Author: Mont Blanc. -
Title: Some account of the Valley of Chamouni and of the ascent of Mont Blanc. suivi de Storm and avalanches of the Alps. En 4 parties: Part I (- II & III, & followed by:) Storms and Avalanches of the Alps. Originals from ' The Saturday Magazine, Supplement' N° 320 /337/ 347 / 351.
Description: London, Published by John William Parker, 1837, in-4to, 1st.): June 1837, 8 p. with 1 full-page and 1 half-page illustration; 2nd.): September, 8 p. with 3 h.-p. ill.; 3rd.) November, 8 p. with 2 h.-p. ill.; 4th.) December, 8 p. with 1 illustr., + 16 stiff neutral leaves (for binding purposes), Exlibris Peter E. Obergfell, recent, very fine half-calf binding with large corners, matching marbled paper on both covers, spine with 5 raised bands, title & filets gilt. ¶ Quite rare to have the 4 parts together in very good paper-condition (exceptional for newspaper quality). It proves once more the growing interest of the English for 'the playground of Europe' (Leslie Stephen) & the increasing number of English travellers to make 'Le grand tour', (that's how tourism started) travelling mainly from Paris to Geneva, Chamonix, Grand St-Bernard, Martigny ... References in this story are made to Mr. Bakewell, Dr. Barry & Mr. Auldjo. The woodcut illustrations show a.o. 'the sea of Ice, Mont-Blanc, Ascending Mont-Blanc near Mulets Rocks, Sliding down the Mont-Blanc (after Auldjo, perhabs Browne in his 'Ten scenes of the last ascent of Mont-Blanc' of 1853 were inspired by this Newspaper illustration). A desirable copy & early item for the Mont-Blanc collector. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Priuli & Noussan, Monte Bianco 1987, p. 167-169; Perret 4780-A

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