed.
Stock no. 693767
Published by Samuel Fauche. 1778. Very good condition.

Full brown calf binding with gilt decorations and title to spine. All edges red. Description historique et geographique des treize cantons Suisses et de leurs allies nouvelle edition. Two volumes in one. 4 folding b/w maps. 3 single page b/w maps. 30 b/w plates and one folding b/w plate. Text in French. Covers slightly rubbed at edges, spine slightly sunned. New marbled endpapers. Most pages have light brown stain on lower half of page (looks like ancient dampstain). Last sentence on page 272 has been adversely affected with a couple of words illegible. Otherwise the text is bright and readable. One map is browned at corner. Majority of plates not marked. A handsome copy.

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