Author: TÖPFFER, R.,
Title: Premiers Voyages en ZigZag ou excursions dún Pensionat en Vacances dans les Cantons Suisses et sur le revers Italien des Alpes. First edn.
Description: Paris, Garnier, s.n. [c.1863]. sm.8°. orig. printed wraps. Hftitle(verso blank), (vii)(preface to the first edn.), 380, 36pp(publ. list), woodcut frontisp., many woodcut text-ills, incl. large head-and-tail pieces, by Calama, all after author's drawings on-the-spot, 36pp. of publ. list at end and on outer lower wrap. It was common practice in those days for boarding-school pupils in Switzerland to travel Switzerland by foot during the summer-holidays. A great classic, that fetched many editions. Very good, uncut copy. (small tear near lower spine of upper wrap. skilfully restored with acid-free paper).

Keywords: tourism/switzerland