A. Closs
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SWITZERLAND: ITS MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS
Written by Woldemar Raden.
Illustrated by A. Closs.
Stock no. 1606890
Published by Bickers & Son.
1878.
Very good condition.
Large, heavy format. Brown leather binding with gilt decoration, raised bands to spine. Marbled endpapers. Gilt page edges. With 418 illustrations engraved by A. Closs. 487 pages. Some scuffs to leather at corners and edges, and a chip to leather towards top right corner of front board, and smaller chip at bottom of rear board. Leather on rear board is stained. Front joint starting to carck from top. Binding firm. Pressed flowers and foliage taped to front endpaper, with inscriptions. Endpapers foxed, some scattered foxing throughout contents, mainly to page margins. Engravings are generally clean and bright. A handsome volume.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- SWITZERLAND
- ALPINE
- LEATHER BINDING