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DuBois J., Cuvillier. lith. A. SOUVENIRS DE LA SUISSE. Dessines d'apres nature. Chez Briquet et Fils. Geneve. c1850-60  60 Vues Les Plus Remarquables. 36 colour tinted lithograph views in colour [9x12cms.] and 12 double page panoramas [9x28cms.] Le Mont Blanc et Geneve. Geneve l'Ile Rousseau et du Mont-Blanc. Lausanne et le fond du Lac. Vevey. Fribourg et le Pensionnat. Panorama de Berne. Interlaken et Untersee. Panorama de Lucerne. Les Alpes Bernoises vues de Mt Rigi. Bale. Zurich, le lac et les Alpes. Vue de la Chaine du Mont-Blanc prise a La Flegere. Le Mont Blanc vu de Chamouni. Le Mont Blanc vu de St. Martin. Source de l'Arveiron. La Mer de Glace depuis le Montanvert. Hospice du St. Bernard. and others of Bernese Oberland and Switzerland. orig. green cloth. blind tooled and gilt. oblong 8vo. [13.5 x 17.5 cms. Very Good- Best Price

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 Albanis de Beaumont J.F. TRAVELS FROM FRANCE TO ITALY THROUGH THE LEPONTINE ALPS. or, an itinerary of the road from Lyons to Turin. Printed by S. Hamilton. 1800 1st. pp218. aquatint title vignette. 25 plates printed in bistre. fold. hand cold. engraved map. plan. cont. tree calf gilt. Folio, a little rubbed, but a handsome copy.

Bacler d'Albe L.-A.-G SOUVENIRS PITTORESQUES DU GENERAL. 1: Suisse et Italie.     G. Englemann. Paris. [1819-20] 1st. Vol. 1 in folio [35 x 27.5] with 100 vues lithographiees. [13.5 x 20 cms.] of Switzerland and Valais contemp. qtr. plum morocco gilt dec. Very Rare.

Bacler d'Albe L.-A.-G SOUVENIRS PITTORESQUES du General. 2: Campagne D'Espagne - Spain. G. Englemann. Paris. [1824] 1st. Vol. 2 in folio [35 x 27.5] with 100 vues lithographies. [13.5 x 20 cms.] of Spain. qtr. green buckram ornate gilt dec.spine. Tres Rare.

Beattie W. SWITZERLAND. Illustrated in a series of Views taken on the spot and expressly for this work by W. H. Bartlett., Esq. George Virtue. 1836 1st. pp188 & 152.   2 vignettes. 105 steel engravings. fold. map. 2 vols. quarto original dark green cloth and gilt embossed boards. a.e.g. worn to sp. edges etc.

Becheret Edit. - Margueron Edit. F. SOUVENIRS DE LA SUISSE ET DES ALPES.  Publie par F. Margueron, Place du Lac, 33, a Geneve. [c1855-60]  60 views lithographed in colour [ 7.5 x 18.5 - 10 x 14] Geneve & Le Mont Blanc. Les Grand Mulets (Ascension d'Albert Smith). Ascension du Mont-Blanc par Mme. D'Angeville. Le Mauvais Pas. Vue de la Voute du Chapeau. Village de Chamounix - Chaine du Mont Blanc. Le Mont Blanc Vu de la route de Chamounix. Le Mont Blanc, de St. Martin. Le Mont Cervin (Matterhorn) Vu de Riffelberg Environs de Zermatt. etc. Lausanne, Vevey. St. Bernard. Berne. Lucerne. Zurich. Frybourg. Thoune. Interlaken. Jungfrau. Grindelwald. Fluelen. Viege. 8vo. oblong album [15.5 x 22.5] in original gilt and blind stamped cloth. a.e.g. lith. et del. par F.

Baumann. Loppe, Tirpenne, Sorrieu, Arnoult. Imp. Lemercier, Paris.

