London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1889. Tall thick 8vo. xii, 523, [1] pp. Woodcut engraved title, 109 text woodcut engraved plates, & text illustrations, 2 large folding maps (1 colour). Original publisher’s binding of pictorial cloth on front cover and spine of Alpine view in blues, whites & browns, gilt lettering on spine, green cloth back cover (minor darkening to spine, some minor shelfwear, rubbing), still VG- copy. First edition in English of this copiously illustrated 19th-century geography, topography, and travel guide through the Alps, which is still often used as reference work on the famed mountain range.

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Bookseller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 46846
Title: The Alps. Translated by Louisa Brough. . . .
Author: UMLAUFT, F.[riedrich]
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.,
Place of Publication: London:
Date Published: 1889.
Keywords: Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Eiger, Switzerland, Helvetica, White Spider, North Face, Alps, Alpine Climbing, Swiss, Italy, Italian, Balkans, Austria, Austro-Hungary, Friedrich Umlauft, Alpine, Geology, Geography, Topography, Woodcut Engravings, Illu

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We are an independent bookseller, established in 1994, who exhibit at numerous book fairs and antique shows throughout the year, including Christine Palmer Antique Expos in Portland, OR & Vancouver, WA, The Rose City Book & Paper Show in Portland, the Custer Antique Show in Spokane, the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair, the Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair, the Pasadena Book & Paper Show, and others. We specialize in 19th-century imprints, Technical Books, History, Children's Literature, and much more. In addition we offer appraisals for insurance and tax purposes.

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