Author: Anonymous
Title: Swiss Pictures, Drawn with Pen and Pencil
Description: London, The Religious Tract Society , 1866. First edition. Cloth. A first edition collection of beautiful illustrations and information regarding Switzerland, illustrated by Edward Whymper. The first edition. Dated from similar copies. Published anonymously although often accredited to Samuel Manning and Samuel Gosnell Green, the editor of the Religious Tract Society. In full cloth decorative binding with gilt detail. Bound by Westleys & Co. Illustrated by the English illustrator and mountaineer, Edward Whymper, known for his knowledge of mountain forms. Comprising of a colour frontispiece, eighteen full page plates and numerous engraved vignette illustrations throughout. Collated complete. A delightful work regarding the geography and culture of Switzerland. In a full cloth decorative binding. Externally, very smart with some shelf wear to the edges and fading to the spine. Light marks to the boards. The odd spot to the paste-downs and free endpapers. Binder label to the rear paste-down. Internally, firmly bound. Foxing to the frontispiece and tissue guard. Otherwise the pages are very bright and clean with just the odd spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: E. Whymper. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: Edward Whymper Switzerland Alps swiss art Switzerland E. Whymper


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