Begin E. VOYAGE PITTORESQUE EN SUISSE EN SAVOIE ET SUR LES ALPES.  Belin-Leprieur et Morizot, Paris. [1851] 1st. pp560. 24 steel engraved plates. (16 views and 8 hand cold. costumes of Swiss cantons).  beautiful orig. cloth decorated in colour and gilt. a.e.g. Rare. [Meckly 17, Perret 350]

Champin J.-J. ALBUM PORTATIF dedie Aux Amateurs et particulierement aux Voyageurs en SUISSE. (Pocket Album Dedicated to Amateurs and particulalry to travellers in Switzerland)  Rue Neuve St. Roch, No.30, Paris. c1840 1st. 40 stone engraved Swiss views inc. Mont Blanc, Sallenches, Wetterhorn after designs by Champin. 16pp of text in French and English. orig. plain boards.

Charlet A. SOUVENIRS DU MONT BLANC.  Wild, Paris. 1851 - 1861  24 tinted lithographs [16 x 23 cms.] after Deroy & Loppe of Chamouny, Ascension de Mont Blanc, Jardin, Mer de Glace, Bossons, Grand Mulet, Premier Ascension de l'Aiguille du Midi (2), Zermatt, Cervin (Matterhorn), Mont Rose, Theodule, Sallenche,St. Gervais, Col de Balme, Tete Noire, St. Bernard, Riffel, Loeche-les-Bains. Original green cloth with gilt decoration. oblong qto. [265 x 345] new morocco spine.

Cockburn Major J. P. VIEWS TO ILLUSTRATE THE ROUTE OF MONT CENIS. drawn from Nature. Rodwell and Martin. 1822 1st. 49 [of50] lithograph views by Charles Hullmandel, each c.200 x 250mm. inc. Grand Chartreuse, Chambery, Suza, Turin and elsewhere. fine new half calf folio [450 x 330]

Cockburn Major J.P. SWISS SCENERY from Drawings by  Rodwell & Martin. 1820 1st. pp200. engraved title. 2 vignettes. 60 steel engravings. marginal foxing handsome cont. vellum gilt,large paper margins uncut.

Colston Marianne. PLATES ILLUSTRATIVE OF A JOURNAL OF A TOUR IN FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, AND ITALY. From Original Drawings, taken in Italy, the Alps, and the Pyrenees. Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria Lane, London. 1823 46  (of 50) lithographs on stone de Villain. 9 of Italy - Como, 10 Switzerland - Martigny, Fribourg, Staubbach, Thun, 27 Pyrenees - Bayonne, Pau, Barrages, Cauterets, Luchon. image size 26 x 36 cms. Folio. Bound in fine half calf and marbled boards. Almost Fine condition.

Dennis John VIEWS IN SAVOY, SWITZERLAND, AND ON THE RHINE, FROM DRAWINGS MADE UPON THE SPOT.  Published by The Author, London. 1820 1st. pp14 text.          30 plates drawn and etched by the author in sepia. all marked 'proof' marginal spotting and sl. water st. to fore edge. The views are mostly (17) of the Jura and and the mountains around Geneva and (13) the valley of the Rhine. Folio. Contemporary boards rather worn and rebacked with paper sp. (Perret [1285] Bel Album, tres rare. Payot, ACL.)

Dikenman R. SOUVENIR DE LA SUISSE.  Zurich. c1840 1st. 20 aquatint views en noir. [7.5 x 11 mm.] Chillon. Trient. Loeche. Chamouny. Tete Noire. Hotel Giessbach. Staubbach. Fluelen. Fribourg. Interlaken. Luzerne. Martigny. chute de Rheinfall. Hotels Rigi-Kulm. Vernex. Vevey. Zermatt & le Mont Cervin. Lausanne. orig. cloth gilt laid down in new boards.

Dikenman R. SOUVENIR DE LA SUISSE.  Zurich. c1840 1st. 24 uncoloured aquatint views. [7.5 x 11.5 cm.] Geneve & Le Mont-Blanc. Ouchy. Lausanne. Vevey. Montreux. Chillon. Fribourg. Berne. Thoune. Wellhorn, Wetterhorn. Eiger. Zurich. Lucerne. etc. original gilt-stamped and embossed cloth, rubbed, upper board creased. corners bumped.

