RADEN, Woldemar (= Kaden): — Switzerland. Its mountains and valleys.
London, Bickers and Son, 1878, in-folio, XIV (front., title, table of contents and illustr., introduction) + 487 p. with 418 wood engravings, light spotting in the beginning else a clean copy without stains, full contemporary morocco; spine with raised bands richly gilt, title in red calf lettering piece; both covers richly gilt; gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Some use to foot of spine and corners, in all a fine ÔheavyÕ copy. (Binding signed ÔBickers & Son LondonÕ). First English edition with the wrong spelling of the name of the author Woldemar Kaden. Fine album on Switzerland and its mountains. Richly illustrated by G. Bauernfeind, A. Braith, Alexander Calame, Arthur Calame, L. Dill, A. E. Disen, Th. v. Eckenbrecher, G. Franz, K. Grob, C. HŠberlin, G. Herdtle, H. Herdtle, A. Hertel, E. Heyn, C. Jungheim, A. Kindler, K. Kršner, Diethelm Meyer, Franz Meyerheim, Paul Meyerheim, W. Riefstahl, R. Ritz, C. Roux, Matthias Schmid, Ad. Schršdter, Fr. Specht, B. Vautier, Joh. ZŸgel all engraved by A. Closs. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Perret 2415 (Kaden); cf. Barth 17375 (Engl. ed. 1878); WŠber III/100, 1st ed. in English, erschien 1878 in London und New York.
