Here is probably the most wonderful selection of Matterhorn Books for sale together
with paintings and engravings of Zermatt and le Cervin incisione.
Qui troverete in vendita probabilmente la più bella selezione di libri sul Matterhorn,
insieme a dipinti e incisioni di Zermatt e Le Cervin.
Hier steht wahrscheinlich die wundervollste Auswahl an Matterhorn-Büchern zum Verkauf,
zusammen mit Gemälden und Stichen von Zermatt und dem Cervin Incisione.
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MATTERHORN & ZERMATT BOOKS FOR SALE
CERVIN, ZERMATT, MONTE ROSA, CERVINIA, VISP, EDWARD WHYMPER, GORNERGRAT, BREIUL,
STALDEN, RANDA, TASCH, RIFFELALP, VALTOURNENCHE
LIBRI, PHOTOGRAPHIE, MAPS, CARTES. POSTCARDS, CARTE POSTALE, INCISIONE, DIPINTE.
Edward Whymper SCRAMBLES AMONGST THE ALPS IN THE YEARS 1860-69. John Murray. 1871 The
author's own PROOF copy of the true 1st. edition (of which only 1575 copies were
printed. pp432. does NOT have the 21 full page engravings, 90 text engravings
or 5 maps. This pre-publication copy is in it's own unique (first design) original
maroon cloth, bevelled boards and undecorated sp. design which was finally superseded
by that of green cloth and ornate gilt spine decoration. The pages are not bound
being a pre-publication proof in which Whymper has made many corrections in his own
hand, in ink, see p.184 with E.W., not included in the First Edition, but were later
in the Fourth Thousand edition. The desirability of this copy speaks for itself being
Whymper's own rare copy of 'the most famous of all mountaineering books'!
Johann Rudolf Dill (1808-1875) PANORAMA DES ALPES pris sur le Gornergrat près Zermatt
au Canton du Valais. 1857 tinted lithograph, very large and rare folding panorama. [23.5
x 217.2] newly bound in cloth portfolio within slipcase. (see images)
MATTERHORN, The. with Furggen Glacier. After Rowbotham, T.L. Jr. [1823-1875] chromolithograph
by M. & N. Hanhart. Published by George Rowney & Co. £1/11/6 Heightened with gum
arabic. [45.5 x 64.5 cms.] c1865