The Alps
de UMLAUFT, F.;
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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London, Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1889, First edition. . original pictorial cloth, rubbed, spine darkened but gilt spine title lettering visible, minor foxing in few margins, but a very good sound copy. . large 8vo [25 x 17 cm]; xii, 523 pp, frontis with tissue guard, 2 foldout colored maps, 110 illustrations including 30 full-page plates, all from drwgs, tables, index of places, mountains, rivers, etc. . 'Professor Umlauft is, as far as I am able to ascertain, the first writer who has collected into one work, not only the topography of the entire range of the Alps, but also an account of the scientific, historical, and ethnological features of the great mountain system' (Lousa Brough, preface). Includes chapters on flora and fauna, geology, alpine roads and railways, avalanches and glaciers, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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- Horizon Books
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- J7459
- Título
- The Alps
- Autor
- UMLAUFT, F.;
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Original pictorial cloth, rubbed, spine darkened but gilt spine title lettering visible, minor foxing in few margins, but a very
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Encuadernación
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- Editorial
- London, Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1889, First edition.
- Tamaño
- large 8vo [25 x 17 cm]; xii, 523
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Travel - Europe;
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