Dubois J. SOUVENIRS DE LA SUISSE. Cent Vues Les Plus Remarquables. Chez Briquet et Dubois. Geneve. c1850 1st. 100 stone lithograph views, some occasional foxing. By or after DuBois lith. par Englemann, Lemercier and others. small oblong 8vo. orig. blind dec. cloth with orig. rose cold. printed title e.p.'S

Dubois J. SOUVENIRS DE LA SUISSE.  Chez Briquet et Dubois. Geneve. c1840 1st. pp48. 36 + 6 double (8.5 x 27.5 cms.) stone lithograph views, By or after J. Du Bois lith. par Cuvillier, Drulin, Benard, Ch. Gruaz, Frey, Ch. Ornaz, Lemercier and others. including Chaine du Mont Blanc du cote d'Italie. oblong 8vo. volume bound with original blue printed wrappers in contemporary boards gilt. sl. worn.

DuBois J., Cuvillier. lith. A. SOUVENIRS DE LA SUISSE. Dessines d'apres nature. Chez Briquet et Fils. Geneve. c1847-50 1st. 60 Vues Les Plus Remarquables. 44 colour tinted lithograph views in colour [9x12cms.] and 8 double page panoramas [9x28cms.] The views include some which are very rare. Hospice du St. Bernard. Le Mont-Blanc et la Vallee de Courmayeur. Le Mont-Blanc et l'Allee blanche. Chamouni et le Mont Blanc. Retour de l'Ascension de Mr. de Saussure au mont Blanc en 1787. le Chapeau. Vue de la Chaine du Mont Blanc prise a la Flegere, (Chamouni), Le mont Cervin vu du Riffel, Panorama de la Chaine du Mont Rose, pris au Gorner Gratl.[Perret 1182] orig. printed wrappers in orig. red cloth. blind tooled and gilt. oblong 8vo.

Flynn?? W.A. SWITZERLAND. An early 'Continental Tour' album of watercolours. half morocco, boards covered in original mottled paper, worn. Examples of this type are becoming increasingly scarce and sought after. This is 'Volume II' (vol. I was Scotland) c1820  containing 42 watercolour paintings by Mr. John Warton? [19 x 27 cms.] on Whatman paper watermarked 1819. These early views include Mont Blanc, Pelissier Bridge, St. Martin Pass, near Servos, St. Gervais, La Flegere, Arvieron, Mer de Glace, Chillon, St. Pierre, St. Bernard (3), Sion, Pissevache, Simplon (7), Lago Maggiore (4), Como (7), Mont Cenis, St. Jean S

Geisendorf A. SOUVENIR DE SUISSE ET SAVOIE. Souvenir de Montreux, Valais, Vallee de Chamonix dessine par M. Ballaloud, E. Lafon, lith. Cuvillier Ad., P. St. Martin, Jaime, Imp. Lemercier, de Jacomme. Edit par Venance Payot a Chamonix. Museum du Mont Blanc. c1860  62 colour tinted lithograph views c. 10 x 14 cms. Vallee de Chamonix (12) Geneve (9) Vaud (21) Oberland (8) Valais (10) ( 2 double page panoramas Chaine du Mont-Blanc depuis la Flegere 10 x 29 cms. and vue generale de Montreux.) Tete Noire, Valorsine, les Montets, Col de Balme, les Tines, Les Planaz chemin du Montanvert, l'Aiguille du Dru, Pavillon Bellevue, Glacier de Bionassay, Mont Blanc vu de Servoz, Les Ouches. 8vo. oblong album [16 x 22.5 bound in cont. blue cloth gilt.]

