Author: HAVERGAL, Frances Ridley:
Title: Life Mosaic. The ministry of song and under the surface. (15th. thousand).
Description: London, John Nisbet, 1882, in-8vo, X + 1 leaf + 315 p. + 12 chromolithograpic plates, of which 5 with alpine flowers & 7 with views, some stains, plates clean, former owner stamp on guard ,Mary McKay', original clothbound, gilt mountain scenery & trees in black decoration on spine and bookcovers, gilt edges, very fine copy. ¶ First edition, complete with the 12 colour plates by Helga von Cramm. Poems on alpine inspiration. The plates show: Mont-Blanc from the Col de Balm / 4 plates with alpine flower arrangements / Lake of Lucerne and Mount Pilatus / Fall of the Handeck by Moonlight / Forest at les Plans / Bernese Oberland with Lake of Lucerne / Sunrise on the Rigi / Sunset on Mont Blanc / Lac de Champé. 'Peu courant' (Perret). Complet avec 12 planches en couleurs. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Perret 2182.

Keywords: alpinism, mountaineering alpinisme Alps Alpes, Alps, Alpen poems english literature litterature-anglaise Cramm, Helga von