Flowers from the upper Alps, with glimpses of their homes. The descriptive text by T.G. Bonney.

Published by London, (Wyman for) W.M. Thompson, 1876,

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Seller: Harteveld Rare Books Ltd., Marly, SwitzerlandHarteveld Rare Books Ltd.

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in-4to, VIII + 12 chromolithogr. plates with their descriptions, exlibris Peter E. Obergfell, full brown cloth binding, covers with rich gilt (front) and blindstamped (back) decoration, gilt title on circular blue cloth in centre, some slight rubbing. By the famous mountain painter Elijah Walton, author of the superbe illustrated alpine book ?The peaks and valleys of the Alpes? published the same year. The ?Flowers.? is a most charming work with 12 full page chromolithographs, representing beautiful alpine flowers, with appropriate landscape backgrounds of peaks, rocks or glaciers. Pure shaped, delicate, and transparent in colour, with tints admirably blended by gradations almost as fine as wrought by hand.With commentary by the English geologist Thomas George Bonney (1833-1923), another great alpinist and naturalist at the time. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Nissen BBI 2104. Perret BBl 4513.

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Title
Flowers from the upper Alps, with glimpses of their homes. The descriptive text by T.G. Bonney.
Author
WALTON, Elijah (1832-1880) & BONNEY, T.G. (Thomas George)
Publisher
London, (Wyman for) W.M. Thompson, 1876,
Binding
Hardcover

Harteveld Rare Books Ltd.

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Established since 1977 in the charming medieval city of Fribourg, between Bern and Geneva, Harteveld Rare Books Ltd. publishes regularly general and specialized catalogues on all subjects, with preference for old and rare illustrated books, natural sciences, medicine, alpinism, travel, geography, fine arts, Swiss regionalism. Please also visit our homepage, latest catalogues, books and prints: http://www.harteveld.ch

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Harteveld Rare Books Ltd.

Rue des Alpes 5
Fribourg, Switzerland 1723