Hackert C., Hess, Hegui, Konig, Lory, Meyer, Wetzel etc. CENT VUES SUISSES, Remarquables par leur situation, ou par des faits historiques. chez Orell, Fussli et comp., Zurich c1800 1st. pp8 + 100 etchings of the Cantons of Zuric, Berne, Lucerne, d'Uri, Schwytz, d'Unterwalden, Zoug, Glarus, Bale, Fribourg, Soleure, Schaffhousen, d'Appenzell, St. Gall, Grisons, d'Argovie, Thourgovie, Tessin, Vaud, Valais, Geneve. oblong 8vo [12.5 x 19.5 cms.] cont. full calf gilt. recased.

Hering G.E. THE MOUNTAINS AND LAKES OF SWITZERLAND, THE TYROL AND ITALY; from drawings made during a tour through those countries. M.A. Nattali, Covent Garden. 1847 1st. 20 fine hand coloured lithographs [25 x 20 cms.] published by Ackerman in 1845. 7 of Tyrol, 6 of Switzerland and 7 of the Italian Lakes. 'rare et recherche' with descriptive letterpress. some foxing. Folio [37 x 28 cms.] cont. half calf, sp. dec. gilt with five raised bands, marbled boards. a.e.g.

Krusi Chr. LA SUISSE ILLUSTREE. Das Schweizerland in Bild und Wort. Chr. Krusi. Basel. 1867 - 72 1st. engraved pictorial title. 80 engraved plates [76 views and 4 souvenirs] after Krusi in Basel and Albrecht in Lenzburg. some foxing. apparently the 2nd. volume of plates only. cont. half calf. Rare. [Gattlen p.139]

Leporello SOUVENIR DE LA SUISSE.  C.F. Preli, Lucerne. c1880  16 sepia printed views in the style of a photograph of an aquatint. A souvenir album, the views folding out of orig. gilt embossed covers [72x118mm]

Mercier Rev. Jerome J. MOUNTAINS AND LAKES OF SWITZERLAND AND ITALY.  Bell and Daldy. 1871 1st. pp130. 64 picturesque chromo-lithograph Hanhart views from original sketches by C. Pyne. orig. dec. cloth gilt.

 Morel S. (Editeur) SOUVENIRS DE LA SUISSE. Chamonix et Ses Environs. Geneve. c1853 1st. 23 tinted lithographic views by Tirpenne [9 x 12 cms.] inc. double page panorama of 'Vue Generale du Mont Blanc', 'Le Mont Blanc', 'Source de l'Arveiron', 'La Mer de Glace', 'Glacier des Bossons', 'Chamouni' (2), 'Glacier des Bois et Aiguille Verte', 'Le Jardin', 'La Vallee de Chamonix' after Mottu, Linck etc. . orig. blind tooled cloth gilt with leather spine. internally almost fine.

Parry John RIDICULOUS THINGS, SCRAPS & ODDITIES. Some with, and many without any meaning. Thos. McLean, 26, Haymarket June 1st. 1854 1st. pp32. 32 lithograph plates in different colours. 3 of which cover Mont Blanc and continuation of the acent. Sole Lessee, Albert Smith. Per-se St. London. Folio. orig. blue boards gilt. a.e.g. cont. blue. cloth sp. corners bumped and worn. Very Rare.

Petit V. SOUVENIRS DES PYRENEES. Vues pises aux Environs etc. Souvenirs de Pau, Des Eaux-Bonnes, Eaux-Chaudes, Cauterets et Hautes Pyrenees. Auguste Bassy, Pau. c1855 1st. Folio. col. litho fold. panorama des Pyrenees, 3 other panoramas, 4 title vignettes and 43 full page tinted litho views. orig. cloth gilt, morroco sp., some wear.

