Illustrations of the Passes of the Alps

by William Brockedon

$3,500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

Contemporary red morocco by J. Wright, covers elaborately panelled in gilt, spines with raised bands in seven compartments, green and brown morocco lettering pieces in the second and third compartments, the others with an overall repeat decoration in gilt, marbled endpapers, gilt edges Provenance: Peabody Institute bookplate, inked stamp on titles and versos of plates A visually impressive and practical Alpine publication, combining Brockedon's carefully observed

• Binding: Leather

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