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ALPINE BYWAYS OR LIGHT LEAVES GATHERED IN 1859 AND 1860

Written by A Lady
Published by Longman, Green, Longman And Roberts in 1861

ALPINE BYWAYS OR LIGHT LEAVES GATHERED IN 1859 AND 1860
Written by A Lady.
Stock no. 1204149
1861. Hardback. Good condition.

The higher region of the Swiss Alps. Cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 8 colour plates and 4 maps. viii plus 232 pages. Covers scuffed, corners bumped. Bookplate and name in ink to front pastedown. Some foxing present, mainly to endpapers. 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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Cover of ALPINE BYWAYS OR LIGHT LEAVES GATHERED IN 1859 AND 1860 by  A Lady

Contents

  • Chapter I. Introductory
  • Chapter II. Murren and the Schilthorn
  • Chapter III. Engelberg and the Titlis
  • Chapter IV. The Gries and Albrun Passes
  • Chapter V. The Rawyl Pass and Anderlenk
  • Chapter VI. The Valleys of Sixt and Champery
  • Chapter VII. The Panoramas of the Graian Alps
  • Chapter VIII. Breuil and the St. Theodule
  • Chapter IX. The Riffel and Cima di Jazi
  • Chapter X. Ascent of the Mettelhorn
  • Chapter XI. Mattmark and the Monte Moro
  • Chapter XII. The Col de Barranca and Varallo
  • Chapter XIII. Conclusion