Prout F.S.A. Samuel SKETCHES IN FRANCE, SWITZERLAND AND ITALY.  Hodgson and Graves, London. 1839 1st. litho title, dedication page (loose) by permission to Her Most Excellent Majesty The Queen and 24 lithograph plates by C. Hullmandel [40 x 27 cms.]. partly loose in gutta percha binding. views include Verona, Chartres, Strasbourg, Tours (2), Amboise, Geneva (2), Lausanne, Sion, Milan (2), Venice (6), Rome (2), Lyons, Domo d'Ossolo, Como, Basle, Schafhausen. Fine binding Full burgundy morocco gilt tooling. a.e.g. Folio [538 x 352 mm]

 Richardson Jnr. Thomas Miles SKETCHES IN ITALY, SWITZERLAND, FRANCE &c. Richardson's Sketches on the Continent. Thomas McLean, London 1837 printed at A Ducotes & C. Hullmandells Lithographic Establishments. 1st. and only edition. Elephant Folio. [56 x 38 cms.] Tinted lithographed title (on St. Gothard) and 25 litho plates [sizes approx 270 x 400 mm.] drawn on stone by by T. M. Richardson Jnr. and J. B. Pyne (some spotting). Maggiore (3) Como (4) Venice, Garda, St. Bernard (2), Sallenches, Chillon, Lyon, Zurich, Bacherach, Heidelberg (2), Colgne, Rotterdam, St. Gothard, Frankfurt, Verona, Strasbourg, Milan. Original green roan-backed cloth, rubbed. Signed by the author on dedication leaf. A most attractive and rare book.

Rohbock L. SOUVENIR DE LA SUISSE. ERINNERUNG AN DIE SCHWEIZ. Basel, Chr. Krusi. c1868 1st. 98 steel engraved views, including multiple view souvenirs of Basle, Aargau, Solothurn, Zurich, Zurichsee, Schaffhausen, Frauenfeld, St. Gallen, Appenzell, Ragatz, Chur, Oberengadin, Glarus, Axenstrasse, Einsiedeln, Zug, Lac Des Quatre Cantons, Rutli, Altorf, Haslithal, Interlaken, Grindelwald, Berne, Fribourg, Neuchatel, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Locle et des Brenets, Lausanne, Geneve, Vevey, Sion, Leuk, Lugano by Kolb, Huber, Kurz. 4to oblong (24 x 32 cms.) Original green dec. cloth gilt. corners and spine rubbed. a.e.g. tissue guards.

Rothmuller T. del. Lith de. Engelmann. A COLLECTION OF 44 SWISS VIEWS generally houses of the various cantons of Switzerland.  1826  engravings drawn on stone [9 x 11 cms.] inc. Zug, Ury, Brienz, Lucerne, Arth, Oberland, St. Gall, Glaris. etc. generally showing views of individual Swiss Chalet architecture. contained in contemporary slip-case.

Runge (Lange) H. LA SUISSE PITTORESQUE.  Druck & Verlag von G.G. Lange in Darmstadt. c1869  67 steel engraved views [13 x 17.5 cms.] inc. Das Chamouni-Thal. Chamouny und der Mont Blanc. Das Matterhorn und Zermatt. Geneva, Lausanne, Vevey, Montreux, Martigny, Chamouny, Interlaken, Sion, Grindelwald, Thun etc. original french binding blind stamped cloth dec. gilt.

Schmid Johann MONT-BLANC ET DE CHAMOUNI.  c1830 1st. 24 lithograph views drawn on stone. inc. Cluse, Mont Blanc vu de St. Martin, Hotel de Londre Chamouni, Mont Blanc de Servoz, Chamouni & les Aiguilles, Ascension au Mont Blanc, Chamonix et le Mont Brevent, Le Mont Blanc vu du Jardin, Chaine du Mt. Blanc vue de la Croix de Flegere, Vallee de Chamouni = vue du col de Balme. contemp. half calf. red morocco title labels to upper boards. 8vo. some foxing of some views.

Souvenir SOUVENIR DE LA SUISSE. Lac Leman.  c1850  15 aquatints (9.5 x 6.5 cm.)     1 double page of Geneva. some mild foxing. orig. red cloth gilt.

Suisse VIEWS OF SWITZERLAND. scrapbook of views c1820-30  pp54. 86 souvenirs inc. 15 coloured aquatints [7x10 cms] Geneve, Solothurn, Altdorf, Righi, Schwitz, Lucerne, Basle, Thoune, Genf & Mont Blanc, Goldau, Lausanne, Brunnen, Fluelen, Vevey after Traschler of Zurich, Scmid, Sperli, Benz, and 35 stone lithographs after Engelmann and Rothmuller, cut out costumes and a view of the Alps taken from the environs of Berne.

