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Moulinie (C.E.F.) Promenades philosophiques et religieuses aux environs du Mont Blanc, new edition, Geneva, 1820 ~ ebel (J.G.) Manuel du Voyageur en Suisse, new edition, 1826 ~ Duval ( M.) La Grande Caravane. Seize jours dans l'Oberland, lithographed frontispiece and plate of music, ink stamps, original printed wrapper bound in modern cloth, Geneva, 1855 ~ L. (V.) Souvenirs de Sixt Itineraire Complet de la Vallee, half-title, original printed wrappers, Geneva, 1856, some spotting,first two contemporary half calf, slightly rubbed, 12mo & 8vo (4).
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Oxley (T. Louis) Jacques Balmat, or the First Ascent of Mont Blanc. A True Story, first edition, advertisement leaf at end, some soiling, original cloth, rebacked in morocco, slightly rubbed, (Neate O25), 8vo, 1881. *** Presentation inscription (faded) on front pastedown reads "Annie Baines with Mrs. Oxley's best wishes for a Merry Christmas 1882..."
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Ramond (L.) Memoires sur la Formule Barometrique de la Mecanique Celeste, first edition, half-title, blind stamps of the Topographical and Statistical Depot on title, half-title and preliminary ff., slightly foxed, bookplate of Thomas Best Jervis on front pastedown, contemporary half calf, slightly rubbed, gilt spine, (Perret 3568), 4to, Clermont-Ferrand, Landriot, 1811.
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Saussure (Horace-Benedict de) Voyages dans les Alpes, 4 vol., first edition, engraved title-vignettes and head-pieces, 21 folding engraved plates and 2 folding maps, 2 folding tables, half-titles, vol. III 3E1 small tear in margin, 3S4 small corner torn away, not affecting text, bookplates on front pastedowns, contemporary calf-backed boards, gilt spines, (Meckly 169), 4to, Neuchatel, Samuel Fauche, 1779-96.
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Scheuchzer (Johann Jacob) Ouresiphoites Helveticus, sive Itinera Alpina tria..., 3 parts in 1, first edition, engraved portrait, 3 frontispieces and 41 plates, one partially hand-coloured, a few folding, slightly foxed and browned, new endpapers, contemporary panelled calf, slightly rubbed, rebacked, gilt panelled spine, 4to, Impensis Henrici Clements, 4to, 1708. *** Imprimatur on title signed by Isaac Newton.
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Shairp (John Campbell) and others. Life and Letters of James David Forbes, first edition, engraved portrait-vignette on title, 3 engraved portraits, 4 mounted photographic plates, folding map, lacks half-title and advertisement leaf at end, occasional light foxing, modern bookplate on front pastedown, prize binding of contemporary calf, gilt, (Neate S46), 8vo, 1873.
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Sherwill (Captain Markham) Ascension du Docteur Edmund Clark et du Capitaine Markham Sherwill a la Premiere Sommite du Mont Blanc, translated by Alexander P....r, first French edition, half-title working loose, contemporary boards, slight rubbed and faded, spine faded, (Perret 4040), 8vo, Paris & Geneva, 1827.
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Tennant (Charles) A Tour through parts of the Netherlands, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Savoy, and France, 2 vol., first edition, 8 folding facsimiles at end of vol.2, half-titles, vol. I advertisements at end, ex-Sion College copy with ink stamps, new endpapers, modern boards, edges uncut, (Meckly 197), 8vo, 1824.
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Tyndall (John) The Glaciers of the Alps, first edition, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, some colour, 32pp. publisher's catalogue at end, ex-library bookplate of Gray's Court on front pastedown, original blind-stamped cloth, corners bumped, edges uncut, (Meckly 205; Neate T75; Perret 4354), 8vo, 1860.
