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Umlauft, F.

The Alps

1889

129.72 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1889
Place of printing
London. Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.
Author
Umlauft, F.
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Europe Mountaineering
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

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. original pictorial cloth, rubbed, spine darkened but gilt spine title lettering visible, minor foxing in few margins, but a very good sound copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. '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.