 Walton Elijah VIGNETTES: ALPINE AND EASTERN. Alpine and Eastern Series. W.M. Thompson. 1873 1st. pp24 of text. 24 mounted chromolithographs by Hanhart inc. Matterhorn and Mont Blanc. orig. gilt pict. dec. cloth bound in cont. half calf gilt. a.e.g.

Walton Elijah THE COAST OF NORWAY.  W.M. Thompson. 1873 1st. 12 mounted chromolithographs views of Christiania, The Island of Torghatten, The Lofoten Islands From the Vest Fjord, The Raftsund Glaciers Near Nus Fjord, Hammerfest, Vaagekallen, The Fondalen Glaciers, The Hestmann Hornelen, Bergen, Langaardsund near Kragero.

 Walton Elijah THE BERNESE OBERLAND. Twelve Scenes Among Its Peaks And Lakes.  W.M. Thompson. 1874 1st. 11 (only of 12, lacking The Eiger from the North-East) chromolithographs. with a descriptive text by T.G. Bonney. A nice copy of a rare book, rebound in the orig. gilt dec. boards. with calf spine and raised bands.

Walton Elijah VIGNETTES: ALPINE AND EASTERN. Eastern Series. W.M. Thompson. 1873 1st. 12 mounted chromolithographs by Hanhart. recased in original gilt pict. dec. cloth. very bright condition. a.e.g. sl. foxing.

Walton Elijah FLOWERS FROM THE UPPER ALPS. with Glimpses of their Homes. W.M. Thompson. 1876 4th. pp61. 12 fine mounted chromolithographed plates by T. Pickens, with the descriptive text by T.G. Bonney. original dec. cloth gilt, sl. relaid. a rare book.

 Weibel Ch. (lith.) SOUVENIRS DU MONT-BLANC ET DE LA VALLEE DE CHAMONIX c1830/35  25 lithograph views [1 panorama] drawn on stone. Grotte de Balme. Cascade d'Arpennaz. Le Mont-Blanc vu de St. Martin. Les Bains de St. Gervais. Cascade du Bonnant. Cascade de Chede. Le Mont Blanc depuis Servoz. Glacier des Bossons. Cascade des Pelerins. Aiguilles de Chamounix et l'Hotel de l'Union. Hotel de Londres et le Mont-Blanc a Chamonix. Hotel de la Couronne et le Mt. Brevent a Chamonix. Chaine du Mont Blanc, vue depuis la Flegere. Le Mont-Blanc vu du col de Voza. Source de l'Arveron, et Glacier des Bois. La mer de glace vue du Montanvert. Aiguille du Dru, vallee de Chamounix. Le Mont-Blanc depuis le JArdin. Ascension du Mont-Blanc. Le Mont-Blanc vu depuis la Flegere. Glacier et Village d'Argentiere. La vallee de Chamonix vue du Col de Balme. Le Mont-Blanc depuis le Col de la Seigne. Chemin de la Tete noire. Hospice du Grand St. Bernard.

 Wickham William 'SWITZERLAND / W.W.' A Folio Album bound in black calf.  Partridge & Cozens. c1860  containing upwards of 173 mounted fine hand-coloured and uncoloured aquatints and lithographs by or after Dikenmann, Trachsler, Locher, Sperli, Vallet and others of Geneve, Lausanne, Fribourg, Bern, Zurich, Luzern, Thun, swiss cantons and swiss scenery. from the library of William Wickham [1831-1897] with his bookplate. In 1795 his father, William Wickham the elder became the British Minister to the Swiss Cantons.

Zschokke H. VUES CLASSIQUE DE LA SUISSE.  Carlsrouhe, 1838 1st. French  pp174 + 184 82 steel engraved plates by H. Winkles d'apres dessins de G. Ad. Muller.

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