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Switzerland, the south of France and the Pyrenees.
London, printed for Whittaker and Co. (printed by Manning and Smithson), 1837, in-8vo, 370 p. with 1 engraved folding map of Switzerland, good condition, ms. name of owner on fly-leaf, half calf binding with corners, spine on 5 raised bands with title label, gold tooled spine, top of spine missing, front hinge slightly starting, covers used.
This work contains Inglis's relation of his travels in Switzerland and parts of France. In Switzerland he passed through the following places and cantons: Basel, Argovie, Zurich, Zoug, Schwytz (especially Einsiedeln), Glarus, St.-Gall, Grisons (a.o. Engadine), Uri, Lucerne, Berne (a.o. St. Peter's Isle, Hofwyl, The Oberland Bernois), Fribourg, Vaud and Geneva. Several editions followed the first edition published in 2 parts in 1831-1835 (the fifth in 1840). This edition is complete in 1 volume. Inglis's travel relations and interesting observations were written with pleasant ease, complete with a map of Switzerland. Barth 17826; Wäber BSL III/65; Hoefer NBG XXV/869.
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Switzerland, the south of France, and the Pyrenees in M.DCCC.XXX (1830). Vol. 1 & 2.
London, Printed for Whittaker & Co., 1835, sm. in-8vo, frontispiece view (Chillon) + 1 folded map of Switzerland + 284 p. / frontispiece view + 308 p., heraldic bookplate ‘J. Watt Russell ‘Memor Amici’’, cont. clothbindings, paper titlepieces on spine (volume numbers inversed).
Second (?) edition. This first volume contains Inglis's relation of his travels in Switzerland, passing through the following places and cantons: Basel, Argovie, Zurich, Zoug, Schwytz (especially Einsiedeln), Glarus, St Gall, Grisons (a.o. Engadine), Uri, Lucerne, Berne (a.o. St Peter's Isle, Hofwyl, The Oberland Bernois), Fribourg, Vaud, Geneva. Barth 17826; Wäber BSL III/65; Hoefer NBG XXV/869.
(SLACES, NVVA)
Phone number : 41 (0)26 3223808
