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The Alps.
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2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- A collection of 27 volumes, comprising:
Saussure, Horace-Bénedict de. Voyages dans les Alpes. Neuchatel: Fauche, 1779-1796, first edition, 4 volumes, 4to, half-titles, engraved title vignettes, one folding map (only, of 2), 21 plates (only, of 22), 2 folding letterpress tables, contemporary tree calf gilt, vol.2 lacks map and plate 6, a few rust marks, a few plates cropped
Ibid. Journal d'un voyage à Chamoni & à la Cime du Mont-Blanc. Lyon: Audin, 1926, one of 50 copies, 4to, portrait, contemporary calf-backed boards
Bourrit, T. A Relation of a Journey to the Glaciers... the second edition. London: G. Robinson, 1776, contemporary calf, rubbed
Barry, Martin. Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc. [London: Privately Printed, 1835], frontispiece, original boards, upper cover detached
Hudson, Charles and Edward S. Kennedy. Where there's a Will there's a Way: An Ascent of Mont Blanc. London: Longman et al., 1856, illustrations, original cloth
Hinchcliff, Thomas W. Summer Months in the Alps. London: Longman et al., 1857, plates, maps, original cloth, slightly soiled
King, S.W. The Italian Valleys of the Pennine Alps. London: John Murray, 1858, illustrations, original cloth
Tyndall, John. The Glaciers of the Alps. London: John Murray, 1860, illustrations, original cloth, lending library label removed from front pastedown
Ibid. Mountaineering in 1861. London: Longman et al., 1862, frontispiece, original cloth
Ball, John, ed. and others. Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers. London: Longman et al., 1859–1862, first series (fourth edition) and second series (in 2 volumes), together 3 volumes, illustrations, later half calf, spines numbered 1-3
Berlepsch, H. The Alps. London: Longman et al., 1861, illustrations, contemporary calf, joints cracking
Roth, Abraham. The Doldenhorn and Weisse Frau. Coblenz: Baedeker, 1863, illustrations, contemporary roan-backed boards, spotted, binding rubbed
Bonney, T.G. The Alpine Regions. Cambridge: Deighton, Bell and Co., 1868, illustrations, original cloth
Yung, Emile. Zermatt et vallée de la Viège. Geneva: Thévoz, 1894, 4to, illustrations, contemporary half morocco, original wrappers bound in
Mosso, Angelo. Life of Man on the high Alps. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1898, illustrations, original cloth
Rey, Guido. The Matterhorn. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1907, illustrations, original cloth
Whymper, Edward. Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the years 1860-1869. London: John Murray, 1871, illustrations, original cloth, binding crudely repaired
Ibid. Die Erst-Ersteigung des Matterhorn am 14. Juli 1865 von Edward Whymper. [Darmstadt, H. Hohmann, 1917], one of 300 copies, 18pp., 4to, wrappers
Ibid. How to use the Aneroid Baromter. London: John Murray, 1891, original cloth
Coppier, André-Charles. Les portraits du Mont Blanc. Chambéry: Dardel, 1924, one of 350 copies, 4to, coloured illustrations, later cloth
Finch, George Ingle. The Making of a Mountaineer. London: Arrowsmith, 1924, illustrations, original cloth
Tutton, A.E.H. The Natural History of Ice and Snow. London: Keegan Paul, 1927, illustrations, original cloth
Mittelholzer, Walter. Switzerland from the Air. Zurich: Rentsch, 1926, 4to, illustrations, original cloth
Ibid. Journal d'un voyage à Chamoni & à la Cime du Mont-Blanc. Lyon: Audin, 1926, one of 50 copies, 4to, portrait, contemporary calf-backed boards
Bourrit, T. A Relation of a Journey to the Glaciers... the second edition. London: G. Robinson, 1776, contemporary calf, rubbed
Barry, Martin. Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc. [London: Privately Printed, 1835], frontispiece, original boards, upper cover detached
Hudson, Charles and Edward S. Kennedy. Where there's a Will there's a Way: An Ascent of Mont Blanc. London: Longman et al., 1856, illustrations, original cloth
Hinchcliff, Thomas W. Summer Months in the Alps. London: Longman et al., 1857, plates, maps, original cloth, slightly soiled
King, S.W. The Italian Valleys of the Pennine Alps. London: John Murray, 1858, illustrations, original cloth
Tyndall, John. The Glaciers of the Alps. London: John Murray, 1860, illustrations, original cloth, lending library label removed from front pastedown
Ibid. Mountaineering in 1861. London: Longman et al., 1862, frontispiece, original cloth
Ball, John, ed. and others. Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers. London: Longman et al., 1859–1862, first series (fourth edition) and second series (in 2 volumes), together 3 volumes, illustrations, later half calf, spines numbered 1-3
Berlepsch, H. The Alps. London: Longman et al., 1861, illustrations, contemporary calf, joints cracking
Roth, Abraham. The Doldenhorn and Weisse Frau. Coblenz: Baedeker, 1863, illustrations, contemporary roan-backed boards, spotted, binding rubbed
Bonney, T.G. The Alpine Regions. Cambridge: Deighton, Bell and Co., 1868, illustrations, original cloth
Yung, Emile. Zermatt et vallée de la Viège. Geneva: Thévoz, 1894, 4to, illustrations, contemporary half morocco, original wrappers bound in
Mosso, Angelo. Life of Man on the high Alps. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1898, illustrations, original cloth
Rey, Guido. The Matterhorn. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1907, illustrations, original cloth
Whymper, Edward. Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the years 1860-1869. London: John Murray, 1871, illustrations, original cloth, binding crudely repaired
Ibid. Die Erst-Ersteigung des Matterhorn am 14. Juli 1865 von Edward Whymper. [Darmstadt, H. Hohmann, 1917], one of 300 copies, 18pp., 4to, wrappers
Ibid. How to use the Aneroid Baromter. London: John Murray, 1891, original cloth
Coppier, André-Charles. Les portraits du Mont Blanc. Chambéry: Dardel, 1924, one of 350 copies, 4to, coloured illustrations, later cloth
Finch, George Ingle. The Making of a Mountaineer. London: Arrowsmith, 1924, illustrations, original cloth
Tutton, A.E.H. The Natural History of Ice and Snow. London: Keegan Paul, 1927, illustrations, original cloth
Mittelholzer, Walter. Switzerland from the Air. Zurich: Rentsch, 1926, 4to, illustrations, original cloth
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."