Travels through the Alps of Savoy and other parts of the Pennine chain with observations on the Phenomena of Glaciers.

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A very good example of an uncommon and important book, in contemporary brown calf, gilt edge tooling, tips repaired. Respined, in brown calf, raised bands, gilt titles to red calf labels. Internally, complete, with coloured frontis, [3], (iv-x), [1], 2-424 pp, 9 lithographs, 2 maps (1 large folding dated 1842 in pocket to rear), 4 topographical illustrations, and numerous illustrations within text, frontis gutter strengthened, red marbled endpapers & text block edges. (244*169 mm). (Neate *274). Forbes spans the era from de Saussure to Alfred Wills and his books are the first English accounts of various regions.