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Tyndall (John) Hours of Exercise in the Alps, first American edition, wood-engraved plates, half-title, 32pp. advertisements at end, blind stamp on front free endpaper, original cloth, slightly rubbed, (Neate T76), New York, 1871; and another, duplicate, second edition, 8vo (2). *** Includes descriptions of Tyndall's ascent of the Matterhorn and Weisshorn as well as sections on glaciers, Snowdon and a visit to Algeria to observe an eclipse.
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Vautheleret (Baron Marius de) Le Grand Saint-Bernard..., first edition, 2 folding lithographed maps, half-title, original cloth, upper cover and spine faded, (Perret 4427), Paris, 1884; Traversee des Alpes par le Grand Saint-Bernard..., title on upper cover, ephemera tipped-in at beginning, Paris, 1884, 8vo (2).
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Whymper (Edward) Scrambles amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69, first edition, wood-engraved plates and illustrations, 1 folding, half-title, folding plate with small tear repaired with tape, 5 folding maps, joints breaking, ink signature of Stephen Winkworth on half-title, original cloth, gilt spine, (Neate W65 "the most famous of all mountaineering books"), 8vo, 1871. *** With an account of the tragic events of the seventh ascent of the Matterhorn which resulted in the deaths of four people.
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Whymper (Edward) The Ascent of the Matterhorn, first edition (i.e.third edition of Scrambles amongst the Alps), wood-engraved plates and illustrations, 2 folding maps, half-title, first leaf of Preface working loose at head, occasional slight spotting, ink inscription on front free endpaper, original gilt pictorial cloth, spine slightly faded, spine ends and corners rubbed, (Neate W65), 8vo, 1880.
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(Wickham (Henry L.) and Rev. J.A. Cramer). A Dissertation on the Passage of Hannibal over the Alps, first edition, 3 engraved maps (1 folding) and a plate, half-title, slightly offset and browned, hinges split, contemporary calf, gilt, corners bumped, gilt panelled spine, slightly rubbed, 8vo, Oxford, 1820.
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Wills (Alfred) Wanderings among the High Alps, first edition, 4 tinted lithographed plates, tissue guards, inscription on half-title: "From a friend of the Author", occasional spotting, hinges broken, original blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine, slightly faded, (Neate W94; Meckly 220), 8vo, 1856.
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Wills (Alfred) "The Eagle's Nest" in the Valley of the Sixt; a Summer Home among the Alps, first edition, signed presentation copy from the author, 12 tinted lithographed plates and 2 folding maps, tissue guards, half-title, 24pp. advertisements at end, occasional foxing, original gilt pictorial cloth, corners bumped, spine faded, (Neate W93; Meckly 219), 8vo, 1860. *** Inscription reads: "J. Wills Esq from his affectionate nephew, the author. 6 Aug. 1860".
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FORE-EDGE PAINTING.- DIBDIN ( REV. THOMAS FROGNALL) AEDES ALTHORPIANAE; OR AN ACCOUNT OF THE MANSION, BOOKS, AND PICTURES, AT ALTHORP, FIRST EDITION, engraved plates, slight foxing, bookplate, contemporary russia, spine gilt, g.e., rebacked, original backstrip laid down, FORE-EDGE PAINTING OF ALTHORP BENEATH THE GILT, 4to, 1825.
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Henty (G. A.) The Dragon and the Raven, FIRST EDITION, 1886; Maori and Settler: A Story of the New Zealand War, n.d.; The Young Carthaginian: A Story of the Times of Hannibal, n.d. ; One of the 28th: A Tale of Waterloo, n.d., original pictorial cloth, first worn with joints weak; and 3 others, Henty, 8vo (7).
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OWEN (DORA, editor) THE BOOK OF FAIRY POETRY, FIRST EDITION, 16 mounted colour plates by Warwick Goble, with tissue guards, original decorated cloth, dust-jacket with colour plate mounted on upper cover, slightly rubbed, tear to fore edge, lower edge chipped, 8vo, 1920. *** Includes J.R.R. Tolkien's "Goblin Feet", his first appearance in print.
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