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PIPPA IN SWITZERLAND
Written by E.E. Ohlson. Illustrated by A. Mcwhor.
Stock no. 1328352
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black titles to front and spine. 260 numbered pages. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Britannic Series. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Large but neat inscription in ik to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock and page margins. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with slight loss and is grubby to rear panel and foxed on verso.

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TURNER IN THE ALPS: THE JOURNEY THROUGH FRANCE & SWITZERLAND IN 1802
Written by David Hill. Illustrated by J.M.W. Turner.
Stock no. 1827684
Published by George Philip. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A comprehensive guide to the most important tour Turner made, the author has travelled through the Alps in Turner's footstpes and vividly recreated the artist's journey, using Turner's sketchbooks and the writings of contemporaries including Byron and Shelley. A fascinating mixture of art, history and travel. Large, oblong format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations, colour photos. ISBN: 0540012513. Small white mark to rear board. Tiny nick to lower edge of pages 59/60 and 61/62 (extremely minor). Else contents are fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top of spine and slightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE GOTTHARD RAILWAY
Written by Franz Marti; Walter Trub.
Stock no. 1827648
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1971. Very good condition.

The Gotthard line of the Swiss Federal Railways. Written in French, German, Italian and English. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos and a few colour. Map in rear pocket. ISBN: 0711002169. Board corners lightly rubbed. Rear board scuffed. Browning to contents else clean.

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THE HISTORY OF THE GOTTHARD RAILWAY
Written by M. Hardy-Randall.
Stock no. 1825181
Published by John Cocking Swiss Book Service. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Follow the history of the Gotthard area of Switzerland from the birth of Bishop Godehardus in 961 AD to the present day. The Mule co-operatives, battles, roads and mail communication systems are all covered, culminating in a detailed study of the survey, construction and running of the main arterial rail route through Switzerland. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 0953184102. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Boards a little scuffed. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

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SCHWEIZER LUFTFAHRT DAMALS
Written by Eugen Dietschi.
Stock no. 2138683
Published by Pharos. 1976. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 3723001866. Some wear to cover edges and corners. Picture stuck to verso of frontis. Some foxing and browning to outer page edges.

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THE LAKE OF GENEVA
Written by Francis Gribble. Illustrated by J. Hardwicke Lewis; May Hardwicke Lewis.
Stock no. 2137434
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1909. Almost very good condition.

A & C Black Colour Book 20 Shilling Series. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles to spine and and front cover. Top edge gilt. 60 tissue-guarded colour plates. Folding map. 4 page booklist to rear. The rarest of the Black's 20 Shilling Series. Assumed early edition/reprint in same year as 1st edition - as has 4 page booklist to rear. Spine is browned with a few chips and splits to top; some fraying to cloth. Corners are bumped. A bit of scuffing to rear cover. Inscription in pencil to front endpaper. Joints are starting to crack a little. Some foxing and browning.

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OUR LIFE IN THE SWISS HIGHLANDS
Written by John Addington Symonds. Illustrated by J. Hardwicke Lewis.
Stock no. 2137367
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 2nd 1907. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover, 20 colour plates. An A.& C. Black colour Book in the 7/6 series. Second edition. Bumping and wear o spine and corners; chipping to cloth at top and tail of spine. Front endpaper is MISSING. Browning and foxing.

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THE THREE SNEEZES AND OTHER SWISS TALES
Written by Roger Duvoisin. Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin.
Stock no. 2137231
Published by Frederick Muller Limited. 1st 1943. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, dark blue titles and vignette. B/w illustrations. Some browning and foxing to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some tears and chips; some grubby marks.

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SWITZERLAND
Written by Frank Fox. Illustrated by J. Hardwicke Lewis; May Hardwicke Lewis; A.D. McCormick; et al..
Stock no. 2137220
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 2nd 1930. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt titles and decorations to spine and front cover. Second edition. 32 illustrations. The Fascination of Europe Series. 2 page booklist to rear. Some bumping and wear to spine and corners. Marks to covers. Bookplate to front endpaper. Foxing throughout, but heaviest to outer page edges.

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MONTREUX
Written by Francis Gribble. Illustrated by J. Hardwicke Lewis; May Hardwicke Lewis.
Stock no. 2137077
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1908. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt titles and small decorations. 20 colour plates. Top edge gilt. A few marks to covers. Page edge browning; light foxing. All plates present.

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THE SWISS AT WAR 1300-1500 (MEN-AT-ARMS)
Written by Douglas Miller. Illustrated by G.A. Embleton.
Stock no. 1821815
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition.

White pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & illustrations, colour illustrations in the centre. ISBN: 0850453348. Spine lightly browned. Binding glue visible to front and rear. Contents clean.

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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 format. Brown leather binding with gilt decoration, raised bands to spine. 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. 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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